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Surah An-Nahl
اَلنَّحْل
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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful.
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
اَتٰۤى اَمْرُ اللّٰهِ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوْهُؕ-سُبْحٰنَهٗ وَ تَعٰلٰى عَمَّا یُشْرِكُوْنَ(۱)
THE DECREE of GOD will surely come; so do not try to hasten it: Too glorious and high is He for what they associate with Him.
(Inevitable) cometh (to pass) the Command of Allah: seek ye not then to hasten it: Glory to Him, and far is He above having the partners they ascribe unto Him!
یُنَزِّلُ الْمَلٰٓىٕكَةَ بِالرُّوْحِ مِنْ اَمْرِهٖ عَلٰى مَنْ یَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖۤ اَنْ اَنْذِرُوْۤا اَنَّهٗ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنَا فَاتَّقُوْنِ(۲)
He sends the angels with revelation by His command, to any of His creatures as He please, (saying): "Warn that there is no god but I, so fear Me."
He doth send down His angels with inspiration of His Command, to such of His servants as He pleaseth, (saying): "Warn (Man) that there is no god but I: so do your duty unto Me."
خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّؕ-تَعٰلٰى عَمَّا یُشْرِكُوْنَ(۳)
He created the heavens and the earth with reason. Too glorious and high is He for what they associate with Him.
He has created the heavens and the earth for just ends: Far is He above having the partners they ascribe to Him!
خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ نُّطْفَةٍ فَاِذَا هُوَ خَصِیْمٌ مُّبِیْنٌ(۴)
Man He created from a drop of semen; and still he becomes an open contender.
He has created man from a sperm-drop; and behold this same (man) becomes an open disputer!
وَ الْاَنْعَامَ خَلَقَهَاۚ-لَكُمْ فِیْهَا دِفْءٌ وَّ مَنَافِعُ وَ مِنْهَا تَاْكُلُوْنَ(۵)
He created the cattle from whom you get warm clothing and (other) advantages, and some you eat.
And cattle He has created for you (men): from them ye derive warmth, and numerous benefits, and of their (meat) ye eat.
وَ لَكُمْ فِیْهَا جَمَالٌ حِیْنَ تُرِیْحُوْنَ وَ حِیْنَ تَسْرَحُوْنَ۪(۶)
There is life and cheer for you as you drive them home in the evening, and lead them out in the morning to graze.
And ye have a sense of pride and beauty in them as ye drive them home in the evening, and as ye lead them forth to pasture in the morning.
وَ تَحْمِلُ اَثْقَالَكُمْ اِلٰى بَلَدٍ لَّمْ تَكُوْنُوْا بٰلِغِیْهِ اِلَّا بِشِقِّ الْاَنْفُسِؕ-اِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوْفٌ رَّحِیْمٌۙ(۷)
They carry your burdens to lands so distant you could not have reached without much hardship. Indeed your Lord is compassionate and kind.
And they carry your heavy loads to lands that ye could not (otherwise) reach except with souls distressed: for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful,
وَّ الْخَیْلَ وَ الْبِغَالَ وَ الْحَمِیْرَ لِتَرْكَبُوْهَا وَ زِیْنَةًؕ-وَ یَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ(۸)
He created horses, mules and donkeys for riding and for splendour. He created other things too which you do not know.
And (He has created) horses, mules, and donkeys, for you to ride and use for show; and He has created (other) things of which ye have no knowledge.
وَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ قَصْدُ السَّبِیْلِ وَ مِنْهَا جَآىٕرٌؕ-وَ لَوْ شَآءَ لَهَدٰىكُمْ اَجْمَعِیْنَ۠(۹)
To God leads the right path, though some deviate. If He willed He could guide you all to the right way.
And unto Allah leads straight the Way, but there are ways that turn aside: if Allah had willed, He could have guided all of you.
هُوَ الَّذِیْۤ اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً لَّكُمْ مِّنْهُ شَرَابٌ وَّ مِنْهُ شَجَرٌ فِیْهِ تُسِیْمُوْنَ(۱۰)
It is He who sends down water from the sky of which you drink, and which nourishes the plants you feed your cattle,
It is He who sends down rain from the sky: from it ye drink, and out of it (grows) the vegetation on which ye feed your cattle.
یُنْۢبِتُ لَكُمْ بِهِ الزَّرْعَ وَ الزَّیْتُوْنَ وَ النَّخِیْلَ وَ الْاَعْنَابَ وَ مِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِؕ-اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً لِّقَوْمٍ یَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ(۱۱)
With which He makes crops grow, and olives, dates and grapes and fruits of every kind for you. In this is a sign for those who think.
With it He produces for you corn, olives, date-palms, grapes and every kind of fruit: verily in this is a sign for those who give thought.
