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16:103

And certainlyWe knowthat theysayOnlyteaches himﱇﱈa human being(The) tongue(of) the onethey referto him(is) foreignwhile this(is) a languageArabicclear(103)

And We surely know that they say, “No one is teaching him except a human.” But the man they refer to speaks a foreign tongue, whereas this ˹Quran˺ is ˹in˺ eloquent Arabic.1

16:104

Indeedthose who(do) notbelievein the Verses(of) AllahnotAllah will guide themAllah will guide themand for them(is) a punishmentpainful(104)

Surely those who do not believe in Allah’s revelations will never be guided by Allah, and they will suffer a painful punishment.

16:105

Onlythey inventthe falsehoodthose who(do) notbelievein the Versesﱧﱨ(of) Allahand those they(are) the liars(105)

No one fabricates lies except those who disbelieve in Allah’s revelations, and it is they who are the ˹true˺ liars.

16:106

Whoeverdisbelievesin Allahafterafterhis beliefexcept(one) whois forcedwhile his heart(is) contentwith the faithBut(one) whoopensto disbelief(his) breastthen upon themﱿ(is) a wrathofAllahand for them(is) a punishmentgreat(106)

Whoever disbelieves in Allah after their belief—not those who are forced while their hearts are firm in faith,1 but those who embrace disbelief wholeheartedly—they will be condemned by Allah and suffer a tremendous punishment.

16:107

That (is)becausethey preferredthe life(of) the worldoverthe Hereafterand thatAllah(does) notguidethe peoplethe disbelievers(107)

This is because they prefer the life of this world over the Hereafter. Surely Allah never guides those who ˹choose to˺ disbelieve.

16:108

Those(are) the ones Allah has set a sealAllah has set a sealovertheir heartsand their hearingﲛﲜand their sightAnd those they arethe heedless(108)

They are the ones whose hearts, ears, and eyes are sealed by Allah, and it is they who are ˹truly˺ heedless.

16:109

Nodoubtthat theyinthe Hereafter[they](are) the losers(109)

Without a doubt, they will be the losers in the Hereafter.

16:110

Thenindeedyour Lordto those whoemigratedafterafterwhatthey had been put to trialsthenstrove hardand were patientIndeedyour Lordafter itafter itsurely is Oft-ForgivingMost Merciful(110)

As for those who emigrated after being compelled ˹to renounce Islam˺, then struggled ˹in Allah’s cause˺, and persevered, your Lord ˹O Prophet˺ is truly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful after all.