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Saba 21

Ayah 21 of 54 · Meccan

وَمَا كَانَ لَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنٍ إِلَّا لِنَعۡلَمَ مَن يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ مِمَّنۡ هُوَ مِنۡهَا فِي شَكّٖۗ وَرَبُّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ حَفِيظٞ ٢١

And he had over them no authority except [it was decreed] that We might make evident who believes in the Hereafter from who is thereof in doubt. And your Lord, over all things, is Guardian.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Protecting and preserving the existence and attributes of His creations.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. كَانَwaskāna
  3. لَهُۥfor himlahu
  4. عَلَيۡهِمover themʿalayhim
  5. مِّنanymin
  6. سُلۡطَٰنٍauthoritysul'ṭānin
  7. إِلَّاexceptillā
  8. لِنَعۡلَمَthat We (might) make evidentlinaʿlama
  9. مَنwhoman
  10. يُؤۡمِنُbelievesyu'minu
  11. بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِin the Hereafterbil-ākhirati
  12. مِمَّنۡfrom (one) whomimman
  13. هُوَ[he]huwa
  14. مِنۡهَاabout itmin'hā
  15. فِي(is) infī
  16. شَكّٖۗdoubtshakkin
  17. وَرَبُّكَAnd your Lordwarabbuka
  18. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  19. كُلِّallkulli
  20. شَيۡءٍthingsshayin
  21. حَفِيظٞ(is) a Guardianḥafīẓun

Tafsir

And Iblis has no power over them through which he can force them to be misguided, but he only beautifies for them to entice them to lead them astray. We have given him permission to entice so we can make it clear the one who has faith in the Hereafter from the one who is in doubt about the Hereafter. And your Lord, O Messenger, is a Guardian over everything. He guards the actions of His servants and will reward them for them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran