The Bee
16. An-Naḥl
النحل
al-Naḥl (The Bee)
ٱلنَّحْل
16:112
وَضَرَبَ
اللَّهُ
مَثَلًا
قَرْيَةً
كَانَتْ
آمِنَةً
مُّطْمَئِنَّةً
يَأْتِيهَا
رِزْقُهَا
رَغَدًا
مِّن
كُلِّ
مَكَانٍ
فَكَفَرَتْ
بِأَنْعُمِ
اللَّهِ
فَأَذَاقَهَا
اللَّهُ
لِبَاسَ
الْجُوعِ
وَالْخَوْفِ
بِمَا
كَانُوا
يَصْنَعُونَ
wa-ḍaraba llāhu mathalan qaryatan kānat ʾāminatan muṭmaʾinnatan yaʾtīhā rizquhā raghadan min kulli makānin fa-kafarat bi-ʾanʿumi llāhi fa-ʾadhāqahā llāhu libāsa l-jūʿi wa-l-khawfi bi-mā kānū yaṣnaʿūna
God tells a parable about a secure and peaceful town surrounded by abundant sustenance. Its inhabitants rejected the bounties of God and He caused them to suffer hunger and fear as a result of their deeds.