۞ وَقَالَ
ٱللَّهُ
لَا
تَتَّخِذُوٓاْ
إِلَٰهَيۡنِ
ٱثۡنَيۡنِۖ
إِنَّمَا
هُوَ
إِلَٰهٞ
وَٰحِدٞ
فَإِيَّٰيَ
فَٱرۡهَبُونِ
٥١

And Allah has said, “Do not take two gods. There is only One God. So be in awe of Me ˹alone˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:52

وَلَهُۥ

مَا

فِي

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ

وَلَهُ

ٱلدِّينُ

وَاصِبًاۚ

أَفَغَيۡرَ

ٱللَّهِ

تَتَّقُونَ

٥٢

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and to Him ˹alone˺ is the everlasting devotion. Will you then fear any other than Allah?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:53

وَمَا

بِكُم

مِّن

نِّعۡمَةٖ

فَمِنَ

ٱللَّهِۖ

ثُمَّ

إِذَا

مَسَّكُمُ

ٱلضُّرُّ

فَإِلَيۡهِ

تَجۡـَٔرُونَ

٥٣

Whatever blessings you have are from Allah. Then whenever hardship touches you, to Him ˹alone˺ you cry ˹for help˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:54

ثُمَّ

إِذَا

كَشَفَ

ٱلضُّرَّ

عَنكُمۡ

إِذَا

فَرِيقٞ

مِّنكُم

بِرَبِّهِمۡ

يُشۡرِكُونَ

٥٤

Then as soon as He removes the hardship from you, a group of you associates ˹others˺ with their Lord ˹in worship˺,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:55

لِيَكۡفُرُواْ

بِمَآ

ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡۚ

فَتَمَتَّعُواْ

فَسَوۡفَ

تَعۡلَمُونَ

٥٥

only returning Our favours with ingratitude. So enjoy yourselves, for you will soon know.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:56

وَيَجۡعَلُونَ

لِمَا

لَا

يَعۡلَمُونَ

نَصِيبٗا

مِّمَّا

رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡۗ

تَٱللَّهِ

لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ

عَمَّا

كُنتُمۡ

تَفۡتَرُونَ

٥٦

And they ˹even˺ assign to those ˹idols˺—who know nothing—a share of what We have provided for them. By Allah! You will certainly be questioned about whatever ˹lies˺ you used to fabricate ˹against Allah˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:57

وَيَجۡعَلُونَ

لِلَّهِ

ٱلۡبَنَٰتِ

سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ

وَلَهُم

مَّا

يَشۡتَهُونَ

٥٧

And they attribute ˹angels as˺ daughters to Allah—glory be to Him!—the opposite of what they desire for themselves.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:58

وَإِذَا

بُشِّرَ

أَحَدُهُم

بِٱلۡأُنثَىٰ

ظَلَّ

وَجۡهُهُۥ

مُسۡوَدّٗا

وَهُوَ

كَظِيمٞ

٥٨

Whenever one of them is given the good news of a baby girl, his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:59

يَتَوَٰرَىٰ

مِنَ

ٱلۡقَوۡمِ

مِن

سُوٓءِ

مَا

بُشِّرَ

بِهِۦٓۚ

أَيُمۡسِكُهُۥ

عَلَىٰ

هُونٍ

أَمۡ

يَدُسُّهُۥ

فِي

ٱلتُّرَابِۗ

أَلَا

سَآءَ

مَا

يَحۡكُمُونَ

٥٩

He hides himself from the people because of the bad news he has received. Should he keep her in disgrace, or bury her ˹alive˺ in the ground? Evil indeed is their judgment!¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:60