Surah Al-An'am — Verse 120

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وَذَرُوا۟ ظَـٰهِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَبَاطِنَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَكْسِبُونَ ٱلْإِثْمَ سَيُجْزَوْنَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَقْتَرِفُونَ

Watharoo thahiraal-ithmi wabatinahu inna allatheena yaksiboonaal-ithma sayujzawna bima kanoo yaqtarifoon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

And leave [i.e., desist from] what is apparent of sin and what is concealed thereof. Indeed, those who earn [blame for] sin will be recompensed for that which they used to commit.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Avoid committing sin, whether openly or in secret, for those who commit sin will be repaid for what they do,

Marmaduke Pickthall

Forsake the outwardness of sin and the inwardness thereof. Lo! those who garner sin will be awarded that which they have earned.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Eschew all sin, open or secret: those who earn sin will get due recompense for their "earnings."

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Leave outward sin and inward sin. Surely, those who commit sin shall be punished for what they used to commit.

Al-Hilali & Khan

Leave (O mankind, all kinds of) sin, open and secret. Verily, those who commit sin will get due recompense for that which they used to commit.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Abstain from sin, be it either open or secret. Indeed those who commit sins shall surely be requited for all they have done.