← Surah 16

16:116

وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ ٱلْكَذِبَ هَـٰذَا حَلَـٰلٌ وَهَـٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَ

Word by word

وَلَا
And (do) not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPrepositionconjunction، prefix
لَاPrepositionprohibition
تَقُولُوا۟
say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
تَقُولُVerbimperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
وا۟Nounpronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
لِمَا
for that which
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لِPrepositionpreposition، prefix
مَاNounrelative
تَصِفُ
assert
Verb
Root: وصف
Grammar (i'rab)
تَصِفُVerbimperfect، 3rd fem. sing.
أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ
your tongues
Noun
Root: لسن
Grammar (i'rab)
أَلْسِنَتُNounmasc. plur.، nominative
كُمُNounpronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
ٱلْكَذِبَ
the lie
Noun
Root: كذب
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPrepositiondefinite، prefix
كَذِبَNounmasculine، accusative
هَٰذَا
This
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
هَٰPrepositionATT، prefix
ذَاNoundemonstrative، masc. sing.
حَلَٰلٌ
(is) lawful
Noun
Root: حلل
Grammar (i'rab)
حَلَٰلٌNounmasculine، indefinite، nominative
وَهَٰذَا
and this
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPrepositionconjunction، prefix
هَٰPrepositionATT، prefix
ذَاNoundemonstrative، masc. sing.
حَرَامٌ
(is) forbidden
Noun
Root: حرم
Grammar (i'rab)
حَرَامٌNounmasculine، indefinite، nominative
لِّتَفْتَرُوا۟
so that you invent
Verb
Root: فري
Grammar (i'rab)
لِّPrepositionpurpose، prefix
تَفْتَرُVerbimperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
وا۟Nounpronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
عَلَى
about
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَىPrepositionpreposition
ٱللَّهِ
Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهِNounproper noun، genitive
ٱلْكَذِبَ
the lie
Noun
Root: كذب
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPrepositiondefinite، prefix
كَذِبَNounmasculine، accusative
إِنَّ
Indeed
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPrepositionaccusative
ٱلَّذِينَ
those who
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلَّذِينَNounrelative، masc. plur.
يَفْتَرُونَ
invent
Verb
Root: فري
Grammar (i'rab)
يَفْتَرُVerbimperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
ونَNounpronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
عَلَى
about
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَىPrepositionpreposition
ٱللَّهِ
Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهِNounproper noun، genitive
ٱلْكَذِبَ
the lie
Noun
Root: كذب
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPrepositiondefinite، prefix
كَذِبَNounmasculine، accusative
لَا
they will not succeed
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَاPrepositionnegative
يُفْلِحُونَ
they will not succeed
Verb
Root: فلح
Grammar (i'rab)
يُفْلِحُVerbimperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
ونَNounpronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.

Translation

EN

But say not - for any false thing that your tongues may put forth,- "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so as to ascribe false things to Allah. For those who ascribe false things to Allah, will never prosper.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Do not say falsely, ‘This is lawful and that is forbidden,’ inventing a lie about God: those who invent lies about God will not prosper-

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

And speak not, concerning that which your own tongues qualify (as clean or unclean), the falsehood: "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so that ye invent a lie against Allah. Lo! those who invent a lie against Allah will not succeed.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allāh. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allāh will not succeed.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Diliniz yalana alışmış olduğu için, "şu haram, bu helaldir" demeyin, zira Allah'a karşı yalan uydurmuş olursunuz. Allah'a karşı yalan uyduranlar ise, saadete şüphesiz erişemezler.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Dillerinizin yalan vasfetmesi ile: "Şu helaldir, şu haramdır" demeyin; aksi halde Allah'a iftira etmiş olursunuz. Şüphesiz Allah'a yalan uyduranlar asla kurtulamazlar.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Dillerinizin uydurduğu yalana dayanarak “Şu helaldir, şu da haramdır!” demeyin; sonunda Allah’a yalan uydurmuş olursunuz. Allah’a yalan uyduranlar kurtulamazlar.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

ولا تقولوا -أيها المشركون- للكذب الذي تصفه ألسنتكم: هذا حلال لِما حرَّمه الله، وهذا حرام لِما أحَلَّه الله؛ لتختلقوا على الله الكذب بنسبة التحليل والتحريم إليه، إن الذين يختلقون على الله الكذب لا يفوزون بخير في الدنيا ولا في الآخرة.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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