وَ سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الَّیْلَ وَ النَّهَارَۙ-وَ الشَّمْسَ وَ الْقَمَرَؕ-وَ النُّجُوْمُ مُسَخَّرٰتٌۢ بِاَمْرِهٖؕ-اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ یَّعْقِلُوْنَۙ(۱۲)
He harnessed the day and night for you, as also the sun, the moon and the stars, by His command. In this are signs for men who understand.
He has made subject to you the Night and the Day; the sun and the moon; and the stars are in subjection by His Command: verily in this are Signs for men who are wise.
وَ مَا ذَرَاَ لَكُمْ فِی الْاَرْضِ مُخْتَلِفًا اَلْوَانُهٗؕ-اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً لِّقَوْمٍ یَّذَّكَّرُوْنَ(۱۳)
And other things of different shades has He produced on the earth for you. In this are signs for those who reflect.
And the things on this earth which He has multiplied in varying colours (and qualities): verily in this is a sign for men who celebrate the praises of Allah (in gratitude).
وَ هُوَ الَّذِیْ سَخَّرَ الْبَحْرَ لِتَاْكُلُوْا مِنْهُ لَحْمًا طَرِیًّا وَّ تَسْتَخْرِجُوْا مِنْهُ حِلْیَةً تَلْبَسُوْنَهَاۚ-وَ تَرَى الْفُلْكَ مَوَاخِرَ فِیْهِ وَ لِتَبْتَغُوْا مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ وَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ(۱۴)
It is He who has subdued the sea that you may eat fresh meat from it, and obtain ornaments to wear. You see the ships plough through it that you may seek of His bounties and, perhaps, be grateful.
It is He Who has made the sea subject, that ye may eat thereof flesh that is fresh and tender, and that ye may extract therefrom ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships therein that plough the waves, that ye may seek (thus) of the bounty of Allah and that ye may be grateful.
وَ اَلْقٰى فِی الْاَرْضِ رَوَاسِیَ اَنْ تَمِیْدَ بِكُمْ وَ اَنْهٰرًا وَّ سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُوْنَۙ(۱۵)
He placed stablisers in the earth so that while it revolves you live undisturbed, and rivers and tracks so that you may find your way;
And He has set up on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and rivers and roads; that ye may guide yourselves;
وَ عَلٰمٰتٍؕ-وَ بِالنَّجْمِ هُمْ یَهْتَدُوْنَ(۱۶)
As well as many other signs, as by the stars (you) find direction.
And marks and sign-posts; and by the stars (men) guide themselves.
اَفَمَنْ یَّخْلُقُ كَمَنْ لَّا یَخْلُقُؕ-اَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُوْنَ(۱۷)
So, could one who creates be like one who cannot? Will you not then contemplate?
Is then He Who creates like one that creates not? Will ye not receive admonition?
وَ اِنْ تَعُدُّوْا نِعْمَةَ اللّٰهِ لَا تُحْصُوْهَاؕ-اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَغَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ(۱۸)
If you count the favours of God you will not be able to calculate. Assuredly God is forgiving and kind.
If ye would count up the favours of Allah, never would ye be able to number them: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
وَ اللّٰهُ یَعْلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّوْنَ وَ مَا تُعْلِنُوْنَ(۱۹)
God knows what you hide and disclose.
And Allah doth know what ye conceal, and what ye reveal.
وَ الَّذِیْنَ یَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ لَا یَخْلُقُوْنَ شَیْــٴًـا وَّ هُمْ یُخْلَقُوْنَؕ(۲۰)
, As for those they call besides God, they cannot create a thing, and have themselves been created.
Those whom they invoke besides Allah create nothing and are themselves created.
اَمْوَاتٌ غَیْرُ اَحْیَآءٍۚ-وَ مَا یَشْعُرُوْنَۙ-اَیَّانَ یُبْعَثُوْنَ۠(۲۱)
Dead, without life they are, and do not know when they will be raised.
(They are things) dead, lifeless: nor do they know when they will be raised up.
اِلٰهُكُمْ اِلٰهٌ وَّاحِدٌۚ-فَالَّذِیْنَ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ قُلُوْبُهُمْ مُّنْكِرَةٌ وَّ هُمْ مُّسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ(۲۲)
Your God is one God. But the hearts of those who believe not in the life to come are filled with denial, and they are puffed up with pride.
Your Allah is one Allah: as to those who believe not in the Hereafter, their hearts refuse to know, and they are arrogant.
لَا جَرَمَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ یَعْلَمُ مَا یُسِرُّوْنَ وَ مَا یُعْلِنُوْنَؕ-اِنَّهٗ لَا یُحِبُّ الْمُسْتَكْبِرِیْنَ(۲۳)
Surely God knows what they hide and what they disclose. He certainly does not love the proud.
Undoubtedly Allah doth know what they conceal, and what they reveal: verily He loveth not the arrogant.
وَ اِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُمْ مَّا ذَاۤ اَنْزَلَ رَبُّكُمْۙ-قَالُوْۤا اَسَاطِیْرُ الْاَوَّلِیْنَۙ(۲۴)
For when they are asked: "What has your Lord sent down?" they say: "Tales of long ago."
When it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "Tales of the ancients!"
لِیَحْمِلُوْۤا اَوْزَارَهُمْ كَامِلَةً یَّوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِۙ-وَ مِنْ اَوْزَارِ الَّذِیْنَ یُضِلُّوْنَهُمْ بِغَیْرِ عِلْمٍؕ-اَلَا سَآءَ مَا یَزِرُوْنَ۠(۲۵)
On the Day of Resurrection they will carry their own burden and some of the load of those they have led astray without any knowledge. Oh, how evil a burden they will carry!
Let them bear, on the Day of Judgment, their own burdens in full, and also (something) of the burdens of those without knowledge, whom they misled. Alas, how grievous the burdens they will bear!
قَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَاَتَى اللّٰهُ بُنْیَانَهُمْ مِّنَ الْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَیْهِمُ السَّقْفُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَ اَتٰىهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَیْثُ لَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ(۲۶)
Those who have gone before them had also conspired; then God uprooted their structure from its foundation; the roof fell over them from above, and punishment came upon them from somewhere they did not suspect.
Those before them did also plot (against Allah's Way): but Allah took their structures from their foundations, and the roof fell down on them from above; and the Wrath seized them from directions they did not perceive.
ثُمَّ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ یُخْزِیْهِمْ وَ یَقُوْلُ اَیْنَ شُرَكَآءِیَ الَّذِیْنَ كُنْتُمْ تُشَآقُّوْنَ فِیْهِمْؕ-قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْعِلْمَ اِنَّ الْخِزْیَ الْیَوْمَ وَ السُّوْٓءَ عَلَى الْكٰفِرِیْنَۙ(۲۷)
On the Day of Resurrection He will disgrace them and ask: "Where are My compeers for whom you contended?" Those endowed with knowledge will say: "Shame and evil surely are for unbelievers today."
Then, on the Day of Judgment, He will cover them with shame, and say: "Where are My 'partners' concerning whom ye used to dispute (with the godly)?" Those endued with knowledge will say: "This Day, indeed, are the Unbelievers covered with shame and misery,-
الَّذِیْنَ تَتَوَفّٰىهُمُ الْمَلٰٓىٕكَةُ ظَالِمِیْۤ اَنْفُسِهِمْ۪-فَاَلْقَوُا السَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِنْ سُوْٓءٍؕ-بَلٰۤى اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِیْمٌۢ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ(۲۸)
They whose souls are drawn out by the angels while they are sinning, shall offer submission: "We did no evil." But God knows well what you did.
"(Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of wrong-doing to their own souls." Then would they offer submission (with the pretence), "We did no evil (knowingly)." (The angels will reply), "Nay, but verily Allah knoweth all that ye did;
فَادْخُلُوْۤا اَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَاؕ-فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِیْنَ(۲۹)
So enter the gates of Hell, and dwell there for ever. How dreadful a dwelling for the haughty!
"So enter the gates of Hell, to dwell therein. Thus evil indeed is the abode of the arrogant."
وَ قِیْلَ لِلَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا مَا ذَاۤ اَنْزَلَ رَبُّكُمْؕ-قَالُوْا خَیْرًاؕ-لِلَّذِیْنَ اَحْسَنُوْا فِیْ هٰذِهِ الدُّنْیَا حَسَنَةٌؕ-وَ لَدَارُ الْاٰخِرَةِ خَیْرٌؕ-وَ لَنِعْمَ دَارُ الْمُتَّقِیْنَۙ(۳۰)
When those who took heed for themselves would be asked: "What did your Lord send down?" They will answer: "The best." For those who do good there is good in the world, but certainly the abode of the next is better. How excellent the home of the virtuous!
To the righteous (when) it is said, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "All that is good." To those who do good, there is good in this world, and the Home of the Hereafter is even better and excellent indeed is the Home of the righteous,-
جَنّٰتُ عَدْنٍ یَّدْخُلُوْنَهَا تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ لَهُمْ فِیْهَا مَا یَشَآءُوْنَؕ-كَذٰلِكَ یَجْزِی اللّٰهُ الْمُتَّقِیْنَۙ(۳۱)
They will enter perennial gardens with streams of water and all they wish. Thus will the pious and devout be rewarded.
