Surah 39. Az-Zumar

for all the evil deeds that they had wrought fell [back] upon them. And [the same will happen to] people of the present time who are bent on wrongdoing:⁵⁶ all the evil deeds that they have ever wrought will fall [back] upon them, and never will they be able to elude [God]!

  - Mohammad Asad

Lit., "those who are bent on wrongdoing (alladhina zalamu) from among these here".

and the evil consequences of their deeds overtook them. Very soon, the wrongdoers among these people will also be overtaken by the evil consequences of their misdeeds and they will not be able to escape.

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

So the evil 'consequences' of their deeds overtook them. And the wrongdoers among these 'pagans' will be overtaken by the evil 'consequences' of their deeds. And they will have no escape.

  - Mustafa Khattab

But the evils that they earned smote them; and such of these as do wrong, the evils that they earn will smite them; they cannot escape.

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

Nay the evil results of their deeds overtook them. And the wrongdoers of this (generation) the evil results of their deeds will soon overtake them (too) and they will never be able to frustrate (Our Plan)! ^{4321 4322}

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Cf. xvi. 34.

It is the same story through the ages. People laugh at Truth, persecute Truth, and try to destroy Truth. But Allah's Plan is never to be frustrated. It will be carried out, and only the enemies of Truth will accomplish their own undoing. So it happened in Arabia: so will it happen always and everywhere.

Are they, then, not aware that it is God who grants abundant sustenance, or gives it in scant measure, unto whomever He wills? In this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who will believe!

  - Mohammad Asad

Do they not know that Allah enlarges the provision for whom He pleases and restricts it from whom He wills? Surely there are signs in this for those who believe.

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Do they not know that Allah gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills? Surely in this are signs for people who believe.

  - Mustafa Khattab

Know they not that Allah enlargeth providence for whom He will, and straiteneth it (for whom He will). Lo! herein verily are portents for people who believe.

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

Know they not that Allah enlarges the provision or restricts it for any He pleases? Verily in this are signs for those who believe! ⁴³²³

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Cf. xxviii. 82. Allah's gifts are given to all men-to some in a greater degree than to others. But it is all done according to His wise Plan, for His Will is just and looks to the good of all creatures. No one should therefore be puffed up in prosperity or cast down in adversity. Prosperity does not necessarily mean merit on man's part, nor adversity the reverse. Thinking men bear in mind the large Plan-which is visible in all Allah's Signs.

SAY: "[Thus speaks God:⁵⁷ ] 'O you servants of Mine who have transgressed against your own selves! Despair not of God's mercy: behold, God forgives all sins⁵⁸ -for, verily, He alone is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace!'"

  - Mohammad Asad

See note [16] on the opening words of verse {10} of this surah {11}.

Sc.. "whenever the sinner repents and turns to Him": cf., for instance, 6:54 - "Your Sustainer has willed upon Himself the law of grace and mercy - so that if any of you does a bad deed out of ignorance, and thereafter repents and lives righteously, He shall be [found] muchforgiving, a dispenser of grace"; or 4:110 - "he who does evil or [otherwise] sins against himself, and thereafter prays God to forgive him, shall find God much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace".

Allah says: "O My servants who have transgressed against their souls, do not despair of Allah's mercy, for Allah forgives all sins. It is He Who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Say, 'O Prophet, that Allah says,' 'O My servants who have exceeded the limits against their souls! Do not lose hope in Allah's mercy, for Allah certainly forgives all sins.¹ He is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

  - Mustafa Khattab

 No matter how big someone’s sins are, they cannot be bigger than Allah’s mercy. Based on 4:48, the only unforgivable sin in Islam is if someone dies while disbelieving in Allah or associating others with Him in worship. In an authentic narration collected by At-Tirmiⱬi, the Prophet (ﷺ) reports that Almighty Allah says, "O children of Adam! As long as you call upon Me, putting your hope in Me, I will forgive you for what you have done, and I will not mind. O  children of Adam! If your sins were to reach the clouds of the sky and then you sought My forgiveness, I would ˹still˺ forgive you. O  children of Adam! If you were to come to Me with sins filling the whole world and then you came to Me without associating other gods with Me, I would certainly match your sins with forgiveness."

