Translation of the meanings Ayah 40 Surah Ar-Ra‘d - English Translation - Dr. Waleed Bleyhesh Omary - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 40

وَإِن مَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعۡضَ ٱلَّذِي نَعِدُهُمۡ أَوۡ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ وَعَلَيۡنَا ٱلۡحِسَابُ

(40) ^[2957]˹No matter˺ Should We show you ˹Muhammad˺ some of what We promise them or bring your life to termination ˹afore˺, you are only tasked with delivering ˹the Message˺ and on Us is the reckoning!

[2957] This is both a masked threat to the Deniers that they need not be so sure about the promise not coming true, given the fact stated in the previous aya, and, on the other hand, the Messenger, knowing this, needs not to worry himself with anything except delivering the Message (cf. Ibn ʿĀshūr): “Remind ˹Muhammad˺; you are only a reminder, *you are not overpowering over them. *But whoever turns away and Denies, * then Allah inflicts upon him the major Punishment.* Surely to Us is their return, *then surely with Us is their holding to account” (88: 21-26).