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Ibrahim 4

Ayah 4 of 52 · Meccan

وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا بِلِسَانِ قَوۡمِهِۦ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمۡۖ فَيُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٤

And We did not send any messenger except [speaking] in the language of his people to state clearly for them, and Allāh sends astray [thereby] whom He wills1 and guides whom He wills. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., those who refuse His guidance.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَآAnd notwamā
  2. أَرۡسَلۡنَاWe sentarsalnā
  3. مِنanymin
  4. رَّسُولٍMessengerrasūlin
  5. إِلَّاexceptillā
  6. بِلِسَانِwith the languagebilisāni
  7. قَوۡمِهِۦ(of) his peopleqawmihi
  8. لِيُبَيِّنَso that he might make clearliyubayyina
  9. لَهُمۡۖfor themlahum
  10. فَيُضِلُّThen Allah lets go astrayfayuḍillu
  11. ٱللَّهُThen Allah lets go astrayl-lahu
  12. مَنwhomman
  13. يَشَآءُHe willsyashāu
  14. وَيَهۡدِيand guideswayahdī
  15. مَنwhomman
  16. يَشَآءُۚHe willsyashāu
  17. وَهُوَAnd Hewahuwa
  18. ٱلۡعَزِيزُ(is) the All-Mightyl-ʿazīzu
  19. ٱلۡحَكِيمُthe All-Wisel-ḥakīmu

Tafsir

We did not send any messenger except that We sent him speaking the language of his people, so that they could easily understand what he brought from Allah. We did not send him to compel them to have faith in Allah, for Allah misguides whoever He wills out of His justice, and guides whoever He wills through His grace. He is the Mighty, whom no one can overpower, and the Wise in His creation and planning.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran