Quran 16:106 — An-Nahl, verse 106
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
With the exception of those who are forced to say they do not believe, although their hearts remain firm in faith, those who reject God after believing in Him and open their hearts to disbelief will have the wrath of God upon them and a grievous punishment awaiting them.
مَنْ كَفَرَ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ إِيمَانِهِ إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَـٰكِنْ مَنْ شَرَحَ بِالْكُفْرِ صَدْرًا فَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
man kafara bil-lahi min baʿdi īmānihi illā man uk'riha waqalbuhu muṭ'ma-innun bil-īmāni walākin man sharaḥa bil-kuf'ri ṣadran faʿalayhim ghaḍabun mina l-lahi walahum ʿadhābun ʿaẓīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Whoso disbelieves in God, after he has believed -- excepting him who has been compelled, and his heart is still at rest in his belief -- but whosoever's breast is expanded in unbelief, upon them shall rest anger from God, and there awaits them a mighty chastisement;
- Muhammad Asad
- As for anyone who denies God after having once attained to faith-and this, to be sure, does not apply to one who does it under duress, the while his heart remains true to his faith, but [only, to] him who willingly opens up his heart to a denial of the truth-: upon all such [falls] God's condemnation, and tremendous suffering awaits them:
- Sahih International
- Whoever disbelieves in [i.e., denies] Allāh after his belief... except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith. But those who [willingly] open their breasts to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allāh, and for them is a great punishment;
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَنman | Whoever | — |
| 2 | كَفَرَkafara | disbelieves | كفر |
| 3 | بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi | in Allah | أله |
| 4 | مِنۢmin | after | — |
| 5 | بَعْدِbaʿdi | after | بعد |
| 6 | إِيمَـٰنِهِۦٓīmānihi | his belief | أمن |
| 7 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 8 | مَنْman | (one) who | — |
| 9 | أُكْرِهَuk'riha | is forced | كره |
| 10 | وَقَلْبُهُۥwaqalbuhu | while his heart | قلب |
| 11 | مُطْمَئِنٌّۢmuṭ'ma-innun | (is) content | طمن |
| 12 | بِٱلْإِيمَـٰنِbil-īmāni | with the faith | أمن |
| 13 | وَلَـٰكِنwalākin | But | — |
| 14 | مَّنman | (one) who | — |
| 15 | شَرَحَsharaḥa | opens | شرح |
| 16 | بِٱلْكُفْرِbil-kuf'ri | to disbelief | كفر |
| 17 | صَدْرًۭاṣadran | (his) breast | صدر |
| 18 | فَعَلَيْهِمْfaʿalayhim | then upon them | — |
| 19 | غَضَبٌۭghaḍabun | (is) a wrath | غضب |
| 20 | مِّنَmina | of | — |
| 21 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 22 | وَلَهُمْwalahum | and for them | — |
| 23 | عَذَابٌʿadhābun | (is) a punishment | عذب |
| 24 | عَظِيمٌۭʿaẓīmun | great | عظم |