the Holy Quran in English Translation: Mamdouk Bickthal Surat AN NAHL91:128

Translation of the Meanings of the Holy Quran in English
Translation: Mamdouk Bickthal

Surat

AN NAHL91:128

[16:91]
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.
[16:92]




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.
[16:93]
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.
[16:94]
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.
[16:95]
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.
[16:96]
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.
[16:97]
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.
[16:98]
And when thou recitest the Qur’an, seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast.
[16:99]
Lo! he hath no power over those who believe and put trust in their Lord.
[16:100]
His power is only over those who make a friend of him, and those who ascribe partners unto Him (Allah).
[16:101]
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.
[16:102]
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).
[16:103]
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.
[16:104]
Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, Allah guideth them not and theirs will be a painful doom.
[16:105]
Only they invent falsehood who believe not Allah’s revelations, and (only) they are the liars.
[16:106]
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.
[16:107]
That is because they have chosen the life of the world rather than the Hereafter, and because Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk.
[16:108]
Such are they whose hearts and ears and eyes Allah hath sealed. And such are the heedless.
[16:109]
Assuredly in the Hereafter they are the losers.
[16:110]
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.
[16:111]
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.
[16:112]
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.
[16:113]
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.
[16:114]
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.
[16:115]
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.
[16:116]
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.
[16:117]
A brief enjoyment (will be theirs); and theirs a painful doom.
[16:118]
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.
[16:119]
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.
[16:120]
Lo! Abraham was a nation obedient to Allah, by nature upright, and he was not of the idolaters;
[16:121]
Thankful for His bounties; He chose him and He guided him unto a straight path.
[16:122]
And We gave him good in the world, and in the Hereafter he is among the righteous.
[16:123]
And afterward We inspired thee (Muhammad, saying): Follow the religion of Abraham, as one by nature upright. He was not of the idolaters.
[16:124]
The Sabbath was appointed only for those who differed concerning it, and lo! thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they used to differ.
[16:125]
Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and fair exhortation, and reason with them in the better way. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who go aright.
[16:126]
If ye punish, then punish with the like of that wherewith ye were afflicted. But if ye endure patiently, verily it is better for the patient.
[16:127]
Endure thou patiently (O Muhammad). Thine endurance is only by (the help of) Allah. Grieve not for them, and be not in distress because of that which they devise.
[16:128]
Lo! Allah is with those who keep their duty unto Him and those who are doers of good.