16. Surat al-Nahl

١٦۔ سُورَةُ النَّحْل

لِيَحْمِلُوٓا۟ أَوْزَارَهُمْ كَامِلَةࣰ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَمِنْ أَوْزَارِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُضِلُّونَهُم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍۗ أَلَا سَآءَ مَا يَزِرُونَ

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16:25 

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.

16.1 God's Favors and Arrogance

أَتَىٰٓ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُۚ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

 

يُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ بِٱلرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱتَّقُونِ

 

خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّۚ تَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

 

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةࣲ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمࣱ مُّبِينࣱ

 

وَٱلْأَنْعَٰمَ خَلَقَهَاۖ لَكُمْ فِيهَا دِفْءࣱ وَمَنَٰفِعُ وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ

 

وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا جَمَالٌ حِينَ تُرِيحُونَ وَحِينَ تَسْرَحُونَ

 

وَتَحْمِلُ أَثْقَالَكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَلَدࣲ لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ بَٰلِغِيهِ إِلَّا بِشِقِّ ٱلْأَنفُسِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفࣱ رَّحِيمࣱ

 

وَٱلْخَيْلَ وَٱلْبِغَالَ وَٱلْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا وَزِينَةࣰۚ وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

 

وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ قَصْدُ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمِنْهَا جَآئِرࣱۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ لَهَدَىٰكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

 
Rain, Mountains, and Favors  

It is He who sends down rain from the sky; from it is drink and from it is foliage in which you pasture ˹animals˺.

 

He causes to grow for you thereby the crops, olives, palm trees, grapevines, and from all the fruits. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.

 

And He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason.

 

And ˹He has subjected˺ whatever He multiplied for you on the earth of varying colors. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who remember.

 

And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it tender meat and to extract from it ornaments which you wear. And you see the ships plowing through it, and ˹He subjected it˺ that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.

 

And He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it shift with you, and ˹made˺ rivers and roads, that you may be guided,

 

And landmarks. And by the stars they are ˹also˺ guided.

 

Then is He who creates like one who does not create? So will you not be reminded?

 

And if you should count the favors of Allah, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

 

And Allah knows what you conceal and what you declare.

 

And those they invoke other than Allah create nothing, and they ˹themselves˺ are created.

 

They are, ˹in fact˺, dead, not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.

هُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءࣰۖ لَّكُم مِّنْهُ شَرَابࣱ وَمِنْهُ شَجَرࣱ فِيهِ تُسِيمُونَ

 

يُنۢبِتُ لَكُم بِهِ ٱلزَّرْعَ وَٱلزَّيْتُونَ وَٱلنَّخِيلَ وَٱلْأَعْنَٰبَ وَمِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةࣰ لِّقَوْمࣲ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

 

وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَۖ وَٱلنُّجُومُ مُسَخَّرَٰتُۢ بِأَمْرِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتࣲ لِّقَوْمࣲ يَعْقِلُونَ

 

وَمَا ذَرَأَ لَكُمْ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ مُخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَٰنُهُۥٓۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةࣰ لِّقَوْمࣲ يَذَّكَّرُونَ

 

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي سَخَّرَ ٱلْبَحْرَ لِتَأْكُلُوا۟ مِنْهُ لَحْمࣰا طَرِيࣰّا وَتَسْتَخْرِجُوا۟ مِنْهُ حِلْيَةࣰ تَلْبَسُونَهَاۖ وَتَرَى ٱلْفُلْكَ مَوَاخِرَ فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

 

وَأَلْقَىٰ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَأَنْهَٰرࣰا وَسُبُلࣰا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

 

وَعَلَٰمَٰتࣲۚ وَبِٱلنَّجْمِ هُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

 

أَفَمَن يَخْلُقُ كَمَن لَّا يَخْلُقُۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

 

وَإِن تَعُدُّوا۟ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَآۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَفُورࣱ رَّحِيمࣱ

 

وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ

 

وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْـࣰٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ

 

أَمْوَٰتٌ غَيْرُ أَحْيَآءࣲۖ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ

 
Arrogant Humbled and Righteous Rewarded  

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.

 

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" -

 

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.

 

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

 

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 -

 

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 -

 

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."

 

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.

 

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

قَدْ مَكَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَتَى ٱللَّهُ بُنْيَٰنَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّقْفُ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

 

ثُمَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ يُخْزِيهِمْ وَيَقُولُ أَيْنَ شُرَكَآءِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تُشَٰٓقُّونَ فِيهِمْۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ إِنَّ ٱلْخِزْيَ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَٱلسُّوٓءَ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

 

ٱلَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِيٓ أَنفُسِهِمْۖ فَأَلْقَوُا۟ ٱلسَّلَمَ مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِن سُوٓءِۭۚ بَلَىٰٓۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

 

فَٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۖ فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

 

۞ وَقِيلَ لِلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ مَاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمْۚ قَالُوا۟ خَيْرࣰاۗ لِّلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ فِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةࣱۚ وَلَدَارُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ خَيْرࣱۚ وَلَنِعْمَ دَارُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

 

جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنࣲ يَدْخُلُونَهَا تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُۖ لَهُمْ فِيهَا مَا يَشَآءُونَۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَجْزِي ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

 

ٱلَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ طَيِّبِينَ يَقُولُونَ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

 

هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِيَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْۚ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

 

فَأَصَابَهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

 

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَيْءࣲ نَّحْنُ وَلَآ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَيْءࣲۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْۚ فَهَلْ عَلَى ٱلرُّسُلِ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

 

وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةࣲ رَّسُولًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُۚ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

 

إِن تَحْرِصْ عَلَىٰ هُدَىٰهُمْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَن يُضِلُّۖ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ

 

وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ لَا يَبْعَثُ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَمُوتُۚ بَلَىٰ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقࣰّا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

 

لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي يَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ كَٰذِبِينَ

 

إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَيْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

 

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