Surah Al-Isra 17:15 — translation and meaning

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ۗ ۚ ۖ مَّنِ اهْتَدَى فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِي لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّى نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًا

Word by Word

ۗ
ۚ
ۖ
مَّنِ
mani
Whoever
اهْتَدَى
ih'tada
(is) guided
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innama
then only
يَهْتَدِي
yahtadi
he is guided
لِنَفْسِهِ
linafsihi
for his soul
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
ضَلَّ
dalla
goes astray
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innama
then only
يَضِلُّ
yadillu
he goes astray
عَلَيْهَا
alayha
against it
وَلَا
wala
And not
تَزِرُ
taziru
will bear
وَازِرَةٌ
waziratun
one laden with burden
وِزْرَ
wiz'ra
burden
أُخْرَى
ukh'ra
(of) another
وَمَا
wama
And not
كُنَّا
kunna
We
مُعَذِّبِينَ
mu'adhibina
are to punish
حَتَّى
hatta
until
نَبْعَثَ
nab'atha
We have sent
رَسُولًا
rasulan
a Messenger

Transliteration

Manihtadaa fa innamaa yahtadee linafsihee wa man dalla fa innamaa yadillu 'alaihaa; wa laa taziru waaziratunw wizra ukhraa; wa maa kunnaa mu'azzibeena hatta nab'asa Rasoola

Translation

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.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Whoever is guided to faith, then the reward of his being guided is for his own good; and whoever goes astray, the punishment for his going astray is to his detriment. No soul carries the sin of another soul, nor do I ever punish a people until I establish proof against them by sending Messengers to them.

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

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