وَلَا تَقُولُواْ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلۡسِنَتُكُمُ ٱلۡكَذِبَ هَٰذَا حَلَٰلٞ وَهَٰذَا حَرَامٞ لِّتَفۡتَرُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفۡتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَ لَا يُفۡلِحُونَ
(16:116) And do not utter falsehoods by letting your tongues declare: "This
is lawful"6 and "That is unlawful," thus fabricating lies against
Allah. Surely those who fabricate lies against Allah will never prosper.
is lawful"6 and "That is unlawful," thus fabricating lies against
Allah. Surely those who fabricate lies against Allah will never prosper.
مَتَٰعٞ قَلِيلٞ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ
(16:117) Brief is their enjoyment of the world, and thereafter they shall
suffer a painful chastisement.
suffer a painful chastisement.
وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُواْ حَرَّمۡنَا مَا قَصَصۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ مِن قَبۡلُۖ وَمَا ظَلَمۡنَٰهُمۡ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ يَظۡلِمُونَ
(16:118) We have already recounted to you8 what We prohibited7
to the Jews. In so doing We did not wrong them; it is they who wronged themselves.
to the Jews. In so doing We did not wrong them; it is they who wronged themselves.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ عَمِلُواْ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَٰلَةٖ ثُمَّ تَابُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصۡلَحُوٓاْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهَا لَغَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٌ
(16:119) But to those who commit evil out of ignorance and then repent and
amend their ways, thereafter your Lord will be Much Forgiving, Most Merciful.
amend their ways, thereafter your Lord will be Much Forgiving, Most Merciful.