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An-Nahl 97

Ayah 97 of 128 · Meccan

مَنۡ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحٗا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوۡ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنٞ فَلَنُحۡيِيَنَّهُۥ حَيَوٰةٗ طَيِّبَةٗۖ وَلَنَجۡزِيَنَّهُمۡ أَجۡرَهُم بِأَحۡسَنِ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٩٧

Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مَنۡWhoeverman
  2. عَمِلَdoesʿamila
  3. صَٰلِحٗاrighteous deedsṣāliḥan
  4. مِّنwhethermin
  5. ذَكَرٍmaledhakarin
  6. أَوۡoraw
  7. أُنثَىٰfemaleunthā
  8. وَهُوَwhile hewahuwa
  9. مُؤۡمِنٞ(is) a believermu'minun
  10. فَلَنُحۡيِيَنَّهُۥthen surely We will give him lifefalanuḥ'yiyannahu
  11. حَيَوٰةٗa lifeḥayatan
  12. طَيِّبَةٗۖgoodṭayyibatan
  13. وَلَنَجۡزِيَنَّهُمۡand We will pay themwalanajziyannahum
  14. أَجۡرَهُمtheir rewardajrahum
  15. بِأَحۡسَنِto (the) bestbi-aḥsani
  16. مَاof whatmā
  17. كَانُواْthey used (to)kānū
  18. يَعۡمَلُونَdoyaʿmalūna

Tafsir

Whoever does good deeds in accordance with the sacred law, whether male or female, while having faith in Allah, We will grant them in this world a good life, by their being pleased with Allah’s decree, content and guided towards righteous actions, and We will reward them in the afterlife in accordance with the best good deeds that they used to do in the world.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran