Quran 74:38

Surah Al-Muddaththir, Verse 38

Verse 38 of 56 in Surah Al-Muddaththir (المدثر), chapter 74 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

EnglishSaheeh International: Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
TamilJan Trust Foundation: ஒவ்வொரு மனிதனும் தான் சம்பாதிப்பதற்குப் பிணையாக இருக்கின்றான்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: සෑම ආත්මයක් ම තමන් උපයා ගත් දෑ වෙනුවෙන් ඇපකරුවෙකු ලෙස සිටින්නේ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: ہر شخص اپنے اعمال کے بدلے میں گروی ہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: それぞれの魂は，その行ったことに対し，（アッラーに）担保を提供している。
ChineseMa Jian: 各人将因自己的营谋而作抵押，

Tafsir of 74:38

What will take place in the Discussion between the People of Paradise and the People of the Hellfire Allah informs that, كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ (Every person is a pledge for what he has earned), meaning bound to his deed on the Day of Judgement. Ibn `Abbas and others have said this. إِلاَّ أَصْحَبَ الْيَمِينِ (Except those on the Right.) For verily, they will be فِى جَنَّتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ - عَنِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ (In Gardens they will ask one another about criminals (and they will say to them)) Meaning, while they are in lofty rooms, they will ask the criminals, who will be in the lowest levels (of Hell), saying to them, مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ - قَالُواْ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ - وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ ("What has caused you to enter Hell?" They will say: "We were not of those who used to offer the Salah, nor did we feed the poor.") Meaning, 'we did not worship Allah, nor did we do good to His creatures of our own species (i.e., other people).' وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الُخَآئِضِينَ (And we used to speak falsehood with vain speakers.) Meaning, 'we used to speak about what we had no knowledge of.' Qatadah said, "It means that every time someone went astray…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)