Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the 56th verse of chapter 16 (sūrat l-naḥl). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)

Sahih International: And they assign to what they do not know a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allah , you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.

Pickthall: And they assign a portion of that which We have given them unto what they know not. By Allah! but ye will indeed be asked concerning (all) that ye used to invent.

Yusuf Ali: And they (even) assign, to things they do not know, a portion out of that which We have bestowed for their sustenance! By Allah, ye shall certainly be called to account for your false inventions.

Shakir: And they set apart for what they do not know a portion of what We have given them. By Allah, you shall most certainly be questioned about that which you forged.

Muhammad Sarwar: They give to unknown images a share out of the sustenance that We gave them. By God, you will be questioned about that which you have falsely invented.

Mohsin Khan: And they assign a portion of that which We have provided them unto what they know not (false deities). By Allah, you shall certainly be questioned about (all) that you used to fabricate.

Arberry: And they appoint a share of that We have provided them to what they know not. By God, you shall be questioned as to that you forged.

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See Also

• Verse (16:56) Morphology - description of each Arabic word