Surah An-Nisa 4:40 — translation and meaning

النساء · Verse 40 / 176 · Page 85

ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

Word by Word

ۖ
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
لَا
la
(does) not
يَظْلِمُ
yazlimu
wrong
مِثْقَالَ
mith'qala
(as much as) weight
ذَرَّةٍ
dharratin
(of) an atom
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تَكُ
taku
there is
حَسَنَةً
hasanatan
a good
يُضَاعِفْهَا
yuda'if'ha
He doubles it
وَيُؤْتِ
wayu'ti
and gives
مِن
min
from
لَّدُنْهُ
ladun'hu
near Him
أَجْرًا
ajran
a reward
عَظِيمًا
aziman
great

Transliteration

Innal laaha laa yazlimu misqaala zarratinw wa in taku hasanatany yudaa'ifhaa wa yu'ti mil ladunhu ajran 'azeemaa

Translation

Indeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Allah is Just and does not wrong His creatures in any way. He does not lessen the good they do by the weight of even a tiny particle or dust, and He does not add to their disobedience in any way. Even if only an atom’s worth of good is done, He multiplies the reward, from His grace, and through this increase He gives a great reward.

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

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