Surah Al-Ahzab 33:36 — translation and meaning

الأحزاب · Verse 36 / 73 · Page 423

ۗ وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ وَمَن يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا مُّبِينًا

Word by Word

ۗ
وَمَا
wama
And not
كَانَ
kana
(it) is
لِمُؤْمِنٍ
limu'minin
for a believing man
وَلَا
wala
and not
مُؤْمِنَةٍ
mu'minatin
(for) a believing woman
إِذَا
idha
when
قَضَى
qada
Allah has decided
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah has decided
وَرَسُولُهُ
warasuluhu
and His Messenger
أَمْرًا
amran
a matter
أَن
an
that
يَكُونَ
yakuna
(there) should be
لَهُمُ
lahumu
for them
الْخِيَرَةُ
al-khiyaratu
(any) choice
مِنْ
min
about
أَمْرِهِمْ
amrihim
their affair
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَعْصِ
ya'si
disobeys
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
وَرَسُولَهُ
warasulahu
and His Messenger
فَقَدْ
faqad
certainly
ضَلَّ
dalla
he (has) strayed
ضَلَالًا
dalalan
(into) error
مُّبِينًا
mubinan
clear

Transliteration

Wa maa kaana limu'mininw wa laa mu'minatin izaa qadal laahu wa Rasooluhooo amran ai yakoona lahumul khiyaratu min amrihim; wa mai ya'sil laaha wa Rasoolahoo faqad dalla dalaalam mubeenaa

Translation

It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

It is not correct for a believing man or woman when Allah and His Messenger decide a matter for them that they have a choice in accepting or rejecting it. Whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has clearly deviated from the straight path.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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