16. An-Nahl

أَمْوَٰتٌ(They are) deadغَيْرُnot aliveأَحْيَآءٍnot aliveوَمَاAnd notيَشْعُرُونَthey perceiveأَيَّانَwhenيُبْعَثُونَthey will be resurrected﴿٢١﴾

They are, [in fact], dead, not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected

إِلَٰهُكُمْYour godإِلَٰهٌ(is) GodوَٰحِدٌOneفَٱلَّذِينَBut those whoلَا(do) notيُؤْمِنُونَbelieveبِٱلْءَاخِرَةِin the Hereafterقُلُوبُهُمtheir heartsمُّنكِرَةٌrefuseوَهُمand theyمُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ(are) arrogant﴿٢٢﴾

Your god is one God. But those who do not believe in the Hereafter - their hearts are disapproving, and they are arrogant

لَاNo doubtجَرَمَNo doubtأَنَّthatٱللَّهَAllahيَعْلَمُknowsمَاwhatيُسِرُّونَthey concealوَمَاand whatيُعْلِنُونَthey revealإِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heلَا(does) notيُحِبُّloveٱلْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَthe arrogant ones﴿٢٣﴾

Assuredly, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He does not like the arrogant

وَإِذَاAnd whenقِيلَit is saidلَهُمto themمَّاذَآWhatأَنزَلَhas your Lord sent downرَبُّكُمْhas your Lord sent downقَالُوٓا۟They sayأَسَٰطِيرُTalesٱلْأَوَّلِينَ(of) the ancient﴿٢٤﴾

And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples

لِيَحْمِلُوٓا۟That they may bearأَوْزَارَهُمْtheir own burdensكَامِلَةً(in) fullيَوْمَon (the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionوَمِنْand ofأَوْزَارِthe burdensٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whomيُضِلُّونَهُمthey misled [them]بِغَيْرِwithoutعِلْمٍknowledgeأَلَاUnquestionablyسَآءَevilمَا(is) whatيَزِرُونَthey will bear﴿٢٥﴾

That they may bear their own burdens in full on the Day of Resurrection and some of the burdens of those whom they misguide without knowledge. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear

قَدْVerilyمَكَرَplottedٱلَّذِينَthose whoمِن(were) before themقَبْلِهِمْ(were) before themفَأَتَىbut Allah cameٱللَّهُbut Allah cameبُنْيَٰنَهُم(at) their buildingمِّنَfromٱلْقَوَاعِدِthe foundationsفَخَرَّso fellعَلَيْهِمُupon themٱلسَّقْفُthe roofمِنfromفَوْقِهِمْabove themوَأَتَىٰهُمُand came to themٱلْعَذَابُthe punishmentمِنْfromحَيْثُwhereلَاthey (did) not perceiveيَشْعُرُونَthey (did) not perceive﴿٢٦﴾

Those before them had already plotted, but Allah came at their building from the foundations, so the roof fell upon them from above them, and the punishment came to them from where they did not perceive

ثُمَّThenيَوْمَ(on) the Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the ResurrectionيُخْزِيهِمْHe will disgrace themوَيَقُولُand sayأَيْنَWhereشُرَكَآءِىَ(are) My partnersٱلَّذِينَthose (for) whomكُنتُمْyou used (to)تُشَٰٓقُّونَopposeفِيهِمْ[in them]قَالَWill sayٱلَّذِينَthose whoأُوتُوا۟were givenٱلْعِلْمَthe knowledgeإِنَّIndeedٱلْخِزْىَthe disgraceٱلْيَوْمَthis Dayوَٱلسُّوٓءَand evilعَلَى(are) uponٱلْكَٰفِرِينَthe disbelievers﴿٢٧﴾

Then on the Day of Resurrection He will disgrace them and say, "Where are My 'partners' for whom you used to oppose [the believers]?" Those who were given knowledge will say, "Indeed disgrace, this Day, and evil are upon the disbelievers

