وَلَوۡ
يُؤَاخِذُ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلنَّاسَ
بِظُلۡمِهِم
مَّا
تَرَكَ
عَلَيۡهَا
مِن
دَآبَّةٖ
وَلَٰكِن
يُؤَخِّرُهُمۡ
إِلَىٰٓ
أَجَلٖ
مُّسَمّٗىۖ
فَإِذَا
جَآءَ
أَجَلُهُمۡ
لَا
يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ
سَاعَةٗ
وَلَا
يَسۡتَقۡدِمُونَ
٦١

If Allah were to punish people ˹immediately˺ for their wrongdoing, He would not have left a single living being on earth. But He delays them for an appointed term. And when their time arrives, they cannot delay it for a moment, nor could they advance it.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:62

وَيَجۡعَلُونَ

لِلَّهِ

مَا

يَكۡرَهُونَۚ

وَتَصِفُ

أَلۡسِنَتُهُمُ

ٱلۡكَذِبَ

أَنَّ

لَهُمُ

ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۚ

لَا

جَرَمَ

أَنَّ

لَهُمُ

ٱلنَّارَ

وَأَنَّهُم

مُّفۡرَطُونَ

٦٢

They attribute to Allah what they hate ˹for themselves˺,¹ and their tongues utter the lie that they will have the finest reward. Without a doubt, for them is the Fire, where they will be abandoned.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:63

تَٱللَّهِ

لَقَدۡ

أَرۡسَلۡنَآ

إِلَىٰٓ

أُمَمٖ

مِّن

قَبۡلِكَ

فَزَيَّنَ

لَهُمُ

ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ

أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ

فَهُوَ

وَلِيُّهُمُ

ٱلۡيَوۡمَ

وَلَهُمۡ

عَذَابٌ

أَلِيمٞ

٦٣

By Allah! We have surely sent messengers to communities before you ˹O Prophet˺, but Satan made their misdeeds appealing to them. So he is their patron today, and they will suffer a painful punishment.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:64

وَمَآ

أَنزَلۡنَا

عَلَيۡكَ

ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ

إِلَّا

لِتُبَيِّنَ

لَهُمُ

ٱلَّذِي

ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ

فِيهِ

وَهُدٗى

وَرَحۡمَةٗ

لِّقَوۡمٖ

يُؤۡمِنُونَ

٦٤

We have revealed to you the Book only to clarify for them what they differed about, and as a guide and mercy for those who believe.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:65

وَٱللَّهُ

أَنزَلَ

مِنَ

ٱلسَّمَآءِ

مَآءٗ

فَأَحۡيَا

بِهِ

ٱلۡأَرۡضَ

بَعۡدَ

مَوۡتِهَآۚ

إِنَّ

فِي

ذَٰلِكَ

لَأٓيَةٗ

لِّقَوۡمٖ

يَسۡمَعُونَ

٦٥

And Allah sends down rain from the sky, giving life to the earth after its death. Surely in this is a sign for those who listen.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:66

وَإِنَّ

لَكُمۡ

فِي

ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ

لَعِبۡرَةٗۖ

نُّسۡقِيكُم

مِّمَّا

فِي

بُطُونِهِۦ

مِنۢ

بَيۡنِ

فَرۡثٖ

وَدَمٖ

لَّبَنًا

خَالِصٗا

سَآئِغٗا

لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ

٦٦

And there is certainly a lesson for you in cattle: We give you to drink of what is in their bellies, from between digested food and blood: pure milk, pleasant to drink.¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:67

وَمِن

ثَمَرَٰتِ

ٱلنَّخِيلِ

وَٱلۡأَعۡنَٰبِ

تَتَّخِذُونَ

مِنۡهُ

سَكَرٗا

وَرِزۡقًا

حَسَنًاۚ

إِنَّ

فِي

ذَٰلِكَ

لَأٓيَةٗ

لِّقَوۡمٖ

يَعۡقِلُونَ

٦٧

And from the fruits of palm trees and grapevines you derive intoxicants¹ as well as wholesome provision. Surely in this is a sign for those who understand.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:68

وَأَوۡحَىٰ

رَبُّكَ

إِلَى

ٱلنَّحۡلِ

أَنِ

ٱتَّخِذِي

مِنَ

ٱلۡجِبَالِ

بُيُوتٗا

وَمِنَ

ٱلشَّجَرِ

وَمِمَّا

يَعۡرِشُونَ

٦٨

And your Lord inspired the bees: “Make ˹your˺ homes in the mountains, the trees, and in what people construct,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:69

ثُمَّ

كُلِي

مِن

كُلِّ

ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ

فَٱسۡلُكِي

سُبُلَ

رَبِّكِ

ذُلُلٗاۚ

يَخۡرُجُ

مِنۢ

بُطُونِهَا

شَرَابٞ

مُّخۡتَلِفٌ

أَلۡوَٰنُهُۥ

فِيهِ

شِفَآءٞ

لِّلنَّاسِۚ

إِنَّ

فِي

ذَٰلِكَ

لَأٓيَةٗ

لِّقَوۡمٖ

يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

٦٩

and feed from ˹the flower of˺ any fruit ˹you please˺ and follow the ways your Lord has made easy for you.” From their bellies comes forth liquid of varying colours, in which there is healing for people. Surely in this is a sign for those who reflect.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:70

وَٱللَّهُ

خَلَقَكُمۡ

ثُمَّ

يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمۡۚ

وَمِنكُم

مَّن

يُرَدُّ

إِلَىٰٓ

أَرۡذَلِ

ٱلۡعُمُرِ

لِكَيۡ

لَا

يَعۡلَمَ

بَعۡدَ

عِلۡمٖ

شَيۡـًٔاۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

عَلِيمٞ

قَدِيرٞ

٧٠

Allah has created you, and then causes you to die. And some of you are left to reach the most feeble stage of life so that they may know nothing after having known much. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, Most Capable.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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