( قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْغِي رَبًّا) ( Say, “Is it other than Allah I should desire as a lord ): The Prophet (saws) was arguing with them on why he should want to worship a partner with Allah (swt) made of stone, or an idol?

(وَهُوَ رَبُّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ) (while He is the Lord of all things?): Allah (swt) is the Lord of all things, for He is the Giver (swt).

( وَلَا تَكْسِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ إِلَّا عَلَيْهَا ) (And every soul earns not [blame] except against itself): We can see how great the Holy Quran is. Allah (swt) does not say: (every soul does not earn except ‘for’ itself), but rather: (except against itself). This is because one may think that what he earns is for his sake even if it is not for Allah’s (swt) sake, but actually it could be against him because he will be held accountable for it and what he spent it for. Prophet Mohammad (saws) said:

“The feet of the son of Adam shall not move from before his Lord on the Day of Judgement, until he is asked about four things: About his life and what he did with it, about what he did with what he knew, about his wealth and how he earned it and spent it upon, and about his body and what he wore it out in”[1]

(وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ) (and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another): The burden is appalling hardship. Each person bears his own burden and only carries the burden of those whom he leads astray.

( ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُم مَّرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ) (Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you concerning that over which you used to differ.”): There were several arguments with the Jews, therefore, Allah (swt) makes it clear that everyone will return to Him (swt) eventually. Then, He (swt) will reveal the truth about the differences between them and the Prophet (saws) and Muslims. This is how it is going to be for everyone.

[1] Kanz Al-‘Ummal, part 14, p. 371, hadith No. 20571.