The Quran

سورة المؤمنون

Surah Al-Mu’minûn 23:103

The Believers · Verse 103 of 118

وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ فِي جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

But whose scales are light (and their deeds of righteousness of no account), it is they who have ruined their souls and who shall abide in Gehenna for long.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But those whose balance is light, will be those who have lost their souls, in Hell will they abide.

Ahmed Ali

But those whose scales are lighter will perish and abide in Hell for ever.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

While those whose scales (of good deeds) are light – they will be those who have ruined their own selves, in Hell abiding.

Daryabadi

And he whose balances shall be light--these are they who have lost themselves: in Hell they are abiders.

Faridul Haque

And the ones whose scales prove light – it is they who put their lives into ruin, remaining in hell forever.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And those whose good deeds are light, those are they who have lost their souls, abiding in hell.

Maulvi Sher Ali

But those whose scales are light - these are they who will have ruined their souls; in Hell will they abide.

Muhammad Asad

whereas they whose weight is light in the balance - it is they who will have squandered their own selves, [destined] to abide in hell:

Muhammad Musin Khan

And those whose scales (of good deeds) are light, they are those who lose their ownselves, in Hell will they abide.

Muhammad Pickthall

And those whose scales are light are those who lose their souls, in hell abiding.

Muhammad Sarwar

but if it weighs less, one will be lost forever in hell.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And as for him whose good deeds are light, these are they who shall have lost their souls, abiding in hell

Rashad Khalifa

Those whose weights are light are the ones who lost their souls; they abide in Hell forever.

Shabbir Ahmed

And those whose scales are light, it is those who have wasted their own ‘self’, and abide in Hell.