Surah An-Nahl Part Two: Verses 65 to 128 | Quran Study Guide

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The Surah · Verses 65 to 128

﴾٦٥﴿ وَٱللَّهُ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَسْمَعُونَ

Wallaahu anzala minas samaaa'i maaa'an fa ahyaa bihil arda ba'da mawtihaa; inna fee zaalika la aayatal liqaw miny yasma'oon

And Allah sends down water from the sky and gives life with it to the earth after its death. In that is a sign for a people who listen.

﴾٦٦﴿ وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ لَعِبْرَةًۭ ۖ نُّسْقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِى بُطُونِهِۦ مِنۢ بَيْنِ فَرْثٍۢ وَدَمٍۢ لَّبَنًا خَالِصًۭا سَآئِغًۭا لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ

Wa inna lakum fil an'aami la'ibrah; nusqeekum mimmmaa fee butoonihee mim baini farsinw wa damil labanann khaalisan saaa'ighallish shaaribeen

And in the cattle there is a lesson for you. We give you drink from what is in their bellies, from between refuse and blood, pure milk, easy for those who drink.

﴾٦٧﴿ وَمِن ثَمَرَٰتِ ٱلنَّخِيلِ وَٱلْأَعْنَٰبِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِنْهُ سَكَرًۭا وَرِزْقًا حَسَنًا ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَعْقِلُونَ

Wa min samaraatin nakheeli wal a'nnaabi tattakhizoona minhu sakaranw wa rizqann hasanaa; inna fee zaalika la Aayatal liqawminy ya'qiloon

And from the fruits of the palms and the grapes you take an intoxicant and a good provision. In that is a sign for a people who reason.

﴾٦٨﴿ وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحْلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِى مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًۭا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ

Wa awhaa Rabbuka ilan nahli anit takhizee minal jabaali buyootanw wa minash shajari wa mimmaa ya'rishoon

And your Lord inspired the bee: take houses in the mountains, and in the trees, and in what they build.

﴾٦٩﴿ ثُمَّ كُلِى مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ فَٱسْلُكِى سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلًۭا ۚ يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌۭ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ فِيهِ شِفَآءٌۭ لِّلنَّاسِ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Summma kulee min kullis samaraati faslukee subula Rabbiki zululaa; yakhruju mim butoonihaa sharaabum mukh talifun alwaanuhoo feehi shifaaa'ul linnaas, innna fee zaalika la Aayatal liqawminy yatafakkaroon

Then eat from all the fruits and travel the ways of your Lord, made easy. From their bellies comes a drink of varying colors, in which there is healing for people. In that is a sign for a people who reflect.

﴾٧٠﴿ وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمْ ۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَرْذَلِ ٱلْعُمُرِ لِكَىْ لَا يَعْلَمَ بَعْدَ عِلْمٍۢ شَيْـًٔا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۭ قَدِيرٌۭ

Wallaahu khalaqakum suma tatawaffaakum; wa minkum many-yuradu ilaaa arzalil 'umuri likai laa ya'lama ba'da 'ilmin shai'aa; innal laaha 'Aleemun Qadeer

And Allah created you, then takes you. And among you is the one returned to the most feeble age, so that he knows nothing after having known. Allah is Knowing, Powerful.

﴾٧١﴿ وَٱللَّهُ فَضَّلَ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ فِى ٱلرِّزْقِ ۚ فَمَا ٱلَّذِينَ فُضِّلُوا۟ بِرَآدِّى رِزْقِهِمْ عَلَىٰ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَهُمْ فِيهِ سَوَآءٌ ۚ أَفَبِنِعْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ

Wallaahu faddala ba'dakum 'alaa ba'din fir rizq; famal lazeena fuddiloo biraaaddee rizqihim 'alaa maa malakat aimaanuhum fahum feehi sawaaa'; afabini'matil laahi yajhadoon

And Allah has favored some of you over others in provision. Those who were favored will not hand over their provision to those their right hands possess, so that they become equal in it. Do they then deny the favor of Allah?

﴾٧٢﴿ وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم بَنِينَ وَحَفَدَةًۭ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ ۚ أَفَبِٱلْبَٰطِلِ يُؤْمِنُونَ وَبِنِعْمَتِ ٱللَّهِ هُمْ يَكْفُرُونَ

Wallaahu ja'ala lakum min anfusikum azwaajanw wa ja'ala lakum min azwaajikum baneena wa hafadatanw wa razaqakum minat yaiyibaat; afabil baatili yu'minoona wa bini'matil laahi hum yakkfuroon

And Allah made for you mates from among yourselves, and made for you from your mates children and grandchildren, and provided you with good things. Do they then believe in falsehood and deny the favor of Allah?

﴾٧٣﴿ وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًۭا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

Wa ya'budoona min doonil laahi maa laa yamliku lahum rizqam minas samaawaati wal ardi shai'anw wa laa yastatee'oon

And they worship besides Allah what holds no provision for them from the heavens or the earth at all, and they are not able to.

﴾٧٤﴿ فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Falaa tadriboo lillaahil amsaal; innal laaha ya'lamu wa antum laa ta'lamoon

So do not present examples for Allah. Allah knows and you do not know.

﴾٧٥﴿ ۞ ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا عَبْدًۭا مَّمْلُوكًۭا لَّا يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍۢ وَمَن رَّزَقْنَٰهُ مِنَّا رِزْقًا حَسَنًۭا فَهُوَ يُنفِقُ مِنْهُ سِرًّۭا وَجَهْرًا ۖ هَلْ يَسْتَوُۥنَ ۚ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Darabal laahu masalan 'abdam mammlookal laa yaqdiru 'alaa shai'inw wa marrazaqnaahu mminnaa rizqan hasanan fahuwa yunfiqu minhu sirranw wa jahra; hal yasta-woon; alhamdu lillaah; bal aksaruhum laa ya'lamoon

Allah presents an example: a slave owned, having no power over anything, and one whom We provided from Ourselves with good provision, and he spends from it secretly and openly. Are they equal? Praise belongs to Allah. But most of them do not know.

﴾٧٦﴿ وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًۭا رَّجُلَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَبْكَمُ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍۢ وَهُوَ كَلٌّ عَلَىٰ مَوْلَىٰهُ أَيْنَمَا يُوَجِّههُّ لَا يَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ ۖ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى هُوَ وَمَن يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۙ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ

Wa darabal laahu masalar rajulaini ahaduhumaaa abkamu laa yaqdiru 'alaa shai'inw wa huwa kallun 'alaa mawlaahu ainamaa yuwajjihhu laa yaati bikhairin hal yastawee huwa wa many-yaamuru bil'adli wa huwa 'alaa Siraatim MMustaqeem

And Allah presents an example of two men. One of them is mute, having no power over anything, and he is a burden upon his master. Wherever he directs him, he brings no good. Is he equal to one who commands justice and is on a straight path?

﴾٧٧﴿ وَلِلَّهِ غَيْبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَمَآ أَمْرُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ إِلَّا كَلَمْحِ ٱلْبَصَرِ أَوْ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ

Wa lillaahi ghaibus samaawaati wal ard; wa maaa amrus Saa'ati illaa kalamhil basari aw huwa aqrab; innal laaha 'alaaa kulli shai'in Qadeer

And to Allah belongs the unseen of the heavens and the earth. The matter of the Hour is only like the blink of an eye, or nearer. Allah has power over all things.

﴾٧٨﴿ وَٱللَّهُ أَخْرَجَكُم مِّنۢ بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ شَيْـًۭٔا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۙ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Wallaahu akhrajakum mim butooni ummahaatikum laa ta'lamoona shai'anw wa ja'ala lakumus sam'a wal absaara wal af'idata la'allakum tashkuroon

And Allah brought you out of the bellies of your mothers knowing nothing, and gave you hearing, sight and hearts, so that you may be grateful.

﴾٧٩﴿ أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيْرِ مُسَخَّرَٰتٍۢ فِى جَوِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍۢ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Alam yaraw ilat tairi musakhkharaatin fee jawwis samaaa'i maa yumsikuhunna illal laah; inna fee zaalika la Aayaatil liqawminy yu'minoon

Have they not seen the birds held up in the air of the sky? Nothing holds them but Allah. In that are signs for a people who believe.

﴾٨٠﴿ وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنۢ بُيُوتِكُمْ سَكَنًۭا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّن جُلُودِ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ بُيُوتًۭا تَسْتَخِفُّونَهَا يَوْمَ ظَعْنِكُمْ وَيَوْمَ إِقَامَتِكُمْ ۙ وَمِنْ أَصْوَافِهَا وَأَوْبَارِهَا وَأَشْعَارِهَآ أَثَٰثًۭا وَمَتَٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍۢ

Wallaahu ja'ala lakum mim buyootikum sakananw wa ja'ala lakum min juloodil an'aami buyootan tastakhif foonahaa yawma za'nikum wa yawma iqaamatikum wa min aswaafihaa wa awbaarihaa wa ash'aarihaaa asaasanw wa mataa'an ilaa heen

And Allah made for you from your houses a place of rest, and made for you from the hides of the cattle houses you find light on the day you travel and the day you camp, and from their wool, fur and hair, furnishings and enjoyment for a time.

﴾٨١﴿ وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَٰلًۭا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ أَكْنَٰنًۭا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ سَرَٰبِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ ٱلْحَرَّ وَسَرَٰبِيلَ تَقِيكُم بَأْسَكُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُونَ

Wallaahu ja'ala lakum mimmaa khalaqa zilaalanw wa ja'ala lakum minal jibaali aknaananw wa ja'ala lakum saraabeela taqeekumul harra wa saraabeela taqeekum baasakum; kazaalika yutimmu ni'matahoo alaikum la'allakum tuslimoon

And Allah made for you shade from what He created, and made for you shelters in the mountains, and made for you garments that protect you from the heat, and garments that protect you in your fighting. In this way He completes His favor upon you, so that you may submit.

﴾٨٢﴿ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

Fa in tawallaw fa innamaa 'alaikal balaaghul mubeen

And if they turn away, upon you is only clear delivery.

﴾٨٣﴿ يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

Ya'rifoona ni'matal laahi summa yunkiroonahaa wa aksaruhumul kaafiroon

They recognize the favor of Allah, then they deny it. Most of them are ungrateful.

﴾٨٤﴿ وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍۢ شَهِيدًۭا ثُمَّ لَا يُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ

Wa yawma nab'asu min kulli ummatin shaheedan summa laa yu'zanu lillazeena kafaroo wa laa hum yusta'taboon

And on the Day We raise a witness from every nation, then no permission will be given to those who disbelieved, and they will not be asked to make amends.

﴾٨٥﴿ وَإِذَا رَءَا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ فَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ

Wa izaa ra al lazeena zalamul 'azaaba falaa yukhaf fafu 'anhum wa laa hum yunzaroon

And when those who wronged see the punishment, it will not be lightened for them, and they will not be given respite.

﴾٨٦﴿ وَإِذَا رَءَا ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ شُرَكَآءَهُمْ قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شُرَكَآؤُنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كُنَّا نَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِكَ ۖ فَأَلْقَوْا۟ إِلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ إِنَّكُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

Wa izaa ra al lazeena ashrakoo shurakaaa'ahum qaaloo Rabbana haaa'ulaaa'i shurakaaa'unal lazeena kunnaa nad'oo min doonika fa alqaw ilaihimul qawla innakum lakaaziboon

And when those who associated others see their partners, they will say, "Our Lord, these are our partners whom we used to call upon besides You." And they will throw the word back at them: "You are liars."

﴾٨٧﴿ وَأَلْقَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلسَّلَمَ ۖ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ

Wa alqaw ilal laahi yawma'izinis salama wa dalla 'anhum maa kaanoo yaftaroon

And they will offer submission to Allah that Day, and what they used to invent will be lost to them.

﴾٨٨﴿ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ زِدْنَٰهُمْ عَذَابًۭا فَوْقَ ٱلْعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يُفْسِدُونَ

Allazeena kafaroo wa saddoo 'an sabeelil laahi zidnaahum 'azaaban fawqal 'azaabi bimaa kaanoo yufsidoon

Those who disbelieved and turned others from the way of Allah, We increased them in punishment above the punishment, for the corruption they were spreading.

﴾٨٩﴿ وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍۢ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْهِم مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ شَهِيدًا عَلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ۚ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ تِبْيَٰنًۭا لِّكُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ وَهُدًۭى وَرَحْمَةًۭ وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ

Wa yawma nab'asu fee kulli ummmatin shaheedan 'alaihim min anfusihim wa ji'naa bika shaheedan 'alaa haaa'ulaaa'; wa nazzalnaa 'alaikal Kitaaba tibyaanal likulli shai'inw wa hudanw wa rahmatanw wa bushraa lilmuslimeen

And on the Day We raise in every nation a witness against them from among themselves, and We bring you as a witness against these. And We sent down the Book to you as a clarification of all things, and as guidance, mercy and good news for those who submit.

﴾٩٠﴿ ۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلْإِحْسَٰنِ وَإِيتَآئِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْفَحْشَآءِ وَٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱلْبَغْىِ ۚ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

Innal laaha yaamaru bil 'adli wal ihsaani wa eetaaa'i zil qurbaa wa yanhaa 'anil fahshaaa'i wal munkari walbagh-i' ya'izukum la'allakum tazakkkaroon

Allah commands justice, excellence, and giving to relatives, and He forbids indecency, wrongdoing and oppression. He instructs you, so that you may remember.

﴾٩١﴿ وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا عَٰهَدتُّمْ وَلَا تَنقُضُوا۟ ٱلْأَيْمَٰنَ بَعْدَ تَوْكِيدِهَا وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُمُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيْكُمْ كَفِيلًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

Wa awfoo bi Ahdil laahi izaa 'aahattum wa laa tanqudul aimaana ba'da tawkeedihaa wa qad ja'altumul laaha 'alaikum kafeelaa; innal laaha ya'lamu maa taf'aloon

And fulfill the covenant of Allah when you have made a covenant, and do not break the oaths after their confirmation, when you have made Allah a surety over you. Allah knows what you do.

﴾٩٢﴿ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّتِى نَقَضَتْ غَزْلَهَا مِنۢ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ أَنكَٰثًۭا تَتَّخِذُونَ أَيْمَٰنَكُمْ دَخَلًۢا بَيْنَكُمْ أَن تَكُونَ أُمَّةٌ هِىَ أَرْبَىٰ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ ۚ إِنَّمَا يَبْلُوكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ ۚ وَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّ لَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ مَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ

Wa laa takoonoo kallatee naqadat ghazlahaa mim ba'di quwwatin ankaasaa; tattakhizoona aimaanakum dakhlalam bainakum an takoona ummatun hiya arbaa min ummah; innnamaa yablookumul laahu bih; wa la yubaiyinanna lakum yawmal Qiyaamati maa kuntum fee takhtalifoon

And do not be like the one who unraveled her yarn after it was strong, into pieces, taking your oaths as a means of deceit between you, because one nation is more numerous than another. Allah only tests you by it, and He will make clear to you on the Day of Resurrection what you used to differ about.

﴾٩٣﴿ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ أُمَّةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ وَلَٰكِن يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَلَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

Wa law shaaa'al laahu laja'alakum ummmatanw waahidatanw wa laakiny yudillu many-yashaaa'u wa yahdee many-yashaaa'; wa latus'alunna 'ammaa kuntum ta'maloon

And had Allah willed, He would have made you one nation, but He leaves astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And you will be asked about what you used to do.

﴾٩٤﴿ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ أَيْمَٰنَكُمْ دَخَلًۢا بَيْنَكُمْ فَتَزِلَّ قَدَمٌۢ بَعْدَ ثُبُوتِهَا وَتَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِمَا صَدَدتُّمْ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَلَكُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌۭ

Wa laa tattakhizooo aimaanakum dakhalam bainakum ftazilla qadamum ba'da subootihaa wa tazooqus sooo'a bimmaa sadattum 'an sabeelil laahi wa lakum 'azaabun 'azeem

And do not take your oaths as a means of deceit between you, so that a foot slips after it was firm, and you taste evil for having turned others from the way of Allah, and you have a great punishment.

﴾٩٥﴿ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًۭا قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

Wa laa tashtaroo bi 'ahdil laahi samanan qaleelaa; innamaa 'indal laahi huwa khairul lakum in kuntum ta'lamoon

And do not sell the covenant of Allah for a small price. What is with Allah is better for you, if you only knew.

﴾٩٦﴿ مَا عِندَكُمْ يَنفَدُ ۖ وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ بَاقٍۢ ۗ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوٓا۟ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

Maa 'indakum yanfadu wa maa 'indal laahi baaq; wa lanajziyannal lazeena sabarooo ajjrahum bi ahsani maa kaanoo ya'maloon

What is with you runs out, and what is with Allah remains. And We will reward those who were patient with their reward for the best of what they used to do.

﴾٩٧﴿ مَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًۭا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌۭ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُۥ حَيَوٰةًۭ طَيِّبَةًۭ ۖ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

Man 'amila saaliham min zakarin aw unsaa wa huwa mu'minun falanuhyiyannahoo hayaatan taiiyibatanw wa lanajzi yannnahum ajrahum bi ahsani maa kaanoo ya'maloon

Whoever does righteous work, male or female, while being a believer, We will give him a good life, and We will reward them with their reward for the best of what they used to do.

﴾٩٨﴿ فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ

Fa izaa qara tal Quraana fasta'iz billaahi minashh Shai taanir rajeem

So when you recite the Quran, seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.

﴾٩٩﴿ إِنَّهُۥ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ سُلْطَٰنٌ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

Innahoo laisa lahoo sultaanun 'alal lazeena aamanoo wa 'alaa Rabbihim yatawakkaloon

He has no authority over those who believe and rely upon their Lord.

﴾١٠٠﴿ إِنَّمَا سُلْطَٰنُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِهِۦ مُشْرِكُونَ

Innnamaa sultaanuhoo 'alal lazeena yatawallawnahoo wallazeena hum bihee mushrikoon

His authority is only over those who take him as an ally, and those who associate others with Allah because of him.

