An-Nahl 16:71
The Bee · Juz 14 · Page 274
وَٱللَّهُ فَضَّلَ بَعۡضَكُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ فِي ٱلرِّزۡقِۚ فَمَا ٱلَّذِينَ فُضِّلُواْ بِرَآدِّي رِزۡقِهِمۡ عَلَىٰ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَهُمۡ فِيهِ سَوَآءٌۚ أَفَبِنِعۡمَةِ ٱللَّهِ يَجۡحَدُونَ ٧١
And Allāh has favored some of you over others in provision. But those who were favored [i.e., given more] would not hand over their provision to those whom their right hands possess [i.e., slaves] so they would be equal to them therein.1 Then is it the favor of Allāh they reject?
1 translator’s note
- The argument presented in this verse is that if they cannot consider their own possessions equal to themselves, then how can they consider Allāh's creations as being equal to Him? ↩
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Commentary on 16:70–71
﴿وَاللَّهُ﴾ الواو استئنافية ولفظ الجلالة مبتدأ والجملة استئنافية ﴿خَلَقَكُمْ﴾ ماض فاعله مستتر والكاف مفعوله والجملة خبر ﴿ثُمَّ﴾ عاطفة ﴿يَتَوَفَّاكُمْ﴾ مضارع فاعله مستتر والكاف مفعوله والجملة معطوفة ﴿وَمِنْكُمْ﴾ الواو عاطفة ومتعلقان بخبر مقدم ﴿مَنْ﴾ موصولية مبتدأ مؤخر والجملة معطوفة ﴿يُرَدُّ﴾ مضارع مبني للمجهول ونائب الفاعل مستتر والجملة صلة ﴿إِلى أَرْذَلِ﴾ متعلقان بيرد ﴿الْعُمُرِ﴾ مضاف إليه ﴿لِكَيْ لا﴾
اللام للتعليل وكي حرف مصدري ونصب ولا نافية ﴿يَعْلَمَ﴾ مضارع منصوب بكي فاعله مستتر واللام والمصدر المؤول بعدها متعلقان بيرد ﴿بَعْدَ﴾ ظرف زمان متعلقان بيعلم ﴿عِلْمٍ﴾ مضاف إليه ﴿شَيْئاً﴾ مفعول به ﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ﴾ إن ولفظ الجلالة اسمها وعليم وقدير خبراها والجملة مستأنفة ﴿وَاللَّهُ﴾ الواو عاطفة ولفظ الجلالة مبتدأ والجملة معطوفة على ما قبلها ﴿فَضَّلَ بَعْضَكُمْ﴾ ماض ومفعوله والكاف مضاف إليه وفاعله مستتر والجملة خبر ﴿عَلى بَعْضٍ﴾ متعلقان بفضل ﴿فِي الرِّزْقِ﴾ متعلقان بحال محذوفة ﴿فَمَا﴾ الفاء استئنافية وما تعمل عمل ليس ﴿الَّذِينَ﴾ اسم موصول في محل رفع اسم ما والجملة استئنافية ﴿فُضِّلُوا﴾ ماض مبني للمجهول والواو نائب فاعل والجملة صلة ﴿بِرَادِّي﴾ الباء حرف جر زائد ورادي خبر ما مجرور لفظا بالياء لأنه جمع مذكر سالم وحذفت النون للإضافة ﴿رِزْقِهِمْ﴾ مضاف إليه والهاء مضاف إليه ﴿عَلى ما﴾ ما موصولية متعلقان برادي ﴿مَلَكَتْ أَيْمانُهُمْ﴾ ماض وفاعله والهاء مضاف إليه والجملة صلة ﴿فَهُمْ﴾ الفاء عاطفة وهم مبتدأ ﴿فِيهِ﴾ متعلقان بسواء ﴿سَواءٌ﴾ خبر والجملة معطوفة ﴿أَفَبِنِعْمَةِ﴾ الهمزة للاستفهام والفاء استئنافية بنعمة متعلقان بيجحدون ﴿اللَّهُ﴾ لفظ الجلالة مضاف إليه ﴿يَجْحَدُونَ﴾ مضارع مرفوع بثبوت النون والواو فاعل والجملة لا محل لها لأنها استئنافية.
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16:65
وَٱللَّهُ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗ فَأَحۡيَا بِهِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِهَآۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَسۡمَعُونَ ٦٥
And Allāh has sent down rain from the sky and given life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who listen.
16:66
وَإِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ لَعِبۡرَةٗۖ نُّسۡقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِي بُطُونِهِۦ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ فَرۡثٖ وَدَمٖ لَّبَنًا خَالِصٗا سَآئِغٗا لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ ٦٦
And indeed, for you in grazing livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from what is in their bellies - between excretion and blood - pure milk, palatable to drinkers.
16:67
وَمِن ثَمَرَٰتِ ٱلنَّخِيلِ وَٱلۡأَعۡنَٰبِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِنۡهُ سَكَرٗا وَرِزۡقًا حَسَنًاۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَعۡقِلُونَ ٦٧
And from the fruits of the palm trees and grapevines you take intoxicant and good provision.1 Indeed in that is a sign for a people who reason.
1 translator’s note
- This verse was revealed before the prohibition of intoxicants. It alludes to the fact that there are both evil and good possibilities in certain things. ↩
16:68
وَأَوۡحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحۡلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِي مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعۡرِشُونَ ٦٨
And your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses [i.e., hives], and among the trees and [in] that which they construct.
16:69
ثُمَّ كُلِي مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ فَٱسۡلُكِي سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلٗاۚ يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٞ مُّخۡتَلِفٌ أَلۡوَٰنُهُۥ فِيهِ شِفَآءٞ لِّلنَّاسِۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ٦٩
Then eat from all the fruits1 and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
1 translator’s note
- i.e., delicious substances found by the bee. ↩
16:70
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمۡۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَرۡذَلِ ٱلۡعُمُرِ لِكَيۡ لَا يَعۡلَمَ بَعۡدَ عِلۡمٖ شَيۡـًٔاۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٞ قَدِيرٞ ٧٠
And Allāh created you; then He will take you in death. And among you is he who is reversed to the most decrepit [old] age so that he will not know, after [having had] knowledge, a thing. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing and Competent.
16:71
وَٱللَّهُ فَضَّلَ بَعۡضَكُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ فِي ٱلرِّزۡقِۚ فَمَا ٱلَّذِينَ فُضِّلُواْ بِرَآدِّي رِزۡقِهِمۡ عَلَىٰ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَهُمۡ فِيهِ سَوَآءٌۚ أَفَبِنِعۡمَةِ ٱللَّهِ يَجۡحَدُونَ ٧١
And Allāh has favored some of you over others in provision. But those who were favored [i.e., given more] would not hand over their provision to those whom their right hands possess [i.e., slaves] so they would be equal to them therein.1 Then is it the favor of Allāh they reject?
1 translator’s note
- The argument presented in this verse is that if they cannot consider their own possessions equal to themselves, then how can they consider Allāh's creations as being equal to Him? ↩
16:72
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُم بَنِينَ وَحَفَدَةٗ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِۚ أَفَبِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ يُؤۡمِنُونَ وَبِنِعۡمَتِ ٱللَّهِ هُمۡ يَكۡفُرُونَ ٧٢
And Allāh has made for you from yourselves mates and has made for you from your mates sons and grandchildren and has provided for you from the good things. Then in falsehood do they believe and in the favor of Allāh they disbelieve?