Surah An-Naml 27:81 — translation and meaning

النمل · Verse 81 / 93 · Page 384

ۖ وَمَا أَنتَ بِهَادِي الْعُمْيِ عَن ضَلَالَتِهِمْ إِن تُسْمِعُ إِلَّا مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِآيَاتِنَا فَهُم مُّسْلِمُونَ

Word by Word

ۖ
وَمَا
wama
And not
أَنتَ
anta
(can) you
بِهَادِي
bihadi
guide
الْعُمْيِ
al-'um'yi
the blind
عَن
an
from
ضَلَالَتِهِمْ
dalalatihim
their error
إِن
in
Not
تُسْمِعُ
tus'mi'u
you can cause to hear
إِلَّا
illa
except
مَن
man
(those) who
يُؤْمِنُ
yu'minu
believe
بِآيَاتِنَا
biayatina
in Our Signs
فَهُم
fahum
so they
مُّسْلِمُونَ
mus'limuna
(are) Muslims

Transliteration

Wa maaa anta bihaadil 'umyi 'an dalaalatihim in tusmi'u illaa mai yu'minu bi aayaatinaa fahum muslimoon

Translation

And you cannot guide the blind away from their error. You will only make hear those who believe in Our verses so they are Muslims [submitting to Allah].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And you are not one to guide those whose eyes are blind to the truth, so do not grieve over them and tire yourself. Only those will listen to your call who believe in our verses, because they submit to the orders of Allah.

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

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