﴾١٠١﴿ وَإِذَا بَدَّلْنَآ ءَايَةًۭ مَّكَانَ ءَايَةٍۢ ۙ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُنَزِّلُ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُفْتَرٍۭ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Wa izaa baddalnaaa Aayatam makaana Aayatinw wal laahu a'lamu bimaa yunazzilu qaalooo innamaa anta muftar; bal aksaruhum laa ya'lamoon

And when We replace a verse in place of a verse, and Allah knows best what He sends down, they say, "You are only an inventor." Rather, most of them do not know.

﴾١٠٢﴿ قُلْ نَزَّلَهُۥ رُوحُ ٱلْقُدُسِ مِن رَّبِّكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِيُثَبِّتَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَهُدًۭى وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ

Qul nazzalahoo Roohul Qudusi mir Rabbika bilhaqqi liyusabbital lazeena aamanoo wa hudanw wa bushraa lilmuslimeen

Say, "The Holy Spirit brought it down from your Lord in truth, to make firm those who believe, and as guidance and good news for those who submit."

﴾١٠٣﴿ وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّمَا يُعَلِّمُهُۥ بَشَرٌۭ ۗ لِّسَانُ ٱلَّذِى يُلْحِدُونَ إِلَيْهِ أَعْجَمِىٌّۭ وَهَٰذَا لِسَانٌ عَرَبِىٌّۭ مُّبِينٌ

Wa laqad na'lamu annahum yaqooloona innamaa yu'allimuhoo bashar; lisaanul lazee yulhidoona ilaihi a'ja miyyunw wa haaza lisaanun 'Arabiyyum mubeen

And We know that they say, "It is only a human being teaching him." The tongue of the one they hint at is foreign, and this is a clear Arabic tongue.

﴾١٠٤﴿ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَهْدِيهِمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Innal lazeena laa yu'minoona bi Aayaatil laahi laa yahdehimul laahu wa lahum 'azaabun aleem

Those who do not believe in the verses of Allah, Allah does not guide them, and for them is a painful punishment.

﴾١٠٥﴿ إِنَّمَا يَفْتَرِى ٱلْكَذِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَٰذِبُونَ

Innamaa yaftaril kazibal lazeena laa yu'minoona bi Aayaatil laahi wa ulaaa'ika humul kaaziboon

Those who invent falsehood are the ones who do not believe in the verses of Allah, and those are the liars.

﴾١٠٦﴿ مَن كَفَرَ بِٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ إِيمَٰنِهِۦٓ إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُۥ مُطْمَئِنٌّۢ بِٱلْإِيمَٰنِ وَلَٰكِن مَّن شَرَحَ بِٱلْكُفْرِ صَدْرًۭا فَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌۭ

Man kafara billaahi mim ba'di eemaanihee illaa man ukriha wa qalbuhoo mutmma'innum bil eemaani wa laakim man sharaha bilkufri sadran fa'alaihim ghadabum minal laahi wa lahum 'azaabun 'azeem

Whoever disbelieves in Allah after his belief, except one who is compelled while his heart is at rest in faith, but whoever opens his chest to disbelief, upon them is anger from Allah, and for them is a great punishment.

﴾١٠٧﴿ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ ٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا عَلَى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

Zaalika bi annahumus tahabbul hayaatad dunyaa 'alal Aakhirati wa annal laaha laa yahdil qawmal kaafireen

That is because they preferred the life of this world to the hereafter, and because Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.

﴾١٠٨﴿ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ ۖ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰفِلُونَ

Ulaaa'ikal lazeena taba'al laahu 'alaa quloobihim wa sam'ihim wa absaarihim wa ulaaa'ika humul ghaafiloon

Those are the ones upon whose hearts, hearing and sight Allah has set a seal, and those are the heedless.

﴾١٠٩﴿ لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّهُمْ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ

Laa jarama annnahum fil Aakhirati humul khassiroon

Without doubt, in the hereafter they are the losers.

﴾١١٠﴿ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا فُتِنُوا۟ ثُمَّ جَٰهَدُوا۟ وَصَبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ

Summa inna Rabbaka lillazeena haajaroo mim ba'dimaa futinoo summma jaahadoo wa sabaroo inna Rabbaka mim ba'dihaa la Ghafoorur Raheem

Then your Lord, for those who emigrated after they were persecuted, then strove and were patient, your Lord after that is Forgiving, Merciful.

﴾١١١﴿ ۞ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ تُجَٰدِلُ عَن نَّفْسِهَا وَتُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّا عَمِلَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

Yawma taatee kullu nafsin tujaadilu 'an nafsihaa wa tuwaffaa kullu nafsim maa 'amilat wa hum laa yuzlamoon

On the Day every soul comes disputing for itself, and every soul is paid in full for what it did, and they will not be wronged.

﴾١١٢﴿ وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًۭا قَرْيَةًۭ كَانَتْ ءَامِنَةًۭ مُّطْمَئِنَّةًۭ يَأْتِيهَا رِزْقُهَا رَغَدًۭا مِّن كُلِّ مَكَانٍۢ فَكَفَرَتْ بِأَنْعُمِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَذَٰقَهَا ٱللَّهُ لِبَاسَ ٱلْجُوعِ وَٱلْخَوْفِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ

Wa darabal laahu masalan qaryatan kaanat aaminatam mutma'innatany yaaateehaa rizquhaa rghadam min kulli makaanin fakafarat bi an'umil laahi fa azaaqahal laahu libaasal joo'i walkhawfi bimaa kaanoo yasna'oon

And Allah presents an example of a town that was secure and at rest, its provision coming to it in abundance from every place. Then it denied the favors of Allah, so Allah made it taste the garment of hunger and fear, for what they used to do.

﴾١١٣﴿ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌۭ مِّنْهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ وَهُمْ ظَٰلِمُونَ

Wa laqad jaaa'ahum Rasoolum minhum fakazzaboohu fa akhazahumul 'azaabu wa hum zaalimoon

And a messenger came to them from among themselves, but they denied him, so the punishment seized them while they were wrongdoers.

﴾١١٤﴿ فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ حَلَٰلًۭا طَيِّبًۭا وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ

Fakuloo mimmaa razaqa kumul laahu halaalan taiyibanw washkuroo ni'matal laahi in kuntum iyyaahu ta'budoon

So eat from what Allah has provided you, lawful and good, and be grateful for the favor of Allah, if it is Him you worship.

﴾١١٥﴿ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَيْتَةَ وَٱلدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ ٱلْخِنزِيرِ وَمَآ أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ ٱللَّهِ بِهِۦ ۖ فَمَنِ ٱضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍۢ وَلَا عَادٍۢ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ

Innamaa harrma 'alai kumul maitata waddama wa lahmal khinzeeri wa maaa uhilla lighairil laahi bihee famanid turra ghaira baaghinw wa laa 'aadin fa innal laaha Ghafoorur Raheem

He has only forbidden you dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and what has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is compelled, without desire and without exceeding, then Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

﴾١١٦﴿ وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ ٱلْكَذِبَ هَٰذَا حَلَٰلٌۭ وَهَٰذَا حَرَامٌۭ لِّتَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَ

Wa laa taqooloo limaa tasifu alsinatukumul kaziba haaza halaalunw wa haazaa haraamul litaftaroo 'alal laahil kazib; innal lazeena yaftaroona 'alal laahil kaziba laa yuflihoon

And do not say, about what your tongues describe as a lie, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood against Allah. Those who invent falsehood against Allah will not succeed.

﴾١١٧﴿ مَتَٰعٌۭ قَلِيلٌۭ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ

Mata'un qaleelunw wa lahum 'azaabun aleem

A small enjoyment, and for them is a painful punishment.

﴾١١٨﴿ وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ حَرَّمْنَا مَا قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَمَا ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

Wa 'alal lazeena haadoo harramnaa ma qasasnaa 'alaika min qablu wa maa zalamanaahum wa laakin kaanoo anfusahum yazlimoon

And to those who were Jews We forbade what We related to you before. We did not wrong them, but they were wronging themselves.

﴾١١٩﴿ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ عَمِلُوا۟ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَٰلَةٍۢ ثُمَّ تَابُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوٓا۟ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌ

Summma inna Rabbaka lillazeena 'amilus sooo'a bijahaalatin summa taaboo mim ba'di zaaalika wa aslahoo inna Rabbaka mim ba'dihaa la Ghafoorur Raheem

Then your Lord, for those who did evil in ignorance, then repented after that and set things right, your Lord after that is Forgiving, Merciful.

﴾١٢٠﴿ إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةًۭ قَانِتًۭا لِّلَّهِ حَنِيفًۭا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

Inna Ibraaheema kaana ummatan qaanital lillaahi Haneefanw wa lam yakuminal mushrikeen

Ibrahim was a nation, devoutly obedient to Allah, upright, and he was not among those who associate others.

﴾١٢١﴿ شَاكِرًۭا لِّأَنْعُمِهِ ۚ ٱجْتَبَىٰهُ وَهَدَىٰهُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ

Shaakiral li an'umih; ijtabaahu wa hadaahu ilaa Siraatim Muustaqeem

Grateful for His favors. He chose him and guided him to a straight path.

