The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

16: 117
The Bee 173
Spirit a has brought the Revelation with the Truth step by step from
your Lord, to strengthen the believers and as guidance and good
news to the devout. 103 We know very well that they say, ‘It is a man
who teaches him,’ but the language of the person they allude to is
foreign, while this revelation is in clear Arabic. 104 If people do not
believe in God’s revelation, God does not guide them, and a painful
punishment awaits them. 105 Falsehood is fabricated only by those
who do not believe in God’s revelation: they are the liars. 106 With the
exception of those who are forced to say they do not believe,
although their hearts remain firm in faith, those who reject God after
believing in Him and open their hearts to disbelief will have the
wrath of God upon them and a grievous punishment awaiting them.
107 This is because they love the life of this world more than the one
to come, and God does not guide those who reject Him. 108 These are
people whose hearts, hearing, and sight have been closed off by God:
they are heedless, 109 and there is no doubt that they will be the losers
in the Hereafter. 110 But your Lord will be most forgiving and most
merciful to those who leave their homes after persecution, then strive
and remain steadfast. 111 On the Day when every soul will come
pleading for itself, every soul will be paid in full for all its actions –
they will not be wronged. 112 God presents the example of a town that
was secure and at ease, with provisions coming to it abundantly from
all places. Then it became ungrateful for God’s blessings, so God
afflicted it with the garment of famine and fear, for what its people
had done. 113 A messenger who was one of them came to them, but
they called him a liar. So punishment overwhelmed them in the
midst of their evildoing.
114 So eat of the good and lawful things God has provided for you
and be thankful for His blessings, b if it is Him that you worship. 115 He
has forbidden you only these things: carrion, blood, pig’s meat, and
animals over which any name other than God’s has been invoked.
But if anyone is forced by hunger, not desiring it nor exceeding
their immediate need, God is forgiving and merciful. 116 Do not say
falsely, ‘This is lawful and that is forbidden,’ inventing a lie about
God: those who invent lies about God will not prosper – 117 they
may have a little enjoyment, but painful punishment awaits them.
a This refers to the Angel Gabriel.
b Unlike the ungrateful people just mentioned.