An-Nahl 16:116

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وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هَٰذَا حَلَالٌ وَهَٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِتَفْتَرُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَ

القرآن الكريم

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And do not say of falsehood asserted by your tongues, “This is lawful, and this is unlawful,” in order to invent lies and attribute them to Allah. Those who invent lies and attribute them to Allah will not succeed.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

And do not say of falsehood asserted by your tongues, “This is lawful, and this is unlawful,” in order to invent lies and attribute them to God. Those who invent lies and attribute them to God will not succeed.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

Don't say lies with your tongues, saying, "This is allowed," and "This is forbidden," making up lies about Allah. Those who make up lies about Allah won't succeed.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

And don't falsely say with your tongues, "This is allowed," and "This is forbidden," making up lies about Allah. Those who invent lies about Allah will never succeed.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

Do not say, based on the lies your tongues utter, “This is lawful and this is forbidden,” fabricating lies against God. Truly those who fabricate lies against God will not succeed.

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

And do not say of falsehood asserted by your tongues, “This is lawful and this is unlawful.” To invent lies and attribute them to Allah. Those who invent lies and attribute them to Allah will never succeed.

Community • Allah

And do not say of falsehood asserted by your tongues, “This is lawful and this is unlawful.” To invent lies and attribute them to God. Those who invent lies and attribute them to God will never succeed.

Community • God

And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allāh. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allāh will not succeed.

Saheeh International

And say not concerning that which your tongues put forth falsely: "This is lawful and this is forbidden," so as to invent lies against Allâh. Verily, those who invent lies against Allâh will never prosper.

Hilali and Khan

Do not falsely say what your tongues declare, “This is lawful and this is unlawful,” thus fabricating lies against Allah. Those who fabricate lies against Allah will never succeed.

Rowwad Translation Center

But say not - for any false thing that your tongues may put forth,- "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so as to ascribe false things to Allah. For those who ascribe false things to Allah, will never prosper.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And speak not, concerning that which your own tongues qualify (as clean or unclean), the falsehood: "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so that ye invent a lie against Allah. Lo! those who invent a lie against Allah will not succeed.

Marmaduke Pickthall

Do not falsely declare, "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so as to invent a lie against God. Surely, those who invent a lie against God do not prosper --

Wahiduddin Khan

And do not utter falsehoods by letting your tongues declare: "This is lawful" and "That is unlawful," thus fabricating lies against Allah. Surely those who fabricate lies against Allah will never prosper.

Abul A'la Maududi

Do not say, asserting falsely with your tongues, ‘This is lawful, and that is unlawful,’ attributing lies to Allah. Indeed those who attribute lies to Allah will not be felicitous.

Ali Quli Qarai

Wala taqooloo lima tasifu alsinatukumu alkathiba hatha halalun wahatha haramun litaftaroo AAala Allahi alkathiba inna allatheena yaftaroona AAala Allahi alkathiba la yuflihoona

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