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An-Najm (The Star)

Verse 31of 62

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى﴿٣١

Translation (Sahih International)

And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth - that He may recompense those who do evil with [the penalty of] what they have done and recompense those who do good with the best [reward] -

Word-by-word meaning

وَلِلَّهِwalillahiAnd for Allah
مَا(is) whatever
فِى(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
وَمَاwamāand whatever
فِى(is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
لِيَجْزِىَliyajziyathat He may recompense
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
أَسَـٰٓـُٔوا۟asāūdo evil
بِمَاbimāwith what
عَمِلُوا۟ʿamilūthey have done
وَيَجْزِىَwayajziyaand recompense
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
أَحْسَنُوا۟aḥsanūdo good
بِٱلْحُسْنَىbil-ḥus'nāwith the best

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah knows Every Matter, whether Small or Big, and He rewards Each according to His or Her DeedsAllah asserts that He is the King and Owner of the heavens and earth and that He is independent of the need for anyone. He is the authority over His creation and rules them with justice.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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