Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[Be conscious, then, of] the Day when every human being shall come to plead for himself [alone], and every human being shall be repaid in full for whatever he has done, and none shall be wronged
M. M. Pickthall
On the Day when every soul will come pleading for itself, and every soul will be repaid what it did, and they will not be wronged
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
One Day every soul will come up struggling for itself, and every soul will be recompensed (fully) for all its actions, and none will be unjustly dealt with
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
˹Consider˺ the Day ˹when˺ every soul will come pleading for itself, and each will be paid in full for what it did, and none will be wronged.
Safi Kaskas
On the Day when every soul will come to plead for itself, every soul will be fully rewarded for whatever it has done, and none will be wronged.
Wahiduddin Khan
On the Day each soul will come pleading for itself, and every soul will be repaid according to whatever it has done, and they will not be wronged
Shakir
(Remember) the day when every soul shall come, pleading for itself and every soul shall be paid in full what it has done, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
On a Day every soul will approach, disputing for itself and for every soul, its account will be paid in full for what it did they will not be wronged.
T.B.Irving
Someday each soul will come to plead for itself, and every soul be repaid according to whatever it has done, and they will not be wronged.
Abdul Hye
(Remember) the Day when every soul will come up pleading for itself, every soul will be paid in full for what it did, and they will not be dealt with unjustly.
The Study Quran
That Day every soul will come disputing on behalf of itself, and every soul will be paid in full for that which it has done. They shall not be wronged
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
On that Day, every soul will come pleading for itself, and every soul will be fully compensated for what it has done, and they won’t be wronged.
Talal Itani (2012)
On the Day when every soul will come pleading for itself, and every soul will be paid in full for what it has done, and they will not be wronged
Dr. Kamal Omar
The Day every Nafs will come: she pleads for her (own) Nafs and is paid in full every Nafs what she did; and they will not be put to injustice
On the Day of Judgment every soul will come pleading for itself and every soul will be paid in full for what it has done, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
The Day that every self will come up disputing for it self, and every self will be paid in full for what it has done, and they will not be done any injustice
Muhammad Sarwar
On the Day of Judgment every soul shall try to defend itself and every soul will be justly recompensed
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
(All this will happen) on the day when everyone will come pleading for himself, and everyone will be given in full what he did, and they will not be wronged
Shabbir Ahmed
Beware of the Day when every human being will come to plead for himself alone. (There shall be no pleaders or intercessors), and they will be repaid exactly what they did. And no one shall be wronged
Dr. Munir Munshey
That day, every soul will arrive squabbling about itself, and each will receive in full the result of its action. Not a soul will be treated unjustly
Syed Vickar Ahamed
The Day when every soul will come forward struggling (and praying) for itself, and every soul will be paid back (in full) for all its actions, and no one will be unjustly treated
On the Day when every soul will come disputing for itself, and every soul will be fully compensated for what it did, and they will not be wronged
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
The Day every soul will come to argue for itself, and every soul will be paid in full for what it did, and they will not be wronged
Abdel Haleem
On the Day when every soul will come pleading for itself, every soul will be paid in full for all its actions- they will not be wronged
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Beware a Day whereon each soul will come pleading for itself, and each soul will be paid in full that which it hath wrought, and they shall not be wronged
Ahmed Ali
On the day when every soul will come pleading for itself, and every soul will be recompensed for what it had done, no one will be wronged
Aisha Bewley
On that Day every self will come to argue for itself and every self will be paid in full for what it did. They will not be wronged.
