Quran 4:111 — An-Nisaa, verse 111
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He who commits sin does so against his own soul- God is all knowing and wise-
وَمَنْ يَكْسِبْ إِثْمًا فَإِنَّمَا يَكْسِبُهُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
waman yaksib ith'man fa-innamā yaksibuhu ʿalā nafsihi wakāna l-lahu ʿalīman ḥakīman
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And whosoever earns a sin, earns it against himself only; and God is ever All-knowing, All-wise.
- Muhammad Asad
- for he who commits a sin, commits it only to his own hurt; and God is indeed all-knowing, wise.
- Sahih International
- And whoever earns [i.e., commits] a sin only earns it against himself. And Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَنwaman | And whoever | — |
| 2 | يَكْسِبْyaksib | earns | كسب |
| 3 | إِثْمًۭاith'man | sin | أثم |
| 4 | فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamā | then only | — |
| 5 | يَكْسِبُهُۥyaksibuhu | he earns it | كسب |
| 6 | عَلَىٰʿalā | against | — |
| 7 | نَفْسِهِۦ ۚnafsihi | his soul | نفس |
| 8 | وَكَانَwakāna | And is | كون |
| 9 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 10 | عَلِيمًاʿalīman | All-Knowing | علم |
| 11 | حَكِيمًۭاḥakīman | All-Wise | حكم |