Revealed during the late Makkan period when the persecution of the believers was intensifying, Surah An-Nahl (The Bee) serves as a magnificent and sweeping exposition on the infinite blessings and favors bestowed by the Creator upon humanity. Often referred to by scholars as "The Chapter of Blessings," it was sent down to dismantle the ingrained ingratitude and polytheism of the Quraysh by directing their attention to the flawless design and immense utility of the natural world—from the livestock that provide warmth and transportation, to the oceans, mountains, stars, and the life-giving rain. The chapter takes its name from the remarkable example of the honeybee, which operates not merely on biological instinct, but through direct divine inspiration to build intricate hives and produce a sweet liquid containing profound healing properties for mankind. Beyond its deep focus on recognizing divine providence, the Surah fiercely condemns horrific pre-Islamic practices such as female infanticide, while laying down a timeless ethical framework by commanding absolute justice, excellence (*Ihsan*), and generosity to relatives—a comprehensive verse famously recited in almost every Friday sermon worldwide. Ultimately, the chapter equips the Prophet and his followers with the methodology of spreading the faith, instructing them to invite others to the path of God with profound wisdom and beautiful preaching, while reminding them that perfect patience and reliance on God are the ultimate shields against the plots of their oppressors.
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Ata amru Allahi fala tastaAAjiloohu subhanahu wataAAala AAamma yushrikoona
Translation
The command of God has come, so do not rush it. Glory be to Him; exalted above what they associate
Uses the dramatic past tense ('Ata amrullah') to emphasize the absolute certainty of divine judgment, as if it has already occurred. Revealed in response to Meccan polytheists who arrogantly mocked the Prophet ﷺ, demanding that God's punishment strike them immediately if the warnings were genuine.
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Yunazzilu almalaikata bialrroohi min amrihi AAala man yashao min AAibadihi an anthiroo annahu la ilaha illa ana faittaqooni
Translation
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.”
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Khalaqa alssamawati waalarda bialhaqqi taAAala AAamma yushrikoona
Translation
He created the heavens and the earth with justice. He is exalted above the associations they attribute
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Khalaqa alinsana min nutfatin faitha huwa khaseemun mubeenun
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He created the human being from a drop of fluid, yet he becomes an open adversary
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WaalanAAama khalaqaha lakum feeha difon wamanafiAAu waminha takuloona
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And the livestock—He created them for you. In them are warmth and benefits for you, and of them you eat
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Walakum feeha jamalun heena tureehoona waheena tasrahoona
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And there is beauty in them for you, when you bring them home, and when you drive them to pasture
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Watahmilu athqalakum ila baladin lam takoonoo baligheehi illa bishiqqi alanfusi inna rabbakum laraoofun raheemun
Translation
And they carry your loads to territory you could not have reached without great hardship. Your Lord is Clement and Merciful
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Waalkhayla waalbighala waalhameera litarkabooha wazeenatan wayakhluqu ma la taAAlamoona
Translation
And the horses, and the mules, and the donkeys—for you to ride, and for luxury. And He creates what you do not know
After listing horses, mules, and donkeys used for travel and beauty in ancient times, the verse adds: 'and He creates that which you do not know'—prophetically hinting at future motorized, aerial, and space transportation unknown to seventh-century desert dwellers.
