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The Bee
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[16.1] Allah's commandment has come, therefore do not
desire to hasten it; glory be to Him, and highly exalted be
He above what they associate (with Him).
[16.2] He sends down the angels with the inspiration by His
commandment on whom He pleases of His servants, saying:
Give the warning that there is no god but
Me, therefore be careful (of your duty) to Me.
[16.3] He created the heavens and the earth with the truth,
highly exalted be He above what they associate (with Him).
[16.4] He created man from a small seed and lo! he is an
open contender.
[16.5] And He created the cattle for you; you have in them
warm clothing and (many) advantages, and of them do you
eat.
[16.6] And there is beauty in them for you when you drive
them back (to home), and when you send them forth (to
pasture).
[16.7] And they carry your heavy loads to regions which you
could not reach but with distress of the souls; most surely
your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful.
[16.8] And (He made) horses and mules and asses that you
might ride upon them and as an ornament; and He creates
what you do not know.
[16.9] And upon Allah it rests to show the right way, and
there are some deviating (ways); and if He please He would
certainly guide you all aright.
[16.10] He it is Who sends down water from the cloud for
you; it gives drink, and by it (grow) the trees upon which
you pasture.
[16.11] He causes to grow for you thereby herbage, and the
olives, and the palm trees, and the grapes, and of all the
fruits; most surely there is a sign in this for a people
who reflect.
[16.12] And He has made subservient for you the night and
the day and the sun and the moon, and the stars are made
subservient by His commandment; most surely
there are signs in this for a people who ponder;
[16.13] And what He has created in the earth of varied hues
most surely there is a sign in this for a people who are
mindful.
[16.14] And He it is Who has made the sea subservient that
you may eat fresh flesh from it and bring forth from it
ornaments which you wear, and you see the
ships cleaving through it, and that you might seek of His
bounty and that you may give thanks.
[16.15] And He has cast great mountains in the earth lest
it might be convulsed with you, and rivers and roads that
you may go aright,
[16.16] And landmarks; and by the stars they find the right
way.
[16.17] Is He then Who creates like him who does not
create? Do you not then mind?
[16.18] And if you would count Allah's favors, you will not
be able to number them; most surely Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
[16.19] And Allah knows what you conceal and what you do
openly.
[16.20] And those whom they call on besides Allah have not
created anything while they are themselves created;
[16.21] Dead (are they), not living, and they know not when
they shall be raised.
[16.22] Your God is one God; so (as for) those who do not
believe m the hereafter, their hearts are ignorant and they
are proud.
[16.23] Truly Allah knows what they hide and what they
manifest; surely He does not love the proud.
[16.24] And when it is said to them, what is it that your
Lord has revealed? They say: Stories of the ancients;
[16.25] That they may bear their burdens entirely on the
day of resurrection and also of the burdens of those whom
they lead astray without knowledge; now surely
evil is what they bear.
[16.26] Those before them did indeed devise plans, but
Allah demolished their building from the foundations, so
the roof fell down on them from above them,
and the punishment came to them from whence they did not
perceive.
[16.27] Then on the resurrection day He will bring them to
disgrace and say: Where are the associates you gave Me, for
whose sake you became hostile? Those who are given the
knowledge will say: Surely the disgrace and the evil are
this day upon the unbelievers:
[16.28] Those whom the angels cause to die while they are
unjust to themselves. Then would they offer submission: We
used not to do any evil. Aye! surely Allah
knows what you did.
[16.29] Therefore enter the gates of hell, to abide
therein; so certainly evil is the dwelling place of the
proud.
[16.30] And it is said to those who guard (against evil):
What is it that your Lord has revealed? They say, Good. For
those who do good in this world is good,
and certainly the abode of the hereafter is better; and
certainly most excellent is the abode of those who guard
(against evil);
[16.31] The gardens of perpetuity, they shall enter them,
rivers flowing beneath them; they shall have in them what
they please. Thus does Allah reward those who
guard (against evil),
[16.32] Those whom the angels cause to die in a good state,
saying: Peace be on you: enter the garden for what you did.
[16.33] They do not wait aught but that the angels should
come to them or that the commandment of your Lord should
come to pass. Thus did those before them;
and Allah was not unjust to them, but they were unjust to
themselves.
[16.34] So the evil (consequences) of what they did shall
afflict them and that which they mocked shall encompass
them.
[16.35] And they who give associates (to Allah) say: If
Allah had pleased, we would not have served anything
besides Allah, (neither) we nor our fathers, nor
would we have prohibited anything without (order from) Him.
Thus did those before them; is then aught incumbent upon
the apostles except a plain delivery (of the message)?
[16.36] And certainly We raised in every nation an apostle
saying: Serve Allah and shun the Shaitan. So there were
some of them whom Allah guided and there
were others against whom error was due; therefore travel in
the land, then see what was the.end of the rejecters.
[16.37] If you desire for their guidance, yet surely Allah
does not guide him who leads astray, nor shall they have
any helpers.
[16.38] And they swear by Allah with the most energetic of
their oaths: Allah will not raise up him who dies. Yea! it
is a promise binding on Him, quite true,
but most people do not know;
[16.39] So that He might make manifest to them that about
which they differ, and that those who disbelieve might know
that they were liars.
[16.40] Our word for a thing when We intend it, is only
that We say to it, Be, and it is.
[16.41] And those who fly for Allah's sake after they are
oppressed, We will most certainly give them a good abode in
the world, and the reward of the hereafter is certainly
much greater, did they but know;
[16.42] Those who are patient and on their Lord do they
rely.
[16.43] And We did not send before you any but men to whom
We sent revelation-- so ask the followers of the Reminder
if you do not know--
[16.44] With clear arguments and scriptures; and We have
revealed to you the Reminder that you may make clear to men
what has been revealed to them, and that
haply they may reflect.
[16.45] Do they then who plan evil (deeds) feel secure (of
this) that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them
or that punishment may not overtake them
from whence they do not perceive?
[16.46] Or that He may not seize them in the course of
their journeys, then shall they not escape;
[16.47] Or that He may not seize them by causing them to
suffer gradual loss, for your Lord is most surely
Compassionate, Merciful.
[16.48] Do they not consider every thing that Allah has
created? Its (very) shadows return from right and left,
making obeisance to Allah while they are in
utter abasement.
[16.49] And whatever creature that is in the heavens and
that is in the earth makes obeisance to Allah (only), and
the angels (too) and they do not show pride.
[16.50] They fear their Lord above them and do what they
are commanded.
[16.51] And Allah has said: Take not two gods, He is only
one God; so of Me alone should you be afraid.
[16.52] And whatever is in the heavens and the earth is
His, and to Him should obedience be (rendered) constantly;
will you then guard against other than (the
punishment of) Allah?
[16.53] And whatever favor is (bestowed) on you it is from
Allah; then when evil afflicts you, to Him do you cry for
aid.
[16.54] Yet when He removes the evil from you, lo ! a party
of you associate others with their Lord;
[16.55] So that they be ungrateful for what We have given
them; then enjoy yourselves; for soon will you know
[16.56] And they set apart for what they do not know a
portion of what We have given them. By Allah, you shall
most certainly be questioned about that which
you forged.
[16.57] And they ascribe daughters to Allah, glory be to
Him; and for themselves (they would have) what they desire.
[16.58] And when a daughter is announced to one of them his
face becomes black and he is full of wrath.
[16.59] He hides himself from the people because of the
evil of that which is announced to him. Shall he keep it
with disgrace or bury it (alive) in the dust?
Now surely evil is what they judge.
[16.60] For those who do not believe in the hereafter is an
evil attribute, and Allah's is the loftiest attribute; and
He is the Mighty, the Wise.
[16.61] And if Allah had destroyed men for their iniquity,
He would not leave on the earth a single creature, but He
respites them till an appointed time; so
when their doom will come they shall not be able to delay
(it) an hour nor can they bring (it) on (before its time).
[16.62] And they ascribe to Allah what they (themselves)
hate and their tongues relate the lie that they shall have
the good; there is no avoiding it that for
them is the fire and that they shall be sent before.
[16.63] By Allah, most certainly We sent (apostles) to
nations before you, but the Shaitan made their deeds
fair-seeming to them, so he is their guardian
today, and they shall have a painful punishment.
[16.64] And We have not revealed to you the Book except
that you may make clear to them that about which they
differ, ind (as) a guidance and a mercy for a
people who believe.
[16.65] And Allah has sent down water from the cloud and
therewith given life to the earth after its death; most
surely there is a sign in this for a people who
would listen.
[16.66] And most surely there is a lesson for you in the
cattle; We give you to drink of what is in their bellies--
from betwixt the feces and the blood-- pure
milk, easy and agreeable to swallow for those who drink.
[16.67] And of the fruits of the palms and the grapes-- you
obtain from them intoxication and goodly provision; most
surely there is a sign in this for a people who ponder.
