أَرَءَيۡتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُۥ هَوَىٰهُ أَفَأَنتَ تَكُونُ عَلَيۡهِ وَكِيلًا ٤٣
Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire? Then would you be responsible for him?
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- أَرَءَيۡتَHave you seenara-ayta
- مَنِ(one) whomani
- ٱتَّخَذَtakesittakhadha
- إِلَٰهَهُۥ(as) his godilāhahu
- هَوَىٰهُhis own desirehawāhu
- أَفَأَنتَThen would youafa-anta
- تَكُونُbetakūnu
- عَلَيۡهِover himʿalayhi
- وَكِيلًاa guardianwakīlan
Tafsir
Have you seen - O Messenger - the person who made his desire a god and followed it! Will you be a guardian over him to bring him back to faith and prevent him from disbelief?
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran