16:35

ﱁAnd saidﱂthose whoﱃassociate partners (with Allah)ﱄIfﱅAllah (had) willedﱆAllah (had) willedﱇnotﱈwe (would) have worshippedﱉother than Himﱊother than Himﱋanyﱌthingﱍweﱎand notﱏour forefathersﱐand notﱑwe (would) have forbiddenﱒother than Himﱓother than HimﱔanythingﱕﱖanythingﱗThusﱘdidﱙthose whoﱚ(were) before themﱛﱜ(were) before themﱝThen is (there)ﱞonﱟthe messengersﱠexceptﱡthe conveyanceﱢclearﱣ(35)

The polytheists argue, “Had Allah willed, neither we nor our forefathers would have worshipped anything other than Him, nor prohibited anything without His command.” So did those before them. Is not the messengers’ duty only to deliver ˹the message˺ clearly?

16:36

ﱤAnd certainlyﱥWe sentﱦintoﱧeveryﱨnationﱩa MessengerﱪthatﱫWorshipﱬAllahﱭand avoidﱮﱯthe false deitiesﱰThen among themﱱ(were some) whomﱲAllah guidedﱳAllah guidedﱴand among themﱵ(were) someﱶwas justifiedﱷon themﱸﱹthe strayingﱺSo travelﱻinﱼthe earthﱽand seeﱾhowﱿwasﲀthe endﲁ(of) the deniersﲂ(36)

We surely sent a messenger to every community, saying, “Worship Allah and shun false gods.” But some of them were guided by Allah, while others were destined to stray. So travel throughout the land and see the fate of the deniers!

16:37

ﲃIfﲄyou desireﲅ[for]ﲆtheir guidanceﲇthen indeedﲈAllahﲉ(will) notﲊguideﲋwhomﲌﲍHe lets go astrayﲎand not (are)ﲏfor themﲐanyﲑhelpersﲒ(37)

Even though you ˹O Prophet˺ are keen on their guidance, Allah certainly does not guide those He leaves to stray, and they will have no helpers.

16:38

ﲓAnd they swearﲔby Allahﲕstrongestﲖ(of) their oathsﲗAllah will not resurrectﲘAllah will not resurrectﲙAllah will not resurrectﲚ(one) whoﲛﲜdiesﲝNayﲞ(it is) a promiseﲟupon Himﲠ(in) truthﲡbutﲢmostﲣ(of) the mankindﲤ(do) notﲥknowﲦ(38)

They swear by Allah their most solemn oaths that Allah will never raise the dead to life. Yes ˹He will˺! It is a true promise binding on Him, but most people do not know.

16:39

ﲧThat He will make clearﲨto themﲩthatﲪthey differﲫwhereinﲬand that may knowﲭthose whoﲮdisbelievedﲯthat theyﲰwereﲱliarsﲲ(39)

˹He will do that˺ to make clear to them what they disagreed on, and for the disbelievers to know that they were liars.

16:40

ﲳOnlyﲴOur Wordﲵto a thingﲶwhenﲷWe intend itﲸ(is) thatﲹWe sayﲺto itﲻBeﲼand it isﲽ(40)

If We ever will something ˹to exist˺, all We say is: “Be!” And it is!

16:41

ﲾAnd those whoﲿemigratedﳀin (the way)ﳁ(of) Allahﳂafterﳃafterﳄ[what]ﳅthey were wrongedﳆsurely We will give them positionﳇinﳈthe worldﳉﳊgoodﳋbut surely the rewardﳌ(of) the Hereafterﳍﳎ(is) greaterﳏifﳐtheyﳑknowﳒ(41)

As for those who emigrated in ˹the cause of˺ Allah after being persecuted, We will surely bless them with a good home in this world. But the reward of the Hereafter is far better, if only they knew.

16:42

ﳓThose whoﳔ(are) patientﳕand onﳖtheir Lordﳗthey put their trustﳘ(42)

˹It is˺ they who have patiently endured, and in their Lord they put their trust.