Surah Al-Anbya — Verse 27
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لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُۥ بِٱلْقَوْلِ وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِۦ يَعْمَلُونَ
La yasbiqoonahu bilqawliwahum bi-amrihi yaAAmaloon
Verse recitation
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh International
They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
they do not speak before He speaks and they act by His command.
Marmaduke Pickthall
They speak not until He hath spoken, and they act by His command.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His Command.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
They do not precede Him in speech, and only under His command they act.
Al-Hilali & Khan
They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on His Command.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
They do not outstrip Him in speech and only act as He commands.