Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:111

4:111

وَمَن يَكْسِبْ إِثْمًا فَإِنَّمَا يَكْسِبُهُۥ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

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.

— Saheeh International

He who commits sin does so against his own soul- God is all knowing and wise-

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And whoever earns sin, he earns it only against himself. And Allâh is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يَكْسِبْyaksibearns
إِثْمًۭاith'mansin
فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
يَكْسِبُهُۥyaksibuhuhe earns it
عَلَىٰʿalāagainst
نَفْسِهِۦۚnafsihihis soul
وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knowing
حَكِيمًۭاḥakīmanAll-Wise