Surah Nahl Ayat 94 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 94
And do not take your oaths as [means of] deceit between you, lest a foot slip after it was [once] firm, and you would taste evil [in this world] for what [people] you diverted from the way of Allah, and you would have [in the Hereafter] a great punishment.
And take not your oaths, to practise deception between yourselves, with the result that someone’s foot may slip after it was firmly planted, and ye may have to taste the evil (consequences) of having hindered (men) from the Path of Allah, and a Mighty Wrath descend on you.
Do not make your oaths a means of deceiving one another or else your foot may slip after having been firm, and you may suffer evil consequences because of hindering people from the way of Allah. A mighty chastisement awaits you.
And make not your oaths, a means of deception among yourselves, lest a foot may slip after being firmly planted, and you may have to taste the evil (punishment in this world) of having hindered (men) from the Path of Allah (i.e. Belief in the Oneness of Allah and His Messenger, Muhammad SAW), and yours will be a great torment (i.e. the Fire of Hell in the Hereafter).
Make not your oaths a deceit between you, lest a foot should slip after being firmly planted and ye should taste evil forasmuch as ye debarred (men) from the way of Allah, and yours should be an awful doom.
And do not take to yourselves your oaths fraudulently among yourselves for that a foot should slide back after firm (steadiness) and you should taste the odious (reward) for that you barred from the way of Allah; and you will have a tremendous torment.
Do not use your oaths to deceive each other lest any foot should slip after being firmly placed and lest you should taste the penalty for having hindered others from the path of God, and suffer terrible torment.
اور تم اپنی قسموں کو آپس کی دغابازی کا بہانہ نہ بناؤ۔ پھر تو تمہارے قدم اپنی مضبوطی کے بعد ڈگمگا جائیں گے اور تمہیں سخت سزا برداشت کرنا پڑے گی کیونکہ تم نے اللہ کی راه سے روک دیا اور تمہیں بڑا سخت عذاب ہوگا
Quran 16 Verse 94 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Nahl ayat 94, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(16:94) Do not make your oaths a means of deceiving one another or else your foot may slip after having been firm,[95] and you may suffer evil consequences because of hindering people from the way of Allah. A mighty chastisement awaits you.
95. That is, someone who might have been convinced of Islam, seeing your dishonest conduct should become disgusted and hold back from joining the believers. For he might argue like this: As these Muslims are not much different from the disbelievers in their morals and dealings, there is no reason why I should join them.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah An-Nahl verse 94 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Nahl ayat 93 which provides the complete commentary from verse 93 through 96.
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