ٱلَّذِينَThose whom تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُtake them in deathٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُthe Angelsظَالِمِىٓ(while) wrongingأَنفُسِهِمْthemselvesفَأَلْقَوُا۟then they would offerٱلسَّلَمَthe submissionمَاNotكُنَّاwe wereنَعْمَلُdoingمِنanyسُوٓءٍۭevilبَلَىٰٓNayإِنَّindeedٱللَّهَAllahعَلِيمٌۢ(is) All-Knowerبِمَاof whatكُنتُمْyou used (to)تَعْمَلُونَdo﴿٢٨﴾

The ones whom the angels take in death [while] wronging themselves, and [who] then offer submission, [saying], "We were not doing any evil." But, yes! Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what you used to do

فَٱدْخُلُوٓا۟So enterأَبْوَٰبَ(the) gatesجَهَنَّمَ(of) Hellخَٰلِدِينَ(to) abide foreverفِيهَاin itفَلَبِئْسَSurely, wretchedمَثْوَى(is the) abodeٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ(of) the arrogant﴿٢٩﴾

So enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and how wretched is the residence of the arrogant

وَقِيلَAnd it will be saidلِلَّذِينَto those whoٱتَّقَوْا۟fear AllahمَاذَآWhatأَنزَلَhas your Lord sent downرَبُّكُمْhas your Lord sent downقَالُوا۟They will sayخَيْرًاGoodلِّلَّذِينَFor those whoأَحْسَنُوا۟do goodفِىinهَٰذِهِthisٱلدُّنْيَاworldحَسَنَةٌ(is) a goodوَلَدَارُand the homeٱلْءَاخِرَةِof the Hereafterخَيْرٌ(is) betterوَلَنِعْمَAnd surely excellentدَارُ(is) the homeٱلْمُتَّقِينَ(of) the righteous﴿٣٠﴾

And it will be said to those who feared Allah, "What did your Lord send down?" They will say, "[That which is] good." For those who do good in this world is good; and the home of the Hereafter is better. And how excellent is the home of the righteous

جَنَّٰتُGardensعَدْنٍ(of) Eden يَدْخُلُونَهَاwhich they will enterتَجْرِىflowsمِنfromتَحْتِهَاunderneath themٱلْأَنْهَٰرُthe riversلَهُمْFor themفِيهَاthereinمَا(will be) whateverيَشَآءُونَthey wishكَذَٰلِكَThusيَجْزِىAllah rewardsٱللَّهُAllah rewardsٱلْمُتَّقِينَthe righteous﴿٣١﴾

Gardens of perpetual residence, which they will enter, beneath which rivers flow. They will have therein whatever they wish. Thus does Allah reward the righteous

ٱلَّذِينَThose whomتَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُtake them in deathٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُthe Angelsطَيِّبِينَ(when they are) pureيَقُولُونَsayingسَلَٰمٌPeaceعَلَيْكُمُ(be) upon youٱدْخُلُوا۟EnterٱلْجَنَّةَParadiseبِمَاfor whatكُنتُمْyou used (to)تَعْمَلُونَdo﴿٣٢﴾

The ones whom the angels take in death, [being] good and pure; [the angels] will say, "Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise for what you used to do

هَلْDoيَنظُرُونَthey waitإِلَّآexceptأَنthatتَأْتِيَهُمُ(should) come to themٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُthe Angelsأَوْorيَأْتِىَ(should) comeأَمْرُ(the) Commandرَبِّكَ(of) your LordكَذَٰلِكَThusفَعَلَdidٱلَّذِينَthose whoمِن(were) before themقَبْلِهِمْ(were) before themوَمَاAnd notظَلَمَهُمُwronged themٱللَّهُAllahوَلَٰكِنbutكَانُوٓا۟they wereأَنفُسَهُمْthemselvesيَظْلِمُونَwronging﴿٣٣﴾

Do the disbelievers await [anything] except that the angels should come to them or there comes the command of your Lord? Thus did those do before them. And Allah wronged them not, but they had been wronging themselves

فَأَصَابَهُمْThen struck themسَيِّـَٔاتُ(the) evil (results)مَا(of) whatعَمِلُوا۟they didوَحَاقَand surroundedبِهِمthemمَّاwhatكَانُوا۟they used (to)بِهِۦ[of it]يَسْتَهْزِءُونَmock﴿٣٤﴾

