An-Nahl

In the name of God,
the Gracious, the Merciful.
1. The command of God has come, so do
not rush it. Glory be to Him, exalted above
what they associate.
2. He sends down the angels with the Spirit
by His command, upon whom He wills
of His servants: “Give warning that there
is no god but Me, and fear Me.”
3. He created the heavens and the earth
with justice. He is exalted above the associations
they attribute.
4. He created the human being from a
drop of fluid, yet he becomes an open adversary.
5. And the livestock—He created them for
you. In them are warmth and benefits for
you, and of them you eat.

6. And there is beauty in them for you,
when you bring them home, and when
you drive them to pasture.
7. And they carry your loads to territory
you could not have reached without great
hardship. Your Lord is Clement and Merciful.
8. And the horses, and the mules, and the
donkeys—for you to ride, and for luxury.
And He creates what you do not know.
9. It is for God to point out the paths, but
some of them are flawed. Had He willed,
He could have guided you all.
10. It is He Who sends down for you from
the sky water. From it is drink, and with it
grows vegetation for grazing.
11. And He produces for you grains with it,
and olives, and date-palms, and grapes,
and all kinds of fruits. Surely in that is a
sign for people who think.
12. And He regulated for you the night and
the day; and the sun, and the moon, and
the stars are disposed by His command.
Surely in that are signs for people who
ponder.
13. And whatsoever He created for you on
earth is of diverse colors. Surely in that is a
sign for people who are mindful.
14. And it is He who made the sea to serve
you, that you may eat from it tender meat,
and extract from it ornaments that you
wear. And you see the ships plowing
through it, as you seek His bounties, so
that you may give thanks.
15. And he cast mountains on the earth,
lest it shifts with you; and rivers, and
roads, so that you may be guided.
16. And landmarks. And by the stars they
guide themselves.
17. Is He who creates like him who does
not create? Will you not take a lesson?
18. And if you tried to enumerate the favors
of God, you will not be able to count
them. God is Forgiving and Merciful.
19. And God knows what you hide and
what you disclose.
20. Those they invoke besides God create
nothing, but are themselves created.
21. They are dead, not alive; and they do
not know when they will be resurrected.
22. Your God is one God. As for those who
do not believe in the Hereafter, their
hearts are in denial, and they are arrogant.
23. Without a doubt, God knows what they
conceal and what they reveal. He does not
like the arrogant.
24. And when it is said to them, “What has
your Lord sent down?” They say, “Legends
of the ancients.”
25. So let them carry their loads complete
on the Day of Resurrection, and some of
the loads of those they misguided without
knowledge. Evil is what they carry.
26. Those before them also schemed, but
God took their structures from the foundations,
and the roof caved in on them.
The punishment came at them from
where they did not perceive.
27. Then, on the Day of Resurrection, He
will disgrace them, and say, “Where are
My associates for whose sake you used to
dispute?” Those who were given
knowledge will say, “Today shame and
misery are upon the disbelievers.”
28. Those wronging their souls while the
angels are taking them away—they will
propose peace: “We did no wrong.” Yes
you did. God is aware of what you used to
do.”
29. Enter the gates of Hell, to dwell therein
forever. Miserable is the residence of the
arrogant.
30. And it will be said to those who maintained
piety, “What has your Lord revealed?”
They will say, “Goodness.” To
those who do good in this world is goodness,
and the Home of the Hereafter is
even better. How wonderful is the residence
of the pious.
31. The Gardens of Perpetuity, which they
will enter, beneath which rivers flow,
where they will have whatever they desire.
Thus God rewards the pious.
32. Those who are in a wholesome state
when the angels take them—will say,
“Peace be upon you; enter Paradise, for
what you used to do.”
33. Are they waiting for anything but the
angels to come to them, or the decree of
your Lord to come? Those before them
did likewise. God did not wrong them, but
they used to wrong their own souls.
34. So the evils of their deeds assailed them,
and what they used to ridicule engulfed
them.
