Food, Make not unlawful which Allah has made lawful

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يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُواْلَاتُحَرِّمُواْطَيِّبَٰتِمَآأَحَلَّٱللَّهُلَكُمۡوَلَاتَعۡتَدُوٓاْۚإِنَّٱللَّهَلَايُحِبُّٱلۡمُعۡتَدِينَ٨٧
Saheeh International

O you who have believed, do not prohibit the good things which Allāh has made lawful to you and do not transgress. Indeed, Allāh does not like transgressors.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاYaayyuha
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
ءَامَنُوا۟amanoo
لَاla
تُحَرِّمُوا۟tuharrimoo
طَيِّبَـٰتِtayyibati
مَآma
أَحَلَّahalla
ٱللَّهُAllahu
لَكُمْlakum
وَلَاwala
تَعْتَدُوٓا۟ ۚtaAAtadoo
إِنَّinna
ٱللَّهَAllaha
لَاla
يُحِبُّyuhibbu
ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَalmuAAtadeena
قُلۡمَنۡحَرَّمَزِينَةَٱللَّهِٱلَّتِيٓأَخۡرَجَلِعِبَادِهِۦوَٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِمِنَٱلرِّزۡقِۚقُلۡهِيَلِلَّذِينَءَامَنُواْفِيٱلۡحَيَوٰةِٱلدُّنۡيَاخَالِصَةٗيَوۡمَٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۗكَذَٰلِكَنُفَصِّلُٱلۡأٓيَٰتِلِقَوۡمٖيَعۡلَمُونَ٣٢
Saheeh International

Say, "Who has forbidden the adornment of [i.e., from] Allāh which He has produced for His servants and the good [lawful] things of provision?" Say, "They are for those who believed during the life of this world, exclusively [for them] on the Day of Resurrection." Thus do We detail the verses for a people who know.

قُلْQul
مَنْman
حَرَّمَharrama
زِينَةَzeenata
ٱللَّهِAllahi
ٱلَّتِىٓallatee
أَخْرَجَakhraja
لِعِبَادِهِۦliAAibadihi
وَٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِwaalttayyibati
مِنَmina
ٱلرِّزْقِ ۚalrrizqi
قُلْqul
هِىَhiya
لِلَّذِينَlillatheena
ءَامَنُوا۟amanoo
فِىfee
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِalhayati
ٱلدُّنْيَاalddunya
خَالِصَةًۭkhalisatan
يَوْمَyawma
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗalqiyamati
كَذَٰلِكَkathalika
نُفَصِّلُnufassilu
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِalayati
لِقَوْمٍۢliqawmin
يَعْلَمُونَyaAAlamoona
16:116
Open Ayah
وَلَاتَقُولُواْلِمَاتَصِفُأَلۡسِنَتُكُمُٱلۡكَذِبَهَٰذَاحَلَٰلٞوَهَٰذَاحَرَامٞلِّتَفۡتَرُواْعَلَىٱللَّهِٱلۡكَذِبَۚإِنَّٱلَّذِينَيَفۡتَرُونَعَلَىٱللَّهِٱلۡكَذِبَلَايُفۡلِحُونَ١١٦
Saheeh International

And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allāh. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allāh will not succeed.

وَلَاWala
تَقُولُوا۟taqooloo
لِمَاlima
تَصِفُtasifu
أَلْسِنَتُكُمُalsinatukumu
ٱلْكَذِبَalkathiba
هَـٰذَاhatha
حَلَـٰلٌۭhalalun
وَهَـٰذَاwahatha
حَرَامٌۭharamun
لِّتَفْتَرُوا۟litaftaroo
عَلَىAAala
ٱللَّهِAllahi
ٱلْكَذِبَ ۚalkathiba
إِنَّinna
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
يَفْتَرُونَyaftaroona
عَلَىAAala
ٱللَّهِAllahi
ٱلْكَذِبَalkathiba
لَاla
يُفْلِحُونَyuflihoona