IslamAwakened.com Qur'an Tafsir Collection for
al-Anbiya` 21:27
Muhammad Asad
they speak not until He has spoken unto them, and [whenever they act,] they act at His behest
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
who do not speak until He has spoken, ˹only˺ acting at His command.
Safi Kaskas
They do not speak before He does, and they act only on His command.
Arabic
لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِ يَعْمَلُون
Transliteration
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yasbiqoonahu bi
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lqawli wahum bi-amrihi yaAAmaloon
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Transliteration-2
lā yasbiqūnahu bil-qawli wahum bi-amrihi yaʿmalūn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
Not they (can) precede Him in word, and they by His command act.
Muhammad Asad
they speak not until He has spoken unto them, and [whenever they act,] they act at His behest
M. M. Pickthall
They speak not until He hath spoken, and they act by His command
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His Command
Shakir
They do not precede Him in speech and (only) according to His commandment do they act
Wahiduddin Khan
they do not try to speak ahead of Him, and they act at His command
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They precede Him not in saying and they act by His command.
T.B.Irving
they do not try to speak ahead of Him, while they act at His command.
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
who do not speak until He has spoken, ˹only˺ acting at His command.
Safi Kaskas
They do not speak before He does, and they act only on His command.
Abdul Hye
They don’t speak until He has spoken and they act on His Command.
The Study Quran
They precede Him not in speech, and they act according to His Command
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They do not speak ahead of Him, and on His command they act
Abdel Haleem
they do not speak before He speaks and they act by His command
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They precede Him not in words, and by His command they work
Ahmed Ali
They did not precede Him in their speech, and acted on His command
Aisha Bewley
They do not precede Him in speech and they act on His command.
Ali Ünal
They speak only what He has spoken to them and allows them to speak, and they act by His command
Ali Quli Qara'i
They do not venture to speak ahead of Him, and they act by His command
Hamid S. Aziz
They speak not until He speaks; and they act by His command (John30)
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
They do not outstrip Him in speech, and they do according to His Command
Muhammad Sarwar
These servants do not speak before He speaks. They simply act according to His orders
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They do not precede Him in speech, and only under His command they act
Shabbir Ahmed
They exceed not what He has spoken to them, and they act by His Command
Syed Vickar Ahamed
They do not speak before He (Allah) speaks (to them), and they act (only) by His command
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command
Farook Malik
They do not precede Him in speaking and they act according to His commandment
Dr. Munir Munshey
They dare not initiate an audience with Him, and they diligently carry out His orders
Dr. Kamal Omar
They never override Him by uttering a statement (of their own), and they perform deeds under His Ordainment
Talal A. Itani (new translation)
They never speak before He has spoken, and they only act on His command
Maududi
They do not outstrip Him in speech and only act as He commands
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
They do not get ahead of Him in the speech, and they do according to His commands
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They do not speak before He speaks, and they act by His command
Musharraf Hussain
who don’t speak before He speaks and obey His command.
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They do not speak ahead of Him, and on His command they act.
Mohammad Shafi
They do not speak ahead of Him and they act at His Command
Bijan Moeinian
His Prophets do not speak on their own, and follow what they are ordered
Faridul Haque
They do not speak before He has, and they act only at His command
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
who do not surpass Him in speech, and do as He commands
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They speak not before He speaks, and according to his command they act
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
They do not precede/race Him with the saying/opinion and belief, and they are with His order/command doing/working
Sher Ali
They speak not before HE speaks, and they only carry out HIS commands
Rashad Khalifa
They never speak on their own, and they strictly follow His commands.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
They precede Him not in word, and they act only by His command.
Amatul Rahman Omar
They do not precede Him in speech and they only carry out His biddings
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
They do not precede Him in (uttering) any word, and they remain engaged in carrying out only His command
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on His Command
Arthur John Arberry
that outstrip Him not in speech, and perform as He commands
Edward Henry Palmer
they do not speak until He speaks; but at His bidding do they act
George Sale
They prevent Him not in any thing which they say; and they execute his command
John Medows Rodwell
They speak not till He hath spoken; and they do His bidding
N J Dawood (2014)
They do not speak till He has spoken: they act by His command
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They do not speak before He speaks. They act by His command.
Sayyid Qutb
They do not speak until He has spoken, and they act at His behest.
Ahmed Hulusi
Their word does not get ahead of His command! They fulfill His command.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
They do not precede Him in speech, and (only) according to His commandment do they act
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
Never do they speak before Him unless permitted or commanded to do so; similarly conditioned are their acts
Mir Aneesuddin
And they say, “The Beneficent (Allah) has taken a son." Glorified be He. No, they are (His) honoured servants.
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His Command
OLD Literal
Word for Word
Not they (can) precede Him in word, and they by His command act
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