An-Nahl 16:110 · The Bee · Arabic, translation, recitation

Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"But your Lord will be most forgiving and most merciful to those who leave their homes after persecution, then strive and remain steadfast."

Pickthall (classic)+

"Then lo! thy Lord - for those who became fugitives after they had been persecuted, and then fought and were steadfast - lo! thy Lord afterward is (for them) indeed Forgiving, Merciful."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"But verily thy Lord,- to those who leave their homes after trials and persecutions,- and who thereafter strive and fight for the faith and patiently persevere,- Thy Lord, after all this is oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

The One who is forced to renounce Islam will be forgiven if He does Righteous Deeds afterwards

This refers to another group of people who were oppressed in Makkah and whose position with their own people was weak, so they went along with them when they were tried by them. Then they managed to escape by emigrating, leaving their homeland, families and wealth behind, seeking the pleasure and forgiveness of Allah. They joined the believers and fought with them against the disbelievers, bearing hardship with patience. Allah tells them that after this, meaning after their giving in when put to the test, He will forgive them and show mercy to them when they are resurrected.

يَوْمَ تَأْتِى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ تُجَـدِلُ

((Remember) the Day when every person will come pleading) meaning making a case in his own defence.

عَن نَّفْسِهَا

(for himself.) means, no one else will plead on his behalf; not his father, not his son, nor his brother, nor his wife.

وَتُوَفَّى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ

(and every one will be paid in full for what he did,) meaning whatever he did, good or evil.

وَهُمْ لاَ يُظْلَمُونَ

(and they will not be dealt with unjustly.) meaning there will be no decrease in the reward for good, and no increase in the punishment for evil. They will not be dealt with unjustly in the slightest way.

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Всевышний Господь, Который воспитывает Своих рабов, осеняя их добротой и заботой, прощает и милует тех, кто совершает переселение ради Него, кто оставляет свое жилище и имущество в надежде снискать Его благоволение, кто остается верующим мусульманином и сохраняет твердую убежденность, не взирая на искушения и испытания, которым его подвергали, кто сражается против врагов Аллаха словом и делом, пытаясь обратить их в Его религию, кто терпеливо выполняет эти нелегкие предписания мусульманского шариата, не уподобляясь большинству людей. Это - самый славный способ заслужить величайшее вознаграждение, которым является прощение и милость Аллаха. Если Аллах прощает Своему рабу великие и малые грехи, то он избавляется от всего скверного и неприятного, а если Аллах осеняет его своей безграничной милостью, то он приводит в порядок свои мирские и духовные дела. Когда же наступит День воскресения, он также оказывается в сени Божьей милости.