[16.68] And your Lord revealed to the bee saying: Make
hives in the mountains and in the trees and in what they
build:
[16.69] Then eat of all the fruits and walk in the ways of
your Lord submissively. There comes forth from within it a
beverage of many colours, in which there is healing for
men; most surely there is a sign in this for a people
who reflect.
[16.70] And Allah has created you, then He causes you to
die, and of you is he who is brought back to the worst part
of life, so that after having knowledge he
does not know anything; surely Allah is Knowing, Powerful.
[16.71] And Allah has made some of you excel others in the
means of subsistence, so those who are made to excel do not
give away their sustenance to those whom
their right hands possess so that they should be equal
therein; is it then the favor of Allah which they deny?
[16.72] And Allah has made wives for you from among
yourselves, and has given you sons and grandchildren from
your wives, and has given you of the good
things; is it then in the falsehood that they believe while
it is in the favor of Allah that they disbelieve?
[16.73] And they serve besides Allah that which does not
control for them any sustenance at all from the heavens and
the earth, nor have they any power.
[16.74] Therefore do not give likenesses to Allah; surely
Allah knows and you do not know.
[16.75] Allah sets forth a parable: (consider) a slave, the
property of another, (who) has no power over anything, and
one whom We have granted from Ourselves a
goodly sustenance so he spends from it secretly and openly;
are the two alike? (All) praise is due to Allah! Nay, most
of them do not know.
[16.76] And Allah sets forth a parable of two men; one of
them is dumb, not able to do anything, and he is a burden
to his master; wherever he sends him, he
brings no good; can he be held equal with him who enjoins
what is just, and he (himself) is on the right path?
[16.77] And Allah's is the unseen of the heavens and the
earth; and the matter of the hour is but as the twinkling
of an eye or it is higher still; surely
Allah has power over all things.
[16.78] And Allah has brought you forth from the wombs of
your mothers-- you did not know anything-- and He gave you
hearing and sight and hearts that you may
give thanks.
[16.79] Do they not see the birds, constrained in the
middle of the sky? None withholds them but Allah; most
surely there are signs in this for a people who
believe.
[16.80] And Allah has given you a place to abide in your
houses, and He has given you tents.of the skins of cattle
which you find light to carry on the day
of your march and on the day of your halting, and of their
wool and their fur and their hair (He has given you)
household stuff and a provision for a time.
[16.81] And Allah has made for you of what He has created
shelters, and He has given you in the mountains places of
retreat, and He has given you garments to
preserve you from the heat and coats of mail to preserve
you in your fighting; even thus does He complete His favor
upon you, that haply you may submit.
[16.82] But if they turn back, then on you devolves only
the clear deliverance (of the message).
[16.83] They recognize the favor of Allah, yet they deny
it, and most of them are ungrateful.
[16.84] And on the day when We will raise up a witness out
of every nation, then shall no permission be given to those
who E disbelieve, nor shall they be made
to solicit favor.
[16.85] And when those who are unjust shall see the
chastisement, it shall not be lightened for them, nor shall
they be respited. .
[16.86] And when those who associate (others with Allah)
shall see their associate-gods, they shall say: Our Lord,
these are our associate-gods on whom we called besides
Thee. But they will give them back the reply: Most surely
you are liars.
[16.87] And they shall tender submission to Allah on that
day; and what they used to forge shall depart from them.
[16.88] (As for) those who disbelieve and turn away from
Allah's way, We will add chastisement to their chastisement
because they made mischief.
[16.89] And on the day when We will raise up in every
people a witness against them from among themselves, and
bring you as a witness against these-- and We
have revealed the Book to you explaining clearly
everything, and a guidance and mercy and good news for
those who submit.
[16.90] Surely Allah enjoins the doing of justice and the
doing of good (to others) and the giving to the kindred,
and He forbids indecency and evil and rebellion; He
admonishes you that you may be mindful.
[16.91] And fulfill the covenant of Allah when you have
made a covenant, and do not break the oaths after making
them fast, and you have indeed made Allah a
surety for you; surely Allah I . knows what you do.
[16.92] And be not like her who unravels her yarn,
disintegrating it into pieces after she has spun it
strongly. You make your oaths to be means of deceit
between you because (one) nation is more numerous than
(another) nation. Allah only tries you by this; and He will
most certainly make clear to you on the
resurrection day that about which you differed.
[16.93] And if Allah please He would certainly make you a
single nation, but He causes to err whom He pleases and
guides whom He pleases; and most certainly you
will be questioned as to what you did.
[16.94] And do not make your oaths a means of deceit
between you, lest a foot should slip after its stability
and you should taste evil because you turned
away from Allah's way and grievous punishment be your
(lot).
[16.95] And do not take a small price in exchange for
Allah's covenant; surely what is with Allah is better for
you, did you but know.
[16.96] What is with you passes away and what is with Allah
is enduring; and We will most certainly give to those who
are patient their reward for the best of
what they did.
[16.97] Whoever does good whether male or female and he is
a believer, We will most certainly make him live a happy
life, and We will most certainly give them
their reward for the best of what they did.
[16.98] So when you recite the Quran, seek refuge with
Allah from the accursed Shaitan,
[16.99] Surely he has no authority over those who believe
and rely on their Lord.
[16.100] His authority is only over those who befriend him
and those who associate others with Him.
[16.101] And when We change (one) communication for
(another) communication, and Allah knows best what He
reveals, they say: You are only a forger. Nay, most of
them do not know.
[16.102] Say: The Holy spirit has revealed it from your
Lord with the truth, that it may establish those who
believe and as a guidance and good news for
those who submit.
[16.103] And certainly We know that they say: Only a mortal
teaches him. The tongue of him whom they reproach is
barbarous, and this is clear Arabic tongue.
[16.104] (As for) those who do not believe in Allah's
communications, surely Allah will not guide them, and they
shall have a painful punishment.
[16.105] Only they forge the lie who do not believe in
Allah's communications, and these are the liars.
[16.106] He who disbelieves in Allah after his having
believed, not he who is compelled while his heart is at
rest on account of faith, but he who opens (his)
breast to disbelief-- on these is the wrath of Allah, and
they shall have a grievous chastisement.
[16.107] This is because they love this world's life more
than the hereafter, and because Allah does not guide the
unbelieving people.
[16.108] These are they on whose hearts and their hearing
and their eyes Allah has set a seal, and these are the
heedless ones.
[16.109] No doubt that in the hereafter they will be the
losers.
[16.110] Yet surely your Lord, with respect to those who
fly after they are persecuted, then they struggle hard and
are patient, most surely your Lord after
that is Forgiving, Merciful.
[16.111] (Remember) the day when every soul shall come,
pleading for itself and every soul shall be paid in full
what it has done, and they shall not be dealt
with unjustly.
[16.112] And Allah sets forth a parable: (Consider) a town
safe and secure to which its means of subsistence come in
abundance from every quarter; but it became ungrateful to
Allah's favors, therefore Allah made it to taste the utmost
degree of hunger and fear because of what they wrought.
[16.113] And certainly there came to them an Apostle from
among them, but they rejected him, so the punishment
overtook them while they were unjust.
[16.114] Therefore eat of what Allah has given you, lawful
and good (things), and give thanks for Allah's favor if Him
do you serve.
[16.115] He has only forbidden you what dies of itself and
blood and flesh of swine and that over which any other name
than that of Allah has been invoked, but whoever is driven
to necessity, not desiring nor exceeding the limit, then
surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[16.116] And, for what your tongues describe, do not utter
the lie, (saying) This is lawful and this is unlawful, in
order to forge a lie against Allah; surely those who forge
the lie against Allah shall not prosper.
[16.117] A little enjoyment and they shall have a painful
punishment.
[16.118] And for those who were Jews We prohibited what We
have related to you already, and We did them no injustice,
but they were unjust to themselves.
[16.119] Yet surely your Lord, with respect to those who do
an evil in ignorance, then turn after that and make amends,
most surely your Lord after that is Forgiving, Merciful.
[16.120] Surely Ibrahim was an exemplar, obedient to Allah,
upright, and he was not of the polytheists.
[16.121] Grateful for His favors; He chose him and guided
him on the right path.
[16.122] And We gave him good in this world, and in the
next he will most surely be among the good.
[16.123] Then We revealed to you: Follow the faith of
Ibrahim, the upright one, and he was not of the
polytheists.
[16.124] The Sabbath was ordained only for those who
differed about it, and most surely your Lord will judge
between them on the resurrection day concerning that
about which they differed.
[16.125] Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and
goodly exhortation, and have disputations with them in the
best manner; surely your Lord best knows
those who go astray from His path, and He knows best those
who follow the right way.
[16.126] And if you take your turn, then retaliate with the
like of that with which you were afflicted; but if you are
patient, it will certainly be best for those who are
patient.
[16.127] And be patient and your patience is not but by
(the assistance of) Allah, and grieve not for them, and do
not distress yourself at what they plan.
[16.128] Surely Allah is with those who guard (against
evil) and those who do good (to others).
