16:119

ﱁThenﱂindeedﱃyour Lordﱄto those whoﱅdidﱆevilﱇin ignoranceﱈthenﱉrepentedﱊafterﱋafterﱌthatﱍand corrected themselves ﱎindeedﱏyour Lordﱐafter thatﱑafter thatﱒ(is) surely Oft-ForgivingﱓMost Mercifulﱔ(119)

As for those who commit evil ignorantly ˹or recklessly˺, then repent afterwards and mend their ways, then your Lord is surely All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

16:120

ﱕIndeedﱖIbrahimﱗwasﱘa nationﱙobedientﱚto Allahﱛuprightﱜand notﱝhe wasﱞofﱟthe polytheistsﱠ(120)

Indeed, Abraham was a model of excellence: devoted to Allah, ˹perfectly˺ upright—not a polytheist—

16:121

ﱡThankfulﱢﱣfor His favorsﱤHe chose himﱥand guided himﱦtoﱧthe wayﱨstraightﱩ(121)

˹utterly˺ grateful for Allah’s favours. ˹So˺ He chose him and guided him to the Straight Path.

16:122

ﱪAnd We gave himﱫinﱬthe worldﱭﱮgoodﱯand indeed, heﱰinﱱthe Hereafterﱲ(he) will surely (be) amongﱳthe righteousﱴ(122)

We blessed him with all goodness in this world,1 and in the Hereafter he will certainly be among the righteous.

16:123

ﱵThenﱶWe revealedﱷto youﱸthatﱹYou followﱺ(the) religionﱻ(of) Ibrahimﱼﱽuprightﱾand notﱿhe wasﲀofﲁthe polytheistsﲂ(123)

Then We revealed to you ˹O Prophet, saying˺: “Follow the faith of Abraham, the upright, who was not one of the polytheists.”

16:124

ﲃOnlyﲄwas appointedﲅthe Sabbathﲆforﲇthose whoﲈdifferedﲉﲊin itﲋAnd indeedﲌyour Lordﲍwill surely judgeﲎbetween themﲏ(on) the Dayﲐ(of) the Resurrectionﲑin whatﲒthey used (to)ﲓ[in it]ﲔdifferﲕ(124)

˹Honouring˺ the Sabbath was ordained only for those who disputed about Abraham.1 And surely your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Judgment regarding their disputes.

16:125

ﲖCallﲗtoﲘ(the) wayﲙ(of) your Lordﲚwith the wisdomﲛand the instructionﲜﲝthe goodﲞand discuss with themﲟin thatﲠwhichﲡﲢ(is) bestﲣIndeedﲤyour LordﲥHeﲦ(is) most knowingﲧof whoﲨhas strayedﲩfromﲪHis wayﲫAnd Heﲬ(is) most knowingﲭof the guided onesﲮ(125)

Invite ˹all˺ to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and kind advice, and only debate with them in the best manner. Surely your Lord ˹alone˺ knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is ˹rightly˺ guided.

16:126

ﲯAnd ifﲰyou retaliateﲱthen retaliateﲲwith the likeﲳof whatﲴyou were afflictedﲵﲶwith [it]ﲷBut ifﲸyou are patientﲹsurely (it) isﲺbetterﲻfor those who are patientﲼ(126)

If you retaliate, then let it be equivalent to what you have suffered. But if you patiently endure, it is certainly best for those who are patient.

16:127

ﲽAnd be patientﲾand notﲿ(is) your patienceﳀbutﳁﳂfrom AllahﳃAnd (do) notﳄgrieveﳅover themﳆand (do) notﳇbeﳈinﳉdistressﳊfor whatﳋthey plotﳌ(127)

Be patient ˹O Prophet˺, for your patience is only with Allah’s help. Do not grieve over those ˹who disbelieve˺, nor be distressed by their schemes.

16:128

ﳍIndeedﳎAllahﳏ(is) withﳐthose whoﳑfear (Him)ﳒand those whoﳓ[they]ﳔ(are) good-doersﳕ(128)

Surely Allah is with those who shun evil and who do good ˹deeds˺.