Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:123

4:123

لَّيْسَ بِأَمَانِيِّكُمْ وَلَآ أَمَانِىِّ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ۗ مَن يَعْمَلْ سُوٓءًا يُجْزَ بِهِۦ وَلَا يَجِدْ لَهُۥ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا

laysa bi-amāniyyikum walā amāniyyi ahli l-kitābi man yaʿmal sūan yuj'za bihi walā yajid lahu min dūni l-lahi waliyyan walā naṣīran

It [i.e., Paradise] is not [obtained] by your wishful thinking nor by that of the People of the Scripture. Whoever does a wrong will be recompensed for it, and he will not find besides Allāh a protector or a helper.

— Saheeh International

It will not be according to your hopes or those of the People of the Book: anyone who does wrong will be requited for it and will find no one to protect or help him against God;

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

It will not be in accordance with your desires (Muslims), nor those of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), whosoever works evil, will have the recompense thereof, and he will not find any protector or helper besides Allâh.

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

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Word by Word

لَّيْسَlaysaNot
بِأَمَانِيِّكُمْbi-amāniyyikumby your desire
وَلَآwalāand not
أَمَانِىِّamāniyyi(by the) desire
أَهْلِahli(of the) People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِۗl-kitābi(of) the Book
مَنmanWhoever
يَعْمَلْyaʿmaldoes
سُوٓءًۭاsūanevil
يُجْزَyuj'zawill be recompensed
بِهِۦbihifor it
وَلَاwalāand not
يَجِدْyajidhe will find
لَهُۥlahufor him
مِنminfrom
دُونِdūnibesides
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
وَلِيًّۭاwaliyyanany protector
وَلَاwalāand not
نَصِيرًۭاnaṣīranany helper