Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 188
| قُلْ لَا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ لَاسْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَمَا مَسَّنِيَ السُّوءُ ۚ إِنْ أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرٌ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | qul laa amlik li- nafs -e nafc(an) wa- laa d.arr(an) 'illaa maa shaa'a 'allaah wa- law kuntu aclam al- ghayb la- istakthartu min al- khayr wa- maa massa -ne as- so' 'in 'anaa 'illaa nadher wa- basher li- qawm yu'minon |
| Pickthall | : | Say: For myself I have no power to benefit, nor power to hurt, save that which Allah willeth. Had I knowledge of the Unseen, I should have abundance of wealth, and adversity would not touch me. I am but a warner, and a bearer of good tidings unto folk who believe. |
| Asad | : | Say [O Prophet]: "It is not within my power to bring benefit to, or avert harm from, myself, except as God may please. And if I knew that which is beyond the reach of human perception, abundant good fortune would surely have fallen to my lot, and no evil would ever have touched me. I am nothing but a warner, and a herald of glad tidings unto people who will believe."154 |
| Malik | : | Further tell them: "I have no power to acquire benefit or avert any harm from myself, only that happens which Allah wants. Had I possessed the knowledge of the unseen I would have acquired many benefits to myself; and no harm would have touched me. I am no more than a Warner and bearer of good news for the true believers." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Say: "I have no power over any good or harm to myself except as Allah willeth. If I had knowledge of the unseen I should have multiplied all good and no evil should have touched me I am but a warner and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have faith." 1161 |
Note - 154See 6:50, as well as the corresponding note. The
repeated insistence in the Qur'an on the humanness of the
Prophet is in tune with the doctrine that no created
being has or could have any share, however small, in any
of the Creator's qualities or powers. In logical
continuation of this argument, the next passage verses
{189-198} stresses the uniqueness and exclusiveness of
God's creative powers.
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Note - 1161A warner to all, and a bringer of glad tidings to those
who have faith, because they will profit by the glad
tidings. As every one is invited to faith, the glad
tidings are offered to all, but they are not necessarily
accepted by all.
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See 6:50, as well as the corresponding note. The repeated insistence in the Qur'an on the humanness of the Prophet is in tune with the doctrine that no created being has or could have any share, however small, in any of the Creator's qualities or powers. In logical continuation of this argument, the next passage verses {189-198} stresses the uniqueness and exclusiveness of God's creative powers. |
