Quran 16:90 — An-Nahl, verse 90
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God commands justice, doing good, and generosity towards relatives and He forbids what is shameful, blameworthy, and oppressive. He teaches you, so that you may take heed.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ ۚ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
inna l-laha yamuru bil-ʿadli wal-iḥ'sāni waītāi dhī l-qur'bā wayanhā ʿani l-faḥshāi wal-munkari wal-baghyi yaʿiẓukum laʿallakum tadhakkarūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Surely God bids to justice and good-doing and giving to kinsmen; and He forbids indecency, dishonour, and insolence, admonishing you, so that haply you will remember.
- Muhammad Asad
- BEHOLD, God enjoins justice, and the doing of good, and generosity towards [one's] fellow-men; and He forbids all that is shameful and all that runs counter to reason, as well as envy; [and] He exhorts you [repeatedly] so that you might bear [all this] in mind.
- Sahih International
- Indeed, Allāh orders justice and good conduct and giving [help] to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 3 | يَأْمُرُyamuru | commands | أمر |
| 4 | بِٱلْعَدْلِbil-ʿadli | justice | عدل |
| 5 | وَٱلْإِحْسَـٰنِwal-iḥ'sāni | and the good | حسن |
| 6 | وَإِيتَآئِwaītāi | and giving | أتي |
| 7 | ذِىdhī | (to) relatives | — |
| 8 | ٱلْقُرْبَىٰl-qur'bā | (to) relatives | قرب |
| 9 | وَيَنْهَىٰwayanhā | and forbids | نهي |
| 10 | عَنِʿani | [from] | — |
| 11 | ٱلْفَحْشَآءِl-faḥshāi | the immorality | فحش |
| 12 | وَٱلْمُنكَرِwal-munkari | and the bad | نكر |
| 13 | وَٱلْبَغْىِ ۚwal-baghyi | and the oppression | بغي |
| 14 | يَعِظُكُمْyaʿiẓukum | He admonishes you | وعظ |
| 15 | لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakum | so that you may | — |
| 16 | تَذَكَّرُونَtadhakkarūna | take heed | ذكر |