Surah An-Nahl 16:105 — translation and meaning

النحل · Verse 105 / 128 · Page 279

ۖ إِنَّمَا يَفْتَرِي الْكَذِبَ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْكَاذِبُونَ

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ۖ
إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
يَفْتَرِي
yaftari
they invent
الْكَذِبَ
al-kadhiba
the falsehood
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
لَا
la
(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
believe
بِآيَاتِ
biayati
in the Verses
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
وَأُولَئِكَ
wa-ulaika
and those
هُمُ
humu
they
الْكَاذِبُونَ
al-kadhibuna
(are) the liars

Transliteration

Innamaa yaftaril kazibal lazeena laa yu'minoona bi Aayaatil laahi wa ulaaa'ika humul kaaziboon

Translation

They only invent falsehood who do not believe in the verses of Allah, and it is those who are the liars.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Muhammad (peace be upon him) is not lying about what he brought from His Lord. Lies are only being invented by those who do not accept Allah’s words, because they do not fear any punishment nor have hope of any reward. Those described with the attribute of disbelief are the liars as lying is a habit that they are accustomed to.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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