Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 95 (16:95)

ٱلنَّحْل

وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن …

Quran 16:95 is ayah 95 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 278 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:95
وَلَاتَشْتَرُوا۟بِعَهْدِٱللَّهِثَمَنًاقَلِيلًا ۚإِنَّمَاعِندَٱللَّهِهُوَخَيْرٌلَّكُمْإِنكُنتُمْتَعْلَمُونَ٩٥
walā tashtarū biʿahdi l-lahi thamanan qalīlan innamā ʿinda l-lahi huwa khayrun lakum in kuntum taʿlamūna

And do not exchange the covenant of Allāh for a small price. Indeed, what is with Allāh is best for you, if only you could know.(95)

Word by word

  1. وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
  2. تَشْتَرُوا۟tashtarūexchange
  3. بِعَهْدِbiʿahdithe covenant
  4. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  5. ثَمَنًاthamanan(for) a price
  6. قَلِيلًا ۚqalīlanlittle
  7. إِنَّمَاinnamāIndeed, what
  8. عِندَʿinda(is) with
  9. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  10. هُوَhuwait
  11. خَيْرٌkhayrun(is) better
  12. لَّكُمْlakumfor you
  13. إِنinif
  14. كُنتُمْkuntumyou were (to)
  15. تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow

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