Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 111 (4:111)

ٱلنِّسَاء

وَمَن يَكْسِبْ إِثْمًا فَإِنَّمَا يَكْسِبُهُۥ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

Quran 4:111 is ayah 111 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 96 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:111
وَمَنيَكْسِبْإِثْمًافَإِنَّمَايَكْسِبُهُۥعَلَىٰنَفْسِهِۦ ۚوَكَانَٱللَّهُعَلِيمًاحَكِيمًا١١١
waman yaksib ith'man fa-innamā yaksibuhu ʿalā nafsihi wakāna l-lahu ʿalīman ḥakīman

And whoever earns [i.e., commits] a sin only earns it against himself. And Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.(111)

Word by word

  1. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  2. يَكْسِبْyaksibearns
  3. إِثْمًاith'mansin
  4. فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
  5. يَكْسِبُهُۥyaksibuhuhe earns it
  6. عَلَىٰʿalāagainst
  7. نَفْسِهِۦ ۚnafsihihis soul
  8. وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
  9. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  10. عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knowing
  11. حَكِيمًاḥakīmanAll-Wise

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