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The Qur'an
(Koran) - M. H. Shakir |
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In the name of
Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
[16.1] Allah's
commandment has come, therefore do
not desire to hasten it; glory be to
Him, and highly exalted be He above
what they associate (with Him).
[16.2] He sends down the
angels with the inspiration by His
commandment on whom He pleases of
His servants, saying: Give the
warning that there is no god but Me,
therefore be careful (of your duty)
to Me.
[16.3] He created the heavens
and the earth with the truth, highly
exalted be He above what they
associate (with Him).
[16.4] He created man from a
small seed and lo! he is an open
contender.
[16.5] And He created the
cattle for you; you have in them
warm clothing and (many) advantages,
and of them do you eat.
[16.6] And there is beauty in
them for you when you drive them
back (to home), and when you send
them forth (to pasture).
[16.7] And they carry your
heavy loads to regions which you
could not reach but with distress of
the souls; most surely your Lord is
Compassionate, Merciful.
[16.8] And (He made) horses
and mules and asses that you might
ride upon them and as an ornament;
and He creates what you do not know.
[16.9] And upon Allah it
rests to show the right way, and
there are some deviating (ways); and
if He please He would certainly
guide you all aright.
[16.10] He it is Who sends
down water from the cloud for you;
it gives drink, and by it (grow) the
trees upon which you pasture.
[16.11] He causes to grow for
you thereby herbage, and the olives,
and the palm trees, and the grapes,
and of all the fruits; most surely
there is a sign in this for a people
who reflect.
[16.12] And He has made
subservient for you the night and
the day and the sun and the moon,
and the stars are made subservient
by His commandment; most surely
there are signs in this for a people
who ponder;
[16.13] And what He has
created in the earth of varied hues
most surely there is a sign in this
for a people who are mindful.
[16.14] And He it is Who has
made the sea subservient that you
may eat fresh flesh from it and
bring forth from it ornaments which
you wear, and you see the ships
cleaving through it, and that you
might seek of His bounty and that
you may give thanks.
[16.15] And He has cast great
mountains in the earth lest it might
be convulsed with you, and rivers
and roads that you may go aright,
[16.16] And landmarks; and by
the stars they find the right way.
[16.17] Is He then Who
creates like him who does not
create? Do you not then mind?
[16.18] And if you would
count Allah's favors, you will not
be able to number them; most surely
Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[16.19] And Allah knows what
you conceal and what you do openly.
[16.20] And those whom they
call on besides Allah have not
created anything while they are
themselves created;
[16.21] Dead (are they), not
living, and they know not when they
shall be raised.
[16.22] Your God is one God;
so (as for) those who do not believe
m the hereafter, their hearts are
ignorant and they are proud.
[16.23] Truly Allah knows
what they hide and what they
manifest; surely He does not love
the proud.
[16.24] And when it is said
to them, what is it that your Lord
has revealed? They say: Stories of
the ancients;
[16.25] That they may bear
their burdens entirely on the day of
resurrection and also of the burdens
of those whom they lead astray
without knowledge; now surely evil
is what they bear.
[16.26] Those before them did
indeed devise plans, but Allah
demolished their building from the
foundations, so the roof fell down
on them from above them, and the
punishment came to them from whence
they did not perceive.
[16.27] Then on the
resurrection day He will bring them
to disgrace and say: Where are the
associates you gave Me, for whose
sake you became hostile? Those who
are given the knowledge will say:
Surely the disgrace and the evil are
this day upon the unbelievers:
[16.28] Those whom the angels
cause to die while they are unjust
to themselves. Then would they offer
submission: We used not to do any
evil. Aye! surely Allah knows what
you did.
[16.29] Therefore enter the
gates of hell, to abide therein; so
certainly evil is the dwelling place
of the proud.
[16.30] And it is said to
those who guard (against evil): What
is it that your Lord has revealed?
They say, Good. For those who do
good in this world is good, and
certainly the abode of the hereafter
is better; and certainly most
excellent is the abode of those who
guard (against evil);
[16.31] The gardens of
perpetuity, they shall enter them,
rivers flowing beneath them; they
shall have in them what they please.
Thus does Allah reward those who
guard (against evil),
[16.32] Those whom the angels
cause to die in a good state,
saying: Peace be on you: enter the
garden for what you did.
[16.33] They do not wait
aught but that the angels should
come to them or that the commandment
of your Lord should come to pass.
Thus did those before them; and
Allah was not unjust to them, but
they were unjust to themselves.
[16.34] So the evil
(consequences) of what they did
shall afflict them and that which
they mocked shall encompass them.
[16.35] And they who give
associates (to Allah) say: If Allah
had pleased, we would not have
served anything besides Allah,
(neither) we nor our fathers, nor
would we have prohibited anything
without (order from) Him. Thus did
those before them; is then aught
incumbent upon the apostles except a
plain delivery (of the message)?
[16.36] And certainly We
raised in every nation an apostle
saying: Serve Allah and shun the
Shaitan. So there were some of them
whom Allah guided and there were
others against whom error was due;
therefore travel in the land, then
see what was the end of the
rejecters.
[16.37] If you desire for
their guidance, yet surely Allah
does not guide him who leads astray,
nor shall they have any helpers.
[16.38] And they swear by
Allah with the most energetic of
their oaths: Allah will not raise up
him who dies. Yea! it is a promise
binding on Him, quite true, but most
people do not know;
[16.39] So that He might make
manifest to them that about which
they differ, and that those who
disbelieve might know that they were
liars.
[16.40] Our word for a thing
when We intend it, is only that We
say to it, Be, and it is.
[16.41] And those who fly for
Allah's sake after they are
oppressed, We will most certainly
give them a good abode in the world,
and the reward of the hereafter is
certainly much greater, did they but
know;
[16.42] Those who are patient
and on their Lord do they rely.
[16.43] And We did not send
before you any but men to whom We
sent revelation-- so ask the
followers of the Reminder if you do
not know--
[16.44] With clear arguments
and scriptures; and We have revealed
to you the Reminder that you may
make clear to men what has been
revealed to them, and that haply
they may reflect.
[16.45] Do they then who plan
evil (deeds) feel secure (of this)
that Allah will not cause the earth
to swallow them or that punishment
may not overtake them from whence
they do not perceive?
[16.46] Or that He may not
seize them in the course of their
journeys, then shall they not
escape;
[16.47] Or that He may not
seize them by causing them to suffer
gradual loss, for your Lord is most
surely Compassionate, Merciful.
[16.48] Do they not consider
every thing that Allah has created?
Its (very) shadows return from right
and left, making obeisance to Allah
while they are in utter abasement.
[16.49] And whatever creature
that is in the heavens and that is
in the earth makes obeisance to
Allah (only), and the angels (too)
and they do not show pride.
[16.50] They fear their Lord
above them and do what they are
commanded.
[16.51] And Allah has said:
Take not two gods, He is only one
God; so of Me alone should you be
afraid.
[16.52] And whatever is in
the heavens and the earth is His,
and to Him should obedience be
(rendered) constantly; will you then
guard against other than (the
punishment of) Allah?
[16.53] And whatever favor is
(bestowed) on you it is from Allah;
then when evil afflicts you, to Him
do you cry for aid.
[16.54] Yet when He removes
the evil from you, lo ! a party of
you associate others with their
Lord;
[16.55] So that they be
ungrateful for what We have given
them; then enjoy yourselves; for
soon will you know
[16.56] And they set apart
for what they do not know a portion
of what We have given them. By
Allah, you shall most certainly be
questioned about that which you
forged.
[16.57] And they ascribe
daughters to Allah, glory be to Him;
and for themselves (they would have)
what they desire.
[16.58] And when a daughter
is announced to one of them his face
becomes black and he is full of
wrath.
[16.59] He hides himself from
the people because of the evil of
that which is announced to him.
Shall he keep it with disgrace or
bury it (alive) in the dust? Now
surely evil is what they judge.
[16.60] For those who do not
believe in the hereafter is an evil
attribute, and Allah's is the
loftiest attribute; and He is the
Mighty, the Wise.
[16.61] And if Allah had
destroyed men for their iniquity, He
would not leave on the earth a
single creature, but He respites
them till an appointed time; so when
their doom will come they shall not
be able to delay (it) an hour nor
can they bring (it) on (before its
time).
[16.62] And they ascribe to
Allah what they (themselves) hate
and their tongues relate the lie
that they shall have the good; there
is no avoiding it that for them is
the fire and that they shall be sent
before.
[16.63] By Allah, most
certainly We sent (apostles) to
nations before you, but the Shaitan
made their deeds fair-seeming to
them, so he is their guardian today,
and they shall have a painful
punishment.
[16.64] And We have not
revealed to you the Book except that
you may make clear to them that
about which they differ, and (as) a
guidance and a mercy for a people
who believe.
[16.65] And Allah has sent
down water from the cloud and
therewith given life to the earth
after its death; most surely there
is a sign in this for a people who
would listen.
[16.66] And most surely there
is a lesson for you in the cattle;
We give you to drink of what is in
their bellies-- from betwixt the
feces and the blood-- pure milk,
easy and agreeable to swallow for
those who drink.
[16.67] And of the fruits of
the palms and the grapes-- you
obtain from them intoxication and
goodly provision; most surely there
is a sign in this for a people who
ponder.
[16.68] And your Lord
revealed to the bee saying: Make
hives in the mountains and in the
trees and in what they build:
[16.69] Then eat of all the
fruits and walk in the ways of your
Lord submissively. There comes forth
from within it a beverage of many
colors, in which there is healing
for men; most surely there is a sign
in this for a people who reflect.
[16.70] And Allah has created
you, then He causes you to die, and
of you is he who is brought back to
the worst part of life, so that
after having knowledge he does not
know anything; surely Allah is
Knowing, Powerful.
[16.71] And Allah has made
some of you excel others in the
means of subsistence, so those who
are made to excel do not give away
their sustenance to those whom their
right hands possess so that they
should be equal therein; is it then
the favor of Allah which they deny?
[16.72] And Allah has made
wives for you from among yourselves,
and has given you sons and
grandchildren from your wives, and
has given you of the good things; is
it then in the falsehood that they
believe while it is in the favor of
Allah that they disbelieve?
[16.73] And they serve
besides Allah that which does not
control for them any sustenance at
all from the heavens and the earth,
nor have they any power.
[16.74] Therefore do not give
likenesses to Allah; surely Allah
knows and you do not know.
[16.75] Allah sets forth a
parable: (consider) a slave, the
property of another, (who) has no
power over anything, and one whom We
have granted from Ourselves a goodly
sustenance so he spends from it
secretly and openly; are the two
alike? (All) praise is due to Allah!
Nay, most of them do not know.
[16.76] And Allah sets forth
a parable of two men; one of them is
dumb, not able to do anything, and
he is a burden to his master;
wherever he sends him, he brings no
good; can he be held equal with him
who enjoins what is just, and he
(himself) is on the right path?
[16.77] And Allah's is the
unseen of the heavens and the earth;
and the matter of the hour is but as
the twinkling of an eye or it is
higher still; surely Allah has power
over all things.
[16.78] And Allah has brought
you forth from the wombs of your
mothers-- you did not know
anything-- and He gave you hearing
and sight and hearts that you may
give thanks.
[16.79] Do they not see the
birds, constrained in the middle of
the sky? None withholds them but
Allah; most surely there are signs
in this for a people who believe.
[16.80] And Allah has given
you a place to abide in your houses,
and He has given you tents of the
skins of cattle which you find light
to carry on the day of your march
and on the day of your halting, and
of their wool and their fur and
their hair (He has given you)
household stuff and a provision for
a time.
[16.81] And Allah has made
for you of what He has created
shelters, and He has given you in
the mountains places of retreat, and
He has given you garments to
preserve you from the heat and coats
of mail to preserve you in your
fighting; even thus does He complete
His favor upon you, that haply you
may submit.
[16.82] But if they turn
back, then on you devolves only the
clear deliverance (of the message).
[16.83] They recognize the
favor of Allah, yet they deny it,
and most of them are ungrateful.
[16.84] And on the day when
We will raise up a witness out of
every nation, then shall no
permission be given to those who E
disbelieve, nor shall they be made
to solicit favor.
[16.85] And when those who
are unjust shall see the
chastisement, it shall not be
lightened for them, nor shall they
be respited.
[16.86] And when those who
associate (others with Allah) shall
see their associate-gods, they shall
say: Our Lord, these are our
associate-gods on whom we called
besides Thee. But they will give
them back the reply: Most surely you
are liars.
[16.87] And they shall tender
submission to Allah on that day; and
what they used to forge shall depart
from them.
[16.88] (As for) those who
disbelieve and turn away from
Allah's way, We will add
chastisement to their chastisement
because they made mischief.
[16.89] And on the day when
We will raise up in every people a
witness against them from among
themselves, and bring you as a
witness against these-- and We have
revealed the Book to you explaining
clearly everything, and a guidance
and mercy and good news for those
who submit.
[16.90] Surely Allah enjoins
the doing of justice and the doing
of good (to others) and the giving
to the kindred, and He forbids
indecency and evil and rebellion; He
admonishes you that you may be
mindful.
[16.91] And fulfill the
covenant of Allah when you have made
a covenant, and do not break the
oaths after making them fast, and
you have indeed made Allah a surety
for you; surely Allah I . knows what
you do.
[16.92] And be not like her
who unravels her yarn,
disintegrating it into pieces after
she has spun it strongly. You make
your oaths to be means of deceit
between you because (one) nation is
more numerous than (another) nation.
Allah only tries you by this; and He
will most certainly make clear to
you on the resurrection day that
about which you differed.
[16.93] And if Allah please
He would certainly make you a single
nation, but He causes to err whom He
pleases and guides whom He pleases;
and most certainly you will be
questioned as to what you did.
[16.94] And do not make your
oaths a means of deceit between you,
lest a foot should slip after its
stability and you should taste evil
because you turned away from Allah's
way and grievous punishment be your
(lot).
