6. [al-Anam, Cattle Mecca 55]

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

مَن جَاء بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا...

6:160. He that doeth good shall have ten times as much to his credit:

...وَمَن جَاء بِالسَّيِّئَةِ فَلاَ يُجْزَى إِلاَّ مِثْلَهَا ...

he that doeth evil shall only be recompensed according to his evil.

... وَهُمْ لاَ يُظْلَمُونَ ﴿١٦٠﴾

No wrong shall be done unto (any of) them.

Asad’s Version:

(6:160) Whoever shall come [before God] with a good deed will gain ten times the like thereof; but whoever shall come with an evil deed will be requited with no more than the like thereof; and none shall be wronged.¹⁶²

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Ali’s note:

C986. Allah is just as well as generous.

To the good the reward is multiplied ten times (i.e., far above the merits) on account of His generosity.

To the evil, the punishment is no more than commensurate with their sin, and even so the door of mercy is always open to those who sincerely repent and show it by their conduct.

Asad’s note:

162 Lit., "and they shall not be wronged". See in this connection the statement that God "has willed upon Himself the law of grace and mercy", occurring in verse 12 of this surah, and the corresponding note 10.