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WaAAala Allahi qasdu alssabeeli waminha jairun walaw shaa lahadakum ajmaAAeena
Translation
It is for God to point out the paths, but some of them are flawed. Had He willed, He could have guided you all
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Huwa allathee anzala mina alssamai maan lakum minhu sharabun waminhu shajarun feehi tuseemoona
Translation
It is He Who sends down for you from the sky water. From it is drink, and with it grows vegetation for grazing
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Yunbitu lakum bihi alzzarAAa waalzzaytoona waalnnakheela waalaAAnaba wamin kulli alththamarati inna fee thalika laayatan liqawmin yatafakkaroona
Translation
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
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Wasakhkhara lakumu allayla waalnnahara waalshshamsa waalqamara waalnnujoomu musakhkharatun biamrihi inna fee thalika laayatin liqawmin yaAAqiloona
Translation
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
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Wama tharaa lakum fee alardi mukhtalifan alwanuhu inna fee thalika laayatan liqawmin yaththakkaroona
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And whatsoever He created for you on earth is of diverse colors. Surely in that is a sign for people who are mindful
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Wahuwa allathee sakhkhara albahra litakuloo minhu lahman tariyyan watastakhrijoo minhu hilyatan talbasoonaha watara alfulka mawakhira feehi walitabtaghoo min fadlihi walaAAallakum tashkuroona
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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
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Waalqa fee alardi rawasiya an tameeda bikum waanharan wasubulan laAAallakum tahtadoona
Translation
And he cast mountains on the earth, lest it shifts with you; and rivers, and roads, so that you may be guided
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WaAAalamatin wabialnnajmi hum yahtadoona
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And landmarks. And by the stars they guide themselves
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Afaman yakhluqu kaman la yakhluqu afala tathakkaroona
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Is He who creates like him who does not create? Will you not take a lesson
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Wain taAAuddoo niAAmata Allahi la tuhsooha inna Allaha laghafoorun raheemun
Translation
And if you tried to enumerate the favors of God, you will not be able to count them. God is Forgiving and Merciful
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WaAllahu yaAAlamu ma tusirroona wama tuAAlinoona
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And God knows what you hide and what you disclose
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Waallatheena yadAAoona min dooni Allahi la yakhluqoona shayan wahum yukhlaqoona
Translation
Those they invoke besides God create nothing, but are themselves created
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Amwatun ghayru ahyain wama yashAAuroona ayyana yubAAathoona
Translation
They are dead, not alive; and they do not know when they will be resurrected
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Ilahukum ilahun wahidun faallatheena la yuminoona bialakhirati quloobuhum munkiratun wahum mustakbiroona
Translation
Your God is one God. As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, their hearts are in denial, and they are arrogant
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La jarama anna Allaha yaAAlamu ma yusirroona wama yuAAlinoona innahu la yuhibbu almustakbireena
Translation
Without a doubt, God knows what they conceal and what they reveal. He does not like the arrogant
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Waitha qeela lahum matha anzala rabbukum qaloo asateeru alawwaleena
Translation
And when it is said to them, “What has your Lord sent down?” They say, “Legends of the ancients.”
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Liyahmiloo awzarahum kamilatan yawma alqiyamati wamin awzari allatheena yudilloonahum bighayri AAilmin ala saa ma yaziroona
Translation
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
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Qad makara allatheena min qablihim faata Allahu bunyanahum mina alqawaAAidi fakharra AAalayhimu alssaqfu min fawqihim waatahumu alAAathabu min haythu la yashAAuroona
Translation
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
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Thumma yawma alqiyamati yukhzeehim wayaqoolu ayna shurakaiya allatheena kuntum tushaqqoona feehim qala allatheena ootoo alAAilma inna alkhizya alyawma waalssooa AAala alkafireena
Translation
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.”
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Allatheena tatawaffahumu almalaikatu thalimee anfusihim faalqawoo alssalama ma kunna naAAmalu min sooin bala inna Allaha AAaleemun bima kuntum taAAmaloona
Translation
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.”
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Faodkhuloo abwaba jahannama khalideena feeha falabisa mathwa almutakabbireena
Translation
Enter the gates of Hell, to dwell therein forever. Miserable is the residence of the arrogant
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Waqeela lillatheena ittaqaw matha anzala rabbukum qaloo khayran lillatheena ahsanoo fee hathihi alddunya hasanatun waladaru alakhirati khayrun walaniAAma daru almuttaqeena
Translation
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
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Jannatu AAadnin yadkhuloonaha tajree min tahtiha alanharu lahum feeha ma yashaoona kathalika yajzee Allahu almuttaqeena
Translation
The Gardens of Perpetuity, which they will enter, beneath which rivers flow, where they will have whatever they desire. Thus God rewards the pious
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Allatheena tatawaffahumu almalaikatu tayyibeena yaqooloona salamun AAalaykumu odkhuloo aljannata bima kuntum taAAmaloona
Translation
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.”
