Surah 88 · verse 22
Al-Ghashiyah 88:22
Sign in to listenلَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
lasta 'alayhim bi-musaytir
You are not over them a controller.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 19Verse 22 Verse 23
وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
Verse 20وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
Verse 21فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
You are not over them a controller.
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
However, he who turns away and disbelieves -
Verse 24فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Verse 25إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ
Indeed, to Us is their return.
