Quran 82:5 — Al-Infitaar, verse 5
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
each soul will know what it has done and what it has left undone.
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ
ʿalimat nafsun mā qaddamat wa-akharat
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- then a soul shall know its works, the former and the latter.
- Muhammad Asad
- every human being will [at last] comprehend, what he has sent ahead and what he has held back [in this world].
- Sahih International
- A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | عَلِمَتْʿalimat | Will know | علم |
| 2 | نَفْسٌۭnafsun | a soul | نفس |
| 3 | مَّاmā | what | — |
| 4 | قَدَّمَتْqaddamat | it has sent forth | قدم |
| 5 | وَأَخَّرَتْwa-akharat | and left behind | أخر |