35. The idolaters say, “Had God willed, we
would not have worshiped anything besides
Him, neither us, nor our ancestors;
nor would we have prohibited anything
besides His prohibitions.” Those before
them did likewise. Are the messengers
responsible for anything but clear communication?
36. To every community We sent a messenger:
“Worship God, and avoid idolatry.”
Some of them God guided, while others
deserved misguidance. So travel
through the earth, and see what the fate of
the deniers was.
37. Even though you may be concerned
about their guidance, God does not guide
those who misguide. And they will have
no saviors.
38. And they swear by God with their most
solemn oaths, “God will not resurrect anyone
who dies.” Yes indeed, it is a promise
binding on Him, but most people do not
know.
39. To clarify for them what they differed
about, and for the faithless to know that
they were liars.
40. When We intend for something to
happen, We say to it, “Be,” and it becomes.
41. Those who emigrate for God’s sake
after being persecuted, We will settle them
in a good place in this world; but the reward
of the Hereafter is greater, if they
only knew.
42. Those who endure patiently, and in
their Lord they put their trust.
43. We did not send before you except men
whom We inspired. So ask the people of
knowledge, if you do not know.
44. With the clarifications and the Scriptures.
And We revealed to you the Reminder,
that you may clarify to the people
what was revealed to them, and that they
may reflect.
45. Do those who scheme evils feel secure
that God will not cause the earth to cave in
with them, or that the punishment will not
come upon them from where they do not
perceive?
46. Or that He will not seize them during
their activities? And they will not be able
to prevent it.
47. Or that He will not seize them while in
dread? Your Lord is Gentle and Merciful.
48. Have they not observed what God has
created? Their shadows revolve from the
right and the left, bowing to God as they
shrink away.
49. To God bows down everything in the
heavens and everything on earth—every
living creature, and the angels, and without
being proud.
50. They fear their Lord above them, and
they do what they are commanded.
51. God has said: “Do not take two gods;
He is only One God; so fear only Me.”
52. To Him belongs everything in the
heavens and the earth; and to Him obedience
is due always. Do you, then, fear anyone
other than God?
53. Whatever blessing you have is from
God. And when harm touches you, it is to
Him that you groan.
54. But when He lifts the harm from you,
some of you associate others with their
Lord.
55. To show ingratitude for what We have
given them. Enjoy yourselves. You will
soon know.
56. And they allocate, to something they do
not know, a share of what We have provided
for them. By God, you will be questioned
about what you have been inventing.
57. And they attribute to God daughters—
exalted is He—and for themselves what
they desire.
58. And when one of them is given news of
a female infant, his face darkens, and he
chokes with grief.
59. He hides from the people because of
the bad news given to him. Shall he keep it
in humiliation, or bury it in the dust? Evil
is the decision they make.
60. Those who do not believe in the Hereafter
set a bad example, while God sets the
Highest Example. He is the Mighty, the
Wise.
61. If God were to hold mankind for their
injustices, He would not leave upon it a
single creature, but He postpones them
until an appointed time. Then, when their
time arrives, they will not delay it by one
hour, nor will they advance it.
62. And they attribute to God what they
themselves dislike, while their tongues
utter the lie that theirs is the goodness.
Without a doubt, for them is the Fire, and
they will be neglected.
63. By God, We sent messengers to communities
before you, but Satan made their
deeds appear alluring to them. He is their
master today, and they will have a painful
punishment.
64. We revealed to you the Scripture only
to clarify for them what they differ about,
and guidance and mercy for people who
believe.
65. God sends down water from the sky,
with which He revives the earth after its
death. In this is a sign for people who listen.
66. And there is a lesson for you in cattle:
We give you a drink from their bellies,
from between waste and blood, pure milk,
refreshing to the drinkers.
67. And from the fruits of date-palms and
grapevines, you derive sugar and wholesome
food. In this is a sign for people who
understand.
68. And your Lord inspired the bee: “Set up
hives in the mountains, and in the trees,
and in what they construct.”
