Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And it is not your wealth or your children that bring you near to Us in proximity, only whoso believes and works righteousness: those have the double reward for what they did, and they will be in the high chambers, secure.

وَمَٓا اَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَٓا اَوْلَادُكُمْ بِالَّت۪ي تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِنْدَنَا زُلْفٰٓى اِلَّا مَنْ اٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحاًۘ فَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَزَٓاءُ الضِّعْفِ بِمَا عَمِلُوا وَهُمْ فِي الْغُرُفَاتِ اٰمِنُونَ
Wama amwalukum wala awladukumbillatee tuqarribukum AAindana zulfa illaman amana waAAamila salihan faola-ikalahum jazao addiAAfi bima AAamiloowahum fee alghurufati aminoon
#wordmeaningroot
1wamāAnd not
2amwālukumyour wealthمول
3walāand not
4awlādukumyour childrenولد
5bi-allatī[that]
6tuqarribukumwill bring you closeقرب
7ʿindanāto Usعند
8zul'fā(in) positionزلف
9illābut
10manwhoever
11āmanabelievesامن
12waʿamilaand doesعمل
13ṣāliḥanrighteousnessصلح
14fa-ulāikathen those
15lahumfor them
16jazāu(will be) rewardجزي
17l-ḍiʿ'fitwo-foldضعف
18bimāfor what
19ʿamilūthey didعمل
20wahumand they
21(will be) in
22l-ghurufātithe high dwellingsغرف
23āminūnasecureامن
  • Aisha Bewley

    It is not your wealth or your children that will bring you near to Us – only in the case of people who have iman and act rightly; such people will have a double recompense for what they did. They will be safe from all harm in the High Halls of Paradise.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And it is not your money or your children that will bring you closer to Us, but only those who believe and do good work, they will receive double the reward for their works, and they will reside in the high dwellings in peace.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And it is not your wealth nor your children and party that will bring you closer to Us, but he who truly believes and helps others. Such people will have a twofold reward for their deeds. It is they who will dwell in secure mansions. (25:75).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And it is not your wealth or your children that bring you near to Us in proximity, only whoso believes and works righteousness: those have the double reward for what they did, and they will be in the high chambers, secure.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And it is not your money or your children that will bring you closer to Us, but only those who believe and do good work, they will receive double the reward for their works, and they will reside in the high dwellings in peace.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    It is not your money or your children that will bring you closer to Us, but only those who acknowledge and promote reforms, they will receive double the reward for their works, and they will reside in the high dwellings in peace.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    It is not your money or your children that bring you closer to us. Only those who believe and lead a righteous life will receive the reward for their works, multiplied manifold. In the abode of Paradise they will live in perfect peace.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    It is not your wealth and children that will bring you closer to Us, except those who believe and do the right. These will be given a two-fold reward for their deeds, and will dwell in peace in the high empyrean.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And it is not your wealth or your children that bring you nearer to Us in position, but it is one who has believed and done righteousness. For them there will be the double reward for what they did, and they will be in the upper chambers , safe .

  • Muhammad Asad

    For, it is neither your riches nor your children that can bring you nearer to Us: only he who attains to faith and does what is right and just ; and it is these whom multiple recompense awaits for all that they have done; and it is they who shall dwell secure in the mansions –

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And it is not your wealth nor your children that will bring you near unto Us, but he who believeth and doeth good (he draweth near). As for such, theirs will be twofold reward for what they did and they will dwell secure in lofty halls.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    It is not your riches nor your children that make you near-stationed to Us, except for him who has faith and acts righteously; it is they who will receive double the recompense for their deeds. They shall live in lofty mansions in perfect peace.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    (You people had better realize that) neither your wealth nor your progeny are the conditions vouchsafing for your nearness to Allah nor do they sanction your misdeeds or your infidelity. To the contrary, what bring closer to Allah are conforming one's will to His will and imprinting one's deeds with wisdom and piety. Such persons shall be requited with double the reward commensurate with their deeds and shall live safe and secure in stately abodes.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    It is not your wealth & children which will bring you nearer to Me. Only those who believe and do good works will get a reward which is several times more than they deserve. Such people will leave in peace and in high places in Paradise.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And it is not your wealth, nor your children that bring you nearer to Us (i.e. please Allâh), but only he who believes (in the Islâmic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds (will please Us); as for such, there will be twofold reward for what they did, and they will reside in the high dwellings (Paradise) in peace and security.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    It is not your wealth nor your sons, that will bring you nearer to Us in degree: but only those who believe and work righteousness - these are the ones for whom there is a multiplied Reward for their deeds, while secure they (reside) in the dwellings on high!

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    It is not your wealth or children that bring you closer to Us. But those who believe and do good—it is they who will have a multiplied reward for what they did, and they will be secure in ˹elevated˺ mansions.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Your riches or your children are not the things that bring you near Us closely; however, the one who believes and acts righteously (is close to Us). Therefore, such people will have the double reward for what they did, and they will be at peace in the upper chambers (of Paradise).

  • Abdul Haleem

    Neither wealth nor children will bring you nearer to Us, but those who believe and do good deeds will have multiple rewards for what they have done, and will live safely in the lofty dwellings of Paradise,

  • Arthur John Arberry

    It is not your wealth nor your children that shall bring you nigh in nearness to Us, except for him who believes, and does righteousness; those -- there awaits them the double recompense for that they did, and they shall be in the lofty chambers in security.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    but neither your wealth nor your children is that which will bring you to a near approach to us, save him who believes and does right; these, for them is a double reward for what they have done, and they in upper rooms shall be secure. '

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Say, "Surely my Lord amplifies the means of subsistence for whom He pleases and restricts it (for whom He pleases), but most men know not. "

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And in no way will your riches, nor your children, bring you in proximity of Our Providence except for him who believes and does righteousness. So, those will have the double recompense for what they did, and they will be in (lofty) compartments secure.

  • George Sale

    Neither your riches nor your children are the things which shall cause you to draw nigh unto us with a near approach: Only whoever believeth, and worketh righteousness, they shall receive a double reward for that which they shall have wrought; and they shall dwell in security, in the upper apartments of paradise.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And it is not your wealth, nor your children, that will bring you (by the least bit) nearer to Us: But only those who believe and work righteousness— These are the ones for whom there is an increased Reward many times for their deeds, while they are safely placed in (the high home of) Paradise in peaceful bliss.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Neither your wealth nor your children are a means that can bring you near to Us in rank. But it is only those who believe and do righteous deeds (whose faith and virtue will be the means to bring them near to Us). They shall have the reward for their (virtuous) deeds many times over and shall be occupying the lofty places with peace and security.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    It is not your wealth, nor your children, that will bring you close to Us in nearness, except those who have faith and act righteously. It is they for whom there will be a twofold reward for what they did, and they will be secure in lofty abodes.