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إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ﴿٥٦

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, you
لَا(can) not
تَهْدِىtahdīguide
مَنْmanwhom
أَحْبَبْتَaḥbabtayou love
وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabut
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يَهْدِىyahdīguides
مَنmanwhom
يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe wills
وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing
بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَbil-muh'tadīna(of) the guided ones

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah guides Whom He willsAllah says to His Messenger : `O Muhammad:لاَ تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ(Verily, you guide not whom you like)' meaning, `the matter does not rest with you; all that you have to do is convey the Message, and Allah will guide whom He wills, and His is the ultimate wisdom,' as He says:لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ(Not upon you is their guidance, but Allah guides whom He wills.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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