Surah An-Nahl

أَتَىٰٓأَمْرُٱللَّهِفَلَاتَسْتَعْجِلُوهُسُبْحَٰنَهُۥوَتَعَٰلَىٰعَمَّايُشْرِكُونَ

GOD'S JUDGMENT is [bound to] come: do not, therefore, call for its speedy advent! Limitless is He in His glory and sublimely exalted above anything to which men may ascribe a share in His divinity!

يُنَزِّلُٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَبِٱلرُّوحِمِنْأَمْرِهِۦعَلَىٰمَنيَشَآءُمِنْعِبَادِهِۦٓأَنْأَنذِرُوٓا۟أَنَّهُۥلَآإِلَٰهَإِلَّآأَنَا۠فَٱتَّقُونِ

He causes the angels to descend with this divine inspiration, [bestowed] at His behest upon whomever He wills of His servants: "Warn [all human beings] that there is no deity save Me: be, therefore, conscious of Me!"

خَلَقَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضَبِٱلْحَقِّتَعَٰلَىٰعَمَّايُشْرِكُونَ

He has created the heavens and the earth in accordance with [an inner] truth; sublimely exalted is He above anything to which men may ascribe a share in His divinity!

خَلَقَٱلْإِنسَٰنَمِننُّطْفَةٍۢفَإِذَاهُوَخَصِيمٌۭمُّبِينٌۭ

He creates man out of a [mere] drop of sperm: and lo! this same being shows himself endowed with the power to think and to argue!

وَٱلْأَنْعَٰمَخَلَقَهَالَكُمْفِيهَادِفْءٌۭوَمَنَٰفِعُوَمِنْهَاتَأْكُلُونَ

And He creates cattle: you derive warmth from them, and [various other] uses; and from them you obtain food;

وَلَكُمْفِيهَاجَمَالٌحِينَتُرِيحُونَوَحِينَتَسْرَحُونَ

and you find beauty in them when you drive them home in the evenings and when you take them out to pasture in the mornings.

وَتَحْمِلُأَثْقَالَكُمْإِلَىٰبَلَدٍۢلَّمْتَكُونُوا۟بَٰلِغِيهِإِلَّابِشِقِّٱلْأَنفُسِإِنَّرَبَّكُمْلَرَءُوفٌۭرَّحِيمٌۭ

And they carry your loads to [many] a place which [otherwise] you would be unable to reach without great hardship to yourselves. Verily, your Sustainer is most compassionate, a dispenser of grace!

وَٱلْخَيْلَوَٱلْبِغَالَوَٱلْحَمِيرَلِتَرْكَبُوهَاوَزِينَةًۭوَيَخْلُقُمَالَاتَعْلَمُونَ

And (it is He who creates] horses and mules and asses for you to ride, as well as for [their] beauty: and He will yet create things of which [today] you have no knowledge.

وَعَلَىٱللَّهِقَصْدُٱلسَّبِيلِوَمِنْهَاجَآئِرٌۭوَلَوْشَآءَلَهَدَىٰكُمْأَجْمَعِينَ

And [because He is your Creator,] it rests with God alone to show you the right path: yet there is [many a one] who swerves from it. However, had He so willed, He would have guided you all aright.

هُوَٱلَّذِىٓأَنزَلَمِنَٱلسَّمَآءِمَآءًۭلَّكُممِّنْهُشَرَابٌۭوَمِنْهُشَجَرٌۭفِيهِتُسِيمُونَ

It is He who sends down water from the skies; you drink thereof, and thereof [drink] the plants upon which you pasture your beasts;

يُنۢبِتُلَكُمبِهِٱلزَّرْعَوَٱلزَّيْتُونَوَٱلنَّخِيلَوَٱلْأَعْنَٰبَوَمِنكُلِّٱلثَّمَرَٰتِإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلَءَايَةًۭلِّقَوْمٍۢيَتَفَكَّرُونَ

[and] by virtue thereof He causes crops to grow for you, and olive trees, and date palms, and grapes, and all [other] kinds of fruit: in this, behold, there is a message indeed for people who think!

وَسَخَّرَلَكُمُٱلَّيْلَوَٱلنَّهَارَوَٱلشَّمْسَوَٱلْقَمَرَوَٱلنُّجُومُمُسَخَّرَٰتٌۢبِأَمْرِهِۦٓإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلَءَايَٰتٍۢلِّقَوْمٍۢيَعْقِلُونَ

And He has made the night and the day and the sun and the moon subservient [to His laws, so that they be of use] to you; and all the stars are subservient to His command: in this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who use their reason!

وَمَاذَرَأَلَكُمْفِىٱلْأَرْضِمُخْتَلِفًاأَلْوَٰنُهُۥٓإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلَءَايَةًۭلِّقَوْمٍۢيَذَّكَّرُونَ

And all the [beauty of] many hues-which He has created for you on earth: in this, behold, there is a message for people who (are willing to] take it to heart!

وَهُوَٱلَّذِىسَخَّرَٱلْبَحْرَلِتَأْكُلُوا۟مِنْهُلَحْمًۭاطَرِيًّۭاوَتَسْتَخْرِجُوا۟مِنْهُحِلْيَةًۭتَلْبَسُونَهَاوَتَرَىٱلْفُلْكَمَوَاخِرَفِيهِوَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟مِنفَضْلِهِۦوَلَعَلَّكُمْتَشْكُرُونَ

And He it is who has made the sea subservient [to His laws], so that you might eat fresh meat from it, and take from it gems which you may wear. And on that [very sea] one sees ships ploughing through the waves, so that you might [be able to] go forth in quest of some of His bounty, and thus have cause to be grateful [to Him].

وَأَلْقَىٰفِىٱلْأَرْضِرَوَٰسِىَأَنتَمِيدَبِكُمْوَأَنْهَٰرًۭاوَسُبُلًۭالَّعَلَّكُمْتَهْتَدُونَ

And he has placed firm mountains on earth, lest it sway with you, and rivers and paths, so that you might find your way,

وَعَلَٰمَٰتٍۢوَبِٱلنَّجْمِهُمْيَهْتَدُونَ

as well as [various other] means of orientation: for [it is] by the stars that men find their way.

أَفَمَنيَخْلُقُكَمَنلَّايَخْلُقُأَفَلَاتَذَكَّرُونَ

IS, THEN, HE who creates comparable to any [being] that cannot create? Will you not, then, bethink yourselves?

وَإِنتَعُدُّوا۟نِعْمَةَٱللَّهِلَاتُحْصُوهَآإِنَّٱللَّهَلَغَفُورٌۭرَّحِيمٌۭ

For, should you try to count God's blessings, you could never compute them! Behold, God is indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace;

وَٱللَّهُيَعْلَمُمَاتُسِرُّونَوَمَاتُعْلِنُونَ

and God knows all that you keep secret as well as all that you bring into the open.

وَٱلَّذِينَيَدْعُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِلَايَخْلُقُونَشَيْـًۭٔاوَهُمْيُخْلَقُونَ

Now those beings that some people invoke beside God cannot create anything, since they themselves are but created: