Al-Qur'an Surah An-Nahl Verse 128

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Surely, Allah is with those who fear Him and those who are good in their deeds

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Surely Allah is with those who shun evil and who do good ˹deeds˺.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Indeed, Allah is with those who fear Him and those who do good.

A. J. Arberry

Surely God is with those who are godfearing, and those who are good-doers.

Abdul Haleem

for God is with those who are mindful of Him and who do good.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Verily Allah is with those who fear and those who are well- doers.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

For Allah is with those who restrain themselves, and those who do good.

Abul Ala Maududi

For surely Allah is with those who hold Him in fear and do good.

Ahmed Ali

God is verily with those who are pious and devout, and those who are doers of good.

Ahmed Raza Khan

Indeed Allah is with the pious and the virtuous.

Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed Allah is with those who are Godwary and those who are virtuous.

Ali Ünal

Surely God is with those who keep from disobedience to God in reverence for Him and piety and those devoted to doing good, aware that God is seeing them.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Allâh is, of course, with those who guard against evil, and those who are doers of good to others.

English Literal

That God (is) with those who feared and obeyed, and those whom they are good doers. 189

Faridul Haque

Indeed Allah is with the pious and the virtuous.

Hamid S. Aziz

Verily, Allah is with those who fear (do their duty to) Him, and with those who do good.

Hilali & Khan

Truly, Allah is with those who fear Him (keep their duty unto Him), and those who are Muhsinun (good-doers, - see the footnote of V. 9:120).

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And be patient and thy patience is not but by (the help of) Allah, and grieve not for them, nor be in distress for what they plan.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Surely Allah is with those who guard (against evil) and those who do good (to others).

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Lo! Allah is with those who keep their duty unto Him and those who are doers of good.

Muhammad Sarwar

God is certainly with the pious and the righteous ones.

Qaribullah & Darwish

Allah is with the cautious and those who do good.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Truly, Allah is with those who have Taqwa, and the doers of good.

Wahiduddin Khan

for God is with those who are righteous and those who do good.

Talal Itani

God is with those who are righteous and those who are virtuous.

Tafsir jalalayn

Truly God is with those who fear, [falling into] unbelief and [committing] acts of disobedience, and those who are virtuous, by way of obedience and patience, [granting them] assistance and victory. Meccan, except for verses 26, 33 [or 32], 57, and from 73 to the end of 80, which are Medinese; it consists of 111 verses and was revealed after [srat] al-Qasas.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Truly, Allah is with those who have Taqwa, and the doers of good.

meaning; He is with them in the sense of supporting them, helping them and guiding them.

This is a special kind of "being with", as Allah says elsewhere;

إِذْ يُوحِى رَبُّكَ إِلَى الْمَلَـيِكَةِ أَنِّي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُواْ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ

(Remember) when your Lord revealed to the angels, "Verily, I am with you, so support those who believe." (8;12)

And Allah said to Musa and Harun;

لَا تَخَافَأ إِنَّنِى مَعَكُمَأ أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَى

Fear not, verily I am with you both, hearing and seeing. (20;46)

The Prophet said to (Abu Bakr) As-Siddiq when they were in the cave;

لَاا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللهَ مَعَنَا

Do not worry, Allah is with us."

The general kind of "being with" some one, or something is by means of seeing, hearing and knowing, as Allah says;

وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

And He is with you wherever you may be. And Allah sees whatever you do. (57;4)

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَمَا فِى الاٌّرْضِ مَا يَكُونُ مِن نَّجْوَى ثَلَـثَةٍ إِلاَّ هُوَ رَابِعُهُمْ وَلَا خَمْسَةٍ إِلاَّ هُوَ سَادِسُهُمْ وَلَا أَدْنَى مِن ذَلِكَ وَلَا أَكْثَرَ إِلاَّ هُوَ مَعَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كَانُواْ

Have you not seen that Allah knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth There is no secret counsel of three but He is their fourth, - nor of five but He is their sixth, - nor of less than that or more, but He is with them wherever they may be. (58;7)

وَمَا تَكُونُ فِى شَأْنٍ وَمَا تَتْلُواْ مِنْهُ مِن قُرْءَانٍ وَلَا تَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ إِلاَّ كُنَّا عَلَيْكُمْ شُهُودًا

You will not be in any circumstance, nor recite any portion of the Qur'an, nor having done any deeds, but We are witnessing you. (10;61)

الَّذِينَ اتَّقَواْ

those who have Taqwa,

means, they keep away from that which is forbidden.

وَّالَّذِينَ هُم مُّحْسِنُونَ


and the doers of good.

meaning they do deeds of obedience to Allah. These are the ones whom Allah takes care of, He gives them support, and helps them to prevail over their enemies and opponents.

This is end of the Tafsir of Surah Al-Nahl. To Allah be praise and blessings, and peace and blessings be upon Muhammad and his family and Companions