Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And every soul will be paid in full for what it did; and He best knows what they do.

وَوُفِّيَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا عَمِلَتْ وَهُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ۟
Wawuffiyat kullu nafsin ma AAamilatwahuwa aAAlamu bima yafAAaloon
#wordmeaningroot
1wawuffiyatAnd (will) be paid in fullوفي
2kullueveryكلل
3nafsinsoulنفس
4what
5ʿamilatit didعمل
6wahuwaand He
7aʿlamu(is the) Best-Knowerعلم
8bimāof what
9yafʿalūnathey doفعل
  • Aisha Bewley

    Every self will be repaid in full for what it did. He knows best what they are doing.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And every soul will be paid for whatever it did, for He is fully aware of everything they have done.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    For, every human being will be repaid in full for whatever he has been doing. (The Justice that is so well expounded in the Qur'an.) And He is the best Knower of whatever they do.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And every soul will be paid in full for what it did; and He best knows what they do.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And every soul will be paid for whatever it did, for He is fully aware of everything they have done.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Every person will be paid for whatever it did, for He is aware of everything they have done.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Every soul will be paid for whatever it did, for He is fully aware of everything they have done.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Each soul will be paid in full for what it had done. He is cognisant of what you do.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And every soul will be fully compensated what it did; and He is most knowing of what they do.

  • Muhammad Asad

    for every human being will be repaid in full for whatever he has done: and He is fully aware of all that they do.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And each soul is paid in full for what it did. And He is Best Aware of what they do.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    and everyone shall be paid in full for all that he did. Allah is best aware of all that they do.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    And there, will each soul have been requited with what is commensurate with its deeds and Allah knows best what each has done or left undone.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    God exactly knows what people are doing and will reward them accordingly.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And each person will be paid in full of what he did; and He is Best Aware of what they do.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    And to every soul will be paid in full (the fruit) of its Deeds; and (Allah) knoweth best all that they do.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Every soul will be paid in full for its deeds, for Allah knows best what they have done.

  • Taqi Usmani

    And everyone will be paid in full for what he did - and He knows best what they do.

  • Abdul Haleem

    and every soul will be repaid in full for what it has done. He knows best what they do.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Every soul shall be paid in full for what it has wrought; and He knows very well what they do.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    And every soul shall be paid for what it has done, and He knows best that which they do;

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And every soul shall be paid back full for what it has done, and He knows best what they do.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And every self will be paid in full for whatever it has done; and He knows best whatever they perform.

  • George Sale

    And every soul shall be fully rewarded, according to that which it shall have wrought; for He perfectly knoweth whatever they do.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And (the reward) of the actions of every soul will be paid in full; And (Allah) is All Aware (Aa’lam) of all that they do.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And every soul shall be repaid in full for its deeds; for He (the Almighty Lord) is well-aware of all that they do.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Every soul will be recompensed fully for what it has done, and He is best aware of what they do.