Say: My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful. ⁴³²⁴

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Forgives all sins: i.e., on sincere repentance and amendment of conduct.

Hence, turn towards your Sustainer [alone] and surrender yourselves unto Him ere the suffering [of death and resurrection] comes upon you, for then you will not be succoured.⁵⁹

  - Mohammad Asad

Cf. 4:18 - "repentance shall not be accepted from those who do evil deeds until their dying hour, and then say, 'Behold, I now repent'; nor from those who die as deniers of the truth".

Turn in repentance to your Rabb, and submit to Him before there comes to you the scourge: for then, there shall be none to help you.

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Turn to your Lord 'in repentance', and 'fully' submit to Him before the punishment reaches you, 'for' then you will not be helped.

  - Mustafa Khattab

Turn unto Him repentant, and surrender unto Him, before there come unto you the doom, when ye cannot be helped.

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

"Turn ye to your Lord (in repentance) and bow to His (Will) before the Penalty comes on you: after that ye shall not be helped. ⁴³²⁵

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The exhortation in brief is: 'Repent and work righteousness, before it becomes too late'. No help will come to you when the Judgment is actually established and you stand before Allah.

And ere that suffering comes upon you of a sudden, without your being aware [of its approach], follow the most goodly [teaching] that has been revealed unto you by your Sustainer,

  - Mohammad Asad

Follow the best way that is revealed to you by your Rabb before the scourge comes to you all of a sudden while you do not even perceive it.

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Follow 'the Quran,' the best of what has been revealed to you from your Lord, before the punishment takes you by surprise while you are unaware,

  - Mustafa Khattab

And follow the better (guidance) of that which is revealed unto you from your Lord, before the doom cometh on you suddenly when ye know not,

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

"And follow the Best of (the courses) revealed to you from your Lord before the Penalty comes on you of a sudden while ye perceive not!-- ⁴³²⁶

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Cf. xxxix. 18, and n. 4269. Allah's Command meets the weakness of His weakest servants, and only asks that His servants should surrender their selfish will to Allah's Will. In divine compassion, therefore, we are allowed to do just what we can, even though our standard should fall short of the highest standard. But our aim should be to follow the highest standard, and Allah's Grace will come to our assistance. But we must do so in this life-and at once, as soon as the Word penetrates our mind or understanding. We must not delay a moment, for the Judgment may come at any time, suddenly, before we even perceive where we are.

lest any human being⁶⁰ should say [on Judgment Day], "Alas for me for having been remiss in what is due to God, and for having been indeed one of those who scoffed let the truthl!"-

  - Mohammad Asad

Whenever there is no clear indication that the term nafs has another meaning, it signifies a "human being"; hence, the personal pronouns relating to this term (which is feminine in Arabic) are masculine in my rendering.

Lest someone should say: 'Alas! I neglected my duty towards Allah and I was one of those who mocked at His revelations.'

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

so that no 'sinful' soul will say 'on Judgment Day', 'Woe to me for neglecting 'my duties towards' Allah, while ridiculing 'the truth'.'

  - Mustafa Khattab

Lest any soul should say Alas, my grief that I was unmindful of Allah, and I was indeed among the scoffers!

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

"Lest the soul should (then) say: Ah! woe is me! In that I neglected (my duty) towards Allah and was but among those who mocked!' ⁴³²⁷

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Many kinds of sighs and regrets will then assail us. In the first place, we shall see our shortcomings: we were negligent when we should have been serious: we mocked when we should have tried to learn and understand. But it will be too late then to retrieve our position.

or lest he should say, "If God had but guided me, I would surely have been among those who are conscious of Him!"-

  - Mohammad Asad

Or lest he should say: `If Allah had guided me, I would have been one of the righteous.'

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Or 'a soul will' say, 'If only Allah had guided me, I would have certainly been one of the righteous.'

  - Mustafa Khattab

Or should say: if Allah had but guided me I should have been among the dutiful!

