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Muhammad Asad   
Whoever does what is just and right, does so for his own good; and whoever does evil, does so to his own hurt; and in the end unto your Sustainer you all will be brought back
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Whoever does good, it is to their own benefit. And whoever does evil, it is to their own loss. Then to your Lord you will ˹all˺ be returned.
Safi Kaskas   
Whoever does good, benefits his own soul; and whoever does evil, harms his soul. Then you will all be returned to your Lord.

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Arabic   
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أَسَاءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُون
Transliteration (2021)   
man ʿamila ṣāliḥan falinafsihi waman asāa faʿalayhā thumma ilā rabbikum tur'jaʿūn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Whoever does a righteous deed, then it is for his soul, and whoever does evil, then it (is) against it. Then to your Lord you will be returned.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Whoever does what is just and right, does so for his own good; and whoever does evil, does so to his own hurt; and in the end unto your Sustainer you all will be brought back
M. M. Pickthall   
Whoso doeth right, it is for his soul, and whoso doeth wrong, it is against it. And afterward unto your Lord ye will be brought back
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
If any one does a righteous deed, it ensures to the benefit of his own soul; if he does evil, it works against (his own soul). In the end will ye (all) be brought back to your Lord
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Whoever does good, it is to their own benefit. And whoever does evil, it is to their own loss. Then to your Lord you will ˹all˺ be returned.
Safi Kaskas   
Whoever does good, benefits his own soul; and whoever does evil, harms his soul. Then you will all be returned to your Lord.
Wahiduddin Khan   
Whoever does what is just and right, does so for his own good; and whoever does evil, does so to his own detriment, and you shall all return to your Lord
Shakir   
Whoever does good, it is for his own soul, and whoever does evil, it is against himself; then you shall be brought back to your-- Lord
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Whoever did as one in accord with morality, it is for himself and whoever did evil, it is against himself. Again, to your Lord you will be returned.
T.B.Irving   
Anyone who acts honorably, acts on his own behalf; while whoever commits evil will find it stands against him; then to Lord shall you (all) return.
Abdul Hye   
Whoever does a good deed, it is for its own self; and whoever does evil, it is against it (own self). Then you will be made to return to your Lord.
The Study Quran   
Whosoever works righteousness, it is for his own soul. And whosoever commits evil, it is to the detriment thereof. Then unto your Lord shall you be returned
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Whosoever performed righteous deeds — then (it is) in the interest of his own self; and whosoever did evil so (it is) against her (Nafs). Afterwards you will be made to return to your Nourisher-Sustainer
Farook Malik   
He that does a righteous deed, does it for his own good; and he that commits an evil, does so at his own peril. In the end, you all will be brought back to your Lord
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
Whoever does a good deed, it is for his soul; and whoever commits evil, it is against it; then to your Lord you will be returned
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Whoever does righteousness, then it is for his self; and whoever does odious (deeds), then it is against it; (i.e., the self) thereafter to your Lord you will be returned
Muhammad Sarwar   
One who acts righteously does so for his own benefit and one who commits evil does so against his own soul. To your Lord you will all return
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Whoever acts righteously, it is for his own benefit, and who does evil, it is against his own soul. Then towards your Lord, you will be returned
Shabbir Ahmed   
Whoever helps others helps himself. And whoever hurts others hurts his own 'Self'. And in the end all of you will be brought back unto your Lord. ('Amale Saleh' = Fulfilling others' needs = Enhance human potential = Take corrective action = Help the individual or society = Doing collective good = Grow in goodness. 'Amale Su' = Destabilize someone = Hurting others = Causing imbalance = Promoting injustice and inequity)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
The one doing the righteous deeds, as also the one committing evil deeds, does so for his own sake. Then, towards your Lord you shall (all) return
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Whosoever does a rightful deed, it works to help his own soul; Whosoever does evil, it works against (his own soul). In the end will you (all) be brought back to your Lord
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and whoever does evil - it is against the self. Then to your Lord you will be returned
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Whoever works good does so for himself, and whoever works evil will suffer it. Then to your Lord you will be returned
Abdel Haleem   
Whoever does good benefits himself, and whoever does evil harms himself: you will all be returned to your Lord
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Whosoever worketh righteously, worketh for himself; and whosoever doth evil, doth against himself; then Unto your Lord ye will be made to return
Ahmed Ali   
He who does good does so for himself; and he who does evil suffers the consequence thereof. You have then to go back to your Lord
Aisha Bewley   
Whoever acts rightly, it is to his own good. Whoever does evil, it is to his detriment. Then you will be returned to your Lord.
Ali Ünal   
Whoever does a good, righteous deed, it is for (the good of) his own soul; and whoever does an evil, it is against it. Thereafter (in all events) it is to your Lord that you will be brought back
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Whoever acts righteously, it is for his own soul, and whoever does evil, it is to its own detriment, then you will be brought back to your Lord
Hamid S. Aziz   
Whoever does good, it is for his own soul, and whoever does evil, it is against it; then you shall be brought back to your Lord
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Whoever does good work then it is for himself, and whoever does bad then it is against himself, then you are returned to your Master
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
If anyone does a righteous deed, it is surely to the benefit of their soul. If they does wrong, it works against their soul. In the end, you will all be brought back to your Lord
Musharraf Hussain   
Whoever does good deeds will benefit himself and whoever does evil will harm himself. Then, you will be returned to Your Lord
Maududi   
Whoever acts righteously, does so to his own good; and whoever commits an evil will suffer its consequence. All of you will then be sent back to your Lord
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Whoever works good does so for himself, and whoever works evil will suffer it. Then to your Lord you will be returned
Mohammad Shafi   
He who does a good deed does so for his own good; and he who commits a bad deed, will himself suffer its consequence. All of you will then [after you have done your deeds here, good or bad] be sent back to your Lord

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Whosoever does good, does it for his own soul, and whosoever does evil, does it for his own loss. Then to your Lord will you all be returned back.
Rashad Khalifa   
Whoever works righteousness does so for his own good, and whoever works evil does so to his own detriment. To your Lord you will be returned.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
He who does what is right does it for his own gain, and he who does evil does so at his own loss, then to your Lord you shall all return
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Whoever does good it is for himself, and whoever does evil, it is against himself; then to your Lord you will be brought back
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
Who made/did correct/righteous deeds, so (it is) for himself, and who did bad/evil/harm so on (for) it, then to your Lord you are being returned
Bijan Moeinian   
If you do a good deed, your soul will benefit from it and if you do an evil deed, you will bear its burden. You will all return one Day to face your Lord
Faridul Haque   
Whoever does a good deed, so it is for his own good; and whoever commits evil, does for his own harm; and you will then be returned towards your Lord
Sher Ali   
Whoso does a good deed, does it for his own soul; and whoso does wrong, does so to its detriment. Then to your Lord will you all be brought back
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Whoever does a righteous work does it for (the benefit of) his own soul, and whoever commits some evil act, then he alone is to face (suffering caused by it). Then all of you will be returned to your Lord
Amatul Rahman Omar   
He who does good, does it for (the good of) his own soul and he who does evil (the sad consequences of it) shall befall him, (for, after all) you will be brought back to your Lord
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Whosoever does a good deed, it is for his ownself, and whosoever does evil, it is against (his ownself). Then to your Lord you will be made to return

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Whoso does righteousness, it is to his own gain, and whoso does evil, it is to his own loss; then to your Lord you shall be returned
George Sale   
Whoso doth that which is right, doth it to the advantage of his own soul; and whoso doth evil, doth it against the same: Hereafter shall ye return unto your Lord
Edward Henry Palmer   
Whosoever acts aright it is for his own soul, and whosoever does evil it is against it; then unto your Lord shall ye be returned
John Medows Rodwell   
He who doth that which is right, doth it to his own behoof, and whoso doth evil, doth it to his own hurt. Hereafter, to your Lord shall ye be brought back
N J Dawood (2014)   
He that does a good deed does it for his own soul; and he that commits evil does so at his own peril. Then to your Lord shall you be recalled

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Whoever does a righteous deed benefits his/her own soul. Whoever does evil works against (his/her own soul). In the finale, you will return to your Lord.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Anyone who acts honorably, acts on his own behalf; while whoever commits evil will find it stands against him; then to Lord shall you (all) return.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Whoever does a deed of faith, it is for his own sake! And whoever does a bad deed, it is against his own self! To your Rabb you will be returned in the end!
Mir Aneesuddin   
One who does righteous work, then it is for (the benefit of) his own soul and one who does evil then (the harm of it) is on him alone, then towards your Fosterer will you be returned.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
He who does what effects a good purpose and what is consonant with equity, and his deeds are imprinted with wisdom and piety will have benefited his own soul, and he who is wrongful of actions and instills evil in his works will have lost his own soul; then ultimately to Allah, your Creator, shall all of you be brought back

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
If any one does a righteous deed, it ensures to the benefit of his own soul; if he does evil, it works against (his own soul). In the end will ye (all) be brought back to your Lord
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Whoever does a righteous deed, then it is for his soul, and whoever does evil, then it (is) against it. Then to your Lord you will be returned