﴾١٢٢﴿ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةًۭ ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

Wa aatainaahu fid dunyaa hasanah; wa innahoo fil Aakhirati laminas saaliheen

And We gave him good in this world, and in the hereafter he is among the righteous.

﴾١٢٣﴿ ثُمَّ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ أَنِ ٱتَّبِعْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفًۭا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

Summma awhainaa ilaika anit tabi' Millata Ibraaheema haneefaa; wa maa kaana minal mushrikeen

Then We revealed to you: follow the way of Ibrahim, upright. And he was not among those who associate others.

﴾١٢٤﴿ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ ٱلسَّبْتُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ ۚ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ

Innnamaa ju'ilas Sabtu 'alal lazeenakhtalafoo feeh; wa inna Rabbaka la yahkumu bainahum Yawmal Qiyaamati feemaa kaanoo feehi yakhtalifoon

The Sabbath was only made for those who differed about it. And your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that in which they used to differ.

﴾١٢٥﴿ ٱدْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ ۖ وَجَٰدِلْهُم بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ۖ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

Ud'u ilaa sabeeli Rabbika bilhikmati walmaw 'izatil hasanati wa jaadilhum billatee hiya ahsan; inna Rabbaka huwa a'almu biman dalla 'an sabeelihee wa Huwa a'lamu bilmuhtadeen

Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in the way that is best. Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His way, and He knows best the guided.

﴾١٢٦﴿ وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُم بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَئِن صَبَرْتُمْ لَهُوَ خَيْرٌۭ لِّلصَّٰبِرِينَ

Wa in 'aaqabtum fa'aaqiboo bimisli maa 'ooqibtum bihee wa la'in sabartum lahuwa khairul lissaabireen

And if you respond, respond with the like of what you were harmed with. But if you are patient, that is better for the patient.

﴾١٢٧﴿ وَٱصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُ فِى ضَيْقٍۢ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ

Wasbir wa maa sabruka illaa billaah; wa laa tahzan 'alaihim wa laa taku fee daiqim mimmaa yamkuroon

And be patient, and your patience is only through Allah. And do not grieve over them, and do not be in distress from what they plot.

﴾١٢٨﴿ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوا۟ وَّٱلَّذِينَ هُم مُّحْسِنُونَ

Innal laaha ma'al lazeenat taqaw wal lazeena hum muhsinoon

Allah is with those who are mindful of Him and those who do good.

The Tafsir · The Breakdown

What This Part Means

Overview

An Insect That Was Given Instructions.

Verse 68 uses a word that stops anyone paying attention. And your Lord inspired the bee. Awha, the same verb used everywhere else in this Book for revelation sent to prophets, applied here to an insect. What follows is a set of instructions, an act of obedience, and an output. Take houses in the mountains and the trees. Eat from all the fruits. Travel the ways of your Lord, made easy. And out of that obedience comes a drink of varying colors in which there is healing for people. A creature that takes its orders directly and follows them exactly produces medicine as a byproduct. That is the model the surah is named for, and Part Two runs from it into the verse that has closed the Friday sermon for more than a thousand years.

Verses 65 to 89

Instructed, and Made Easy.

Verse 66 describes where milk comes from with a precision nobody in that century had any way to know. From between refuse and blood, pure milk, easy for those who drink. Something clean is drawn out from between two things a man would not touch, and it comes out sa'ighan, easy, going down without effort. Verse 68 and verse 69 then give the bee its instructions, and the phrase in verse 69 is the one to keep. Travel the ways of your Lord, made easy. Subula rabbiki dhululan. The roads are described as made compliant, smoothed for the one traveling them under orders. A creature that stays inside its instructions finds the route unresisting. Verse 78 then turns to the reader with the same structure. He brought you out of the bellies of your mothers knowing nothing, and gave you hearing, sight and hearts. And the purpose clause at the end names what the three instruments are for: so that you may be grateful. Not so that you may succeed or understand. Gratitude is stated as the design function. Verse 79 gives a sign a man sees weekly and never counts. Have they not seen the birds held up in the air of the sky? Nothing holds them but Allah. Verses 80 and 81 then inventory shelter, and the detail is domestic: houses to rest in, tents from hides light enough to move on travel day and camp day, wool and fur and hair for furnishings, shade, shelters in the mountains, garments against the heat, and garments for a man's fighting. Then the summary clause: in this way He completes His favor upon you, so that you may submit. Verse 83 is the sentence that indicts more people than any other in this surah. They recognize the favor of Allah, then they deny it. Ya'rifuna, they know it. The problem is not ignorance. The recognition happens and the acknowledgment does not follow it.

Verses 90 to 111

The One Who Unraveled Her Own Thread.

Verse 90 is the most complete instruction in the Quran in a single sentence, and it moves outward in widening circles. Allah commands justice, excellence, and giving to relatives, and He forbids indecency, wrongdoing and oppression. Three commands and three prohibitions. Adl, giving each thing its right, which is the floor. Ihsan, doing better than is owed, which is the ceiling. And then the specific one nobody legislates for themselves: giving to relatives, because the people nearest a man are the ones he most reliably neglects. It became the custom of the Friday sermon to close with this verse, a practice traced to Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, and it has been recited from pulpits every week since. Verse 91 turns to oaths, and verse 92 gives the image. Do not be like the one who unraveled her yarn after it was strong, into pieces. A woman spins thread all day, gets it strong, and then pulls it apart with her own hands. That is what a man does to his own word when he breaks an oath, and the verse names the usual motive in the same breath: because one nation is more numerous than another. He broke it because the other side got bigger. Verse 94 names the cost of it, and the phrase is exact: so that a foot slips after it was firm. Verse 96 gives the whole comparison in eight words. What is with you runs out, and what is with Allah remains. Verse 97 then makes a promise that is easy to read past. Whoever does righteous work, male or female, while being a believer, We will give him a good life. Hayatan tayyibah, in this world, before any mention of the reward that follows. Verses 99 and 100 place the enemy exactly. He has no authority over those who believe and rely upon their Lord. His authority is only over those who take him as an ally. The access is granted by the man himself.

Verses 112 to 128

The Garment of Hunger, and How to Call.

Verse 112 gives the parable of a town, and the description of its former condition is deliberate. Secure and at rest, its provision coming to it in abundance from every place. Then it denied the favors of Allah, and the consequence is described with an image nobody would invent. So Allah made it taste the garment of hunger and fear. Libas al-ju' wal-khawf. Hunger and fear as clothing, worn, next to the skin, covering the whole body, and visible on the outside. A society that stops acknowledging what it was given ends up wearing the result. Verse 114 gives the instruction that follows: eat from what Allah has provided you, lawful and good, and be grateful. Verse 116 then forbids something that men do casually and religiously at once. Do not say, about what your tongues describe as a lie, this is lawful and this is unlawful, to invent falsehood against Allah. Declaring things permitted and forbidden without authority is named as inventing against Allah. Verse 120 describes Ibrahim in a way worth sitting with. Ibrahim was a nation, ummah, one man counted as a community, and then verse 121 names the quality: grateful for His favors, in a surah entirely about favors. Verse 125 is the instruction for anyone who carries this to other people, and it has three parts and one register. Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom, and good instruction, and argue with them in the way that is best. Hikmah for the one who can reason, good instruction for the one who needs to be moved, and for the one who wants a fight, the best manner rather than the winning one. Verse 126 then caps retaliation at the size of the injury and immediately says the better option: but if you are patient, that is better for the patient. And verse 127 gives the sentence that removes the last illusion a determined man carries. Be patient, and your patience is only through Allah. Wa ma sabruka illa billah. Even the endurance is not his own supply. The surah then closes on the shortest promise in it. Allah is with those who are mindful of Him and those who do good.

Verses Sixty-Five to One Hundred Twenty-Eight. Justice, Excellence, and Giving to Kin.

An insect is given instructions in the same word used for revelation, obeys them exactly, finds the roads made easy, and produces healing. Milk is drawn clean from between two things no one would touch. The three instruments a man was given are named as being for gratitude, and the charge against him is not ignorance but recognition without acknowledgment. Then the verse that has closed the Friday sermon for a thousand years, followed by a woman pulling apart thread she spent the day making strong. A secure town is made to wear hunger and fear as clothing. And the surah ends by telling the one who carries the message to use wisdom, good instruction and the best manner, to cap any response at the size of the injury, and to remember that even his patience is supplied.

The Practice

Take It Into the Week

Verse 90. Take the three commands in order this week. One act of justice owed. One act of excellence beyond what is owed. One thing given to a relative you have been neglecting.

Verse 92. Look at any commitment you have quietly loosened because the other side got smaller or the pressure changed. Repair it before it comes apart in your hands.

Verse 125. In your next disagreement, pick the best manner over the winning one, deliberately, and note what it costs you.

آمِين

Prepared with discipline · Ameen

Verse-By-Verse · Test Yourself

The Quiz

Two questions per verse. Translation and a key Arabic word. Walk through it slow. The goal is comprehension, not speed.

Verse 661 / 12

The Verse

What does verse 66 say about where milk comes from?