Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 92 (16:92)

ٱلنَّحْل

وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّتِى نَقَضَتْ غَزْلَهَا مِنۢ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ أَنكَٰثًا تَتَّخِذُونَ أَيْمَٰنَكُمْ …

Quran 16:92 is ayah 92 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 277 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:92
وَلَاتَكُونُوا۟كَٱلَّتِىنَقَضَتْغَزْلَهَامِنۢبَعْدِقُوَّةٍأَنكَٰثًاتَتَّخِذُونَأَيْمَٰنَكُمْدَخَلًۢابَيْنَكُمْأَنتَكُونَأُمَّةٌهِىَأَرْبَىٰمِنْأُمَّةٍ ۚإِنَّمَايَبْلُوكُمُٱللَّهُبِهِۦ ۚوَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّلَكُمْيَوْمَٱلْقِيَٰمَةِمَاكُنتُمْفِيهِتَخْتَلِفُونَ٩٢
walā takūnū ka-allatī naqaḍat ghazlahā min baʿdi quwwatin ankāthan tattakhidhūna aymānakum dakhalan baynakum an takūna ummatun hiya arbā min ummatin innamā yablūkumu l-lahu bihi walayubayyinanna lakum yawma l-qiyāmati mā kuntum fīhi takhtalifūna

And do not be like she who untwisted her spun thread after it was strong [by] taking your oaths as [means of] deceit between you because one community is more plentiful [in number or wealth] than another community. Allāh only tries you thereby. And He will surely make clear to you on the Day of Resurrection that over which you used to differ.(92)

Word by word

  1. وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
  2. تَكُونُوا۟takūnūbe
  3. كَٱلَّتِىka-allatīlike her who
  4. نَقَضَتْnaqaḍatuntwists
  5. غَزْلَهَاghazlahāher spun yarn
  6. مِنۢminafter
  7. بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
  8. قُوَّةٍquwwatinstrength
  9. أَنكَٰثًاankāthan(into) untwisted strands
  10. تَتَّخِذُونَtattakhidhūnayou take
  11. أَيْمَٰنَكُمْaymānakumyour oaths
  12. دَخَلًۢاdakhalan(as) a deception
  13. بَيْنَكُمْbaynakumbetween you
  14. أَنanbecause
  15. تَكُونَtakūnais
  16. أُمَّةٌummatuna community
  17. هِىَhiya[it]
  18. أَرْبَىٰarbāmore numerous
  19. مِنْminthan
  20. أُمَّةٍ ۚummatin(another) community
  21. إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
  22. يَبْلُوكُمُyablūkumuAllah tests you
  23. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah tests you
  24. بِهِۦ ۚbihiby it
  25. وَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّwalayubayyinannaAnd He will make clear
  26. لَكُمْlakumto you
  27. يَوْمَyawma(on) the Day
  28. ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
  29. مَاmāwhat
  30. كُنتُمْkuntumyou used (to)
  31. فِيهِfīhiin it
  32. تَخْتَلِفُونَtakhtalifūnadiffer

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