Quran Chapters

Chapter 16: An-Nahl – 128 Verses

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

16:1

The command of Allâh (regarding the punishment to the disbelievers) has come, therefore do not desire to hasten it; glory be to Him, and highly exalted be He above what they associate ˹with Him in worship˺!
Meaning:-
Exalted: placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard.
Hasten: hurry, quicken, rush.

16:2

He sends down His angels with inspiration of His Command to whom He pleases of His servants, saying: “Warn the people that there is no one else worthy of worship except Me, therefore fear Me.”

16:3

He has created the heavens and the earth with truth. High be He Exalted above all they associate as partners with Him.
Meaning:-
Exalted: placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard.

16:4

He created humans from a sperm-drop, then at once, this same (man) becomes an open opponent.

16:5

And He created the cattle for you; you have in them warm clothing and (many) benefits, and of them do you eat.

16:6

How pleasant they look to you when you bring them home in the evening and drive them to pasture in the morning.
Meaning:-
Pasture: an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.

16:7

They carry your heavy loads to far-off towns that you could not otherwise reach without painful toil; indeed your Lord is Kind and Merciful.
Meaning:-
Toil: work extremely hard or incessantly.

16:8

He has also created horses, mules, and donkeys for you to ride and put on show, and He has created other things which are beyond your knowledge.
Meaning:-
Mules: the offspring of a donkey and a horse (strictly, a male donkey and a female horse), typically sterile and used as a beast of burden.

16:9

It is upon Allah ˹alone˺ to ˹clearly˺ show the Straight Way, for some paths lead the wrong way: if He wished, He could guide you all.

16:10

He it is Who sends down water (rain) from the sky; from it you drink and from it (grows) the vegetation on which you send your cattle to graze;
Meaning:-
Graze: (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.

16:11

He causes to grow for you thereby the crops, olives, palm trees, grapevines, and from all the fruits. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.

16:12

He has subjected to your service the night and the day, the sun and the moon: and likewise the stars also serve you by His command: surely there are signs in this for people who use their common sense.

16:13

And whatsoever He has created for you on this earth of varying colours [and qualities from vegetation and fruits, etc. (botanical life) and from animal (zoological life)]. Verily! In this is a sign for people who remember.
Meaning:-
Botanical: relating to plants.

16:14

It is He Who has subjected the sea to your service, that you may eat fresh meat therefrom and that you may bring out of it (precious and beautiful things of) ornaments to wear; and you see that ships plough their course through it. He has done all this so that you may seek His bounty and so that you may pay thanks to Him.
Meaning:-
Bounty: generosity; liberality, a monetary gift or reward.
Ornaments: a useful accessory.
Plough: To move or clear, a device for steering a ship

16:15

He has set mountains on the earth – lest it should move away with you. He also made rivers and roads so that you may find your way;

16:16

And landmarks (signposts, etc. during the day) and by the stars (during the night), they (mankind) guide themselves.

16:17

Is then, He, Who has created all this, like one who cannot create? Why don’t you understand?

16:18

If you want to count the favors of Allah, you will never be able to number them; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful,

16:19

and Allah knows what you conceal and what you reveal.
Meaning:-
Conceal: to hide, to keep secret, to prevent or avoid disclosing, keep secret.
Reveal: to make known; disclose; divulge.

16:20

But those ˹idols˺ they invoke besides Allah cannot create anything—they themselves are created.
Meaning:-
Idols: an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.
Invoke: call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration.

16:21

They are dead, not alive—not even knowing when their followers will be resurrected.
Meaning:-
Resurrected: to raise from the dead; bring to life again.

16:22

Your Allah is one Allah; so (as for) those who do not believe in the hereafter, their hearts are in Denial, and they are too proud.
Meaning:-
Denial: a refusal to accept, a refusal to believe.

16:23

Allah surely knows what they conceal and what they reveal; certainly He does not love the arrogant.
Meaning:-
Arrogant: a sense of superiority, self-importance, having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities.
Conceal: to hide, to keep secret, to prevent or avoid disclosing, keep secret.
Reveal: to make known; disclose; divulge.

16:24

When they are asked: “What is it, that your Lord has revealed?” They say: “Fictitious stories of the ancients!”
Meaning:-
Revealed: to make known; disclose; divulge.
Fictitious: not real or true, being imaginary or having been fabricated.

16:25

That they may bear their own burdens in full on the Day of Resurrection and some of the burdens of those whom they misguide without knowledge. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.
Meaning:-
Resurrection: The rising again to life of all the human dead before the final judgment.

16:26

Indeed, those before them had plotted against the Truth,, but Allah struck at the ˹very˺ foundation of their structure, so the roof collapsed on top of them, and the torment came upon them from where they did not expect.
Meaning:-
struck: hit forcibly.
Torment: torture, pain, severe physical or mental suffering, to afflict with great bodily.

16:27

Then on the Day of Judgment He will humiliate them and say: “Where are those deities you associated with Me concerning whom you used to dispute with the true believers?” Those who have been given knowledge will say: “Today there will be shame and sorrow for the unbelievers,”
Meaning:-
Deity: God; Supreme Being, like a god or goddess, Fake God.

16:28

The ones whom the angels take in death [while] wronging themselves, and [who] then offer submission, [saying], “We were not doing any evil.” But, yes! Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what you used to do.

16:29

Now go ahead and enter the gates of Hell, to stay there forever. Indeed, what an evil home for the arrogant!”
Meaning:-
Arrogant: unpleasantly proud, a sense of superiority, self-importance.

16:30

And it will be said to those who fear Allah (the righteous), “What is it that your Lord has revealed (sent down)?” They will say, “All that is good.” For those who do good, there is good in this world; but certainly the home of the Hereafter is better; and surely excellent is the home of the righteous (or those who fear).

16:31

– Gardens of Eden will they enter, beneath which rivers flow, having therein all that they wish to have. Thus shall Allah reward the righteous,
Meaning:-
Beneath: below; in or to a lower place, position, underneath

16:32

The ones whom the angels take in death, [being] good and pure; [the angels] will say, “Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise for what you used to do.”

16:33

Are these unbelievers waiting for the angels to come down to take their lives or the commandment of your Lord to come to pass for their doom? So did those who went before them. It was not Allah who was unjust to them, but they were unjust to themselves.
Meaning:-
Doom: death, destruction, or some other terrible fate.

16:34

At the end, the evil results of their deeds overtook them, and they were surrounded by the very thing they had mocked.
Meaning:-
Mock: is to make fun of, ridicule.

16:35

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?
Meaning:-
Polytheists: belief in more than one god or in many gods.

16:36

And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying],’Worship Allah and avoid the idols‘.” But some of them were guided by Allah, and some were justly disposed to error. So travel through the land (earth) and observe how was the end of the deniers.
Meaning:-
Idols: an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.

16:37

[Even] if you should strive for their guidance, [O Muhammad], indeed, Allah does not guide those He sends astray, and they will have no helpers.
Meaning:-
Strive: make great efforts, struggle.
Astray: into error, away from the correct path or direction

16:38

And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths [that] Allah will never raise the dead to life. But yes – [it is] a true promise [binding] upon Him, but most of the people do not know.

16:39

˹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

As for its possibility, when We intend to do anything which We want, We need only say, “Be,” and it is.

16:41

And those who emigrated for [the cause of] Allah after they had been wronged – We will surely settle them in this world in a good place; but the reward of the Hereafter is greater, if only they could know.

16:42

(They are) those who remained patient (in this world for Allah’s sake), and put their trust in their Lord (Allah Alone).

16:43

We did not send ˹messengers˺ before you ˹O Prophet˺ except mere men inspired by Us. If you ˹polytheists˺ do not know ˹this already˺, then ask those who have knowledge ˹of the Scriptures˺.
Meaning:-
Mere: pure and simple.
Polytheists: The worship of or belief in more than one god, belief in many gods.

16:44

With clear signs and Books (We sent the Messengers). And We have also sent down unto you (O Muhammad) the reminder and the advice (the Quran), that you may explain clearly to mankind what is sent down to them, and that they may give thought.

16:45

Then, do those who have planned evil deeds feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them or that the punishment will not come upon them from where they do not perceive?
Meaning:-
Perceive: become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.

16:46

Or that He may not seize them in the course of their journey leaving no way for their escape?

16:47

Or that He may catch them with gradual wasting (of their wealth and health). Truly! Your Lord is indeed full of Kindness, Most Merciful?

