16:15

ﱁAnd He has castﱂinﱃthe earthﱄfirm mountainsﱅlestﱆit should shakeﱇwith youﱈand riversﱉand roadsﱊso that you mayﱋbe guidedﱌ(15)

He has placed into the earth firm mountains, so it does not shake with you, as well as rivers, and pathways so you may find your way.

16:16

ﱍﱎAnd landmarksﱏAnd by the starsﱐtheyﱑguide themselvesﱒ(16)

Also by landmarks and stars do people find their way.

16:17

ﱓThen is He Whoﱔcreatesﱕlike one whoﱖ(does) notﱗﱘcreateﱙThen will you notﱚrememberﱛ(17)

Can the One Who creates be equal to those who do not? Will you not then be mindful?

16:18

ﱜAnd ifﱝyou should countﱞthe Favors of Allahﱟthe Favors of Allahﱠnotﱡﱢyou could enumerate themﱣIndeedﱤAllahﱥ(is) Oft-ForgivingﱦMost Mercifulﱧ(18)

If you tried to count Allah’s blessings, you would never be able to number them. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

16:19

ﱨAnd Allahﱩknowsﱪwhatﱫyou concealﱬand whatﱭyou revealﱮ(19)

And Allah knows what you conceal and what you reveal.

16:20

ﱯAnd those whomﱰthey invokeﱱbesidesﱲbesidesﱳAllahﱴnotﱵthey createﱶanythingﱷbut (are) themselvesﱸcreatedﱹ(20)

But those ˹idols˺ they invoke besides Allah cannot create anything—they themselves are created.

16:21

ﱺ(They are) deadﱻnot aliveﱼﱽnot aliveﱾAnd notﱿthey perceiveﲀwhenﲁthey will be resurrectedﲂ(21)

They are dead, not alive—not even knowing when their followers will be resurrected.

16:22

ﲃYour godﲄ(is) GodﲅﲆOneﲇBut those whoﲈ(do) notﲉbelieveﲊin the Hereafterﲋtheir heartsﲌrefuseﲍand theyﲎ(are) arrogantﲏ(22)

Your God is ˹only˺ One God. As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, their hearts are in denial, and they are too proud.

16:23

ﲐNo doubtﲑNo doubtﲒthatﲓAllahﲔknowsﲕwhatﲖthey concealﲗand whatﲘﲙthey revealﲚIndeed, Heﲛ(does) notﲜloveﲝthe arrogant onesﲞ(23)

Without a doubt, Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal. He certainly does not like those who are too proud.

16:24

ﲟAnd whenﲠit is saidﲡto themﲢWhatﲣhas your Lord sent downﲤhas your Lord sent downﲥThey sayﲦTalesﲧ(of) the ancientﲨ(24)

And when it is said to them, “What has your Lord revealed?” They say, “Ancient fables!”

16:25

ﲩThat they may bearﲪtheir own burdensﲫ(in) fullﲬon (the) Dayﲭ(of) the Resurrectionﲮand ofﲯthe burdensﲰ(of) those whomﲱthey misled [them]ﲲwithoutﲳﲴknowledgeﲵUnquestionablyﲶevilﲷ(is) whatﲸthey will bearﲹ(25)

Let them bear their burdens in full on the Day of Judgment as well as some of the burdens of those they mislead without knowledge. Evil indeed is what they will bear!

16:26

ﲺVerilyﲻplottedﲼthose whoﲽ(were) before themﲾ(were) before themﲿbut Allah cameﳀbut Allah cameﳁ(at) their buildingﳂfromﳃthe foundationsﳄso fellﳅupon themﳆthe roofﳇfromﳈabove themﳉand came to themﳊthe punishmentﳋfromﳌwhereﳍthey (did) not perceiveﳎthey (did) not perceiveﳏ(26)

Indeed, those before them had plotted, but Allah struck at the ˹very˺ foundation of their structure, so the roof collapsed on top of them, and the torment came upon them from where they did not expect.1