Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 86 (16:86)

ٱلنَّحْل

وَإِذَا رَءَا ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ شُرَكَآءَهُمْ قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شُرَكَآؤُنَا ٱلَّذِينَ …

Quran 16:86 is ayah 86 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 276 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:86
وَإِذَارَءَاٱلَّذِينَأَشْرَكُوا۟شُرَكَآءَهُمْقَالُوا۟رَبَّنَاهَٰٓؤُلَآءِشُرَكَآؤُنَاٱلَّذِينَكُنَّانَدْعُوا۟مِندُونِكَ ۖفَأَلْقَوْا۟إِلَيْهِمُٱلْقَوْلَإِنَّكُمْلَكَٰذِبُونَ٨٦
wa-idhā raā alladhīna ashrakū shurakāahum qālū rabbanā hāulāi shurakāunā alladhīna kunnā nadʿū min dūnika fa-alqaw ilayhimu l-qawla innakum lakādhibūna

And when those who associated others with Allāh see their "partners," they will say, "Our Lord, these are our partners [to You] whom we used to invoke [in worship] besides You." But they will throw at them the statement, "Indeed, you are liars."(86)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
  2. رَءَاraā(will) see
  3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  4. أَشْرَكُوا۟ashrakūassociated partners with Allah
  5. شُرَكَآءَهُمْshurakāahumtheir partners
  6. قَالُوا۟qālūThey will say
  7. رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
  8. هَٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāithese
  9. شُرَكَآؤُنَاshurakāunā(are) our partners
  10. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whom
  11. كُنَّاkunnāwe used to
  12. نَدْعُوا۟nadʿūinvoke
  13. مِنminbesides You
  14. دُونِكَ ۖdūnikabesides You
  15. فَأَلْقَوْا۟fa-alqawBut they (will) throw back
  16. إِلَيْهِمُilayhimuat them
  17. ٱلْقَوْلَl-qawla(their) word
  18. إِنَّكُمْinnakumIndeed, you
  19. لَكَٰذِبُونَlakādhibūna(are) surely liars

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