وَأَوۡفُواْ
بِعَهۡدِ
ٱللَّهِ
إِذَا
عَٰهَدتُّمۡ
وَلَا
تَنقُضُواْ
ٱلۡأَيۡمَٰنَ
بَعۡدَ
تَوۡكِيدِهَا
وَقَدۡ
جَعَلۡتُمُ
ٱللَّهَ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
كَفِيلًاۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يَعۡلَمُ
مَا
تَفۡعَلُونَ
٩١

Honour Allah’s covenant when you make a pledge, and do not break your oaths after confirming them, having made Allah your guarantor. Surely Allah knows all you do.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:92

وَلَا

تَكُونُواْ

كَٱلَّتِي

نَقَضَتۡ

غَزۡلَهَا

مِنۢ

بَعۡدِ

قُوَّةٍ

أَنكَٰثٗا

تَتَّخِذُونَ

أَيۡمَٰنَكُمۡ

دَخَلَۢا

بَيۡنَكُمۡ

أَن

تَكُونَ

أُمَّةٌ

هِيَ

أَرۡبَىٰ

مِنۡ

أُمَّةٍۚ

إِنَّمَا

يَبۡلُوكُمُ

ٱللَّهُ

بِهِۦۚ

وَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّ

لَكُمۡ

يَوۡمَ

ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ

مَا

كُنتُمۡ

فِيهِ

تَخۡتَلِفُونَ

٩٢

Do not be like the woman who ˹foolishly˺ unravels her yarn after it is firmly spun, by taking your oaths as a means of deceiving one another in favour of a stronger group. Surely Allah tests you through this. And on the Day of Judgment He will certainly make your differences clear to you.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:93

وَلَوۡ

شَآءَ

ٱللَّهُ

لَجَعَلَكُمۡ

أُمَّةٗ

وَٰحِدَةٗ

وَلَٰكِن

يُضِلُّ

مَن

يَشَآءُ

وَيَهۡدِي

مَن

يَشَآءُۚ

وَلَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ

عَمَّا

كُنتُمۡ

تَعۡمَلُونَ

٩٣

Had Allah willed, He could have easily made you one community ˹of believers˺, but He leaves to stray whoever He wills and guides whoever He wills.¹ And you will certainly be questioned about what you used to do.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:94

وَلَا

تَتَّخِذُوٓاْ

أَيۡمَٰنَكُمۡ

دَخَلَۢا

بَيۡنَكُمۡ

فَتَزِلَّ

قَدَمُۢ

بَعۡدَ

ثُبُوتِهَا

وَتَذُوقُواْ

ٱلسُّوٓءَ

بِمَا

صَدَدتُّمۡ

عَن

سَبِيلِ

ٱللَّهِ

وَلَكُمۡ

عَذَابٌ

عَظِيمٞ

٩٤

And do not take your oaths as a means of deceiving one another or your feet will slip after they have been firm. Then you will taste the evil ˹consequences˺ of hindering ˹others˺ from the Way of Allah, and you will suffer a tremendous punishment.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:95

وَلَا

تَشۡتَرُواْ

بِعَهۡدِ

ٱللَّهِ

ثَمَنٗا

قَلِيلًاۚ

إِنَّمَا

عِندَ

ٱللَّهِ

هُوَ

خَيۡرٞ

لَّكُمۡ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

تَعۡلَمُونَ

٩٥

And do not trade Allah’s covenant for a fleeting gain. What is with Allah is certainly far better for you, if only you knew.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:96

مَا

عِندَكُمۡ

يَنفَدُ

وَمَا

عِندَ

ٱللَّهِ

بَاقٖۗ

وَلَنَجۡزِيَنَّ

ٱلَّذِينَ

صَبَرُوٓاْ

أَجۡرَهُم

بِأَحۡسَنِ

مَا

كَانُواْ

يَعۡمَلُونَ

٩٦

Whatever you have will end, but whatever Allah has is everlasting. And We will certainly reward the steadfast according to the best of their deeds.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:97

مَنۡ

عَمِلَ

صَٰلِحٗا

مِّن

ذَكَرٍ

أَوۡ

أُنثَىٰ

وَهُوَ

مُؤۡمِنٞ

فَلَنُحۡيِيَنَّهُۥ

حَيَوٰةٗ

طَيِّبَةٗۖ

وَلَنَجۡزِيَنَّهُمۡ

أَجۡرَهُم

بِأَحۡسَنِ

مَا

كَانُواْ

يَعۡمَلُونَ

٩٧

Whoever does good, whether male or female, and is a believer, We will surely bless them with a good life, and We will certainly reward them according to the best of their deeds.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:98