Surah Saba 34:50 — translation and meaning

سبأ · Verse 50 / 54 · Page 434

ۚ ۖ قُلْ إِن ضَلَلْتُ فَإِنَّمَا أَضِلُّ عَلَى نَفْسِي وَإِنِ اهْتَدَيْتُ فَبِمَا يُوحِي إِلَيَّ رَبِّي إِنَّهُ سَمِيعٌ قَرِيبٌ

Word by Word

ۚ
ۖ
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِن
in
If
ضَلَلْتُ
dalaltu
I err
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innama
then only
أَضِلُّ
adillu
I will err
عَلَى
ala
against
نَفْسِي
nafsi
myself
وَإِنِ
wa-ini
But if
اهْتَدَيْتُ
ih'tadaytu
I am guided
فَبِمَا
fabima
then it is by what
يُوحِي
yuhi
reveals
إِلَيَّ
ilayya
to me
رَبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
إِنَّهُ
innahu
Indeed He
سَمِيعٌ
sami'un
(is) All-Hearer
قَرِيبٌ
qaribun
Ever-Near

Transliteration

Qul in dalaltu fainnamaaa adillu 'alaa nafsee wa inih-tadaitu fabimaa yoohee ilaiya Rabbee; innahoo Samee'un Qareeb

Translation

Say, "If I should err, I would only err against myself. But if I am guided, it is by what my Lord reveals to me. Indeed, He is Hearing and near."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O Messenger! Say to these idolaters who reject: “If I go astray from the truth in what I convey to you, the harm of my misguidance is confined to me. None of it will affect you. And if I am guided to Him, it is due to what my Lord reveals to me. He is Hearing of the sayings of His servants and Near, it not being difficult for Him to hear what I say”.

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

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