سورة الشّوریٰ
Surah Al-Shûrâ 42:30
The Council · Verse 30 of 53
وَمَا أَصَابَكُمْ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُو عَنْ كَثِيرٍ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And whatever calamity befalls you is of your own making. And (yet) He goes on forgiving a great many of your sins (out of His mercy).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Whatever misfortune happens to you, is because on the things your hands have wrought, and for many (of them) He grants forgiveness.
Ahmed Ali
Whatever misfortune befalls you is a consequence of your deeds; yet He forgives much.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Whatever affliction befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned, and yet He overlooks many (of the wrongs you do).
Daryabadi
And whatsoever of affliction befalleth you is owing to that which your hands have earned; and He pardoneth much.
Faridul Haque
And whatever calamity befalls you, is because of what your hands have earned - and there is a great deal He pardons!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And whatever misfortune befalls you, it is on account of what your hands have wrought and He pardons much.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And whatever misfortune befalls you is the consequence of what your own hands have wrought. And HE forgives many of your sins.
Muhammad Asad
Now whatever calamity may befall you [on Judgment Day] will be an outcome of what your own hands have wrought, although He pardons much;
Muhammad Musin Khan
And whatever of misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned. And He pardons much. (See the Qur'an Verse 35:45).
Muhammad Pickthall
Whatever of misfortune striketh you, it is what your right hands have earned. And He forgiveth much.
Muhammad Sarwar
Whatever hardship befalls you is the result of your own deeds. God pardons many of your sins.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And whatever affliction befalls you, it is on account of what your hands have wrought, and (yet) He pardons most (of your faults).
Rashad Khalifa
Anything bad that happens to you is a consequence of your own deeds, and He overlooks many (of your sins).
Shabbir Ahmed
Whatever calamity befalls you, is a consequence of your own actions and He pardons a great deal.
Commentary 40:30 The statement: “Whatever calamity befalls you is of your own making” removes doubts as to why Allâh does not intervene to end all wars or heal all…
وَمَا أَصَابَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُو عَن كَثِيرٍ
40:30 The statement: “Whatever calamity befalls you is of your own making” removes doubts as to why Allâh does not intervene to end all wars or heal all sickness. We make Allâh responsible for them, but He says they are of our own making. Abraham saw the cause of illness in his own person, and he did not attribute it to Allâh (cf. 26:80).