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16. Surah An-Nahl

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Read and listen to the full Surah An-Nahl (Chapter 16), consisting of 128 verses. Revealed in Mecca (Juz 14), it includes complete Arabic text with diacritics, translations, tafsirs, word-by-word meaning, and audio by Maher Al-Muaiqly, Abdul Basit and other reciters.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
16:112
وضرب الله مثلا قرية كانت امنة مطمينة ياتيها رزقها رغدا من كل مكان فكفرت بانعم الله فاذاقها الله لباس الجوع والخوف بما كانوا يصنعون ١١٢
وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًۭا قَرْيَةًۭ كَانَتْ ءَامِنَةًۭ مُّطْمَئِنَّةًۭ يَأْتِيهَا رِزْقُهَا رَغَدًۭا مِّن كُلِّ مَكَانٍۢ فَكَفَرَتْ بِأَنْعُمِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَذَٰقَهَا ٱللَّهُ لِبَاسَ ٱلْجُوعِ وَٱلْخَوْفِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ ١١٢
وَضَرَبَ
ٱللَّهُ
مَثَلٗا
قَرۡيَةٗ
كَانَتۡ
ءَامِنَةٗ
مُّطۡمَئِنَّةٗ
يَأۡتِيهَا
رِزۡقُهَا
رَغَدٗا
مِّن
كُلِّ
مَكَانٖ
فَكَفَرَتۡ
بِأَنۡعُمِ
ٱللَّهِ
فَأَذَٰقَهَا
ٱللَّهُ
لِبَاسَ
ٱلۡجُوعِ
وَٱلۡخَوۡفِ
بِمَا
كَانُواْ
يَصۡنَعُونَ
١١٢
And Allah sets forth the example of a society which was safe and at ease, receiving its provision in abundance from all directions. But its people met Allah’s favours with ingratitude, so Allah made them taste the clutches of hunger and fear for their misdeeds.
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16:113
ولقد جاءهم رسول منهم فكذبوه فاخذهم العذاب وهم ظالمون ١١٣
وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌۭ مِّنْهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ وَهُمْ ظَـٰلِمُونَ ١١٣
وَلَقَدۡ
جَآءَهُمۡ
رَسُولٞ
مِّنۡهُمۡ
فَكَذَّبُوهُ
فَأَخَذَهُمُ
ٱلۡعَذَابُ
وَهُمۡ
ظَٰلِمُونَ
١١٣
A messenger of their own actually did come to them, but they denied him. So the torment overtook them while they persisted in wrongdoing.
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16:114
فكلوا مما رزقكم الله حلالا طيبا واشكروا نعمت الله ان كنتم اياه تعبدون ١١٤
فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ حَلَـٰلًۭا طَيِّبًۭا وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ ١١٤
فَكُلُواْ
مِمَّا
رَزَقَكُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
حَلَٰلٗا
طَيِّبٗا
وَٱشۡكُرُواْ
نِعۡمَتَ
ٱللَّهِ
إِن
كُنتُمۡ
إِيَّاهُ
تَعۡبُدُونَ
١١٤
So eat from the good, lawful things which Allah has provided for you, and be grateful for Allah’s favours, if you ˹truly˺ worship Him ˹alone˺.
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16:115
انما حرم عليكم الميتة والدم ولحم الخنزير وما اهل لغير الله به فمن اضطر غير باغ ولا عاد فان الله غفور رحيم ١١٥
إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَيْتَةَ وَٱلدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ ٱلْخِنزِيرِ وَمَآ أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ ٱللَّهِ بِهِۦ ۖ فَمَنِ ٱضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍۢ وَلَا عَادٍۢ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ ١١٥
إِنَّمَا
حَرَّمَ
عَلَيۡكُمُ
ٱلۡمَيۡتَةَ
وَٱلدَّمَ
وَلَحۡمَ
ٱلۡخِنزِيرِ
وَمَآ
أُهِلَّ
لِغَيۡرِ
ٱللَّهِ
بِهِۦۖ
فَمَنِ
ٱضۡطُرَّ
غَيۡرَ
بَاغٖ
وَلَا
عَادٖ
فَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
غَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٞ
١١٥
He has only forbidden you ˹to eat˺ carrion, blood, swine,1 and what is slaughtered in the name of any other than Allah. But if someone is compelled by necessity—neither driven by desire nor exceeding immediate need—then surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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16:116
ولا تقولوا لما تصف السنتكم الكذب هاذا حلال وهاذا حرام لتفتروا على الله الكذب ان الذين يفترون على الله الكذب لا يفلحون ١١٦
وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ ٱلْكَذِبَ هَـٰذَا حَلَـٰلٌۭ وَهَـٰذَا حَرَامٌۭ لِّتَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَ ١١٦
وَلَا
تَقُولُواْ
لِمَا
تَصِفُ
أَلۡسِنَتُكُمُ
ٱلۡكَذِبَ
هَٰذَا
حَلَٰلٞ
وَهَٰذَا
حَرَامٞ
لِّتَفۡتَرُواْ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِ
ٱلۡكَذِبَۚ
إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَفۡتَرُونَ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِ
ٱلۡكَذِبَ
لَا
يُفۡلِحُونَ
١١٦
Do not falsely declare with your tongues, “This is lawful, and that is unlawful,” ˹only˺ fabricating lies against Allah. Indeed, those who fabricate lies against Allah will never succeed.
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16:117
متاع قليل ولهم عذاب اليم ١١٧
مَتَـٰعٌۭ قَلِيلٌۭ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ ١١٧
مَتَٰعٞ
قَلِيلٞ
وَلَهُمۡ
عَذَابٌ
أَلِيمٞ
١١٧
˹It is only˺ a brief enjoyment, then they will suffer a painful punishment.
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16:118
وعلى الذين هادوا حرمنا ما قصصنا عليك من قبل وما ظلمناهم ولاكن كانوا انفسهم يظلمون ١١٨
وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ حَرَّمْنَا مَا قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَمَا ظَلَمْنَـٰهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ ١١٨
وَعَلَى
ٱلَّذِينَ
هَادُواْ
حَرَّمۡنَا
مَا
قَصَصۡنَا
عَلَيۡكَ
مِن
قَبۡلُۖ
وَمَا
ظَلَمۡنَٰهُمۡ
وَلَٰكِن
كَانُوٓاْ
أَنفُسَهُمۡ
يَظۡلِمُونَ
١١٨
To the Jews, We have forbidden what We related to you before.1 We did not wrong them, but it was they who wronged themselves.
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16:119
ثم ان ربك للذين عملوا السوء بجهالة ثم تابوا من بعد ذالك واصلحوا ان ربك من بعدها لغفور رحيم ١١٩
ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ عَمِلُوا۟ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢ ثُمَّ تَابُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوٓا۟ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌ ١١٩
ثُمَّ
إِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
لِلَّذِينَ
عَمِلُواْ
ٱلسُّوٓءَ
بِجَهَٰلَةٖ
ثُمَّ
تَابُواْ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
ذَٰلِكَ
وَأَصۡلَحُوٓاْ
إِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِهَا
لَغَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٌ
١١٩
As for those who commit evil ignorantly ˹or recklessly˺, then repent afterwards and mend their ways, then your Lord is surely All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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16:120
ان ابراهيم كان امة قانتا لله حنيفا ولم يك من المشركين ١٢٠
إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةًۭ قَانِتًۭا لِّلَّهِ حَنِيفًۭا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ١٢٠
إِنَّ
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
كَانَ
أُمَّةٗ
قَانِتٗا
لِّلَّهِ
حَنِيفٗا
وَلَمۡ
يَكُ
مِنَ
ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ
١٢٠
Indeed, Abraham was a model of excellence: devoted to Allah, ˹perfectly˺ upright—not a polytheist—
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16:121
شاكرا لانعمه اجتباه وهداه الى صراط مستقيم ١٢١
شَاكِرًۭا لِّأَنْعُمِهِ ۚ ٱجْتَبَىٰهُ وَهَدَىٰهُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ ١٢١
شَاكِرٗا
لِّأَنۡعُمِهِۚ
ٱجۡتَبَىٰهُ
وَهَدَىٰهُ
إِلَىٰ
صِرَٰطٖ
مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ
١٢١
˹utterly˺ grateful for Allah’s favours. ˹So˺ He chose him and guided him to the Straight Path.
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