[16.95] And do not take a
small price in exchange for Allah's
covenant; surely what is with Allah
is better for you, did you but know.
[16.96] What is with you
passes away and what is with Allah
is enduring; and We will most
certainly give to those who are
patient their reward for the best of
what they did.
[16.97] Whoever does good
whether male or female and he is a
believer, We will most certainly
make him live a happy life, and We
will most certainly give them their
reward for the best of what they
did.
[16.98] So when you recite
the Quran, seek refuge with Allah
from the accursed Shaitan,
[16.99] Surely he has no
authority over those who believe and
rely on their Lord.
[16.100] His authority is
only over those who befriend him and
those who associate others with Him.
[16.101] And when We change
(one) communication for (another)
communication, and Allah knows best
what He reveals, they say: You are
only a forger. Nay, most of them do
not know.
[16.102] Say: The Holy spirit
has revealed it from your Lord with
the truth, that it may establish
those who believe and as a guidance
and good news for those who submit.
[16.103] And certainly We
know that they say: Only a mortal
teaches him. The tongue of him whom
they reproach is barbarous, and this
is clear Arabic tongue.
[16.104] (As for) those who
do not believe in Allah's
communications, surely Allah will
not guide them, and they shall have
a painful punishment.
[16.105] Only they forge the
lie who do not believe in Allah's
communications, and these are the
liars.
[16.106] He who disbelieves
in Allah after his having believed,
not he who is compelled while his
heart is at rest on account of
faith, but he who opens (his) breast
to disbelief-- on these is the wrath
of Allah, and they shall have a
grievous chastisement.
[16.107] This is because they
love this world's life more than the
hereafter, and because Allah does
not guide the unbelieving people.
[16.108] These are they on
whose hearts and their hearing and
their eyes Allah has set a seal, and
these are the heedless ones.
[16.109] No doubt that in the
hereafter they will be the losers.
[16.110] Yet surely your
Lord, with respect to those who fly
after they are persecuted, then they
struggle hard and are patient, most
surely your Lord after that is
Forgiving, Merciful.
[16.111] (Remember) the day
when every soul shall come, pleading
for itself and every soul shall be
paid in full what it has done, and
they shall not be dealt with
unjustly.
[16.112] And Allah sets forth
a parable: (Consider) a town safe
and secure to which its means of
subsistence come in abundance from
every quarter; but it became
ungrateful to Allah's favors,
therefore Allah made it to taste the
utmost degree of hunger and fear
because of what they wrought.
[16.113] And certainly there
came to them an Apostle from among
them, but they rejected him, so the
punishment overtook them while they
were unjust.
[16.114] Therefore eat of
what Allah has given you, lawful and
good (things), and give thanks for
Allah's favor if Him do you serve.
[16.115] He has only
forbidden you what dies of itself
and blood and flesh of swine and
that over which any other name than
that of Allah has been invoked, but
whoever is driven to necessity, not
desiring nor exceeding the limit,
then surely Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
[16.116] And, for what your
tongues describe, do not utter the
lie, (saying) This is lawful and
this is unlawful, in order to forge
a lie against Allah; surely those
who forge the lie against Allah
shall not prosper.
[16.117] A little enjoyment
and they shall have a painful
punishment.
[16.118] And for those who
were Jews We prohibited what We have
related to you already, and We did
them no injustice, but they were
unjust to themselves.
[16.119] Yet surely your
Lord, with respect to those who do
an evil in ignorance, then turn
after that and make amends, most
surely your Lord after that is
Forgiving, Merciful.
[16.120] Surely Ibrahim was
an exemplar, obedient to Allah,
upright, and he was not of the
polytheists.
[16.121] Grateful for His
favors; He chose him and guided him
on the right path.
[16.122] And We gave him good
in this world, and in the next he
will most surely be among the good.
[16.123] Then We revealed to
you: Follow the faith of Ibrahim,
the upright one, and he was not of
the polytheists.
[16.124] The Sabbath was
ordained only for those who differed
about it, and most surely your Lord
will judge between them on the
resurrection day concerning that
about which they differed.
[16.125] Call to the way of
your Lord with wisdom and goodly
exhortation, and have disputations
with them in the best manner; surely
your Lord best knows those who go
astray from His path, and He knows
best those who follow the right way.
[16.126] And if you take your
turn, then retaliate with the like
of that with which you were
afflicted; but if you are patient,
it will certainly be best for those
who are patient.
[16.127] And be patient and
your patience is not but by (the
assistance of) Allah, and grieve not
for them, and do not distress
yourself at what they plan.
[16.128] Surely Allah is with
those who guard (against evil) and
those who do good (to others). |
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