Surah Al-Hijr — Verse 42

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إِنَّ عِبَادِى لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَـٰنٌ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْغَاوِينَ

Inna AAibadee laysa laka AAalayhimsultanun illa mani ittabaAAaka mina alghaween

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

you will have no power over My servants, only over the ones who go astray and follow you.

Marmaduke Pickthall

Lo! as for My slaves, thou hast no power over any of them save such of the froward as follow thee,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"For over My servants no authority shalt thou have, except such as put themselves in the wrong and follow thee."

Mufti Taqi Usmani

My servants are such that you have no power over them except those of the deviators who will follow you.

Al-Hilali & Khan

"Certainly, you shall have no authority over My slaves, except those who follow you of the Ghâwûn (Mushrikûn and those who go astray, criminals, polytheists, and evil-doers).

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Over My true servants you will be able to exercise no power, your power will be confined to the erring ones, those who choose to follow you.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

verily, thou shalt have no power over My creatures- unless it be such as are [already] lost in grievous error and follow thee [of their own will]:

Hilali and Khan · source edition

42. "Certainly, you shall have no authority over My slaves, except those who follow you of the Ghâwûn (Mushrikûn and those who go astray, criminals, polytheists, and evil-doers).