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

"Or (lest) it should say: `If only Allah had guided me I should certainly have been among the righteous!' ⁴³²⁸

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

In the second place, we might be inclined to say, 'I wish I had received warning or guidance'. But this would not be true, because the warning and guidance are being conveyed in the clearest manner in Allah's Revelation. "that is the force of 'lest it should say'. It could have said so, had it not seen that the objection is clearly anticipated in the call to repent and in the warning about the Hereafter.

or lest he should say, when he becomes aware of the suffering [that awaits him], "Would that I had a second chance [in life], so that I could be among the doers of good!"⁶¹

  - Mohammad Asad

Cf. 2:167 and 26:102 , as well as {6:27-28} and the corresponding note [19].

Or lest he should say upon seeing the punishment: `I wish I had another chance, I would certainly be among the righteous.'"

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Or say, upon seeing the torment, 'If only I had a second chance, I would have been one of the good-doers.'

  - Mustafa Khattab

Or should say, when it seeth the doom: Oh, that I had but a second chance that I might be among the righteous!

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

"Or (lest) it should say when it (actually) sees the Penalty: `If only I had another chance I should certainly be among those who do good!' ⁴³²⁹

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

In the third place, when we stand face to face with the Penalty of our own deeds, we might say, 'I wish I had another chance'. But not one, but many, chances are being given, especially when we are told (verse 53 above): 'Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful'. The force of 'lest it should say' here is the same as explained in the last note.

[But God will reply:] "Yea, indeed! My messages did come unto thee; but thou gayest them the lie, and wert filled with false pride, and wert among those who deny the truth!"

  - Mohammad Asad

Then Allah will say to him: "My revelations did come to you; but you denied them, were arrogant and you were among the disbelievers."

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Not at all! My revelations had already come to you, but you rejected them, acted arrogantly, and were one of the disbelievers.'

  - Mustafa Khattab

(But now the answer will be): Nay, for My revelations came unto thee, but thou didst deny them and wast scornful and wast among the disbelievers.

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

"(The reply will be) `Nay but there came to thee My signs and thou didst reject them: thou wast haughty and became one of those who reject Faith!' " ^{4330 4331}

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The reply explains how all such pleas have been anticipated and met. It was deliberate rejection that will deserve and meet its consequences. It is further explained that the motive of sin, as with Satan, was haughtiness and Self.

Cf. ii. 34. The example of the arch-sinner illustrates what happens in a minor degree in every kind of sinner.

And [so,] on the Day of Resurrection thou wilt see all who invented lies about God [with] their faces darkened [by grief and ignominy].⁶² Is not hell the [proper] abode for all who are given to false pride?⁶³

  - Mohammad Asad

The phrase iswadda wajhuhu (lit., "his face became black", or "dark") is used idiomatically to describe a face expressive of grief or ignominy (cf. 16:58 ), just as its opposite, ibyadda wajhuhu (lit., "his face became white" or "shining") describes a countenance expressive of happiness or justified pride: cf. 2:106 - "some faces will shine [with happiness] and some faces will be dark [with grief]". Apart from this, both phrases have also a tropical significance namely "he became [or "felt"] disgraced", resp. "honoured". - As regards the "inventing of lies about God" spoken of in this verse, see note [37] above.

See note [38] on the last sentence of verse {32} of this surah.

On the Day of Judgement you shall see that the faces of those who uttered falsehood against Allah shall be darkened. Is there not an abode in hell for such arrogant?

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

On the Day of Judgment you will see those who lied about Allah with their faces gloomy. Is Hell not a 'fitting' home for the arrogant?

  - Mustafa Khattab

And on the Day of Resurrection thou (Muhammad) seest those who lied concerning Allah with their faces blackened. Is not the home of the scorners in hell?

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

On the Day of Judgement wilt thou see those who told lies against Allah; their faces will be turned black; is there not in Hell an abode for the Haughty? ^{4332 4333}

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

As spotless white is the symbol of purity, honour and truth, so black is the symbol of evil, disgrace, and falsehood. Perhaps "black" in connection with Hell also refers to the scorching punishment of the Fire.

Cf. above, xxxix. 32, and n. 4292, where the subtle implication of the interrogative form is explained.

But God will safeguard all who were conscious of Him, [and will grant them happiness] by virtue of their [inner] triumphs; no evil shall ever touch them, and neither shall they grieve.

  - Mohammad Asad

On the contrary, Allah will deliver the righteous to their place of salvation. No harm shall touch them, nor shall they ever grieve.

