Surah An-Nahl (النحل) • The Bee

Quran 16:116

16:116

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

walā taqūlū limā taṣifu alsinatukumu l-kadhiba hādhā ḥalālun wahādhā ḥarāmun litaftarū ʿalā l-lahi l-kadhiba inna alladhīna yaftarūna ʿalā l-lahi l-kadhiba lā yuf'liḥūna

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 International

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 Haleem

And say not concerning that which your tongues put forth falsely: "This is lawful and this is forbidden," so as to invent lies against Allâh. Verily, those who invent lies against Allâh will never prosper.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَقُولُوا۟taqūlūsay
لِمَاlimāfor that which
تَصِفُtaṣifuassert
أَلْسِنَتُكُمُalsinatukumuyour tongues
ٱلْكَذِبَl-kadhibathe lie
هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
حَلَـٰلٌۭḥalālun(is) lawful
وَهَـٰذَاwahādhāand this
حَرَامٌۭḥarāmun(is) forbidden
لِّتَفْتَرُوا۟litaftarūso that you invent
عَلَىʿalāabout
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
ٱلْكَذِبَۚl-kadhibathe lie
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يَفْتَرُونَyaftarūnainvent
عَلَىʿalāabout
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
ٱلْكَذِبَl-kadhibathe lie
لَاlāthey will not succeed
يُفْلِحُونَyuf'liḥūnathey will not succeed