Surah An-Nahl 16:61–65

النحل

Surah 16 · Ruku 8 of 16 · ayahs 61–65 · Juz 14 · pages 273–274 · Makki

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An-Nahl 16:61

وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِظُلْمِهِم مَّا تَرَكَ عَلَيْهَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ سَاعَةً ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ ﴿61﴾

And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon the earth any creature, but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].

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1And ifوَلَوْwalawCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْIf
2Allah were to seizeيُؤَاخِذُyu'akhidhuF
3Allah were to seizeاللَّهُl-lahuI
4The mankindالنَّاسَl-nasaIالthe+نَاسَMankind
5For their wrongdoingبِظُلْمِهِمْbizulmihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+ظُلْمِFor their wrongdoing+هِمْthem / their
6NotمَاmaH
7He would have leftتَرَكَtarakaF
8Upon itعَلَيْهَا'alayhaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هَاher / it / its
9AnyمِنْminH
10Moving creatureدَابَّةٍdabbatinI
11ButوَلَكِنْwalakinCBHCONJ+AMDوَand+لَكِنْBut
12He defers themيُؤَخِّرُهُمْyu'akhiruhumCBFV+PRONATTيُؤَخِّرُHe defers+هُمْthem / their
13ForإِلَىilaH
14A termأَجَلٍajalinI
15AppointedمُسَمًّىmusammanI
16Then whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاWhen
17Comesجَاءَja'aF
18Their termsأَجَلُهُمْajaluhumCBIN+PRONATTأَجَلُTheir terms+هُمْthem / their
19NotلَاlaH
20They will remain behindيَسْتَأْخِرُونَyasta'khirunaF
21An hourسَاعَةًsa'atanI
22And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
23They can advance itيَسْتَقْدِمُونَyastaqdimunaF

An-Nahl 16:62

وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ مَا يَكْرَهُونَ وَتَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُهُمُ ٱلْكَذِبَ أَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَأَنَّهُم مُّفْرَطُونَ ﴿62﴾

And they attribute to Allah that which they dislike, and their tongues assert the lie that they will have the best [from Him]. Assuredly, they will have the Fire, and they will be [therein] neglected.

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1And they assignوَيَجْعَلُونَwayaj'alunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَجْعَلُونَThey assign
2To AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah
3WhatمَاmaI
4They dislikeيَكْرَهُونَyakrahunaF
5And assertوَتَصِفُwatasifuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَصِفُAssert
6Their tonguesأَلْسِنَتُهُمُalsinatuhumuCBIN+PRONATTأَلْسِنَتُTheir tongues+هُمُthem / their
7The lieالْكَذِبَl-kadhibaIالthe+كَذِبَLie
8ThatأَنَّannaH
9For themلَهُمُlahumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمُthem / their
10Is the bestالْحُسْنَىl-husnaIالthe+حُسْنَىIs the best
11NoلَاlaH
12DoubtجَرَمَjaramaI
13ThatأَنَّannaH
14For themلَهُمُlahumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمُthem / their
15Is the fireالنَّارَl-naraIالthe+نَارَIs the fire
16And that theyوَأَنَّهُمْwa-annahumCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+أَنَّThat+هُمْthem / their
17Will be abandonedمُفْرَطُونَmufratunaI

An-Nahl 16:63

تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَمٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ فَهُوَ وَلِيُّهُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿63﴾

By Allah, We did certainly send [messengers] to nations before you, but Satan made their deeds attractive to them. And he is the disbelievers' ally today [as well], and they will have a painful punishment.

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1By Allahتَاللَّهِtal-lahiCBIP+PNتَby (oath)+اللَّهِBy Allah
2CertainlyلَقَدْlaqadH
3We have sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF
4ToإِلَىilaH
5NationsأُمَمٍumaminI
6Before youمِنْminH
7Before youقَبْلِكَqablikaCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+كَyou / your
8But made fair seemingفَزَيَّنَfazayyanaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+زَيَّنَBut made fair seeming
9To themلَهُمُlahumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمُthem / their
10The devilالشَّيْطَانُl-shaytanuIالthe+شَيْطَانُDevil
11Their deedsأَعْمَالَهُمْa'malahumCBIN+PRONATTأَعْمَالَTheir deeds+هُمْthem / their
12So heفَهُوَfahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJفَso / then+هُوَHe
13Is their allyوَلِيُّهُمُwaliyyuhumuCBIN+PRONATTوَلِيُّIs their ally+هُمُthem / their
14Todayالْيَوْمَl-yawmaIالthe+يَوْمَToday
15And for themوَلَهُمْwalahumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَهُمْFor them
16Is a punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI
17PainfulأَلِيمٌalimunI

An-Nahl 16:64

وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ إِلَّا لِتُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ ۙ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿64﴾

And We have not revealed to you the Book, [O Muhammad], except for you to make clear to them that wherein they have differed and as guidance and mercy for a people who believe.

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1And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
2We revealedأَنْزَلْنَاanzalnaF
3To youعَلَيْكَ'alaykaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+كَyou / your
4The Bookالْكِتَابَl-kitabaIالthe+كِتَابَBook
5ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
6That you make clearلِتُبَيِّنَlitubayyinaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تُبَيِّنَThat you make clear
7To themلَهُمُlahumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمُthem / their
8That whichالَّذِيalladhiI
9They differedاخْتَلَفُواikhtalafuF
10In itفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هِhim / his / it
11And as a guidanceوَهُدًىwahudanCBICONJ+Nوَand+هُدًىAs a guidance
12And mercyوَرَحْمَةًwarahmatanCBICONJ+Nوَand+رَحْمَةًMercy
13For a peopleلِقَوْمٍliqawminCBIP+Nلِfor / to+قَوْمٍA people
14Who believeيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minunaF

An-Nahl 16:65

وَٱللَّهُ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَسْمَعُونَ ﴿65﴾

And Allah has sent down rain from the sky and given life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who listen.

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1And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah
2Sends downأَنْزَلَanzalaF
3FromمِنَminaH
4The skyالسَّمَاءِl-sama'iIالthe+سَمَاءِSky
5Waterمَاءًma'anI
6Then gives lifeفَأَحْيَاfa-ahyaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَحْيَاGives life
7By itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
8To the earthالْأَرْضَl-ardaIالthe+أَرْضَTo the earth
9Afterبَعْدَba'daI
10Its deathمَوْتِهَاmawtihaCBIN+PRONATTمَوْتِIts death+هَاher / it / its
11IndeedإِنَّinnaH
12InفِيfiH
13ThatذَلِكَdhalikaI
14Is surely a signلَآيَةًla-ayatanCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+آيَةًIs surely a sign
15For a peopleلِقَوْمٍliqawminCBIP+Nلِfor / to+قَوْمٍA people
16Who listenيَسْمَعُونَyasma'unaF

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.

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