Translation of the meanings Ayah 188 Surah Al-A‘rāf - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 188

قُل لَّآ أَمۡلِكُ لِنَفۡسِي نَفۡعٗا وَلَا ضَرًّا إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ وَلَوۡ كُنتُ أَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبَ لَٱسۡتَكۡثَرۡتُ مِنَ ٱلۡخَيۡرِ وَمَا مَسَّنِيَ ٱلسُّوٓءُۚ إِنۡ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٞ وَبَشِيرٞ لِّقَوۡمٖ يُؤۡمِنُونَ

188. Say, (Muhammad): "I do not control any benefit or harm for my own self except what Allāh wills. Had I known the unseen, I would have had much good, and no harm would have touched me. I am but a warner and a giver of good news 42 to a people who believe (in this Divine Message).

42. Prophet Muhammad is not a miracle weaver nor is he privy to much of the Unseen, unless Allāh allows him it. He is no more than a deliverer of the Message of God. So people need to listen, heed and believe; but only the mindful will benefit from him.