Quran 4:40 — An-Nisaa, verse 40
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He does not wrong anyone by as much as the weight of a speck of dust: He doubles any good deed and gives a tremendous reward of His own.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ ۖ وَإِنْ تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِنْ لَدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
inna l-laha lā yaẓlimu mith'qāla dharratin wa-in taku ḥasanatan yuḍāʿif'hā wayu'ti min ladun'hu ajran ʿaẓīman
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Surely God shall not wrong so much as the weight of an ant; and if it be a good deed He will double it, and give from Himself a mighty wage.
- Muhammad Asad
- Verily, God does not wrong [anyone] by as much as an atom's weight; and if there be a good deed, He will multiply it, and will bestow out of His grace a mighty reward.
- Sahih International
- Indeed, Allāh does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 3 | لَاlā | (does) not | — |
| 4 | يَظْلِمُyaẓlimu | wrong | ظلم |
| 5 | مِثْقَالَmith'qāla | (as much as) weight | ثقل |
| 6 | ذَرَّةٍۢ ۖdharratin | (of) an atom | ذرر |
| 7 | وَإِنwa-in | And if | — |
| 8 | تَكُtaku | there is | كون |
| 9 | حَسَنَةًۭḥasanatan | a good | حسن |
| 10 | يُضَـٰعِفْهَاyuḍāʿif'hā | He doubles it | ضعف |
| 11 | وَيُؤْتِwayu'ti | and gives | أتي |
| 12 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 13 | لَّدُنْهُladun'hu | near Him | لدن |
| 14 | أَجْرًاajran | a reward | أجر |
| 15 | عَظِيمًۭاʿaẓīman | great | عظم |