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إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لِلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ فَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ﴿٤١

Translation (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 over them.

Word-by-word meaning

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

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَـبَ(Verily, We have sent down to you the Book) meaning, the Qur'an.لِلنَّـاسِ بِالْحَق(for mankind in truth.) means, for all of creation, mankind and Jinn, so that he may warn them therewith.فَـمَنِ اهْتَـدَى فَلِنَفْسِهِ(So, whosoever accepts the guidance, it is only for himself;) means, the benefit of that will return to him.وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا(and whosoever goes astray, he goes astray only for his (own) loss.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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