Ali Ünal
(Be ever mindful of) the Day when every soul will come pleading for itself, and every soul will be repaid in full for what it did, and none of them will be wronged
Ali Quli Qara'i
The day when every soul will come pleading for itself and every soul will be recompensed fully for what it has done, and they will not be wronged
Hamid S. Aziz
On the Day when every soul will come to plead for itself, every soul shall be paid what it has earned, and they shall not be wronged
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
On the day when every person comes arguing for itself and each person is paid for what it did, and they will not be wronged.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
One day every soul will come up struggling for itself, every soul will be rewarded for all of its actions, and none will be dealt with unjustly
Musharraf Hussain
That day everyone will plead for himself, and everyone will be fully rewarded for what they did, and no one will be wronged
Maududi
Allah´s judgement will come about them all on the Day when everyone shall come pleading in his defence, and everyone shall be fully requited for his deeds and none shall be wronged in the least
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
The Day every soul will come to argue for itself, and every soul will be paid in full for what it did, and they will not be wronged
Mohammad Shafi
On that Day every one shall come, pleading for one's own self. And every one shall be paid one's full dues, and they shall not be wronged
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
The day when every soul will come disputing towards itself; and every soul shall be paid in full for what it did and they shall not be wronged.
The day will come when every soul will serve as its own advocate, and every soul will be paid fully for whatever it had done, without the least injustice.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
On the Day when every soul will come pleading for itself and when every soul will be recompensed in full for what it did they shall not be wronged
Maulana Muhammad Ali
On the day when every soul will come pleading for itself, and every soul will be paid in full what it has done, and they will not be dealt with unjustly
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
A day every self comes to argue/dispute about (for) her/its self, and every self be fulfilled/completed what it made/did/worked, and they are not being caused injustice to/oppressed
Bijan Moeinian
The Day will come when every soul has to defend himself and receive a full compensation for whatever he has done without the least injustice
Faridul Haque
The day when every soul will come quarrelling against itself, and every soul will be fully repaid for what it did, and they will not be wronged
Sher Ali
On the day when every soul shall come pleading for itself, and every soul will be fully recompensed for what it did, and they will not be wronged
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And (recall) that Day when every person will appear pleading for himself (in his defence), and every soul will be given full recompense for whatever it will have done, and they will not be wronged in the least
Amatul Rahman Omar
(The perfect manifestation of such a recompense will be) on the day when every soul shall come pleading for (protection for) itself, and every soul shall be repaid in full for its deeds and they shall, in no way, be dealt with unjustly
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
(Remember) the Day when every person will come up pleading for himself, and every one will be paid in full for what he did (good or evil, belief or disbelief in the life of this world) and they will not be dealt with unjustly
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
On the day when every soul will come arguing in defense of itself and every soul will be paid in full for that which it had done and they will not be wronged.
Munir Mezyed
And (recall) the day when every person will come up pleading for himself, and every one will be paid in full for what he used to do. And they will not be wronged.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
On the day when every soul will come arguing on its own behalf and every soul will be given in full what it has worked for and they will not be wronged.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
One day, every soul will be struggling for itself. Every soul will be repaid for all its actions. No one will be treated unjustly.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
On the day when every single self comes arguing for itself, and every soul is paid in full (for) what it has done, and they are not done any injustice.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Someday each soul will come to plead for itself, and every soul be repaid according to whatever it has done, and they will not be wronged.
Samy Mahdy
On a Day when every soul will come arguing about itself, and every soul will fulfill what it has worked for, and they are not being oppressed.
Sayyid Qutb
One day every soul will come pleading for itself. Every soul will be repaid in full for all its actions, and none shall be wronged.
Ahmed Hulusi
In that period, every soul will fight to save itself... And every soul will be compensated for what it did... They will not be wronged.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
The day (that) everyone will come disputing in his own behalf; and everyone will be rewarded in full (for) what he has done, and they will not be dealt with unjustly.
The Day shall come when each soul pleads on behalf of itself and is requited with what is commensurate with its deeds and never shall they be wronged
Mir Aneesuddin
(One) day every soul will come pleading for itself, and every soul will be paid back in full (for) that which it did and they will not be dealt with unjustly.
The Wise Quran
The day every soul will come to wrangle for itself, and every soul shall be paid in full for what it did, and they shall not be wronged.