Surah Al-Isra, ayah 15
مَّنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ۗ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًا
Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a messenger.
Al-Isra · 17:15
Word by word
- مَّنِmaniWhoever
- ٱهْتَدَىٰih'tadā(is) guided
- فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
- يَهْتَدِىyahtadīhe is guided
- لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖlinafsihifor his soul
- وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
- ضَلَّḍallagoes astray
- فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
- يَضِلُّyaḍilluhe goes astray
- عَلَيْهَا ۚʿalayhāagainst it
- وَلَاwalāAnd not
- تَزِرُtaziruwill bear
- وَازِرَةٌۭwāziratuna bearer of burden
- وِزْرَwiz'raburden
- أُخْرَىٰ ۗukh'rā(of) another
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- كُنَّاkunnāWe
- مُعَذِّبِينَmuʿadhibīnaare to punish
- حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
- نَبْعَثَnabʿathaWe have sent
- رَسُولًۭاrasūlana Messenger
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