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

And Allah will deliver those who were mindful 'of Him' to their place of 'ultimate' triumph. No evil will touch them, nor will they grieve.

  - Mustafa Khattab

And Allah delivereth those who ward off (evil) because of their deserts. Evil toucheth them not, nor do they grieve.

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

But Allah will deliver the righteous to their place of salvation: no evil shall touch them nor shall they grieve. ⁴³³⁴

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Mafazat: place or state of safety or salvation, place or state of victory or achievement; accomplishment of wish or desire. This contrasted against the frustration, failure, and perdition of the children of evil,-what may be called damnation in theological phrase.

GOD is the Creator of all things, and He alone has the power to determine the fate of all things.⁶⁴

  - Mohammad Asad

For the meaning of the term wakil in this context, see note [4] on 17:2 .

Allah is the Creator of all things and of all things He is the Guardian.

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Maintainer of everything.

  - Mustafa Khattab

Allah is Creator of all things, and He is Guardian over all things.

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

Allah is the Creator of all things and He is the Guardian and Disposer of all affairs. ⁴³³⁵

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Allah has not only created all the Worlds, but He maintains them and cares for them. He does not sit apart from His world. Everything depends upon Him.

His are the keys [to the mysteries] of the heavens and the earth: and they who are bent on denying the truth of God's messages - it is they, they, who are the losers!

  - Mohammad Asad

To Him belongs the keys of the heavens and the earth. Those who deny the revelations of Allah, it is they who will be the losers.

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

To Him belong the keys 'of the treasuries' of the heavens and the earth. As for those who rejected the signs of Allah, it is they who will be the 'true' losers.

  - Mustafa Khattab

His are the keys of the heavens and the earth, and they who disbelieve the revelations of Allah such are they who are the losers.

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth: and those who reject the Signs of Allah it is they who will be in loss. ⁴³³⁶

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Allah has nothing to lose by the rebellion or disobedience of His creatures. It is they who lose, because they go counter to their own nature, the beautiful mould in which Allah created them.

Say: "Is it, then, something other than God that you bid me to worship, O you who are unaware [of right and wrong]?"

  - Mohammad Asad

O Prophet say to the mushrikin: "O ignorant! Do you bid me to worship someone other than Allah?"

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Say, 'O Prophet,' 'Are you urging me to worship 'anyone' other than Allah, O ignorant ones?'

  - Mustafa Khattab

Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): Do ye bid me serve other than Allah? O ye fools!

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

Say: "Is it someone other than Allah that ye order me to worship O ye ignorant ones?" ⁴³³⁷

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"Order me": there is great irony here. The Prophet of Allah turns to his critics and says: "You arrogate to yourselves the right to order me how to worship! But who are you? You are only ignorant men! My commission is from Allah. It is the same as came to Prophets of Allah before me in all ages, viz., (1) that the only Truth is in the Gospel of Unity; and (2) that if you worship other things and turn away from Allah, your life will be wasted and all your probation will have been of no account."

And yet, it has already been revealed to thee [O man,]⁶⁵ as well as to those who lived before thee, that if thou ever ascribe divine powers to aught but God, all thy works shall most certainly have been in vain: for [in the life to come] thou shalt most certainly be among the lost.

  - Mohammad Asad

I.e., "it has been conveyed to thee through the divine messages revealed to the prophets". The assumption of almost all the classical commentators that this passage is addressed to Muhammad does not make much sense in view of God's knowledge that neither he nor any of the prophets who came before him would ever commit the deadly sin (referred to in the sequence) of "ascribing divine powers to aught beside God". On the other hand, the above reminder becomes very cogent and relevant as soon as it is conceived as being addressed to man in general, irrespective of time and circumstance.

Tell them plainly because it has already been revealed to you as it was revealed to those before you that if you commit shirk, all your deeds will become fruitless and you will surely be among the losers."

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

It has already been revealed to you- and to those 'prophets' before you- that if you associate others 'with Allah', your deeds will certainly be void and you will truly be one of the losers.

  - Mustafa Khattab

And verily it hath been revealed unto thee as unto those before thee (saying): If thou ascribe a partner to Allah thy work will fail and thou indeed wilt be among the losers.

