Surah Al-Qiyama 75:2 — translation and meaning

القيامة · Verse 2 / 40 · Page 577

وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ

Word by Word

وَلَا
wala
And nay!
أُقْسِمُ
uq'simu
I swear
بِالنَّفْسِ
bil-nafsi
by the soul
اللَّوَّامَةِ
al-lawamati
self-accusing

Transliteration

Wa laaa uqsimu bin nafsil lawwaamah

Translation

And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

He took an oath by the pure soul that reproaches its owner for falling short in righteous deeds and for doing wrong deeds. He took an oath by these two things that He will certainly resurrect people for reckoning and recompense.

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

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