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Fatir 18

Ayah 18 of 45 · Meccan

وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٞ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰۚ وَإِن تَدۡعُ مُثۡقَلَةٌ إِلَىٰ حِمۡلِهَا لَا يُحۡمَلۡ مِنۡهُ شَيۡءٞ وَلَوۡ كَانَ ذَا قُرۡبَىٰٓۗ إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخۡشَوۡنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَأَقَامُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَۚ وَمَن تَزَكَّىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَتَزَكَّىٰ لِنَفۡسِهِۦۚ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ١٨

And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allāh is the [final] destination.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَاAnd notwalā
  2. تَزِرُwill beartaziru
  3. وَازِرَةٞbearer of burdenswāziratun
  4. وِزۡرَburdenwiz'ra
  5. أُخۡرَىٰۚ(of) anotherukh'rā
  6. وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
  7. تَدۡعُcallstadʿu
  8. مُثۡقَلَةٌa heavily ladenmuth'qalatun
  9. إِلَىٰtoilā
  10. حِمۡلِهَا(carry) its loadḥim'lihā
  11. لَاnotlā
  12. يُحۡمَلۡwill be carriedyuḥ'mal
  13. مِنۡهُof itmin'hu
  14. شَيۡءٞanythingshayon
  15. وَلَوۡeven ifwalaw
  16. كَانَhe bekāna
  17. ذَاnear of kindhā
  18. قُرۡبَىٰٓۗnear of kinqur'bā
  19. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  20. تُنذِرُyou can warntundhiru
  21. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  22. يَخۡشَوۡنَfearyakhshawna
  23. رَبَّهُمtheir Lord rabbahum
  24. بِٱلۡغَيۡبِunseenbil-ghaybi
  25. وَأَقَامُواْand establishwa-aqāmū
  26. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَۚthe prayerl-ṣalata
  27. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  28. تَزَكَّىٰpurifies himselftazakkā
  29. فَإِنَّمَاthen onlyfa-innamā
  30. يَتَزَكَّىٰhe purifiesyatazakkā
  31. لِنَفۡسِهِۦۚfor his own selflinafsihi
  32. وَإِلَىAnd towa-ilā
  33. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  34. ٱلۡمَصِيرُ(is) the destinationl-maṣīru

Tafsir

And no soul will carry the sin of another, but rather every sinning soul will carry its own sin. And if a soul who has been burdened with carrying its sin, calls someone to carry some of its sins, nothing of its sins will be carried, even if the one who is being asked is a close relative. O Messenger, you can only warn of Allah’s punishment those who fear their Lord in private and complete the prayer in the most perfect way, for they are the ones who will take heed from your warning. whoever is purified from his sins, the greatest of them being polythiesm, then his purification will only benefit himself when he returns to his Lord, And Allah is not in any need for His slaves obedience. To Allah is the return on the day of judgment for the reckoning and recompense.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran