16:55

ﱁSo as to denyﱂthat whichﱃﱄWe have given themﱅThen enjoy yourselvesﱆsoonﱇyou will knowﱈ(55)

only returning Our favours with ingratitude. So enjoy yourselves, for you will soon know.

16:56

ﱉAnd they assignﱊto whatﱋnotﱌthey know ﱍa portionﱎof whatﱏﱐWe have provided themﱑBy Allahﱒsurely you will be askedﱓabout whatﱔyou used (to)ﱕinventﱖ(56)

And they ˹even˺ assign to those ˹idols˺—who know nothing—a share of what We have provided for them. By Allah! You will certainly be questioned about whatever ˹lies˺ you used to fabricate ˹against Allah˺.

16:57

ﱗAnd they assignﱘto AllahﱙdaughtersﱚGlory be to HimﱛAnd for themﱜ(is) whatﱝthey desireﱞ(57)

And they attribute ˹angels as˺ daughters to Allah—glory be to Him!—the opposite of what they desire for themselves.

16:58

ﱟAnd whenﱠis given good newsﱡ(to) one of themﱢof a femaleﱣturnsﱤhis faceﱥdarkﱦand heﱧsuppresses griefﱨ(58)

Whenever one of them is given the good news of a baby girl, his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.

16:59

ﱩHe hides himselfﱪfromﱫthe peopleﱬ(because) ofﱭthe evilﱮof whatﱯhe has been given good newsﱰﱱaboutﱲShould he keep itﱳinﱴhumiliationﱵorﱶbury itﱷinﱸﱹthe dustﱺUnquestionablyﱻevilﱼ(is) whatﱽthey decideﱾ(59)

He hides himself from the people because of the bad news he has received. Should he keep her in disgrace, or bury her ˹alive˺ in the ground? Evil indeed is their judgment!1

16:60

ﱿFor those whoﲀ(do) notﲁbelieveﲂin the Hereafterﲃ(is) a similitudeﲄﲅ(of) the evilﲆand for Allahﲇ(is) the similitudeﲈﲉthe HighestﲊAnd Heﲋ(is) the All-MightyﲌAll-Wiseﲍ(60)

To those who disbelieve in the Hereafter belong all evil qualities, whereas to Allah belong the finest attributes. And He is the Almighty, All-Wise.

16:61

ﲎAnd ifﲏAllah were to seizeﲐAllah were to seizeﲑthe mankindﲒfor their wrongdoingﲓnotﲔHe (would) have leftﲕupon itﲖanyﲗmoving creatureﲘbutﲙHe defers themﲚforﲛa termﲜﲝappointedﲞThen whenﲟcomesﲠtheir termsﲡnotﲢthey (will) remain behindﲣan hourﲤand notﲥthey can advance (it)ﲦ(61)

If Allah were to punish people ˹immediately˺ for their wrongdoing, He would not have left a single living being on earth. But He delays them for an appointed term. And when their time arrives, they cannot delay it for a moment, nor could they advance it.

16:62

ﲧAnd they assignﲨto Allahﲩwhatﲪﲫthey dislikeﲬand assertﲭtheir tonguesﲮthe lieﲯthatﲰfor themﲱﲲ(is) the bestﲳNoﲴdoubtﲵthatﲶfor themﲷ(is) the Fireﲸand that theyﲹ(will) be abandonedﲺ(62)

They attribute to Allah what they hate ˹for themselves˺,1 and their tongues utter the lie that they will have the finest reward. Without a doubt, for them is the Fire, where they will be abandoned.

16:63

ﲻBy AllahﲼcertainlyﲽWe have sentﲾtoﲿnationsﳀbefore youﳁbefore youﳂbut made fair-seemingﳃto themﳄthe Shaitaanﳅtheir deedsﳆSo heﳇ(is) their allyﳈtodayﳉand for themﳊ(is) a punishmentﳋpainfulﳌ(63)

By Allah! We have surely sent messengers to communities before you ˹O Prophet˺, but Satan made their misdeeds appealing to them. So he is their patron today, and they will suffer a painful punishment.

16:64

ﳍAnd notﳎWe revealedﳏto youﳐthe Bookﳑexceptﳒthat you make clearﳓto themﳔthat whichﳕthey differedﳖin itﳗand (as) a guidanceﳘand mercyﳙfor a peopleﳚwho believeﳛ(64)

We have revealed to you the Book only to clarify for them what they differed about, and as a guide and mercy for those who believe.