Surah Taha — Verse 15
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إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ
Inna assaAAata atiyatunakadu okhfeeha litujza kullu nafsin bimatasAAa
Translations of this verse 11
Saheeh International
Indeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
The Hour is coming––though I choose to keep it hidden––for each soul to be rewarded for its labour.
Marmaduke Pickthall
Lo! the Hour is surely coming. But I will to keep it hidden, that every soul may be rewarded for that which it striveth (to achieve).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
"Verily the Hour is coming - My design is to keep it hidden - for every soul to receive its reward by the measure of its Endeavour.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
Surely, the Hour (i.e. the Day of Judgment) has to come. I would keep it secret, so that everyone is given a return for the effort one makes.
Al-Hilali & Khan
"Verily, the Hour is coming - and I am almost hiding it from Myself - that every person may be rewarded for that which he strives.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
The Hour of Resurrection is coming. I have willed to keep the time of its coming hidden so that everyone may be recompensed in accordance with his effort.
Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an
"Behold, [although] I have willed to keep it hidden, the Last Hour is bound to come, so that every human being may be recompensed in accordance with what he strove for [in life].
Rowwad · source edition
The Hour is certainly coming, but I almost keep it hidden[4], so that every soul will be recompensed for what it strives.
Notes
[4] Allah keeps its knowledge hidden from all except its portents which the believers know through the information provided by the Prophet (ﷺ).
Noor International · source edition
(15) Indeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it[833] - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives.
Notes
[833]- Meaning that Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) keeps knowledge of the Hour hidden from everyone except Himself.
Hilali and Khan · source edition
15. "Verily, the Hour is coming - and I am almost hiding it from Myself - that every person may be rewarded for that which he strives.