سورة النّحل
Surah Al-Nahl 16:2
The Bee · Verse 2 of 128
يُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ بِالرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَىٰ مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ أَنْ أَنْذِرُوا أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاتَّقُونِ
Abdul Mannan Omar
He sends down the angels with the revelation by His command to such of His servants as He will, (saying,) ` Warn the people that there is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship but I, therefore take (only) Me as a shield.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He doth send down His angels with inspiration of His Command, to such of His servants as He pleaseth, (saying): "Warn (Man) that there is no god but I: so do your duty unto Me.
Ahmed Ali
He sends the angels with revelation by His command, to any of His creatures as He please, (saying): "Warn that there is no god but I, so fear Me."
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Ali Unal
He sends down the angels with the Spirit (the life-giving Revelation) from His (absolutely pure, immaterial realm of) command upon whom He wills of His servants (saying): "Warn people that there is no deity save Me, so keep from disobedience to Me in reverence for Me and piety."
Daryabadi
He sendeth down the angels with the spirit by His command upon whomsoever of his bondmen He willeth: warn that there is no god but I, wherefore fear Me.
Faridul Haque
He sends down the angels with the soul of faith - the divine revelations - towards those among His bondmen He wills that, "There is no worship except for Me, therefore fear Me."
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He sends down angels with revelation by His command on whom He pleases of His servants saying: Give the warning that there is no God but Me, so keep your duty to Me.
Maulvi Sher Ali
HE sends down the angels with revelation by HIS command on whomsoever of HIS servants HE pleases, saying, `Warn people that there is no god but I, so take ME alone for your protector.'
Muhammad Asad
He causes the angels to descend with this divine inspiration, [bestowed] at His behest upon whomever He wills of His servants: "Warn [all human beings] that there is no deity save Me: be, therefore, conscious of Me!"
Muhammad Musin Khan
He sends down the angels with inspiration of His Command to whom of His slaves He pleases (saying): "Warn mankind that La ilaha illa Ana (none has the right to be worshipped but I), so fear Me (by abstaining from sins and evil deeds).
Muhammad Pickthall
He sendeth down the angels with the Spirit of His command unto whom He will of His bondmen, (saying): Warn mankind that there is no Allah save Me, so keep your duty unto Me.
Muhammad Sarwar
He sends the angels with the Spirit to carry His orders to whichever of His servants He wants so that they would warn people that He is the only God and that people must have fear of Him.
Muhammed ali Shakir
He sends down the angels with the inspiration by His commandment on whom He pleases of His servants, saying: Give the warning that there is no god but Me, therefore be careful (of your duty) to Me.
Rashad Khalifa
He sends down the angels with the revelations, carrying His commands, to whomever He chooses from among His servants: "You shall preach that there is no other god beside Me; You shall reverence Me."
Shabbir Ahmed
He sends down His angels with revelation of His command, to such of His servants as He wills - Saying, "Proclaim that there is no one worthy of obedience but Me, so be mindful of My laws."
Commentary 16:2 The word al-Rûhالرُّوحِis used in the sense of Divine Revelation and Mercy in the Holy Qur’ân (cf. 32:9; 38:72; 42:52; 16:102; 2:253; 2:87; 5:110; 58:22;…
يُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ بِالرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ
16:2 The word al-Rûhالرُّوحِis used in the sense of Divine Revelation and Mercy in the Holy Qur’ân (cf. 32:9; 38:72; 42:52; 16:102; 2:253; 2:87; 5:110; 58:22; 26:193; 4:171) and not in the sense of spirit. In Rûh-ul-Maânîs commentary of the fifteenth verse of this Sûrah, “He sends His word by His command to whomsoever of His servants He pleases”, he cites the saying of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) about Mujaddadîn, who are the reformers that Allâh will raise at the beginning of each century. According to Rûh-ul-Ma‘ânî, this verse refers to the receivers of Divine revelations before the advent of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) and to the reformers (Mujaddadîn) coming after him. The recipients of Divine Revelation after the Holy Prophet (pbuh) will not have the status of Prophets, as the Holy Prophet (pbuh) is the last and the seal of all Prophets (cf. 33:40). The true believer (mu’min مؤمن) of verse 38-45 who was saved from the torments of Divine punishment (cf. 40:15) also refers to the Reformers of the era and to other saints.