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Hal yanthuroona illa an tatiyahumu almalaikatu aw yatiya amru rabbika kathalika faAAala allatheena min qablihim wama thalamahumu Allahu walakin kanoo anfusahum yathlimoona
Translation
Are they but waiting for the angels to come to them, or for the command of your Lord to arrive? Those before them did likewise. God did not wrong them, but they used to wrong their own souls
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Faasabahum sayyiatu ma AAamiloo wahaqa bihim ma kanoo bihi yastahzioona
Translation
So the evils of their deeds assailed them, and what they used to ridicule engulfed them
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Waqala allatheena ashrakoo law shaa Allahu ma AAabadna min doonihi min shayin nahnu wala abaona wala harramna min doonihi min shayin kathalika faAAala allatheena min qablihim fahal AAala alrrusuli illa albalaghu almubeenu
Translation
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
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Walaqad baAAathna fee kulli ommatin rasoolan ani oAAbudoo Allaha waijtaniboo alttaghoota faminhum man hada Allahu waminhum man haqqat AAalayhi alddalalatu faseeroo fee alardi faonthuroo kayfa kana AAaqibatu almukaththibeena
Translation
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
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In tahris AAala hudahum fainna Allaha la yahdee man yudillu wama lahum min nasireena
Translation
Even though you may be concerned about their guidance, God does not guide those who misguide. And they will have no saviors
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Waaqsamoo biAllahi jahda aymanihim la yabAAathu Allahu man yamootu bala waAAdan AAalayhi haqqan walakinna akthara alnnasi la yaAAlamoona
Translation
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
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Liyubayyina lahumu allathee yakhtalifoona feehi waliyaAAlama allatheena kafaroo annahum kanoo kathibeena
Translation
To clarify for them what they differed about, and for the faithless to know that they were liars
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Innama qawluna lishayin itha aradnahu an naqoola lahu kun fayakoonu
Translation
When We intend for something to happen, We say to it, “Be,” and it becomes
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Waallatheena hajaroo fee Allahi min baAAdi ma thulimoo lanubawwiannahum fee alddunya hasanatan walaajru alakhirati akbaru law kanoo yaAAlamoona
Translation
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
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Allatheena sabaroo waAAala rabbihim yatawakkaloona
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Those who endure patiently, and in their Lord they put their trust
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Wama arsalna min qablika illa rijalan noohee ilayhim faisaloo ahla alththikri in kuntum la taAAlamoona
Translation
We did not send before you except men whom We inspired. So ask the people of knowledge, if you do not know
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Bialbayyinati waalzzuburi waanzalna ilayka alththikra litubayyina lilnnasi ma nuzzila ilayhim walaAAallahum yatafakkaroona
Translation
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
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Afaamina allatheena makaroo alssayyiati an yakhsifa Allahu bihimu alarda aw yatiyahumu alAAathabu min haythu la yashAAuroona
Translation
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
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Aw yakhuthahum fee taqallubihim fama hum bimuAAjizeena
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Or that He will not seize them during their activities? And they will not be able to prevent it
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Aw yakhuthahum AAala takhawwufin fainna rabbakum laraoofun raheemun
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Or that He will not seize them while in dread? Your Lord is Gentle and Merciful
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Awa lam yaraw ila ma khalaqa Allahu min shayin yatafayyao thilaluhu AAani alyameeni waalshshamaili sujjadan lillahi wahum dakhiroona
Translation
Have they not observed what God has created? Their shadows revolve from the right and the left, bowing to God as they shrink away
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Walillahi yasjudu ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi min dabbatin waalmalaikatu wahum la yastakbiroona
Translation
To God bows down everything in the heavens and everything on earth—every living creature, and the angels, and without being proud
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Yakhafoona rabbahum min fawqihim wayafAAaloona ma yumaroona
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They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded
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Waqala Allahu la tattakhithoo ilahayni ithnayni innama huwa ilahun wahidun faiyyaya fairhabooni
Translation
God has said: “Do not take two gods; He is only One God; so fear only Me.”
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Walahu ma fee alssamawati waalardi walahu alddeenu wasiban afaghayra Allahi tattaqoona
Translation
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
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Wama bikum min niAAmatin famina Allahi thumma itha massakumu alddurru failayhi tajaroona
Translation
Whatever blessing you have is from God. And when harm touches you, it is to Him that you groan
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Thumma itha kashafa alddurra AAankum itha fareequn minkum birabbihim yushrikoona
Translation
But when He lifts the harm from you, some of you associate others with their Lord
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Liyakfuroo bima ataynahum fatamattaAAoo fasawfa taAAlamoona
Translation
To show ingratitude for what We have given them. Enjoy yourselves. You will soon know
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WayajAAaloona lima la yaAAlamoona naseeban mimma razaqnahum taAllahi latusalunna AAamma kuntum taftaroona
Translation
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
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WayajAAaloona lillahi albanati subhanahu walahum ma yashtahoona
Translation
And they attribute to God daughters—exalted is He—and for themselves what they desire
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Waitha bushshira ahaduhum bialontha thalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheemun
Translation
And when one of them is given news of a female infant, his face darkens, and he chokes with grief
Exposes the barbaric pre-Islamic pagan custom of female infanticide ('Wa'd al-Banat'): when informed of a newborn daughter, a father's face darkened with anger and shame, debating whether to endure perceived social disgrace or bury the innocent infant alive in desert sands.
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Yatawara mina alqawmi min sooi ma bushshira bihi ayumsikuhu AAala hoonin am yadussuhu fee altturabi ala saa ma yahkumoona
Translation
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
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Lillatheena la yuminoona bialakhirati mathalu alssawi walillahi almathalu alaAAla wahuwa alAAazeezu alhakeemu
Translation
Those who do not believe in the Hereafter set a bad example, while God sets the Highest Example. He is the Mighty, the Wise
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Walaw yuakhithu Allahu alnnasa bithulmihim ma taraka AAalayha min dabbatin walakin yuakhkhiruhum ila ajalin musamman faitha jaa ajaluhum la yastakhiroona saAAatan wala yastaqdimoona
Translation
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
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WayajAAaloona lillahi ma yakrahoona watasifu alsinatuhumu alkathiba anna lahumu alhusna la jarama anna lahumu alnnara waannahum mufratoona
Translation
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
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TaAllahi laqad arsalna ila omamin min qablika fazayyana lahumu alshshaytanu aAAmalahum fahuwa waliyyuhumu alyawma walahum AAathabun aleemun
Translation
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
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Wama anzalna AAalayka alkitaba illa litubayyina lahumu allathee ikhtalafoo feehi wahudan warahmatan liqawmin yuminoona
Translation
We revealed to you the Scripture only to clarify for them what they differ about, and guidance and mercy for people who believe
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WaAllahu anzala mina alssamai maan faahya bihi alarda baAAda mawtiha inna fee thalika laayatan liqawmin yasmaAAoona
Translation
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
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Wainna lakum fee alanAAami laAAibratan nusqeekum mimma fee butoonihi min bayni farthin wadamin labanan khalisan saighan lilshsharibeena
Translation
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
A biological observation on dairy production: pure, nutritious milk is extracted from livestock through a complex physiological system located between intestinal contents and the bloodstream, yet it emerges completely clean, uncontaminated, and pleasant to drink.
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Wamin thamarati alnnakheeli waalaAAnabi tattakhithoona minhu sakaran warizqan hasanan inna fee thalika laayatan liqawmin yaAAqiloona
Translation
And from the fruits of date-palms and grapevines, you derive sugar and wholesome food. In this is a sign for people who understand
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Waawha rabbuka ila alnnahli ani ittakhithee mina aljibali buyootan wamina alshshajari wamimma yaAArishoona
Translation
And your Lord inspired the bee: “Set up hives in the mountains, and in the trees, and in what they construct.”
Describes divine instinct ('Wahy') gifted to the honeybee, guiding it to engineer hexagonal hives in cliffs, trees, and dwellings, and to produce honey with medically recognized therapeutic and antibacterial properties.
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Thumma kulee min kulli alththamarati faoslukee subula rabbiki thululan yakhruju min butooniha sharabun mukhtalifun alwanuhu feehi shifaon lilnnasi inna fee thalika laayatan liqawmin yatafakkaroona
Translation
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
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WaAllahu khalaqakum thumma yatawaffakum waminkum man yuraddu ila arthali alAAumuri likay la yaAAlama baAAda AAilmin shayan inna Allaha AAaleemun qadeerun
Translation
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
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WaAllahu faddala baAAdakum AAala baAAdin fee alrrizqi fama allatheena fuddiloo biraddee rizqihim AAala ma malakat aymanuhum fahum feehi sawaon afabiniAAmati Allahi yajhadoona
Translation
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
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WaAllahu jaAAala lakum min anfusikum azwajan wajaAAala lakum min azwajikum baneena wahafadatan warazaqakum mina alttayyibati afabialbatili yuminoona wabiniAAmati Allahi hum yakfuroona
Translation
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
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WayaAAbudoona min dooni Allahi ma la yamliku lahum rizqan mina alssamawati waalardi shayan wala yastateeAAoona
Translation
And yet they serve besides God what possesses no provisions for them in the heavens, nor on earth, nor are they capable
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Fala tadriboo lillahi alamthala inna Allaha yaAAlamu waantum la taAAlamoona
Translation
So do not cite the examples for God. God knows, and you do not know
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Daraba Allahu mathalan AAabdan mamlookan la yaqdiru AAala shayin waman razaqnahu minna rizqan hasanan fahuwa yunfiqu minhu sirran wajahran hal yastawoona alhamdu lillahi bal aktharuhum la yaAAlamoona
Translation
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
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Wadaraba Allahu mathalan rajulayni ahaduhuma abkamu la yaqdiru AAala shayin wahuwa kallun AAala mawlahu aynama yuwajjihhu la yati bikhayrin hal yastawee huwa waman yamuru bialAAadli wahuwa AAala siratin mustaqeemin
Translation
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
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Walillahi ghaybu alssamawati waalardi wama amru alssaAAati illa kalamhi albasari aw huwa aqrabu inna Allaha AAala kulli shayin qadeerun
Translation
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
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WaAllahu akhrajakum min butooni ommahatikum la taAAlamoona shayan wajaAAala lakumu alssamAAa waalabsara waalafidata laAAallakum tashkuroona
Translation
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
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Alam yaraw ila alttayri musakhkharatin fee jawwi alssamai ma yumsikuhunna illa Allahu inna fee thalika laayatin liqawmin yuminoona
Translation
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
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WaAllahu jaAAala lakum min buyootikum sakanan wajaAAala lakum min juloodi alanAAami buyootan tastakhiffoonaha yawma thaAAnikum wayawma iqamatikum wamin aswafiha waawbariha waashAAariha athathan wamataAAan ila heenin
Translation
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
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WaAllahu jaAAala lakum mimma khalaqa thilalan wajaAAala lakum mina aljibali aknanan wajaAAala lakum sarabeela taqeekumu alharra wasarabeela taqeekum basakum kathalika yutimmu niAAmatahu AAalaykum laAAallakum tuslimoona
Translation
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
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Fain tawallaw fainnama AAalayka albalaghu almubeenu
Translation
But if they turn away, your only duty is clear communication
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YaAArifoona niAAmata Allahi thumma yunkiroonaha waaktharuhumu alkafiroona
Translation
They recognize God’s blessing, but then deny it, as most of them are ungrateful
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Wayawma nabAAathu min kulli ommatin shaheedan thumma la yuthanu lillatheena kafaroo wala hum yustaAAtaboona
Translation
On the Day when We raise up a witness from every community—those who disbelieved will not be permitted, nor will they be excused
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Waitha raa allatheena thalamoo alAAathaba fala yukhaffafu AAanhum wala hum yuntharoona
Translation
When those who did wrong see the punishment, it will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved
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Waitha raa allatheena ashrakoo shurakaahum qaloo rabbana haolai shurakaona allatheena kunna nadAAoo min doonika faalqaw ilayhimu alqawla innakum lakathiboona
Translation
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.”