16:48

Do they not see how every object that Allah has created casts its shadow right and left, prostrating itself to Allah in all humility?
Meaning:-
Prostrate: lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward, especially in reverence or submission.

16:49

To Allah prostrate all the creatures of the heavens and the earth, including the angels; and they are not arrogant:
Meaning:-
Prostrate: lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward, especially in reverence or submission.
Arrogant: a sense of superiority, self-importance, having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities.

16:50

They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.

16:51

Allah has commanded: “You shall not worship two gods: there exists only One God, I am the One Whom you should fear.”

16:52

And to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and to Him is [due] worship constantly. Then is it other than Allah that you fear?

16:53

Whatever blessings and good things you have are from Allah. Then whenever hardship touches you, to Him ˹alone˺ you cry ˹for help˺.
Meaning:-
Hardship: adversity, or something difficult situation, suffering.

16:54

Then as soon as He removes the hardship from you, a group of you associates ˹others˺ with their Lord (Allah) ˹in worship˺,
Meaning:-
hardship: adversity, or something difficult situation, suffering.

16:55

So (as a result of that ) they deny (with ungratefulness) that (Allah’s Favours) which We have bestowed on them! Then enjoy yourselves (your short stay), but you will come to know (with regrets).
Meaning:-
Bestow: an honor, right, or gift

16:56

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˺.
Meaning:-
Idols: an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.
Fabricate: falsify, make, to fake, create, invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent.

16:57

And they attribute ˹angels as˺ daughters to Allah—glory be to Him!—and the [sons] they desire to themselves.
Meaning:-
Explanation: Some of the Pagan Arabs called angels the daughters of Allah. In their own life they hated to have daughters, as explained in the next two verses. They practised female infanticide. In their state of perpetual war sons were a source of strength to them; daughters only made them subject to humiliating raids!

16:58

And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.

16:59

He hides himself from his 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!
Meaning:-
Disgrace: bring shame, often implies humiliation.
Bury: to put in the ground and cover with earth.

16:60

Those who do not believe in the hereafter set an evil example, while Allah applies the highest example, for He is the Mighty, the Wise.

16:61

If Allah were to punish people ˹immediately˺ for their wrongdoing, He would not leave on it (the earth) a single moving (living) creature, but He delays them for an appointed term and when their term comes, they cannot delay it for a moment, nor can they bring (it) on (before its time).

16:62

And they attribute to Allah that which they dislike, and their tongues assert the lie that they will have a good reward. Let there be no doubt: the only thing they will have is hell, and they will be sent ahead of the others.

16:63

By Allah! We sent messengers before you (O Muhammad) to other nations; but shaitan made their deeds seem fair to them so they did not believe, he is their patron today, and they shall have a painful punishment.

16:64

We have revealed to you the Book (The Qur’an) so that you may clearly explain to them the reality of those things in which they differ – it is a guidance and blessing for those people who believe.

16:65

Allah sends down water from the sky, and with it gives life to the land after it has been dead (this Qur’an is being sent to serve the same purpose). Surely in this example there is a sign for those who listen.

16:66

Surely there is a lesson for you in cattle. We give you to drink of what is in their bellies, between bowels and blood – pure milk – pleasant for those who drink it.

16:67

And from the fruits of date-palms and grapes, you derive strong drink (this was before the order of the prohibition of the alcoholic drinks) and a goodly provision. Verily, therein is indeed a sign for people who have wisdom.

16:68

Behold! Your Lord inspired the bees to build their hives in the mountains, in the trees, and in anything which men may build for beekeeping,
Meaning:
Hives: Hives is an allergic skin reaction causing localized redness, swelling, and itching.
Beekeeping: the occupation of owning and breeding bees for their honey.

16:69

and feed on every kind of fruit and follow the smooth ways of your Lord. From its belly comes forth a syrup of different colors, which contains a healing for mankind. Certainly in this there is a sign for those who think.

16:70

Allah is the One Who created you, then He causes you to die; there are some amongst you whose lives are prolonged to an abject old age so that they know nothing after having known much. In fact Allah is the All-Knowing , Almighty.
Meaning:-
Abject: utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched

16:71

And Allah has preferred some of you above others in wealth and properties. Then, those who are preferred will by no means hand over their wealth and properties to those (slaves) whom their right hands possess, so that they may be equal with them in respect thereof. Do they then deny the Favour of Allah?

