Quran 39:41 — Az-Zumar, verse 41
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We have sent the Scripture down to you [Prophet] with the Truth for people. Whoever follows the guidance does so for his own benefit, whoever strays away from it does so at his own peril: you are not in charge of them.
إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ لِلنَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ ۖ فَمَنِ اهْتَدَىٰ فَلِنَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَنْ ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۖ وَمَا أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِوَكِيلٍ
innā anzalnā ʿalayka l-kitāba lilnnāsi bil-ḥaqi famani ih'tadā falinafsihi waman ḍalla fa-innamā yaḍillu ʿalayhā wamā anta ʿalayhim biwakīlin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Surely We have sent down upon thee the Book for mankind with the truth. Whosoever is guided, is only guided to his own gain, and whosoever goes astray, it is only to his own loss; thou art not a guardian over them.
- Muhammad Asad
- BEHOLD, from on high have We bestowed upon thee this divine writ, setting forth the truth for [the benefit of all] mankind. And whoever chooses to be guided [thereby], does so for his own good, and whoever chooses to go astray, goes but astray to his own hurt; and thou hast not the power to determine their fate.
- Sahih International
- 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.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّآinnā | Indeed We | — |
| 2 | أَنزَلْنَاanzalnā | We revealed | نزل |
| 3 | عَلَيْكَʿalayka | to you | — |
| 4 | ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitāba | the Book | كتب |
| 5 | لِلنَّاسِlilnnāsi | for [the] mankind | نوس |
| 6 | بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖbil-ḥaqi | in truth | حقق |
| 7 | فَمَنِfamani | So whoever | — |
| 8 | ٱهْتَدَىٰih'tadā | accepts guidance | هدي |
| 9 | فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖfalinafsihi | then (it is) for his soul | نفس |
| 10 | وَمَنwaman | and whoever | — |
| 11 | ضَلَّḍalla | goes astray | ضلل |
| 12 | فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamā | then only | — |
| 13 | يَضِلُّyaḍillu | he strays | ضلل |
| 14 | عَلَيْهَا ۖʿalayhā | against his (soul) | — |
| 15 | وَمَآwamā | And not | — |
| 16 | أَنتَanta | you | — |
| 17 | عَلَيْهِمʿalayhim | (are) over them | — |
| 18 | بِوَكِيلٍbiwakīlin | a manager | وكل |