69. Then eat of all the fruits, and go along
the pathways of your Lord, with precision.
From their bellies emerges a fluid of diverse
colors, containing healing for the
people. Surely in this is a sign for people
who reflect.
70. God created you; then He takes you
away. Some of you will be brought back to
the worst age, so that he will no longer
know anything, after having acquired
knowledge. God is Omniscient and Omnipotent.
71. God has favored some of you over others
in livelihood. Those who are favored
would not give their properties to their
servants, to the extent of making them
partners in it. Will they then renounce
God’s blessings?
72. God has given you mates from among
yourselves; and has produced for you,
from your mates, children and grandchildren;
and has provided you with good
things. Will they then believe in falsehood,
and refuse God’s favors?
73. And yet they serve besides God what
possesses no provisions for them in the
heavens, nor on earth, nor are they capable.
74. So do not cite the examples for God.
God knows, and you do not know.
75. God cites the example of a bonded
slave, who has no power over anything;
and someone to whom We have given
plentiful provision, from which he gives
secretly and openly. Are they equal in
comparison? All praise belongs to God,
but most of them do not know.
76. And God cites the example of two men:
one of them dumb, unable to do anything,
and is a burden on his master; whichever
way he directs him, he achieves nothing
good. Is he equal to him who commands
justice, and is on a straight path?
77. To God belongs the unseen of the
heavens and the earth. The coming of the
Hour is only as the twinkling of the eye, or
even nearer. God has power over everything.
78. God brought you out of your mothers’
wombs, not knowing anything; and He
gave you the hearing, and the eyesight,
and the brains; that you may give thanks.
79. Have they not seen the birds, flying in
the midst of the sky? None sustains them
except God. In this are signs for people
who believe.
80. And God has given you in your homes
habitats for you, and has provided for you
out of the hides of livestock portable
homes for you, so you can use them when
you travel, and when you camp; and from
their wool, and fur, and hair, furnishings
and comfort for a while.
81. And God has made for you shade out of
what He has created, and has given you
resorts in the mountains, and has given
you garments to protect you from the
heat, and garments to protect you from
your violence. Thus He completes His
blessings upon you, so that you may submit.
82. But if they turn away, your only duty is
clear communication.
83. They recognize God’s blessing, but then
deny it, as most of them are ungrateful.
84. On the Day when We raise up a witness
from every community—those who disbelieved
will not be permitted, nor will they
be excused.
85. When those who did wrong see the
punishment, it will not be lightened for
them, nor will they be reprieved.
86. And when the idolaters see their associates,
they will say, “Our Lord, these are
our associates whom we used to invoke
besides You.” They will strike back at
them with the saying, “Surely you are liars.”
87. On that Day they will offer their submission
to God, and what they had invented
will abandon them.
88. Those who disbelieve and obstruct
from God’s path—We will add punishment
to their punishment, on account of
the mischief they used to make.
89. On the Day when We raise in every
community a witness against them, from
among them, and bring you as a witness
against these. We have revealed to you the
Book, as an explanation of all things, and
guidance, and mercy and good news for
those who submit.
90. God commands justice, and goodness,
and generosity towards relatives. And He
forbids immorality, and injustice, and oppression.
He advises you, so that you may
take heed.
91. Fulfill God’s covenant when you make
a covenant, and do not break your oaths
after ratifying them. You have made God
your guarantor, and God knows what you
do.
92. And do not be like her who unravels
her yarn, breaking it into pieces, after she
has spun it strongly. Nor use your oaths as
means of deception among you, because
one community is more prosperous than
another. God is testing you thereby. On
the Day of Resurrection, He will make
clear to you everything you had disputed
about.
93. Had God willed, He would have made
you one congregation, but He leaves astray
whom He wills, and He guides whom He
wills. And you will surely be questioned
about what you used to do.
94. And do not use your oaths to deceive
one another, so that a foot may not slip
after being firm, and you taste misery because
you hindered from God’s path, and
incur a terrible torment.
95. And do not exchange God’s covenant
for a small price. What is with God is better
for you, if you only knew.
