قُلْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ
جَآءَكُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن
رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ فَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا
يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ
فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۖ وَمَآ
أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِوَكِيلٍ
وَٱتَّبِعْ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ
وَٱصْبِرْ حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ
ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ
Say: “O people! Now
the truth has come
to you from your Lord.
So whoever receives
guidance, he does so
for the good of himself.
And whoever goes astray,
he does so at his own
loss. And I am not
set over you as a
guardian. And follow
what is revealed to you,
and be patient until
Allah gives judgment.
And He is the best
of judges.
Allah, the Exalted, commands His Messenger to inform the people that that which he has brought them from Allah is the truth. It is a message concerning which there is no doubt or suspicion. Therefore, whoever is guided by it and follows it, then he only benefits himself by doing so. Likewise, whoever is misguided away from this message, then he will suffer the consequences against his own self.
وَمَآ أَنَاْ عَلَيْكُمْ بِوَكِيلٍ
And I am not set over you as a guardian
This means, `I am not a guardian over you in order for you to become believers. I am only a warner to you and guidance belongs to Allah, the Exalted.’ Concerning Allah’s statement,
وَاتَّبِعْ مَا يُوحَى
إِلَيْكَ وَاصْبِرْ
And follow what has been revealed to you, and be patient
This means, `Adhere to that which Allah has revealed to you, and inspired you with, and be patient with the opposition that you meet from the people.’
حَتَّى يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ
until Allah gives judgment
This means, `Until Allah judges between you and them.’
وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَـكِمِينَ
And He is the best of judges
This means that He is the best of those who pass judgment, due to His Justice and His wisdom.