Quran 45:15 — Al-Jaathiya, verse 15
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Whoever does good benefits himself, and whoever does evil harms himself: you will all be returned to your Lord.
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَسَاءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ
man ʿamila ṣāliḥan falinafsihi waman asāa faʿalayhā thumma ilā rabbikum tur'jaʿūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Whoso does righteousness, it is to his own gain, and whoso does evil, it is to his own loss; then to your Lord you shall be returned.
- Muhammad Asad
- Whoever does what is just and right, does so for his own good; and whoever does evil, does so to his own hurt; and in the end unto your Sustainer you all will be brought back.
- Sahih International
- 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.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَنْman | Whoever | — |
| 2 | عَمِلَʿamila | does | عمل |
| 3 | صَـٰلِحًۭاṣāliḥan | a righteous deed | صلح |
| 4 | فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖfalinafsihi | then it is for his soul | نفس |
| 5 | وَمَنْwaman | and whoever | — |
| 6 | أَسَآءَasāa | does evil | سوأ |
| 7 | فَعَلَيْهَا ۖfaʿalayhā | then it (is) against it | — |
| 8 | ثُمَّthumma | Then | — |
| 9 | إِلَىٰilā | to | — |
| 10 | رَبِّكُمْrabbikum | your Lord | ربب |
| 11 | تُرْجَعُونَtur'jaʿūna | you will be returned | رجع |