96. What you have runs out, but what is
with God remains. We will reward those
who are patient according to the best of
their deeds.
97. Whoever works righteousness, whether
male or female, while being a believer, We
will grant him a good life—and We will
reward them according to the best of what
they used to do.
98. When you read the Quran, seek refuge
with God from Satan the outcast.
99. He has no authority over those who
believe and trust in their Lord.
100. His authority is only over those who
follow him, and those who associate others
with Him.
101. When We substitute a verse in place of
another verse—and God knows best what
He reveals—they say, “You are an impostor.”
But most of them do not know.
102. Say, “The Holy Spirit has brought it
down from your Lord, truthfully, in order
to stabilize those who believe, and as guidance
and good news for those who submit.”
103. We are well aware that they say, “It is a
human being who is teaching him.” But
the tongue of him they allude to is foreign,
while this is a clear Arabic tongue.
104. Those who do not believe in God’s
revelations—God will not guide them, and
for them is a painful punishment.
105. It is those who do not believe in God’s
revelations who fabricate falsehood. These
are the liars.
106. Whoever renounces faith in God after
having believed—except for someone who
is compelled, while his heart rests securely
in faith—but whoever willingly opens up
his heart to disbelief—upon them falls
wrath from God, and for them is a tremendous
torment.
107. That is because they have preferred the
worldly life to the Hereafter, and because
God does not guide the people who refuse.
108. It is they whom God has sealed their
hearts, and their hearing, and their sight.
It is they who are the heedless.
109. There is no doubt that in the Hereafter
they will be the losers.
110. But then your Lord—for those who
emigrated after being persecuted, then
struggled and persevered—your Lord
thereafter is Forgiving and Merciful.
111. On the Day when every soul will come
pleading for itself, and every soul will be
paid in full for what it has done, and they
will not be wronged.
112. And God cites the example of a town
that was secure and peaceful, with its livelihood
coming to it abundantly from every
direction. But then it turned unappreciative
of God’s blessings, so God made it
taste the robe of hunger and fear, because
of what they used to craft.
113. A messenger from among them had
come to them, but they denounced him,
so the punishment seized them in the
midst of their wrongdoing.
114. Eat of the lawful and good things God
has provided for you, and be thankful for
God’s blessings, if it is Him that you serve.
115. He has forbidden you carrion, and
blood, and the flesh of swine, and anything
consecrated to other than God. But
if anyone is compelled by necessity, without
being deliberate or malicious, then
God is Forgiving and Merciful.
116. And do not say of falsehood asserted
by your tongues, “This is lawful, and this
is unlawful,” in order to invent lies and
attribute them to God. Those who invent
lies and attribute them to God will not
succeed.
117. A brief enjoyment—then they will
have a painful punishment.
118. For those who are Jews, We have prohibited
what We related to you before. We
did not wrong them, but they used to
wrong their own selves.
119. But towards those who do wrongs in
ignorance, and then repent afterwards and
reform, your Lord thereafter is Forgiving
and Merciful.
120. Abraham was an exemplary leader,
devoted to God, a monotheist, and was
not of the polytheists.
121. Thankful for His blessings. He chose
him, and guided him to a straight path.
122. And We gave him goodness in this
world, and in the Hereafter he will be
among the righteous.
123. Then We inspired you: “Follow the
religion of Abraham, the Monotheist. He
was not an idol-worshiper.”
124. The Sabbath was decreed only for
those who differed about it. Your Lord will
judge between them on the Day of Resurrection
regarding their differences.
125. Invite to the way of your Lord with
wisdom and good advice, and debate with
them in the most dignified manner. Your
Lord is aware of those who stray from His
path, and He is aware of those who are
guided.
126. If you were to retaliate, retaliate to the
same degree as the injury done to you. But
if you resort to patience—it is better for
the patient.
127. So be patient. Your patience is solely
from God. And do not grieve over them,
and do not be stressed by their schemes.
128. God is with those who are righteous
and those who are virtuous.