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Az-Zumar 41

Ayah 41 of 75 · Meccan

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ لِلنَّاسِ بِٱلۡحَقِّۖ فَمَنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ فَلِنَفۡسِهِۦۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيۡهَاۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيۡهِم بِوَكِيلٍ ٤١

Indeed, We sent down to you the Book for the people in truth. So whoever is guided - it is for [the benefit of] his soul; and whoever goes astray only goes astray to its detriment. And you are not a manager [i.e., authority] over them.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّآIndeed Weinnā
  2. أَنزَلۡنَاWe revealedanzalnā
  3. عَلَيۡكَto youʿalayka
  4. ٱلۡكِتَٰبَthe Bookl-kitāba
  5. لِلنَّاسِfor [the] mankindlilnnāsi
  6. بِٱلۡحَقِّۖin truthbil-ḥaqi
  7. فَمَنِSo whoeverfamani
  8. ٱهۡتَدَىٰaccepts guidanceih'tadā
  9. فَلِنَفۡسِهِۦۖthen (it is) for his soulfalinafsihi
  10. وَمَنand whoeverwaman
  11. ضَلَّgoes astrayḍalla
  12. فَإِنَّمَاthen onlyfa-innamā
  13. يَضِلُّhe straysyaḍillu
  14. عَلَيۡهَاۖagainst his (soul)ʿalayhā
  15. وَمَآAnd notwamā
  16. أَنتَyouanta
  17. عَلَيۡهِم(are) over themʿalayhim
  18. بِوَكِيلٍa managerbiwakīlin

Tafsir

I sent down to you, O Messenger, the Qur’ān for people with the truth for you to warn them. Whoever follows guidance then the benefit of his guidance is only for his own self. Allah does not benefit from his guidance as He is in no need of it. Whoever strays then the harm of his straying is to his own detriment. Allah is not harmed by his straying. You are not in charge of them so as to force guidance on them. Your duty is only to convey to them what you have been instructed to convey.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran