Surah Az-Zumar (الزمر) • The Troops

Quran 39:41

39:41

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ لِلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ فَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ

innā anzalnā ʿalayka l-kitāba lilnnāsi bil-ḥaqi famani ih'tadā falinafsihi waman ḍalla fa-innamā yaḍillu ʿalayhā wamā anta ʿalayhim biwakīlin

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.

— Saheeh International

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.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Verily, We have sent down to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Book (this Qur’ân) for mankind in truth. So whosoever accepts the guidance, it is only for his ownself, and whosoever goes astray, he goes astray only for his (own) loss. And you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are not a Wakîl (trustee or disposer of affairs, or guardian) over them.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

إِنَّآinnāIndeed We
أَنزَلْنَاanzalnāWe revealed
عَلَيْكَʿalaykato you
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Book
لِلنَّاسِlilnnāsifor [the] mankind
بِٱلْحَقِّۖbil-ḥaqiin truth
فَمَنِfamaniSo whoever
ٱهْتَدَىٰih'tadāaccepts guidance
فَلِنَفْسِهِۦۖfalinafsihithen (it is) for his soul
وَمَنwamanand whoever
ضَلَّḍallagoes astray
فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
يَضِلُّyaḍilluhe strays
عَلَيْهَاۖʿalayhāagainst his (soul)
وَمَآwamāAnd not
أَنتَantayou
عَلَيْهِمʿalayhim(are) over them
بِوَكِيلٍbiwakīlina manager