Surah Ghafir, Ayah 40 (40:40)

غَافِر

مَنْ عَمِلَ سَيِّئَةً فَلَا يُجْزَىٰٓ إِلَّا مِثْلَهَا ۖ وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ …

Quran 40:40 is ayah 40 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 471 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:40
مَنْعَمِلَسَيِّئَةًفَلَايُجْزَىٰٓإِلَّامِثْلَهَا ۖوَمَنْعَمِلَصَٰلِحًامِّنذَكَرٍأَوْأُنثَىٰوَهُوَمُؤْمِنٌفَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَيَدْخُلُونَٱلْجَنَّةَيُرْزَقُونَفِيهَابِغَيْرِحِسَابٍ٤٠
man ʿamila sayyi-atan falā yuj'zā illā mith'lahā waman ʿamila ṣāliḥan min dhakarin aw unthā wahuwa mu'minun fa-ulāika yadkhulūna l-janata yur'zaqūna fīhā bighayri ḥisābin

Whoever does an evil deed will not be recompensed except by the like thereof; but whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - those will enter Paradise, being given provision therein without account.(40)

Word by word

  1. مَنْmanWhoever
  2. عَمِلَʿamiladoes
  3. سَيِّئَةًsayyi-atanan evil
  4. فَلَاfalāthen not
  5. يُجْزَىٰٓyuj'zāhe will be recompensed
  6. إِلَّاillābut
  7. مِثْلَهَا ۖmith'lahā(the) like thereof
  8. وَمَنْwamanand whoever
  9. عَمِلَʿamiladoes
  10. صَٰلِحًاṣāliḥanrighteous (deeds)
  11. مِّنminof
  12. ذَكَرٍdhakarinmale
  13. أَوْawor
  14. أُنثَىٰunthāfemale
  15. وَهُوَwahuwawhile he
  16. مُؤْمِنٌmu'minun(is) a believer
  17. فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen those
  18. يَدْخُلُونَyadkhulūnawill enter
  19. ٱلْجَنَّةَl-janataParadise
  20. يُرْزَقُونَyur'zaqūnathey will be given provision
  21. فِيهَاfīhāin it
  22. بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
  23. حِسَابٍḥisābinaccount

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