16:72

And Allah has made for you wives of your own kind, and has made for you, from your wives, sons and grandsons, and has bestowed on you good provision. Do they then believe in false deities and deny the Favour of Allah (by not worshipping Allah Alone).
Meaning:-
Bestow: an honor, right, or gift.
Deity: God; Supreme Being, like a god or goddess, Fake God.

16:73

They worship those deities other than Allah, who neither provide them anything for sustenance from the heavens or the earth, nor have any power to do so?
Meaning:-
Deities: God; Supreme Being, like a god or goddess, Fake God.
Sustenance: food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.

16:74

Therefore, compare none with Allah. Surely Allah knows and you do not know.

16:75

Allah puts forward the example (of two men a believer and a disbeliever); a slave (disbeliever) under the possession of another, he has no power of any sort, and (the other), a man (believer) on whom We have bestowed a good provision from Us, and He spends thereof secretly and openly. Can they be equal? (By no means, not). All the praises and thanks be to Allah. Nay! (But) most of them know not.
Meaning:-
possession: taking into control.
Bestow: an honor, right, or gift

16:76

And Allah puts forward (another) example of two men, one of them dumb, who has no power over anything (disbeliever), and he is a burden to his master, whichever way he directs him, he brings no good. Is such a man equal to one (believer in the Islamic Monotheism) who commands justice, and is himself on a Straight Path?
Meaning:-
Path: a way, a course of action, conduct, or procedure.
Monotheism: the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

16:77

Allah Alone has knowledge of the unseen things of the Heavens and the Earth. As for the taking place of the Hour of Judgment, it will be like a twinkling of an eye or even quicker: surely Allah has power over everything.

16:78

Allah brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers when you knew nothing, and He gave you hearing, sight and intelligence so that you may give thanks to Him.

16:79

Do they not see the birds held (flying) in the midst of the sky? None holds them but Allah [none gave them the ability to fly but Allah]. Verily, in this are clear proofs and signs for people who believe (in the Oneness of Allah).

16:80

It is Allah who has made your homes as a place of rest for you and He made for you tents out of the skins of the cattle so that you may find them light when you travel and easy to pitch when you stop; and out of their wool and their soft fibers (between wool and hair) and their hair rich stuff (household items) and articles of convenience (to serve you) for a time.

16:81

Allah has provided you shades from the sun out of what He has created, and has given you shelter in the mountains. He has also provided you with clothes protecting you from the heat ˹and cold˺, and armour shielding you in battle. This is how He perfects His favour upon you, so perhaps you will ˹fully˺ submit ˹to Him˺.
Meaning:-
Armour: the metal coverings formerly worn by soldiers or warriors to protect the body in battle.

16:82

Then, if they turn away, your duty ˹O Prophet˺ is only to deliver ˹the message˺ in a clear way.

16:83

They recognize the favors of Allah, yet they deny them; most of them are ˹truly˺ ungrateful disbelievers.

16:84

Do they realize what will happen on that Day when We shall call a witness from every nation? Then the unbelievers will neither be allowed to put forward any excuse nor will they receive any favor.

16:85

When the wrongdoers face the punishment, it will neither be lightened for them nor will they be granted a delay.
Meaning:-
Wrongdoer: a person who behaves illegally or dishonestly; an offender.

16:86

And when those who associated others with Allah see their “partners,” they will say,” Our Lord, these are our partners [to You] whom we used to invoke besides You.” But they will throw at them the statement, “Indeed, you are liars.”

16:87

On that Day they will offer their submission and all that they had fabricated (false deities) will have vanished.
Meaning:-
Deities: God; Supreme Being, like a god or goddess, Fake God.

16:88

Those who disbelieved and hinder ˹others˺ from the Way of Allah, for them We will add more punishment to their punishment; because they used to spread corruption [by disobeying Allah themselves, as well as ordering others (mankind) to do so].
Meaning:-
Hinder: to block or put something in the way of.

16:89

O Muhammad, warn them about that Day when We shall call a witness from every nation to testify against it, and We shall call you O Muhammad to testify against your people: that is why We have sent down to you this Book (The Qur’an) to explain everything – a guide, a blessing and good news for Muslims.