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

But it has already been revealed to thee as it was to those before thee "If thou wert to join (gods with Allah) truly fruitless will be thy work (in life) and thou wilt surely be in the ranks of those who lose (all spiritual good)." ^{4338 4339}

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The Message of Unity, renewed in Islam, has been the Message of Allah since the world began.

Cf. v. 6. False worship means that we run after fruitless things, and the main purpose of our spiritual lives is lost.

Nay, but thou shalt worship God [alone], and be among those who are grateful [to Him]!

  - Mohammad Asad

Therefore, worship Allah and be among His thankful servants.

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Rather, worship Allah 'alone' and be one of the grateful.

  - Mustafa Khattab

Nay, but Allah must thou serve, and be among the thankful!

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

Nay but worship Allah and be of those who give thanks. ⁴³⁴⁰

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

To "give thanks" is to show by our conduct that we esteem the gifts of Allah and will use them in His service.

And no true understanding of God have they [who worship aught beside Him], inasmuch as the whole of the earth will be as a [mere] handful to Him on Resurrection Day, and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand:⁶⁶ limitless is He in His glory, and sublimely exalted above anything to which they may ascribe a share in His divinity!

  - Mohammad Asad

I.e., the whole universe is as nothing before Him: for this specific allegory of God's almightiness, see 21:104 . There are many instances, in the Qur'an as well as in authentic ahadith, of the clearly metaphorical use of the term "hand" in allusions to God's absolute power and dominion. The particular reference, in the above, to the Day of Resurrection is due to the fact that it will be only on his own resurrection that a human being shall fully grasp the concept of God's almightiness, referred to in the subsequent words, "limitless is He in His glory'' (subhanahu)".

They have not recognized the worth of Allah as his worth should be recognized. On the Day of Resurrection the whole earth shall be in His grasp and all the heavens shall be rolled up in His right hand. Glory be to Him! Exalted be He above what they associate with Him.

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

They have not shown Allah His proper reverence- when on the Day of Judgment the 'whole' earth will be in His Grip, and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand. Glorified and Exalted is He above what they associate 'with Him'!

  - Mustafa Khattab

And they esteem not Allah as He hath the right to be esteemed, when the whole earth is His handful on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens are rolled in His right hand. Glorified is He and High Exalted from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him).

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

No just estimate have they made of Allah such as is due to Him: on the Day of Judgement the whole of the earth will be but His handful and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: Glory to Him! High is He above the Partners they attribute to Him! ^{4341 4342}

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Cf. vi. 91, and n. 909; and xxii. 74. In running after false gods or the powers of nature they have forgotten that all creatures are as nothing before Allah.

See last note. The whole earth will be no more to Allah than a thing that a man might enclose in the hollow of his hand, nor will the heavens with their vast expanse be more than a scroll, which a man might roll up with his right hand, the hand of power and action. Cf. xxi. 104, and lxxxi. 1.

And [on that Day,] the trumpet [of judgment] will be sounded, and all [creatures] that are in the heavens and all that are on earth will fall down senseless. unless they be such as God wills [to exempt].⁶⁷ And then it will sound again - and lo! standing [before the Seat of Judgment], they will begin to see [the truth]! ⁶⁸

  - Mohammad Asad

As is evident from 27:89 , the above is an allusion to the unbroken spiritual life in this world - and, therefore, happiness in the hereafter - of those who have attained to faith and have done righteous deeds. Cf. 21:103 - "the supreme awesomeness [of the Day of Resurrection] will cause them no grief".

Cf. 37:19 .

The Trumpet shall be blown, and all that is in the heavens and the earth shall swoon except those whom Allah will please to exempt. Then the Trumpet will be blown for the second time and behold! They shall all stand up, looking around.

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

The Trumpet will be blown and all those in the heavens and all those on the earth will fall dead, except those Allah wills 'to spare'. Then it will be blown again and they will rise up at once, looking on 'in anticipation'.

  - Mustafa Khattab

And the trumpet is blown, and all who are in the heavens and the earth swoon away, save him whom Allah willeth. Then it is blown a second time, and behold them standing waiting!

