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Surah Al-Mu’minun, Verse 62

سورة المؤمنون، الآية ٦٢

23:62 Juz 18 Hizb 35 Page 346 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 23:62

وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا وَلَدَيْنَا كِتَٰبٌ يَنطِقُ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ۝٦٢

Transliteration

walā nukallifu nafsan illā wus'ʿahā waladaynā kitābun yanṭiqu bil-ḥaqi wahum lā yuẓ'lamūna

Translation

And We charge no soul except [with that within] its capacity, and with Us is a record which speaks with truth; and they will not be wronged.

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Verse 62 of Surah Al-Mu’minun (23:62), a Meccan surah, is in juz 18, on page 346 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 62

Al-Mukhtasar

I do not burden any soul except with whatever actions are within its capability. I have a book in which I have recorded all the deeds of every doer; it shows the undisputable truth. The people will not be wronged by having their good deeds decreased or evil deeds increased.

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Other translations of verse 62

We do not burden a soul more than what it can bear. We have a Record [of their deeds]28 that tells the truth, and none will be wronged29.

Notes

[28] It records every word he utters and every act he does. [29] By wrongfully punishing someone or diminishing the reward of those who did good.

And We task not any person except according to his capacity, and with Us is a Record which speaks the truth, and they will not be wronged.

And we task not any soul beyond its scope, and with Us is a Record which speaketh the truth, and they will not be wronged.

On no soul do We place a burden greater than it can bear: before Us is a record which clearly shows the truth: they will never be wronged.

And We do not lay on any soul a burden except to the extent of its ability, and with Us is a book which speaks the truth, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly.

And We do not charge any self except to its capacity, and close to Us is a Book pronouncing the Truth, and they will not be done any injustice.

Verse 62 word by word

  1. وَلَا walā And not
  2. نُكَلِّفُ nukallifu We burden ك ل ف
  3. نَفْسًا nafsan any soul ن ف س
  4. إِلَّا illā except
  5. وُسْعَهَا wus'ʿahā (to) its capacity و س ع
  6. وَلَدَيْنَا waladaynā and with Us
  7. كِتَٰبٌ kitābun (is) a Record ك ت ب
  8. يَنطِقُ yanṭiqu (which) speaks ن ط ق
  9. بِٱلْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi with the truth ح ق ق
  10. وَهُمْ wahum and they
  11. لَا lā (will) not
  12. يُظْلَمُونَ yuẓ'lamūna be wronged ظ ل م

Verses related to verse 62

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Sad 38:3

    كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ

    How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.

  • Ghafir 40:12

    ذَٰلِكُم بِأَنَّهُۥٓ إِذَا دُعِىَ ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُۥ كَفَرْتُمْ وَإِن يُشْرَكْ بِهِۦ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ فَٱلْحُكْمُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْعَلِىِّ ٱلْكَبِيرِ

    [They will be told], "That is because, when Allāh was called upon alone, you disbelieved; but if others were associated with Him, you believed. So the judgement is with Allāh, the Most High, the Grand."

Verses with similar wording

They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.

  • Al-An’am 6:152

    وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ مَالَ ٱلْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ لَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا وَإِذَا قُلْتُمْ فَٱعْدِلُوا۟ وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَىٰ وَبِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْفُوا۟ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّىٰكُم بِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

    And do not approach the orphan's property except in a way that is best [i.e., intending improvement] until he reaches maturity. And give full measure and weight in justice. We do not charge any soul except [with that within] its capacity. And when you speak [i.e., testify], be just, even if [it concerns] a near relative. And the covenant of Allāh fulfill. This has He instructed you that you may remember.

  • Al-A’raf 7:42

    وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    But those who believed and did righteous deeds - We charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.

  • Az-Zumar 39:69

    وَأَشْرَقَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا وَوُضِعَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ وَجِا۟ىٓءَ بِٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَٱلشُّهَدَآءِ وَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

    And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the record [of deeds] will be placed, and the prophets and the witnesses will be brought, and it will be judged between them in truth, and they will not be wronged.

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