16:90

Allah commands doing justice, doing good to others, and giving to near relatives, and He forbids indecency, wickedness, and rebellion: He admonishes you so that you may take heed.
Meaning:-
Wickedness: the quality of being evil or morally wrong.
Rebellion: an act of violent. disobedience.
Admonish: to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
Heed: pay careful attention to it.

16:91

Honour Allah’s covenant when you make a pledged, and do not break your oaths after confirming them, having made Allah your guarantor. Surely Allah knows all you do.
Meaning:-
Covenant: contract, agreement, undertaking, commitment.
pledge: promise, undertaking, vow, word, word of honor, commitment.

16:92

Do not behave like that woman who had spun her yarn strongly – [be not like this by] using your oaths as a means of deceiving one another, simply because some of you may be more powerful than others. By all this, Allah but puts you to a test – and [He does it] so that on the Day of Judgment He will certainly reveal to you the truth about which you differed.
Meaning:-
spins her yarn: If you say that someone spins a yarn, you mean that they tell a story that is not true, often an interesting or imaginative one.
Spun: Spun is having twisted.
Yarn: tell a long or implausible story.

16:93

And if Allah had willed, He could have made you [of] one religion, but He causes to stray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And you will surely be questioned about what you used to do.
Stray: move idly or casually in a specified direction.

16:94

O believers! Do not take oaths to deceive each other, lest your foot slip after being firmly fixed upon guidance; and you will taste the evil consequences for hindering others from the Way of Allah and you will suffer a tremendous punishment.
Meaning:-
consequences: result or effect of something.
Hindering: to prevent from doing, to block or put something in the way of, stop someone.
Tremendous: really awful and terrible, extraordinarily great in size.

16:95

Do not sell the covenant of Allah for a petty price. Certainly Allah’s reward is far better than all your gain, if you but knew it.
Meaning:-
Covenant: contract, agreement, undertaking, commitment, guarantee, pledge, promise.

16:96

What is with you comes to an end, and whatever with Allah (of good deeds) will remain. And those who are patient, We will certainly pay them a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do.
Meaning:-
proportion: a part, share.

16:97

Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer – We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do.

16:98

When you recite The Qur’an, seek Allah’s protection from the accursed Shaitan,
Meaning:-
Accursed: under a curse, used to express strong dislike of or anger toward someone or something

16:99

Verily! He has no power over those who believe and put their trust only in their Lord (Allah).

16:100

His power is only over those who obey and follow him (Satan), and those who join partners with Him (Allah) [i.e. those who are Mushrikun – polytheists – see Verse 6:121].
Meaning:-
Polytheist: belief in more than one god or in many gods.

16:101

When We substitute one verse in favor of another to elaborate with different examples – and Allah knows best what He reveals in stages – they say, “You ˹Muḥammad˺ are just a fabricator.” The fact is that most of them do not understand.
Meaning:-
Substitute: A replacement of equal or greater value.
Elaborate: is done with great or numerous details, very detailed and complicated.
Fabricator: a person who produces fraudulent copies or imitations.

16:102

Say, [O Muhammad], “The Holy Spirit (Gabriel) has brought it down, by stages, from your Lord in truth to make firm those who believe and as guidance and good news to the Muslims.”

16:103

And indeed We know that they (polytheists and pagans) say: “It is only a human being who teaches the Prophet (Muhammad SAW).” The tongue of the man they refer to is foreign, while this (the Quran) is a clear Arabic language.Meaning:-
Polytheists: The worship of or belief in more than one god, belief in many gods.
Pagans: is a person who worships many gods or who worships nature and the Earth.

16:104

Indeed, those who do not believe in the verses of Allah – Allah will not guide them, and for them is a painful punishment.

16:105

It is only those who believe not in the Ayat of Allah, who invent falsehood, and it is they who are liars.
Meaning:-
Falsehood: lie, untruth, fabrication, invention, fairy tale.

16:106

Whoever disbelieves in Allah after their belief—not those who are forced while their hearts are firm in faith, but those who [willingly] open their breasts to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allah , and for them is a great punishment;
Meaning:-
Wrath: extreme anger.

16:107

That is because they preferred the worldly life over the Hereafter and that Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.

