Sura 16, al-Nahl (Bees), Mecca 70

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Translation:

وَاللّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلاَلاً...   

16: 81.  It is Allah who made, out of the things He created some things to give you shade;

... وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ الْجِبَالِ أَكْنَانًا... 

of the hills He made some for your shelter;

... وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ سَرَابِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ الْحَرَّ وَسَرَابِيلَ تَقِيكُم بَأْسَكُمْ... 

He made you garments to protect you from heat, and coats of mail to protect you from your (mutual) violence.

... كَذَلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُونَ ﴿٨١﴾

Thus does He complete his favors on you, that ye may bow to His will (in Islam).

Transliteration Walla_hu ja'ala lakum mimma_ khalaqa zila_law wa ja'ala lakum minal jiba_li akna_naw wa ja'ala lakum sara_bila taqikumul harra wa sara_bila taqikum ba'sakum, kaza_lika yutimmu ni'matahu_ 'alaikum la'allakum tuslimu_n(a).

16: 81

Asad’s Translation:

And among the many objects of His creation, God has appointed for you [various] means of protection: thus, He has given you in the mountains places of shelter, and has endowed with [the ability to make] garments to protect you from heat [and cold], as well as such garments as might protect you from your [mutual] violence. In this way does He bestow the full measure of His blessings on you, so that you might surrender yourselves unto Him.

Pickthall’s Translation

And Allah hath given you, of that which He hath created, shelter from the sun; and hath given you places of refuge in the mountains, and hath given you coats to ward off the heat from you, and coats (of armor) to save you from your own foolhardiness. Thus doth He perfect His favor unto you, in order that ye may surrender (unto Him).

Ali’s comments:

C2118. For example, trees, gardens, the roofs of houses; also from another point of view, the fact that the sun's rays at various times and in various parts of the earth, come obliquely, thus causing shadow along with sunshine. In the hills there are caves and grottoes.

C2119. Our clothes protect us from heat and cold, just as our armour protects us from the hurt which we might otherwise receive in battle.

C2120. All these blessings, which have both a physical and (by promoting the good of man) a spiritual purpose, should teach us to rally to Allah and tune our will with His Universal Will, which is another name for Islam.