Surah An-Naĥl (The Bee) in English

1. الذين كفروا وصدوا عن سبيل الله زدناهم عذابا فوق العذاب بما كانوا يفسدون

   88

   Those who are faithless and bar from the way of Allah—We shall add punishment to their punishment because of the corruption they used to cause.

   alladhīna kafarū wa-ṣaddū ʿan sabīli llāhi zidnāhum ʿadhāban fawqa l-ʿadhābi bi-mā kānū yufsidūna

2. ويوم نبعث في كل أمة شهيدا عليهم من أنفسهم وجئنا بك شهيدا على هؤلاء ونزلنا عليك الكتاب تبيانا لكل شيء وهدى ورحمة وبشرى للمسلمين

   89

   The day We raise in every nation a witness against them from among themselves, We shall bring you as a witness against these. We have sent down the Book to you as a clarification of all things and as guidance, mercy and good news for the Muslims.

   wa-yawma nabʿathu fī kulli ʾummatin shahīdan ʿalayhim min ʾanfusihim wa-jiʾnā bika shahīdan ʿalā hāʾulāʾi wa-nazzalnā ʿalayka l-kitāba tibyānan li-kulli shayʾin wa-hudan wa-raḥmatan wa-bushrā li-l-muslimīna

3. إن الله يأمر بالعدل والإحسان وإيتاء ذي القربى وينهى عن الفحشاء والمنكر والبغي يعظكم لعلكم تذكرون

   90

   Indeed Allah enjoins justice and kindness, and generosity towards relatives, and He forbids indecency, wrongdoing, and aggression. He advises you, so that you may take admonition.

   ʾinna llāha yaʾmuru bi-l-ʿadli wa-l-ʾiḥsāni wa-ʾītāʾi dhī l-qurbā wa-yanhā ʿani l-faḥshāʾi wa-l-munkari wa-l-baghyi yaʿiẓukum laʿallakum tadhakkarūna

4. وأوفوا بعهد الله إذا عاهدتم ولا تنقضوا الأيمان بعد توكيدها وقد جعلتم الله عليكم كفيلا إن الله يعلم ما تفعلون

   91

   Fulfill Allah’s covenant when you pledge, and do not break [your] oaths, after pledging them solemnly and having made Allah a witness over yourselves. Indeed Allah knows what you do.

   wa-ʾawfū bi-ʿahdi llāhi ʾidhā ʿāhadtum wa-lā tanquḍū l-ʾaymāna baʿda tawkīdihā wa-qad jaʿaltumu llāha ʿalaykum kafīlan ʾinna llāha yaʿlamu mā tafʿalūna

5. ولا تكونوا كالتي نقضت غزلها من بعد قوة أنكاثا تتخذون أيمانكم دخلا بينكم أن تكون أمة هي أربى من أمة إنما يبلوكم الله به وليبينن لكم يوم القيامة ما كنتم فيه تختلفون

   92

   Do not be like her who would undo her yarn, breaking it up after [spinning it to] strength, by making your oaths a means of [mutual] deceit among yourselves, so that one community may become more affluent than another community. Indeed Allah tests you thereby, and He will surely clarify for you on the Day of Resurrection what you used to differ about.

   wa-lā takūnū ka-llatī naqaḍat ghazlahā min baʿdi quwwatin ʾankāthan tattakhidhūna ʾaymānakum dakhalan baynakum ʾan takūna ʾummatun hiya ʾarbā min ʾummatin ʾinnamā yablūkumu llāhu bihī wa-la-yubayyinanna lakum yawma l-qiyāmati mā kuntum fīhi takhtalifūna

6. ولو شاء الله لجعلكم أمة واحدة ولكن يضل من يشاء ويهدي من يشاء ولتسألن عما كنتم تعملون

   93

   Had Allah wished, He would have made you one community, but He leads astray whomever He wishes and guides whomever He wishes, and you will surely be questioned concerning what you used to do.

   wa-law-shāʾa llāhu la-jaʿalakum ʾummatan wāḥidatan wa-lākin yuḍillu man yashāʾu wa-yahdī man yashāʾu wa-la-tusʾalunna ʿammā kuntum taʿmalūna