سُوْرَةُ يُوْنُسَ
Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 108
قُلْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ فَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۖ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِوَكِيلٍ ﴿108﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "O you mankind! Now truth (i.e. the Qur’ân and Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has come to you from your Lord. So whosoever receives guidance, he does so for the good of his own self; and whosoever goes astray, he does so to his own loss; and I am not (set) over you as a Wakîl (disposer of affairs to oblige you for guidance)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O mankind
ٱلنَّاسُ
l-nāsu
O mankind
قَدْ
qad
Verily
جَآءَكُمُ
jāakumu
has come to you
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
the truth
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ
rabbikum
your Lord
فَمَنِ
famani
So whoever
ٱهْتَدَىٰ
ih'tadā
(is) guided
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innamā
then only
يَهْتَدِى
yahtadī
(he is) guided
لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ
linafsihi
for his soul
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
ضَلَّ
ḍalla
goes astray
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innamā
then only
يَضِلُّ
yaḍillu
he strays
عَلَيْهَا ۖ
ʿalayhā
against it
وَمَآ
wamā
And I am not
أَنَا۠
anā
And I am not
عَلَيْكُم
ʿalaykum
over you
بِوَكِيلٍۢ
biwakīlin
a guardian
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Say: O people! The truth has come to you from your Lord. So whoever chooses to follow the right path, it is for his own benefit. And whoever goes astray, the burden of his misguidance is only upon himself. And I am not a guardian over you.
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The Three Principles of Guidance, Benefits of Accepting Guidance:
Thus, in the above three verses, the concept of guidance has been explained in summary, which consists of the following principles: complete avoidance of all forms of shirk, placing trust solely in Allah Almighty and considering Him the owner of benefit and harm, and proceeding with full devotion on the divinely revealed Shariah without looking here and there. The one who adopts such guidance gains the benefit in this world that he receives complete guidance for every aspect of life and does not need external ideologies and philosophies, and life is spent responsibly and peacefully. In the Hereafter, he will surely attain success. And the person who does not adopt such guidance keeps wandering here and there all his life; he gets only as much of the world as is destined for him, but he cannot attain peace, and in the Hereafter, his destruction and ruin are certain, and he himself is responsible for that destruction.
[116]
The Three Principles of Guidance, Benefits of Accepting Guidance:
Thus, in the above three verses, the concept of guidance has been explained in summary, which consists of the following principles: complete avoidance of all forms of shirk, placing trust solely in Allah Almighty and considering Him the owner of benefit and harm, and proceeding with full devotion on the divinely revealed Shariah without looking here and there. The one who adopts such guidance gains the benefit in this world that he receives complete guidance for every aspect of life and does not need external ideologies and philosophies, and life is spent responsibly and peacefully. In the Hereafter, he will surely attain success. And the person who does not adopt such guidance keeps wandering here and there all his life; he gets only as much of the world as is destined for him, but he cannot attain peace, and in the Hereafter, his destruction and ruin are certain, and he himself is responsible for that destruction.
