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وَعْدَ اللّٰهِۜ لَا يُخْلِفُ اللّٰهُ وَعْدَهُ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

WaAAda Allahi la yukhlifu AllahuwaAAdahu walakinna akthara annasi layaAAlamoon

That is Allah’s promise. Allah does not break His promise. But most people do not know it.

  • Progressive Muslims

    Such is God's pledge, and God does not break His pledge, but most people do not know.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    This is Allah's Promise. Never does Allah fail to fulfill His Promise. But most people know not (that His Laws never change).

  • Sam Gerrans

    The promise of God! God fails not in His promise; but most men know not,

  • The Monotheist Group

    Such is the pledge of God, and God does not break His pledge, but most of the people do not know.

  • Edip-Layth

    Such is God's pledge, and God does not break His pledge, but most people do not know.

  • Aisha Bewley

    That is Allah’s promise. Allah does not break His promise. But most people do not know it.

  • Rashad Khalifa

    Such is GOD's promise - and GOD never breaks His promise - but most people do not know.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    It is a promise of God; and God does not go back on His promise. Yet most men do not understand:

  • Sahih International

    [It is] the promise of Allah. Allah does not fail in His promise, but most of the people do not know.

  • Muhammad Asad

    [This is] God’s promise. Never does God fail to fulfill His promise - but most people know [it] not:

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    It is a promise of Allah. Allah faileth not His promise, but most of mankind know not.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat

    Such is the promise of Allah Who never breaks His promise but most people fail to realize this fact.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    God always keeps His promise but most people simply do not get it.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    (It is) a Promise of Allâh (i.e. Allâh will give victory to the Romans against the Persians), and Allâh fails not in His Promise, but most of men know not.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    (It is) the promise of Allah. Never does Allah depart from His promise: but most men understand not.

  • Mustafa Khattab

    ˹This is˺ the promise of Allah. ˹And˺ Allah never fails in His promise. But most people do not know.

  • Taqi Usmani

    It is a promise from Allah. Allah does not fail in His promise, but most of the people do not know.

  • Abdul Haleem

    This is God’s promise: God never breaks His promise, but most people do not know;

  • Arthur John Arberry

    The promise of God! God fails not His promise, but most men do not know it.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    God's promise!- God breaks not His promise, but most men do not know!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    With the help of Allah; He helps whom He pleases; and He is the Mighty, the Merciful.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    The promise of Allah! Allah does not fail His promise, but most of mankind do not know.

  • George Sale

    This is the promise of God: God will not act contrary to his promise; but the greater part of men know not the veracity of God.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    (That is) the Promise of Allah, Allah never departs from His Promise: But most men do not understand.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    (This is) Allâh's promise. It is far from Allâh to break His promise. Yet most of the people do not know (this).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    [This is] a promise of Allah: Allah does not break His promise, but most people do not know.