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Waalqaw ila Allahi yawmaithin alssalama wadalla AAanhum ma kanoo yaftaroona
Translation
On that Day they will offer their submission to God, and what they had invented will abandon them
Transliteration
Allatheena kafaroo wasaddoo AAan sabeeli Allahi zidnahum AAathaban fawqa alAAathabi bima kanoo yufsidoona
Translation
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
Transliteration
Wayawma nabAAathu fee kulli ommatin shaheedan AAalayhim min anfusihim wajina bika shaheedan AAala haolai wanazzalna AAalayka alkitaba tibyanan likulli shayin wahudan warahmatan wabushra lilmuslimeena
Translation
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
Transliteration
Inna Allaha yamuru bialAAadli waalihsani waeetai thee alqurba wayanha AAani alfahshai waalmunkari waalbaghyi yaAAithukum laAAallakum tathakkaroona
Translation
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
Regarded by the companion Ibn Mas'ud as the most comprehensive moral verse in the entire Quran, summarizing all virtue into three pillars (justice, excellence/benevolence, and helping relatives) and all vice into three prohibitions (immorality, wrongdoing, and oppression). It is traditionally recited at the conclusion of Friday sermons.
Transliteration
Waawfoo biAAahdi Allahi itha AAahadtum wala tanqudoo alaymana baAAda tawkeediha waqad jaAAaltumu Allaha AAalaykum kafeelan inna Allaha yaAAlamu ma tafAAaloona
Translation
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
Transliteration
Wala takoonoo kaallatee naqadat ghazlaha min baAAdi quwwatin ankathan tattakhithoona aymanakum dakhalan baynakum an takoona ommatun hiya arba min ommatin innama yablookumu Allahu bihi walayubayyinanna lakum yawma alqiyamati ma kuntum feehi takhtalifoona
Translation
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
Uses the metaphor of a well-known eccentric Meccan woman (Raytah bint Sa'd) who spent all morning spinning yarn on a wheel, only to spend the afternoon unraveling it into useless threads—warning against making solemn promises and treaties only to dismantle them when convenient.
Transliteration
Walaw shaa Allahu lajaAAalakum ommatan wahidatan walakin yudillu man yashao wayahdee man yashao walatusalunna AAamma kuntum taAAmaloona
Translation
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
Transliteration
Wala tattakhithoo aymanakum dakhalan baynakum fatazilla qadamun baAAda thubootiha watathooqoo alssooa bima sadadtum AAan sabeeli Allahi walakum AAathabun AAatheemun
Translation
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
Transliteration
Wala tashtaroo biAAahdi Allahi thamanan qaleelan innama AAinda Allahi huwa khayrun lakum in kuntum taAAlamoona
Translation
And do not exchange God’s covenant for a small price. What is with God is better for you, if you only knew
Transliteration
Ma AAindakum yanfadu wama AAinda Allahi baqin walanajziyanna allatheena sabaroo ajrahum biahsani ma kanoo yaAAmaloona
Translation
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
Transliteration
Man AAamila salihan min thakarin aw ontha wahuwa muminun falanuhyiyannahu hayatan tayyibatan walanajziyannahum ajrahum biahsani ma kanoo yaAAmaloona
Translation
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
Transliteration
Faitha qarata alqurana faistaAAith biAllahi mina alshshaytani alrrajeemi
Translation
When you read the Quran, seek refuge with God from Satan the outcast
Transliteration
Innahu laysa lahu sultanun AAala allatheena amanoo waAAala rabbihim yatawakkaloona
Translation
He has no authority over those who believe and trust in their Lord
Transliteration
Innama sultanuhu AAala allatheena yatawallawnahu waallatheena hum bihi mushrikoona
Translation
His authority is only over those who follow him, and those who associate others with Him
Transliteration
Waitha baddalna ayatan makana ayatin waAllahu aAAlamu bima yunazzilu qaloo innama anta muftarin bal aktharuhum la yaAAlamoona
Translation
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
Transliteration
Qul nazzalahu roohu alqudusi min rabbika bialhaqqi liyuthabbita allatheena amanoo wahudan wabushra lilmuslimeena
Translation
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.”
Transliteration
Walaqad naAAlamu annahum yaqooloona innama yuAAallimuhu basharun lisanu allathee yulhidoona ilayhi aAAjamiyyun wahatha lisanun AAarabiyyun mubeenun
Translation
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
Refutes the Meccan allegation that a foreign Christian blacksmith (such as Addas) was authoring the Quran for Muhammad ﷺ. The verse highlights the linguistic impossibility: the alleged tutor spoke broken, accented Arabic, whereas the Quran is the absolute pinnacle of classical Arabic eloquence.
Transliteration
Inna allatheena la yuminoona biayati Allahi la yahdeehimu Allahu walahum AAathabun aleemun
Translation
Those who do not believe in God’s revelations—God will not guide them, and for them is a painful punishment
Transliteration
Innama yaftaree alkathiba allatheena la yuminoona biayati Allahi waolaika humu alkathiboona
Translation
It is those who do not believe in God’s revelations who fabricate falsehood. These are the liars
Transliteration
Man kafara biAllahi min baAAdi eemanihi illa man okriha waqalbuhu mutmainnun bialeemani walakin man sharaha bialkufri sadran faAAalayhim ghadabun mina Allahi walahum AAathabun AAatheemun
Translation
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
Establishes the legal principle of duress ('Ikrah'): revealed when the companion Ammar ibn Yasir was tortured mercilessly after witnessing his parents killed. Under unbearable agony, he uttered words praising idols while his heart remained firmly devoted to God. The Prophet ﷺ reassured him that God accepted his faith completely and that forced words carry no sin.
Transliteration
Thalika biannahumu istahabboo alhayata alddunya AAala alakhirati waanna Allaha la yahdee alqawma alkafireena
Translation
That is because they have preferred the worldly life to the Hereafter, and because God does not guide the people who refuse
Transliteration
Olaika allatheena tabaAAa Allahu AAala quloobihim wasamAAihim waabsarihim waolaika humu alghafiloona
Translation
It is they whom God has sealed their hearts, and their hearing, and their sight. It is they who are the heedless
Transliteration
La jarama annahum fee alakhirati humu alkhasiroona
Translation
There is no doubt that in the Hereafter they will be the losers
Transliteration
Thumma inna rabbaka lillatheena hajaroo min baAAdi ma futinoo thumma jahadoo wasabaroo inna rabbaka min baAAdiha laghafoorun raheemun
Translation
But then your Lord—for those who emigrated after being persecuted, then struggled and persevered—your Lord thereafter is Forgiving and Merciful
Transliteration
Yawma tatee kullu nafsin tujadilu AAan nafsiha watuwaffa kullu nafsin ma AAamilat wahum la yuthlamoona
Translation
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
Transliteration
Wadaraba Allahu mathalan qaryatan kanat aminatan mutmainnatan yateeha rizquha raghadan min kulli makanin fakafarat bianAAumi Allahi faathaqaha Allahu libasa aljooAAi waalkhawfi bima kanoo yasnaAAoona
Translation
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
Transliteration
Walaqad jaahum rasoolun minhum fakaththaboohu faakhathahumu alAAathabu wahum thalimoona
Translation
A messenger from among them had come to them, but they denounced him, so the punishment seized them in the midst of their wrongdoing
Transliteration
Fakuloo mimma razaqakumu Allahu halalan tayyiban waoshkuroo niAAmata Allahi in kuntum iyyahu taAAbudoona
Translation
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
Transliteration
Innama harrama AAalaykumu almaytata waalddama walahma alkhinzeeri wama ohilla lighayri Allahi bihi famani idturra ghayra baghin wala AAadin fainna Allaha ghafoorun raheemun
