An-Nisa 4:123 ليس بامانيكم ولا اماني اهل الكتاب من يعمل سوءا يجز به ولا يجد له من دون الله وليا ولا نصيرا ١٢٣
لَّيۡسَ
بِأَمَانِيِّكُمۡ
وَلَآ
أَمَانِيِّ
أَهۡلِ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِۗ
مَن
يَعۡمَلۡ
سُوٓءٗا
يُجۡزَ
بِهِۦ
وَلَا
يَجِدۡ
لَهُۥ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَلِيّٗا
وَلَا
نَصِيرٗا
١٢٣
It [i.e., Paradise] is not [obtained] by your wishful thinking nor by that of the People of the Scripture. Whoever does a wrong will be recompensed for it, and he will not find besides Allāh a protector or a helper.
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