16:53
And ye have no good thing but is from Allah: and
moreover, when ye are touched by distress, unto Him
ye cry with groans;
16:54
Yet, when He removes the distress from you, behold!
some of you turn to other gods to join with their
Lord-
16:55
(As if) to show their ingratitude for the favours we have
bestowed on them! then enjoy (your brief
day): but soon will ye know (your folly)!
16:56
And they (even) assign, to things they do not know, a
portion out of that which We have
bestowed for their sustenance! By Allah, ye shall
certainly be called to account for your false
inventions.
16:57
And they assign daughters for Allah! – Glory be to Him! – and for themselves (sons,- the issue) they
desire!
16:58
When news is brought to one of them, of (the birth of) a
female (child), his face darkens, and he is
filled with inward grief!
16:59
With shame does he hide himself from his people,
because of the bad news he has had! Shall he retain it
on (sufferance and) contempt, or bury it in the dust? Ah!
what an evil (choice)
they decide on?
16:60
To those who believe not in the Hereafter, applies the
similitude of evil: to Allah applies the highest
similitude: for He is the Exalted in Power, full of
Wisdom.
16:61
If Allah were to punish men for their wrong-doing, He
would not leave, on the (earth), a single living
creature: but He gives them respite for a stated Term:
When their Term expires, they would not be
able to delay (the punishment) for a single hour, just as
they would not be able to anticipate it (for a
single hour).
16:62
They attribute to Allah what they hate (for themselves),
and their tongues assert the falsehood that all
good things are for themselves: without doubt for them is
the Fire, and they will be
the first to be hastened on into it!
16:63
By Allah, We (also) sent (Our messengers) to Peoples
before thee; but Satan made, (to the wicked),
their own acts seem alluring: He is also their patron
today, but they shall have a most grievous penalty.
16:64
And We sent down the Book to thee for the express
purpose, that thou shouldst make clear to them
those things in which they differ, and that it should be a
guide and a mercy to those who believe.