Translation
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
Transliteration
Wala taqooloo lima tasifu alsinatukumu alkathiba hatha halalun wahatha haramun litaftaroo AAala Allahi alkathiba inna allatheena yaftaroona AAala Allahi alkathiba la yuflihoona
Translation
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
Transliteration
MataAAun qaleelun walahum AAathabun aleemun
Translation
A brief enjoyment—then they will have a painful punishment
Transliteration
WaAAala allatheena hadoo harramna ma qasasna AAalayka min qablu wama thalamnahum walakin kanoo anfusahum yathlimoona
Translation
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
Transliteration
Thumma inna rabbaka lillatheena AAamiloo alssooa bijahalatin thumma taboo min baAAdi thalika waaslahoo inna rabbaka min baAAdiha laghafoorun raheemun
Translation
But towards those who do wrongs in ignorance, and then repent afterwards and reform, your Lord thereafter is Forgiving and Merciful
Transliteration
Inna ibraheema kana ommatan qanitan lillahi haneefan walam yaku mina almushrikeena
Translation
Abraham was an exemplary leader, devoted to God, a monotheist, and was not of the polytheists
Transliteration
Shakiran lianAAumihi ijtabahu wahadahu ila siratin mustaqeemin
Translation
Thankful for His blessings. He chose him, and guided him to a straight path
Transliteration
Waataynahu fee alddunya hasanatan wainnahu fee alakhirati lamina alssaliheena
Translation
And We gave him goodness in this world, and in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous
Transliteration
Thumma awhayna ilayka ani ittabiAA millata ibraheema haneefan wama kana mina almushrikeena
Translation
Then We inspired you: “Follow the religion of Abraham, the Monotheist. He was not an idol-worshiper.”
Transliteration
Innama juAAila alssabtu AAala allatheena ikhtalafoo feehi wainna rabbaka layahkumu baynahum yawma alqiyamati feema kanoo feehi yakhtalifoona
Translation
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
Clarifies that the strict Sabbath observance was legally binding exclusively upon the Children of Israel due to their specific disputes, not upon the universal community of believers.
Transliteration
OdAAu ila sabeeli rabbika bialhikmati waalmawAAithati alhasanati wajadilhum biallatee hiya ahsanu inna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihi wahuwa aAAlamu bialmuhtadeena
Translation
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
Defines the golden standard of Islamic communication and dialogue: calling people to faith through wisdom ('Hikmah'), compassionate counsel, and engaging in intellectual debates with utmost courtesy and dignity.
Transliteration
Wain AAaqabtum faAAaqiboo bimithli ma AAooqibtum bihi walain sabartum lahuwa khayrun lilssabireena
Translation
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
Revealed after the Battle of Uhud when the Prophet's uncle Hamzah was martyred and brutally mutilated. Though grief-stricken Muslims felt tempted to avenge him disproportionately, this verse commanded strict fairness: if retaliating, take no more than equal retribution, while emphasizing that patience and forgiveness are vastly superior.
Transliteration
Waisbir wama sabruka illa biAllahi wala tahzan AAalayhim wala taku fee dayqin mimma yamkuroona
Translation
So be patient. Your patience is solely from God. And do not grieve over them, and do not be stressed by their schemes
Transliteration
Inna Allaha maAAa allatheena ittaqaw waallatheena hum muhsinoona
Translation
God is with those who are righteous and those who are virtuous