Quran 16:26

Surah An-Nahl, Verse 26

Verse 26 of 128 in Surah An-Nahl (النحل), chapter 16 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قَدْ مَكَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَتَى ٱللَّهُ بُنْيَـٰنَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّقْفُ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
Those before them had already plotted, but Allāh came at [i.e., uprooted] their building from the foundations, so the roof fell upon them from above them, and the punishment came to them from where they did not perceive.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
நிச்சயமாக, இவர்களுக்கு முன்னர் இருந்தார்களே அவர்களும் (இவ்வாறே) சூழ்ச்சிகள் செய்தார்கள்; அதனால், அல்லாஹ் அவர்களுடைய கட்டிடத்தை அடிப்படையோடு பெயர்த்து விட்டான்; ஆகவே அவர்களுக்கு மேலே இருந்து முகடு அவர்கள் மீது விழுந்தது அவர்கள் அறிந்து கொள்ள முடியாத புறத்திலிருந்து அவர்களுக்கு வேதனையும் வந்தது.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
ඔවුනට පෙර සිටියවුන් සැබැවින් ම කුමන්ත්‍රණ කළෝ ය. එහෙයින් අල්ලාහ් ඔවුන්ගේ ගොඩනැගිල්ල මුලිනුපුටා දැමුවේ ය. එවිට ඔවුනට ඉහළින් ඔවුන් මත වියන ඇද වැටිණ. තවද ඔවුන් නො සිතූ අයුරින් දඬුවම ඔවුන් වෙත පැමිණියේ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
ان سے پہلے کے لوگوں نے بھی مکر کیا تھا، (آخر) اللہ نے (ان کے منصوبوں) کی عمارتوں کو جڑوں سے اکھیڑ دیا اور ان (کے سروں) پر (ان کی) چھتیں اوپر سے گر پڑیں ، اور ان کے پاس عذاب وہاں سے آگیا جہاں کا انہیں وہم وگمان بھی نہ تھا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
かれら以前の者も(主の道に対して色々と)策謀した。だがアッラーはかれらの構造物を,土台から覆され,屋根が上から落ち,懲罰は予想しなかった方面からかれらに下った。
ChineseMa Jian
前人确已用计谋,但真主把他们的建筑物彻底加以摧毁,而他们的屋顶落在他们的身上。刑罚从他们料想不到的地方来临他们。

Tafsir of 16:26

Discussion about what the previous Peoples did, and what was done to Them قَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ (Those before them indeed plotted,) Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said: "This refers to Namrud (Nimrod), who built the tower." Others said that it refers to Bukhtanassar (Nebuchadnezzar). The correct view is that this is said by way of example, to refute what was done by those who disbelieved in Allah and associated others in worship with Him. As Nuh said, وَمَكَرُواْ مَكْراً كُبَّاراً ("And they have hatched a mighty scheme.") (71:22) meaning, they used all sorts of ploys to misguide their people, and tempted them to join them in their Shirk via all possible means. On the Day of Resurrection their followers will say to them: بَلْ مَكْرُ الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ إِذْ تَأْمُرُونَنَآ أَن نَّكْفُرَ بِاللَّهِ وَنَجْعَلَ لَهُ أَندَاداً ("Nay, but it was your plotting by night and day, when you ordered us to disbelieve in Allah and set up rivals to Him!") (34:33) فَأَتَى اللَّهُ بُنْيَنَهُمْ مِّنَ الْقَوَاعِدِ (but Allah struck at the foundation of their building.) meaning, He uprooted it and brought their efforts to naught.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 16:26 — Surah An-Nahl Verse 26