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Surah Al-Jathiyah, Verse 15

سورة الجاثية، الآية ١٥

45:15 Juz 25 Hizb 50 Page 500 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 45:15

مَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَنْ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ ۝١٥

Transliteration

man ʿamila ṣāliḥan falinafsihi waman asāa faʿalayhā thumma ilā rabbikum tur'jaʿūna

Translation

Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and whoever does evil - it is against it [i.e., the self or soul]. Then to your Lord you will be returned.

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Verse 15 of Surah Al-Jathiyah (45:15), a Meccan surah, is in juz 25, on page 500 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 15

Al-Mukhtasar

Whoever does good actions, the result of his good action is for him, And Allah is in no need of his actions. And whoever does bad, the result of his bad action is that he will be punished for it; Allah is not harmed by his bad. Then to Me alone you will be returned so I can reward everyone with what they deserve.

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Other translations of verse 15

Whoever does a righteous deed, it is for his own benefit; and whoever does an evil deed, it is to his own loss. Then to your Lord you will be returned.

Whosoever does a good deed, it is for his ownself, and whosoever does evil, it is against (his ownself). Then to your Lord you will be made to return.

Whoso doeth right, it is for his soul, and whoso doeth wrong, it is against it. And afterward unto your Lord ye will be brought back.

If any one does a righteous deed, it ensures to the benefit of his own soul; if he does evil, it works against (his own soul). In the end will ye (all) be brought back to your Lord.

Whoever does good, it is for his own soul, and whoever does evil, it is against himself; then you shall be brought back to your-- Lord.

Whoever does righteousness, then it is for his self; and whoever does odious (deeds), then it is against it; (i.e., the self) thereafter to your Lord you will be returned.

Verse 15 word by word

  1. مَنْ man Whoever
  2. عَمِلَ ʿamila does ع م ل
  3. صَٰلِحًا ṣāliḥan a righteous deed ص ل ح
  4. فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ falinafsihi then it is for his soul ن ف س
  5. وَمَنْ waman and whoever
  6. أَسَآءَ asāa does evil س و أ
  7. فَعَلَيْهَا faʿalayhā then it (is) against it
  8. ثُمَّ thumma Then
  9. إِلَىٰ ilā to
  10. رَبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord ر ب ب
  11. تُرْجَعُونَ tur'jaʿūna you will be returned ر ج ع

Verses related to verse 15

Verses with similar wording

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  • Fussilat 41:46

    مَّنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَنْ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيْهَا وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ

    Whoever does righteousness - it is for his [own] soul; and whoever does evil [does so] against it. And your Lord is not ever unjust to [His] servants.

  • As-Sajdah 32:11

    قُلْ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم مَّلَكُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ٱلَّذِى وُكِّلَ بِكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ

    Say, "The angel of death who has been entrusted with you will take you. Then to your Lord you will be returned."

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