Surah Fatir, Ayah 18 (35:18)

فَاطِر

وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ۚ وَإِن تَدْعُ مُثْقَلَةٌ إِلَىٰ حِمْلِهَا لَا يُحْمَلْ مِنْهُ …

Quran 35:18 is ayah 18 of Surah Fatir (“Originator”), a Meccan surah of 45 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 436 of the Madani Mushaf.

35:18
وَلَاتَزِرُوَازِرَةٌوِزْرَأُخْرَىٰ ۚوَإِنتَدْعُمُثْقَلَةٌإِلَىٰحِمْلِهَالَايُحْمَلْمِنْهُشَىْءٌوَلَوْكَانَذَاقُرْبَىٰٓ ۗإِنَّمَاتُنذِرُٱلَّذِينَيَخْشَوْنَرَبَّهُمبِٱلْغَيْبِوَأَقَامُوا۟ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۚوَمَنتَزَكَّىٰفَإِنَّمَايَتَزَكَّىٰلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۚوَإِلَىٱللَّهِٱلْمَصِيرُ١٨
walā taziru wāziratun wiz'ra ukh'rā wa-in tadʿu muth'qalatun ilā ḥim'lihā lā yuḥ'mal min'hu shayon walaw kāna dhā qur'bā innamā tundhiru alladhīna yakhshawna rabbahum bil-ghaybi wa-aqāmū l-ṣalata waman tazakkā fa-innamā yatazakkā linafsihi wa-ilā l-lahi l-maṣīru

And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allāh is the [final] destination.(18)

Word by word

  1. وَلَاwalāAnd not
  2. تَزِرُtaziruwill bear
  3. وَازِرَةٌwāziratunbearer of burdens
  4. وِزْرَwiz'raburden
  5. أُخْرَىٰ ۚukh'rā(of) another
  6. وَإِنwa-inAnd if
  7. تَدْعُtadʿucalls
  8. مُثْقَلَةٌmuth'qalatuna heavily laden
  9. إِلَىٰilāto
  10. حِمْلِهَاḥim'lihā(carry) its load
  11. لَاlānot
  12. يُحْمَلْyuḥ'malwill be carried
  13. مِنْهُmin'huof it
  14. شَىْءٌshayonanything
  15. وَلَوْwalaweven if
  16. كَانَkānahe be
  17. ذَاdhānear of kin
  18. قُرْبَىٰٓ ۗqur'bānear of kin
  19. إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
  20. تُنذِرُtundhiruyou can warn
  21. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  22. يَخْشَوْنَyakhshawnafear
  23. رَبَّهُمrabbahumtheir Lord
  24. بِٱلْغَيْبِbil-ghaybiunseen
  25. وَأَقَامُوا۟wa-aqāmūand establish
  26. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۚl-ṣalatathe prayer
  27. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  28. تَزَكَّىٰtazakkāpurifies himself
  29. فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
  30. يَتَزَكَّىٰyatazakkāhe purifies
  31. لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۚlinafsihifor his own self
  32. وَإِلَىwa-ilāAnd to
  33. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  34. ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīru(is) the destination

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