Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Allâh has created the heavens and the earth with truth, in order that each person may be recompensed what he has earned, and they will not be wronged.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَخَلَقَwakhalaqaAnd Allah created
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd Allah created
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaand the earth
بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin truth
وَلِتُجْزَىٰwalituj'zāand that may be recompensed
كُلُّkulluevery
نَفْسٍۭnafsinsoul
بِمَاbimāfor what
كَسَبَتْkasabatit has earned
وَهُمْwahumand they
لَاlāwill not be wronged
يُظْلَمُونَyuẓ'lamūnawill not be wronged
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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(Ayah 22){ وَخَلَقَاللّٰهُالسَّمٰوٰتِوَالْاَرْضَبِالْحَقِّ … :} This is the second proof of the truth of the Hereafter. For details, see the commentary of Surah Sad (27).
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The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
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Allah created the heavens and the earth for a true purpose [32], and so that every soul may be recompensed for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged.
[32] The Second Rational Proof of the Hereafter: Allah’s Wisdom and Its Demand—Nothing Has Been Created in Vain:
This is the second proof for the establishment of the Hereafter or the world to come, and it is in accordance with Allah’s attribute of being Wise. That is, none of Allah’s actions are devoid of wisdom and benefit. Then, can this entire system of the universe be devoid of wisdom? Every single thing in it has been created for the human being, and the human being is indeed benefiting from everything. Now, if a person performs good or bad deeds—whatever he is able to do—in this world and then dies, and there is no accountability for him, then it would mean that creating this universe, and then giving man the opportunity to benefit from the things of this universe, all of it was useless, vain, and a purposeless play. And to do such a thing is completely contrary to Allah’s wisdom. Therefore, it is necessary that the result of this world should manifest in the form of another world, in which every kind of person will be fully held accountable.