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Surah Ghafir, Verse 17

سورة غافر، الآية ١٧

40:17 Juz 24 Hizb 47 Page 469 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 40:17

ٱلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ لَا ظُلْمَ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ ۝١٧

Transliteration

al-yawma tuj'zā kullu nafsin bimā kasabat lā ẓul'ma l-yawma inna l-laha sarīʿu l-ḥisābi

Translation

This Day every soul will be recompensed for what it earned. No injustice today! Indeed, Allāh is swift in account.

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Verse 17 of Surah Ghafir (40:17), a Meccan surah, is in juz 24, on page 469 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 17

Al-Mukhtasar

Today, every soul will be rewarded for the action it earned: if it was good, then the reward will be good, and if it was bad, then it will be bad. There will be no injustice on this day, because the judge is Allah who is Just. Allah is swift in taking account of His servants, due to His knowledge encompassing them.

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Other translations of verse 17

Today every soul will be recompensed for what it has earned; no injustice Today! Allah is swift in reckoning.”

This Day shall every person be recompensed for what he earned. This Day no injustice (shall be done to anybody). Truly, Allâh is Swift in reckoning.

This day is each soul requited that which it hath earned; no wrong (is done) this day. Lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.

That Day will every soul be requited for what it earned; no injustice will there be that Day, for Allah is Swift in taking account.

This day every soul shall be rewarded for what it has earned; no injustice (shall be done) this day; surely Allah is quick in reckoning.

Today each self will be recompensed for what it has earned; (there is) no injustice today. Surely Allah is Swift at the reckoning.

Verse 17 word by word

  1. ٱلْيَوْمَ al-yawma This Day ي و م
  2. تُجْزَىٰ tuj'zā will be recompensed ج ز ي
  3. كُلُّ kullu every ك ل ل
  4. نَفْسٍۭ nafsin soul ن ف س
  5. بِمَا bimā for what
  6. كَسَبَتْ kasabat it earned ك س ب
  7. لَا lā No
  8. ظُلْمَ ẓul'ma injustice ظ ل م
  9. ٱلْيَوْمَ l-yawma today ي و م
  10. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  11. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  12. سَرِيعُ sarīʿu (is) Swift س ر ع
  13. ٱلْحِسَابِ l-ḥisābi (in) Account ح س ب

Verses related to verse 17

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Ma’arij 70:3–4

    مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ …

    [It is] from Allāh, owner of the ways of ascent. …

  • An-Nahl 16:2

    يُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ بِٱلرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱتَّقُونِ

    He sends down the angels, with the inspiration [i.e., revelation] of His command, upon whom He wills of His servants, [telling them], "Warn that there is no deity except Me; so fear Me."

  • Ash-Shu’ara 26:192–194

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ …

    And indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds. …

Verses with similar wording

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

  • Al-Muddaththir 74:38

    كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

    Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained

  • Ibrahim 14:51

    لِيَجْزِىَ ٱللَّهُ كُلَّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    So that Allāh will recompense every soul for what it earned. Indeed, Allāh is swift in account.

  • Ali ’Imran 3:199

    وَإِنَّ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَمَن يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ خَٰشِعِينَ لِلَّهِ لَا يَشْتَرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    And indeed, among the People of the Scripture are those who believe in Allāh and what was revealed to you and what was revealed to them, [being] humbly submissive to Allāh. They do not exchange the verses of Allāh for a small price. Those will have their reward with their Lord. Indeed, Allāh is swift in account.

  • Al-Ma’idah 5:4

    يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَآ أُحِلَّ لَهُمْ قُلْ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتُ وَمَا عَلَّمْتُم مِّنَ ٱلْجَوَارِحِ مُكَلِّبِينَ تُعَلِّمُونَهُنَّ مِمَّا عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّآ أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱسْمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    They ask you, [O Muḥammad], what has been made lawful for them. Say, "Lawful for you are [all] good foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allāh has taught you. So eat of what they catch for you, and mention the name of Allāh upon it, and fear Allāh." Indeed, Allāh is swift in account.

  • Ar-Ra’d 13:33

    أَفَمَنْ هُوَ قَآئِمٌ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ وَجَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ شُرَكَآءَ قُلْ سَمُّوهُمْ أَمْ تُنَبِّـُٔونَهُۥ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَم بِظَٰهِرٍ مِّنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ بَلْ زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مَكْرُهُمْ وَصُدُّوا۟ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ

    Then is He who is a maintainer of every soul, [knowing] what it has earned, [like any other]? But to Allāh they have attributed partners. Say, "Name them. Or do you inform Him of that which He knows not upon the earth or of what is apparent [i.e., alleged] of speech?" Rather, their [own] plan has been made attractive to those who disbelieve, and they have been averted from the way. And whomever Allāh sends astray - there will be for him no guide.

  • Al-Jathiyah 45:22

    وَخَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

    And Allāh created the heavens and earth in truth and so that every soul may be recompensed for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged.

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