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Al-Jathiyah (The Crouching)

Verse 15of 37

مَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًۭا فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَنْ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ﴿١٥

Translation (Sahih International)

Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and whoever does evil - it is against the self. Then to your Lord you will be returned.

Word-by-word meaning

مَنْmanWhoever
عَمِلَʿamiladoes
صَـٰلِحًۭاṣāliḥana righteous deed
فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖfalinafsihithen it is for his soul
وَمَنْwamanand whoever
أَسَآءَasāadoes evil
فَعَلَيْهَا ۖfaʿalayhāthen it (is) against it
ثُمَّthummaThen
إِلَىٰilāto
رَبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lord
تُرْجَعُونَtur'jaʿūnayou will be returned

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Subjugation of the Sea, etc., is among Allah's SignsAllah the Exalted mentions some of the favors He gave to His servants, such as subjecting the sea for their service,لِتَجْرِىَ الْفُلْكُ فِيهِ بِأَمْرِهِ(that ships may sail through the sea by His command,) i.e., of Allah the Exalted, Who ordered the sea to carry ships,وَلِتَبْتَغُواْ مِن فَضْلِهِ(and that you may seek of His bounty,) in commercial and business transactions,وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ(and that you may be thankful.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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