Translation of the meanings Ayah 123 Surah An-Nisā’ - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 123

لَّيۡسَ بِأَمَانِيِّكُمۡ وَلَآ أَمَانِيِّ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِۗ مَن يَعۡمَلۡ سُوٓءٗا يُجۡزَ بِهِۦ وَلَا يَجِدۡ لَهُۥ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيّٗا وَلَا نَصِيرٗا

123. It is not according to your desires nor according to the desires of the followers of the (past) Scripture (Jews and Christians). Whoever does evil51, he will be requited for it52, and besides Allāh he will find for himself neither a protector nor a helper.

51. I.e., major sins such as associating anything in worship with Allāh, murder, sexual immorality, theft, taking and giving interest (usury), drinking alcohol, or disobeying the Prophet Muhammad in religious commandments, etc.
52. Salvation and attaining good things in both this life and the life to come is earned through firm, unwavering Belief in Allāh, worshiping Him in accordance with the dictates of Islam and following the rightly-oriented creed of Abraham and his son, the prophet Muhammad, God's last and final messenger, not through wishful thinking.