The Bee - سورة النحل

The
command of Allah is coming, so be not impatient for it.
Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.






He
sends down the angels, with the inspiration of His command,
upon whom He wills of His servants, [telling them], "Warn that
there is no deity except Me; so fear Me."






He created the heavens and earth in truth. High is He above what they associate with Him.






He created man from a sperm-drop; then at once, he is a clear adversary.






And
the grazing livestock He has created for you; in them is
warmth and [numerous] benefits, and from them you eat.









And
for you in them is [the enjoyment of] beauty when you bring
them in [for the evening] and when you send them out [to
pasture].






And
they carry your loads to a land you could not have reached
except with difficulty to yourselves. Indeed, your Lord is
Kind and Merciful.






And
[He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride
and [as] adornment. And He creates that which you do not know.







And
upon Allah is the direction of the It
is He who sends down rain from the sky; from it is drink
and from it is foliage in which you pasture [animals].







He
causes to grow for you thereby the crops, olives, palm
trees, grapevines, and from all the fruits. Indeed in that is a
sign for a people who give thought.







And
He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and
moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed in
that are signs for a people who reason.






And
[He has subjected] whatever He multiplied for you on the
earth of varying colors. Indeed in that is a sign for a
people who remember.






And
it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it
tender meat and to extract from it ornaments which you wear.
And you see the ships plowing through it, and [He subjected
it] that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be
grateful.






And
He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it
shift with you, and [made] rivers and roads, that you may be
guided,






And landmarks. And by the stars they are [also] guided.






Then is He who creates like one who does not create? So will you not be reminded?






And
if you should count the favors of Allah , you could not
enumerate them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.






And Allah knows what you conceal and what you declare.






And those they invoke other than Allah create nothing, and they [themselves] are created.






They are, [in fact], dead, not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.






Your
god is one God. But those who do not believe in the
Hereafter - their hearts are disapproving, and they are
arrogant.






Assuredly, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He does not like the arrogant.

And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples,"






That
they may bear their own burdens in full on the Day of
Resurrection and some of the burdens of those whom they
misguide without knowledge. Unquestionably, evil is that which
they bear.






Those
before them had already plotted, but Allah came at their
building from the foundations, so the roof fell upon them from
above them, and the punishment came to them from where they
did not perceive.






Then
on the Day of Resurrection He will disgrace them and say,
"Where are My 'partners' for whom you used to oppose [the
believers]?" Those who were given knowledge will say, "Indeed
disgrace, this Day, and evil are upon the disbelievers" -






The
ones whom the angels take in death [while] wronging
themselves, and [who] then offer submission, [saying], "We were
not doing any evil." But, yes! Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what
you used to do.

So enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and how wretched is the residence of the arrogant.






And
it will be said to those who feared Allah , "What did your
Lord send down?" They will say, "[That which is] good." For
those who do good in this world is good; and the home of the
Hereafter is better. And how excellent is the home of the
righteous -






Gardens
of perpetual residence, which they will enter, beneath which
rivers flow. They will have therein whatever they wish. Thus
does Allah reward the righteous -






The
ones whom the angels take in death, [being] good and pure;
[the angels] will say, "Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise for
what you used to do."






Do
the disbelievers await [anything] except that the angels
should come to them or there comes the command of your Lord?
Thus did those do before them. And Allah wronged them not, but
they had been wronging themselves.






So
they were struck by the evil consequences of what they did
and were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.






And
those who associate others with Allah say, "If Allah had willed,
we would not have worshipped anything other than Him, neither
we nor our fathers, nor would we have forbidden anything
through other than Him." Thus did those do before them. So is
there upon the messengers except [the duty of] clear
notification?






And
We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying],
"Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom
Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was
[deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe
how was the end of the deniers.






[Even]
if you should strive for their guidance, [O Muhammad],
indeed, Allah does not guide those He sends astray, and they
will have no helpers.






And
they swear by Allah their strongest oaths [that] Allah will not
resurrect one who dies. But yes - [it is] a true promise
[binding] upon Him, but most of the people do not know.






[It
is] so He will make clear to them [the truth of] that
wherein they differ and so those who have disbelieved may know
that they were liars.






Indeed, Our word to a thing when We intend it is but that We say to it, "Be," and it is.






And
those who emigrated for [the cause of] Allah after they had
been wronged - We will surely settle them in this world in a
good place; but the reward of the Hereafter is greater, if
only they could know.






[They are] those who endured patiently and upon their Lord relied.






And
We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our
message]. So ask the people of the message if you do not
know.






[We
sent them] with clear proofs and written ordinances. And We
revealed to you the message that you may make clear to the
people what was sent down to them and that they might give
thought.






Then,
do those who have planned evil deeds feel secure that Allah
will not cause the earth to swallow them or that the
punishment will not come upon them from where they do not
perceive?






Or that He would not seize them during their [usual] activity, and they could not cause failure?






Or that He would not seize them gradually [in a state of dread]? But indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.






Have
they not considered what things Allah has created? Their
shadows incline to the right and to the left, prostrating to
Allah , while they are humble.






And
to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is
on the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and
they are not arrogant.






They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.







And Allah has said, "Do not take for yourselves two deities. He is but one God, so fear only Me."

And
to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth,
and to Him is [due] worship constantly. Then is it other than
Allah that you fear?






And
whatever you have of favor - it is from Allah . Then when
adversity touches you, to Him you cry for help.






Then when He removes the adversity from you, at once a party of you associates others with their Lord






So they will deny what We have given them. Then enjoy yourselves, for you are going to know.






And
they assign to what they do not know a portion of that
which We have provided them. By Allah , you will surely be
questioned about what you used to invent.






And they attribute to Allah daughters - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire.






And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.






He
hides himself from the people because of the ill of which
he has been informed. Should he keep it in humiliation or bury
it in the ground? Unquestionably, evil is what they decide.






For
those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the description
of evil; and for Allah is the highest attribute. And He is
Exalted in Might, the Wise.






And
if Allah were to impose blame on the people for their
wrongdoing, He would not have left upon the earth any creature,
but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term
has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will
they precede [it].






And
they attribute to Allah that which they dislike, and their
tongues assert the lie that they will have the best [from
Him]. Assuredly, they will have the Fire, and they will be
[therein] neglected.






By
Allah , We did certainly send [messengers] to nations before
you, but Satan made their deeds attractive to them. And he is
the disbelievers' ally today [as well], and they will have a
painful punishment.






And
We have not revealed to you the Book, [O Muhammad], except
for you to make clear to them that wherein they have differed
and as guidance and mercy for a people who believe.






And
Allah has sent down rain from the sky and given life thereby
to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed in that is a sign
for a people who listen.






And
indeed, for you in grazing livestock is a lesson. We give
you drink from what is in their bellies - between excretion
and blood - pure milk, palatable to drinkers.






And
from the fruits of the palm trees and grapevines you take
intoxicant and good provision. Indeed in that is a sign for a
people who reason.







And
your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the
mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which
they construct.






Then
eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord
laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink,
varying in colors, in which there is healing for people.
Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.






And
Allah created you; then He will take you in death. And among
you is he who is reversed to the most decrepit [old] age so
that he will not know, after [having had] knowledge, a thing.
Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Competent.