Surah An-Nahl (النحل) • The Bee

Quran 16:2

16:2

يُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ بِٱلرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱتَّقُونِ

yunazzilu l-malāikata bil-rūḥi min amrihi ʿalā man yashāu min ʿibādihi an andhirū annahu lā ilāha illā anā fa-ittaqūni

He sends down the angels, with the inspiration [i.e., revelation] of His command, upon whom He wills of His servants, [telling them], "Warn that there is no deity except Me; so fear Me."

— Saheeh International

He sends down angels with inspiration at His command, to whichever of His servants He chooses, to give [His] warning: ‘There is no god but Me, so beware of Me.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

He sends down the angels with the Rûh (revelation) of His Command to whom of His slaves He wills (saying): "Warn mankind that Lâ ilâha illâ Ana (none has the right to be worshipped but I), so fear Me (by abstaining from sins and evil deeds).

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

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يُنَزِّلُyunazziluHe sends down
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَl-malāikatathe Angels
بِٱلرُّوحِbil-rūḥiwith the inspiration
مِنْminof
أَمْرِهِۦamrihiHis Command
عَلَىٰʿalāupon
مَنmanwhom
يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
مِنْminof
عِبَادِهِۦٓʿibādihiHis slaves
أَنْanthat
أَنذِرُوٓا۟andhirūWarn
أَنَّهُۥannahuthat [He]
لَآlā(there is) no
إِلَـٰهَilāhagod
إِلَّآillāexcept
أَنَا۠anāMe
فَٱتَّقُونِfa-ittaqūniso fear Me