Surah An-Nahl (النحل) • The Bee

Quran 16:89

16:89

وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْهِم مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ شَهِيدًا عَلَىٰ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ۚ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ تِبْيَـٰنًا لِّكُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ

wayawma nabʿathu fī kulli ummatin shahīdan ʿalayhim min anfusihim waji'nā bika shahīdan ʿalā hāulāi wanazzalnā ʿalayka l-kitāba tib'yānan likulli shayin wahudan waraḥmatan wabush'rā lil'mus'limīna

And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect among every nation a witness over them from themselves [i.e., their prophet]. And We will bring you, [O Muḥammad], as a witness over these [i.e., your nation]. And We have sent down to you the Book as clarification for all things and as guidance and mercy and good tidings for the Muslims.

— Saheeh International

The day will come when We raise up in each community a witness against them, and We shall bring you [Prophet] as a witness against these people, for We have sent the Scripture down to you explaining everything, and as guidance and mercy and good news to those who devote themselves to God.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And (remember) the Day when We shall raise up from every nation a witness against them from amongst themselves. And We shall bring you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) as a witness against these. And We have sent down to you the Book (the Qur’an) as an exposition of everything, a guidance, a mercy, and glad tidings for those who have submitted themselves (to Allâh as Muslims).

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

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وَيَوْمَwayawmaAnd the Day
نَبْعَثُnabʿathuWe will resurrect
فِىfīamong
كُلِّkullievery
أُمَّةٍۢummatinnation
شَهِيدًاshahīdana witness
عَلَيْهِمʿalayhimover them
مِّنْminfrom
أَنفُسِهِمْۖanfusihimthemselves
وَجِئْنَاwaji'nāAnd We (will) bring
بِكَbikayou
شَهِيدًاshahīdan(as) a witness
عَلَىٰʿalāover
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِۚhāulāithese
وَنَزَّلْنَاwanazzalnāAnd We sent down
عَلَيْكَʿalaykato you
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Book
تِبْيَـٰنًۭاtib'yānan(as) a clarification
لِّكُلِّlikulliof every
شَىْءٍۢshayinthing
وَهُدًۭىwahudanand a guidance
وَرَحْمَةًۭwaraḥmatanand mercy
وَبُشْرَىٰwabush'rāand glad tidings
لِلْمُسْلِمِينَlil'mus'limīnafor the Muslims