The Bee · Surah 16

And Allah hath given you, of that which He hath created, shelter from the sun; and hath given you places of refuge in the mountains, and hath given you coats to ward off the heat from you, and coats (of armour) to save you from your own foolhardiness. Thus doth He perfect His favour unto you, in order that ye may surrender (unto Him)

Then, if they turn away, thy duty (O Muhammad) is but plain conveyance (of the message)

They know the favour of Allah and then deny it. Most of them are ingrates

And (bethink you of) the day when we raise up of every nation a witness, then there is no leave for disbelievers, nor are they allowed to make amends

And when those who did wrong behold the doom, it will not be made light for them, nor will they be reprieved

And when those who ascribed partners to Allah behold those partners of theirs, they will say: Our Lord! these are our partners unto whom we used to cry instead of Thee. But they will fling to them the saying: Lo! ye verily are liars

And they proffer unto Allah submission on that day, and all that they used to invent hath failed them

For those who disbelieve and debar (men) from the way of Allah, We add doom to doom because they wrought corruption

And (bethink you of) the day when We raise in every nation a witness against them of their own folk, and We bring thee (Muhammad) as a witness against these. And We reveal the Scripture unto thee as an exposition of all things, and a guidance and a mercy and good tidings for those who have surrendered (to Allah)

Lo! Allah enjoineth justice and kindness, and giving to kinsfolk, and forbiddeth lewdness and abomination and wickedness. He exhorteth you in order that ye may take heed

Fulfil the covenant of Allah when ye have covenanted, and break not your oaths after the asseveration of them, and after ye have made Allah surety over you. Lo! Allah knoweth what ye do

And be not like unto her who unravelleth the thread, after she hath made it strong, to thin filaments, making your oaths a deceit between you because of a nation being more numerous than (another) nation. Allah only trieth you thereby, and He verily will explain to you on the Day of Resurrection that wherein ye differed

Had Allah willed He could have made you (all) one nation, but He sendeth whom He will astray and guideth whom He will, and ye will indeed be asked of what ye used to do

Make not your oaths a deceit between you, lest a foot should slip after being firmly planted and ye should taste evil forasmuch as ye debarred (men) from the way of Allah, and yours should be an awful doom

And purchase not a small gain at the price of Allah's covenant. Lo! that which Allah hath is better for you, if ye did but know

That which ye have wasteth away, and that which Allah hath remaineth. And verily We shall pay those who are steadfast a recompense in proportion to the best of what they used to do

Whosoever doeth right, whether male or female, and is a believer, him verily we shall quicken with good life, and We shall pay them a recompense in proportion to the best of what they used to do

And when thou recitest the Qur'an, seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast

Lo! he hath no power over those who believe and put trust in their Lord

His power is only over those who make a friend of him, and those who ascribe partners unto Him (Allah)

And when We put a revelation in place of (another) revelation, - and Allah knoweth best what He revealeth - they say: Lo! thou art but inventing. Most of them know not

Say: The holy Spirit hath delivered it from thy Lord with truth, that it may confirm (the faith of) those who believe, and as guidance and good tidings for those who have surrendered (to Allah)

And We know well that they say: Only a man teacheth him. The speech of him at whom they falsely hint is outlandish, and this is clear Arabic speech

Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, Allah guideth them not and theirs will be a painful doom

Only they invent falsehood who believe not Allah's revelations, and (only) they are the liars

Whoso disbelieveth in Allah after his belief - save him who is forced thereto and whose heart is still content with the Faith - but whoso findeth ease in disbelief: On them is wrath from Allah. Theirs will be an awful doom

That is because they have chosen the life of the world rather than the Hereafter, and because Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk

Such are they whose hearts and ears and eyes Allah hath sealed. And such are the heedless

Assuredly in the Hereafter they are the losers

Then lo! thy Lord - for those who became fugitives after they had been persecuted, and then fought and were steadfast - lo! thy Lord afterward is (for them) indeed Forgiving, Merciful

On the Day when every soul will come pleading for itself, and every soul will be repaid what it did, and they will not be wronged

Allah coineth a similitude: a township that dwelt secure and well content, its provision coming to it in abundance from every side, but it disbelieved in Allah's favours, so Allah made it experience the garb of dearth and fear because of what they used to do

And verily there had come unto them a messenger from among them, but they had denied him, and so the torment seized them while they were wrong-doers

So eat of the lawful and good food which Allah hath provided for you, and thank the bounty of your Lord if it is Him ye serve

He hath forbidden for you only carrion and blood and swineflesh and that which hath been immolated in the name of any other than Allah; but he who is driven thereto, neither craving nor transgressing, lo! then Allah is Forgiving, Merciful

And speak not, concerning that which your own tongues qualify (as clean or unclean), the falsehood: "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so that ye invent a lie against Allah. Lo! those who invent a lie against Allah will not succeed

A brief enjoyment (will be theirs); and theirs a painful doom

And unto those who are Jews We have forbidden that which We have already related unto thee. And We wronged them not, but they were wont to wrong themselves

Then lo! thy Lord - for those who do evil in ignorance and afterward repent and amend - lo! (for them) thy Lord is afterward indeed Forgiving, Merciful

Lo! Abraham was a nation obedient to Allah, by nature upright, and he was not of the idolaters