Surah Al-Muddaththir 74:38 — translation and meaning

المدثر · Verse 38 / 56 · Page 576

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

Word by Word

كُلُّ
kullu
Every
نَفْسٍ
nafsin
soul
بِمَا
bima
for what
كَسَبَتْ
kasabat
it has earned
رَهِينَةٌ
rahinatun
(is) pledged

Transliteration

Kullu nafsim bim kasabat raheenah

Translation

Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Every soul will be taken to task for the actions that it did. Either its actions will destroy it or they will release and rescue it from destruction.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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