Gardens of Eternity which they will enter: beneath them flow (pleasant) rivers: they will have therein all that they wish: thus doth Allah reward the righteous,-
الَّذِیْنَ تَتَوَفّٰىهُمُ الْمَلٰٓىٕكَةُ طَیِّبِیْنَۙ-یَقُوْلُوْنَ سَلٰمٌ عَلَیْكُمُۙ-ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ(۳۲)
When the angels receive the souls of those who are blameless they will say: "Peace on you. Enter Paradise as recompense for what you did."
(Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of purity, saying (to them), "Peace be on you; enter ye the Garden, because of (the good) which ye did (in the world)."
هَلْ یَنْظُرُوْنَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ تَاْتِیَهُمُ الْمَلٰٓىٕكَةُ اَوْ یَاْتِیَ اَمْرُ رَبِّكَؕ-كَذٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْؕ-وَ مَا ظَلَمَهُمُ اللّٰهُ وَ لٰكِنْ كَانُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ یَظْلِمُوْنَ(۳۳)
What! Do the (unbelievers) expect that the angels should descend, or the sentence of your Lord come to pass? So had the people done before them; yet God did not wrong them, they wronged themselves.
Do the (ungodly) wait until the angels come to them, or there comes the Command of thy Lord (for their doom)? So did those who went before them. But Allah wronged them not: nay, they wronged their own souls.
فَاَصَابَهُمْ سَیِّاٰتُ مَا عَمِلُوْا وَ حَاقَ بِهِمْ مَّا كَانُوْا بِهٖ یَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ۠(۳۴)
The evil they perpetrated overtook them, and what they mocked has turned upon them.
But the evil results of their deeds overtook them, and that very (Wrath) at which they had scoffed hemmed them in.
وَ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ اَشْرَكُوْا لَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ مِنْ شَیْءٍ نَّحْنُ وَ لَاۤ اٰبَآؤُنَا وَ لَا حَرَّمْنَا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ مِنْ شَیْءٍؕ-كَذٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْۚ-فَهَلْ عَلَى الرُّسُلِ اِلَّا الْبَلٰغُ الْمُبِیْنُ(۳۵)
The idolaters say: "If God had willed we would not have worshipped anything apart from Him, nor would our fathers have done, nor would we have forbidden any thing without His (leave)." So had the people done before them. Therefore it is binding on the prophets to convey the message in clearest terms.
The worshippers of false gods say: "If Allah had so willed, we should not have worshipped aught but Him - neither we nor our fathers,- nor should we have prescribed prohibitions other than His." So did those who went before them. But what is the mission of messengers but to preach the Clear Message?
وَ لَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِیْ كُلِّ اُمَّةٍ رَّسُوْلًا اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَ اجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوْتَۚ-فَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ هَدَى اللّٰهُ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَیْهِ الضَّلٰلَةُؕ-فَسِیْرُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوْا كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ(۳۶)
To every community We have sent an apostle. (saying:) "Worship God, and keep away from all other deities." Thus some of them were guided by God, and ruin was justified on some. Travel over the earth and see what befell those who accused (the apostles) of lies.
For We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger, (with the Command), "Serve Allah, and eschew Evil": of the People were some whom Allah guided, and some on whom error became inevitably (established). So travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who denied (the Truth).
اِنْ تَحْرِصْ عَلٰى هُدٰىهُمْ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَهْدِیْ مَنْ یُّضِلُّ وَ مَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ نّٰصِرِیْنَ(۳۷)
Even if you are eager to guide them, God does not surely guide those who have gone astray: They will have no one to help them.
If thou art anxious for their guidance, yet Allah guideth not such as He leaves to stray, and there is none to help them.
وَ اَقْسَمُوْا بِاللّٰهِ جَهْدَ اَیْمَانِهِمْۙ-لَا یَبْعَثُ اللّٰهُ مَنْ یَّمُوْتُؕ-بَلٰى وَعْدًا عَلَیْهِ حَقًّا وَّ لٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَۙ(۳۸)
They swear emphatically in the name of God that God will not raise the dead. On the contrary, it is a promise incumbent on Him, though most men do not understand,
They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that Allah will not raise up those who die: Nay, but it is a promise (binding) on Him in truth: but most among mankind realise it not.
لِیُبَیِّنَ لَهُمُ الَّذِیْ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ فِیْهِ وَ لِیَعْلَمَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا كٰذِبِیْنَ(۳۹)
For (they fear) He might make what they differed about plain to them, and that the infidels may realise that they were liars.
(They must be raised up), in order that He may manifest to them the truth of that wherein they differ, and that the rejecters of Truth may realise that they had indeed (surrendered to) Falsehood.
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