16:108

They are those upon whose hearts, hearing (ears) and sight (eyes) Allah has set a seal. And they are the heedless!

16:109

No doubt, in the Hereafter, they will be the losers.

16:110

On the other hand, Allah is most surely forgiving and compassionate towards those who had to leave their homes after being persecuted because of their faith, struggled hard and remained steadfastly patient.
Meaning:-
Persecuted: to harass, to cause to suffer because of belief.
Steadfastly: loyal, faithful, committed, devoted, dedicated, dependable, reliable.

16:111

On the Day of Judgment every soul will come pleading for itself and every soul will be paid in full for what it has done, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly.
Meaning:-
Pleading: the action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone.

16:112

Allah gives you an example of a town which was enjoying security and peace, receiving its provisions in abundance from every quarter, but it became ungrateful to the favors of Allah. As a result, Allah made its residents taste the consequences of their doings, through inflicting upon them misfortunes of hunger and fear.
Meaning:-
Abundance: a very large quantity of something, affluence; wealth:
Inflict: impose something unwelcome on.

16:113

And there had certainly come to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they denied him; so punishment overtook them while they were wrongdoers.
Meaning:-
Wrongdoer: a person who behaves illegally or dishonestly; an offender.

16:114

So eat of the good and lawful things which Allah has provided for you; and be grateful to Allah for His favors, if you are sincere in His worship.

16:115

He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah . But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] – then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
Meaning:-
Transgress: to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.

16:116

Do not falsely declare with your tongues, “This is lawful, and that is unlawful,” ˹only˺ fabricating lies against Allah. Indeed, those who fabricate lies against Allah will never prosper.
Meaning:-
Falsely: wrongly, in a way that is not true, not true or correct.
Fabricate: invent or concoct, If someone fabricates information , they invent it in order to deceive people.

16:117

[It is but] a brief enjoyment, and they will have a painful punishment.

16:118

To the Jews, We prohibited those things which We have already mentioned to you, and it was not We Who imposed the hardships on them but they imposed those hardships on themselves.
Meaning:-
Hardship: severe suffering or privation, misfortune, distress, suffering, affliction, trouble, pain, misery, poverty.

16:119

Then, indeed your Lord, to those who have done wrong out of ignorance and then repent after that and correct themselves – indeed, your Lord, thereafter, is Forgiving and Merciful.

16:120

Indeed, Abraham was a [comprehensive] leader, devoutly obedient to Allah , inclining toward truth, and he was not of those who associate others with Allah .
Meaning:-
comprehensive: complete; including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.
Devoutly: to the fulfillment of religious obligations, in way showing strong religious belief.

16:121

[He was] grateful for His favors. Allah chose him and guided him to a straight path.
Meaning:-
Path: a way, a course of action, conduct, or procedure:

16:122

And We gave him good in this world, and indeed, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous.

16:123

Then We revealed to you, [O Muhammad], to follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of those who associate with Allah .

16:124

The sabbath was only appointed for those who differed over it. And indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.
Meaning:-
Sabbath: Sabbath definition, the seventh day of the week, Saturday. Friday is the Muslim Sabbath.
It was reported by Muslim: Allah let the people who came before us stray from Friday, so the Jews had Saturday and the Christians had Sunday. Then Allah brought us and guided us to Friday. So now there are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, thus they will follow us on the Day of Resurrection. We are the last of the people of this world, but will be the first on the Day of Resurrection, and will be the first to be judged, before all of creation.

16:125

Invite ˹people˺ to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and kind advice, and only debate with them in the most courteous manner. Surely your Lord ˹alone˺ knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is ˹rightly˺ guided.
Meaning:-
Strays: Move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.

16:126

Hence, if you have to respond to an attack [in debate], respond only to the extent of the attack leveled against you; but to bear yourselves with patience is indeed far better for [you, since Allah is with] those who are patient in adversity.
Meaning:-
Adversity: difficulties; misfortune, hostile or unfavorable.

16:127

And be patient, [O Muhammad], and your patience is not but through Allah . And do not grieve over them and do not be in distress over what they conspire.
Meaning:-
Grieve: mourn, sorrow, sadden, upset, distress.
distress: extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
Conspire: secretly plan something bad with someone, make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act.

16:128

Surely Allah is with those who guard (against evil) and those who do good (to others).