٢١. فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
٢٢. لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
٢٣. إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
٢٤. فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
٢٥. إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
٢٦. ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم
[21-26] Well, (O Prophet) go on admonishing them, for you are only an admonisher. You are not there to coerce them.8 But on him who turns away and disbelieves, Allah will inflict a heavy punishment. To Us they have to return; then it is for Us to call them to account.
8That is, "If a person does not listen to reason, he may not. You have not been appointed to force the will of the deniers. Your only task is to distinguish the right from the wrong for the people and warn them of the consequences of following the wrong way; so this is the task you should continue to perform."