So they were struck by the evil consequences of what they did and were enveloped by what they used to ridicule

وَقَالَAnd saidٱلَّذِينَthose whoأَشْرَكُوا۟associate partners (with Allah)لَوْIfشَآءَAllah (had) willedٱللَّهُAllah (had) willedمَاnotعَبَدْنَاwe (would) have worshippedمِنother than Himدُونِهِۦother than Himمِنanyشَىْءٍthingنَّحْنُweوَلَآand notءَابَآؤُنَاour forefathersوَلَاand notحَرَّمْنَاwe (would) have forbiddenمِنother than Himدُونِهِۦother than HimمِنanythingشَىْءٍanythingكَذَٰلِكَThusفَعَلَdidٱلَّذِينَthose whoمِن(were) before themقَبْلِهِمْ(were) before themفَهَلْThen is (there)عَلَىonٱلرُّسُلِthe messengersإِلَّاexceptٱلْبَلَٰغُthe conveyanceٱلْمُبِينُclear﴿٣٥﴾

And those who associate others with Allah say, "If Allah had willed, we would not have worshipped anything other than Him, neither we nor our fathers, nor would we have forbidden anything through other than Him." Thus did those do before them. So is there upon the messengers except [the duty of] clear notification

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyبَعَثْنَاWe sentفِىintoكُلِّeveryأُمَّةٍnationرَّسُولًاa Messengerأَنِthatٱعْبُدُوا۟WorshipٱللَّهَAllahوَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟and avoidٱلطَّٰغُوتَthe false deitiesفَمِنْهُمThen among themمَّنْ(were some) whomهَدَىAllah guidedٱللَّهُAllah guidedوَمِنْهُمand among themمَّنْ(were) someحَقَّتْwas justifiedعَلَيْهِon themٱلضَّلَٰلَةُthe strayingفَسِيرُوا۟So travelفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthفَٱنظُرُوا۟and seeكَيْفَhowكَانَwasعَٰقِبَةُthe endٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ(of) the deniers﴿٣٦﴾

And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers

إِنIfتَحْرِصْyou desireعَلَىٰ[for]هُدَىٰهُمْtheir guidanceفَإِنَّthen indeedٱللَّهَAllahلَا(will) notيَهْدِىguideمَنwhomيُضِلُّHe lets go astrayوَمَاand not (are)لَهُمfor themمِّنanyنَّٰصِرِينَhelpers﴿٣٧﴾

[Even] if you should strive for their guidance, [O Muhammad], indeed, Allah does not guide those He sends astray, and they will have no helpers

وَأَقْسَمُوا۟And they swearبِٱللَّهِby Allahجَهْدَstrongestأَيْمَٰنِهِمْ(of) their oathsلَاAllah will not resurrectيَبْعَثُAllah will not resurrectٱللَّهُAllah will not resurrectمَن(one) whoيَمُوتُdiesبَلَىٰNayوَعْدًا(it is) a promiseعَلَيْهِupon Himحَقًّا(in) truthوَلَٰكِنَّbutأَكْثَرَmostٱلنَّاسِ(of) the mankindلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٣٨﴾

And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths [that] Allah will not resurrect one who dies. But yes - [it is] a true promise [binding] upon Him, but most of the people do not know

لِيُبَيِّنَThat He will make clearلَهُمُto themٱلَّذِىthatيَخْتَلِفُونَthey differفِيهِwhereinوَلِيَعْلَمَand that may knowٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوٓا۟disbelievedأَنَّهُمْthat theyكَانُوا۟wereكَٰذِبِينَliars﴿٣٩﴾

[It is] so He will make clear to them [the truth of] that wherein they differ and so those who have disbelieved may know that they were liars

إِنَّمَاOnlyقَوْلُنَاOur Wordلِشَىْءٍto a thingإِذَآwhenأَرَدْنَٰهُWe intend itأَن(is) thatنَّقُولَWe sayلَهُۥto itكُنBeفَيَكُونُand it is﴿٤٠﴾

Indeed, Our word to a thing when We intend it is but that We say to it, "Be," and it is