Surah An-Nahl 16:82 — translation and meaning

النحل · Verse 82 / 128 · Page 276

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُ

Word by Word

فَإِن
fa-in
Then if
تَوَلَّوْا
tawallaw
they turn away
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innama
then only
عَلَيْكَ
alayka
upon you
الْبَلَاغُ
al-balaghu
(is) the conveyance
الْمُبِينُ
al-mubinu
the clear

Transliteration

Fa in tawallaw fa innamaa 'alaikal balaaghul mubeen

Translation

But if they turn away, [O Muhammad] - then only upon you is [responsibility for] clear notification.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

If they turn away from faith and acceptance of what you have brought, then your duty, O Messenger, is only to convey what you have been instructed to in a clear manner. It is not your duty to make them accept guidance.

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

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"But if they turn away, [O Muhammad] - then only upon you is [res…" — An-Nahl 16:82