The Night Journey
17. Al-Isrā’
الإسراء
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مَّنِ
اهْتَدَى
فَإِنَّمَا
يَهْتَدِي
لِنَفْسِهِ
وَمَن
ضَلَّ
فَإِنَّمَا
يَضِلُّ
عَلَيْهَا
وَلَا
تَزِرُ
وَازِرَةٌ
وِزْرَ
أُخْرَى
وَمَا
كُنَّا
مُعَذِّبِينَ
حَتَّى
نَبْعَثَ
رَسُولًا
mani htadā fa-ʾinnamā yahtadī li-nafsihī wa-man ḍalla fa-ʾinnamā yaḍillu ʿalayhā wa-lā taziru wāziratun wizra ʾukhrā wa-mā kunnā muʿadhdhibīna ḥattā nabʿatha rasūlan
Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit: who goeth astray doth so to his own loss: No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent an messenger (to give warning).
— Abdullah Yusufali
Whoever is guided is guided only for [the good of] his own soul, and whoever goes astray, goes astray only to its detriment. No bearer shall bear another’s burden. We do not punish [any community] until We have sent [it] an apostle.