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

The Trumpet will (just) be sounded when all that are in the heavens and on earth will swoon except such as it will please Allah (to exempt). Then will a second one be sounded when behold they will be standing and looking on! ⁴³⁴³

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Saiqa implies the idea of a swoon, or loss of all consciousness of being: it implies a cessation of the normal functioning of the usual powers of life or feeling. With the first Trumpet of the Resurrection the whole world will cease to be in the form and the relations which we see now: there will be a new heaven and a new earth, see xiv. 48, n. 1925; human souls will for the time being be dazed and lose all memory or consciousness of time or place or personality. With the second one, they will stand in a new world; they will see with clearer vision than ever before; and judgment will proceed.

And the earth will shine bright with her Sustainer's light.⁶⁹ And the record [of everyone's deeds] will be laid bare,⁷⁰ and all the prophets will be brought forward, and all [other] witnesses;⁷¹ and judgment will be passed on them all in justice. And they will not be wronged,

  - Mohammad Asad

I.e., with a clear revelation of His will. See also 14:48 , where it is stated that on Resurrection Day "the earth shall be changed into another earth, as shall be the heavens". A further allusion to this transformation (and not annihilation) of the universe is found in {20:105-107}.

Cf. {17:13-14} (and the corresponding note [18]); also 18:49 .

See 4:41 and the corresponding note [52]. Accordingly, the above phrase may well have the meaning of "all the prophets as witnesses", i.e., for or against those to whom they conveyed God's message. In all probability, however, the term shuhada, a' (or ashhad in 40:51 ) signifies here - as its singular shahid obviously does in 50:21 - man's newly-awakened consciousness, which will compel him to bear witness against himself on Judgment Day (cf. 6:130 , 17:14 , 24:24 , 36:65 , 41:20 ff.).

The earth will be shining with the light of her Rabb, the Book of record will be laid open, the Prophets and other witnesses will be brought in, and justice shall be done between people with all fairness: none shall be wronged.

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

The earth¹ will shine with the light of its Lord, the record 'of deeds' will be laid 'open', the prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward- and judgment will be passed on all with fairness. None will be wronged.

  - Mustafa Khattab

 This refers to the place where the judgment will be held. The Prophet (ﷺ) is reported in a ḥadîth collected by Aṭ-Ṭabarâni to have said, “The Judgment will be passed on an earth where neither blood has been shed nor any sin committed.”

And the earth shineth with the light of her Lord, and the Book is set up, and the Prophets and the witnesses are brought, and it is judged between them with truth, and they are not wronged.

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

And the Earth will shine with the glory of its Lord: the Record (of Deeds) will be placed (open); the prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward: and a just decision pronounced between them; and they will not be wronged (in the least). ^{4344 4345}

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

It will be a new Earth. All traces of injustice or inequality, darkness or evil, will have gone. There will be the one universal Light, the Glory of Allah, which will now illuminate all. Falsehood, pretence, and illusion will have disappeared. Everything will be seen in its true light.

It is in such a scene of Reality that Judgment will be held. Before the Throne of Allah, the book of each man's deeds and motives will be placed wide open, which all may see; the Prophets and Preachers of Truth and the martyrs who gave their lives or made their real sacrifices in the cause of Truth, will be in the Court, to give evidence; and the decision pronounced will be absolutely just, for the Judge will not only be just, but He will know every fact and circumstance, and His wisdom will give due weight to everything, great or small.

for every human being will be repaid in full for whatever [good or evil] he has done:⁷² and He is fully aware of all that they do.

  - Mohammad Asad

Cf. {99:7-8}, "he who shall have done an atom's weight of good, shall behold it; and he who shall have done an atom's weiaht of evil, shall behold it".

Every soul will be paid in full according to its deeds, for He knows fully well as to what they did.

  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Every soul will be paid in full for its deeds, for Allah knows best what they have done.

  - Mustafa Khattab

And each soul is paid in full for what it did. And He is best aware of what they do.

  - Marmaduke Pickthall

And to every soul will be paid in full (the fruit) of its deeds; and (Allah) knoweth best all that they do. ⁴³⁴⁶

  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

In an earthly court, a decision may possibly go wrong because the judge is deceived; here no deceit or mistake will be possible, for Allah knows all, and knows it better than any one else can.