← Surah 14

14:4

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِۦ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ ۖ فَيُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Word by word

وَمَآ
And not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPrepositionconjunction، prefix
مَآPrepositionnegative
أَرْسَلْنَا
We sent
Verb
Root: رسل
Grammar (i'rab)
أَرْسَلْVerbperfect، 1st plur.
نَاNounpronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
مِن
any
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنPrepositionpreposition
رَّسُولٍ
Messenger
Noun
Root: رسل
Grammar (i'rab)
رَّسُولٍNounmasculine، indefinite، genitive
إِلَّا
except
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَّاPrepositionrestriction
بِلِسَانِ
with the language
Noun
Root: لسن
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPrepositionpreposition، prefix
لِسَانِNounmasculine، genitive
قَوْمِهِۦ
(of) his people
Noun
Root: قوم
Grammar (i'rab)
قَوْمِNounmasculine، genitive
هِۦNounpronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
لِيُبَيِّنَ
so that he might make clear
Verb
Root: بين
Grammar (i'rab)
لِPrepositionpurpose، prefix
يُبَيِّنَVerbimperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
لَهُمْ
for them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPrepositionpreposition، prefix
هُمْNounpronoun، 3rd masc. plur.
فَيُضِلُّ
Then Allah lets go astray
Verb
Root: ضلل
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPrepositionresumption، prefix
يُضِلُّVerbimperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
ٱللَّهُ
Then Allah lets go astray
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهُNounproper noun، nominative
مَن
whom
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَنNounrelative
يَشَآءُ
He wills
Verb
Root: شيأ
Grammar (i'rab)
يَشَآءُVerbimperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
وَيَهْدِى
and guides
Verb
Root: هدي
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPrepositionconjunction، prefix
يَهْدِىVerbimperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
مَن
whom
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَنNounrelative
يَشَآءُ
He wills
Verb
Root: شيأ
Grammar (i'rab)
يَشَآءُVerbimperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
وَهُوَ
And He
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPrepositionconjunction، prefix
هُوَNounpronoun، 3rd masc. sing.
ٱلْعَزِيزُ
(is) the All-Mighty
Noun
Root: عزز
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPrepositiondefinite، prefix
عَزِيزُNounmasc. sing.، nominative
ٱلْحَكِيمُ
the All-Wise
Noun
Root: حكم
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPrepositiondefinite، prefix
حَكِيمُNounmasc. sing.، nominative، adjective

Translation

EN

We sent not a messenger except (to teach) in the language of his (own) people, in order to make (things) clear to them. Now Allah leaves straying those whom He pleases and guides whom He pleases: and He is Exalted in power, full of Wisdom.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

We have never sent a messenger who did not use his own people’s language to make things clear for them. But still God leaves whoever He will to stray, and guides whoever He will: He is the Almighty, the All Wise.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

And We never sent a messenger save with the language of his folk, that he might make (the message) clear for them. Then Allah sendeth whom He will astray, and guideth whom He will. He is the Mighty, the Wise.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And We did not send any messenger except [speaking] in the language of his people to state clearly for them, and Allāh sends astray [thereby] whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Kendilerine apaçık anlatabilsin diye, her peygamberi kendi milletinin diliyle gönderdik. Allah dilediğini saptırır ve dilediğini de doğru yola eriştirir; güçlü olan, Hakim olan O'dur.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Biz, her peygamberi, ancak bulunduğu kavminin diliyle gönderdik ki, onlara apaçık anlatsın. Bu itibarla Allah dilediğini sapıklıkta bırakır, dilediğini de hidayete erdirir. O her şeye galibdir, hükmünde hikmet sahibidir.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Allah’ın emirlerini) onlara açıklasın diye her elçiyi yalnız kendi kavminin diliyle gönderdik. Allah dileyeni (layık gördüğünü) saptırır, dileyeni (layık gördüğünü) de doğru yola ulaştırır. O güçlüdür, doğru hüküm verendir.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وما أرسلنا مِن رسولٍ قبلك -أيها النبي- إلا بلُغة قومه؛ ليوضِّح لهم شريعة الله، فيضل الله من يشاء عن الهدى، ويهدي من يشاء إلى الحق، وهو العزيز في ملكه، الحكيم الذي يضع الأمور في مواضعها وَفْق الحكمة.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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