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سورة المدَّثِّر

Surah Al-Muddaththir 74:38

One Endowed with Excellent Capabilities · Verse 38 of 56

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Every soul is bound to pay for its deeds.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.

Ahmed Ali

Every soul is pledged to what it does,

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Ali Unal

Every person is held in pledge for what he earns (through his deeds),

Daryabadi

Every soul will be a pledge for that which it hath earned,

Faridul Haque

Every soul is mortgaged for its own deeds.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,

Maulvi Sher Ali

Every soul is pledged for what it has earned;

Muhammad Asad

[On the Day of Judgment,] every human being will be held in pledge for whatever [evil] he has wrought

Muhammad Musin Khan

Every person is a pledge for what he has earned,

Muhammad Pickthall

Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;

Muhammad Sarwar

Every soul will be in captivity for its deeds

Muhammed ali Shakir

Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,

Rashad Khalifa

Every soul is trapped by its sins.

Shabbir Ahmed

Every person is held in pledge for all that he has done.