21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 27
لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ وَهُمْ بِاَمْرِه۪ يَعْمَلُونَ
La yasbiqoonahu bilqawliwahum bi-amrihi yaAAmaloon
They do not precede Him in speech and they act on His command.
- Progressive Muslims
They do not speak ahead of Him, and on His command they act.
- Shabbir Ahmed
They exceed not what He has spoken to them, and they act by His Command.
- Sam Gerrans
Precede Him not in word, but they act by His command.
- The Monotheist Group
They do not speak ahead of Him, and on His command they act.
- Edip-Layth
They do not speak ahead of Him, and on His command they act.
- Aisha Bewley
They do not precede Him in speech and they act on His command.
- Rashad Khalifa
They never speak on their own, and they strictly follow His commands.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
They did not precede Him in their speech, and acted on His command.
- Sahih International
They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.
- Muhammad Asad
they speak not until He has spoken unto them, and [whenever they act,] they act at His behest.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
They speak not until He hath spoken, and they act by His command.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
Never do they speak before Him unless permitted or commanded to do so; similarly conditioned are their acts.
- Bijan Moeinian
His Prophets do not speak on their own, and follow what they are ordered.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on His Command.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His Command.
- Mustafa Khattab
who do not speak until He has spoken, ˹only˺ acting at His command.
- Taqi Usmani
They do not precede Him in speech, and only under His command they act.
- Abdul Haleem
they do not speak before He speaks and they act by His command.
- Arthur John Arberry
that outstrip Him not in speech, and perform as He commands.
- E. Henry Palmer
they do not speak until He speaks; but at His bidding do they act.
- Hamid S. Aziz
And they say, "The Beneficent has taken a son; glorified be He! Nay, but they are honoured servants;
- Mahmoud Ghali
They do not outstrip Him in speech, and they do according to His Command.
- George Sale
They prevent Him not in any thing which they say; and they execute his command.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
They do not speak before He (Allah) speaks (to them), and they act (only) by His command.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
They do not precede Him in speech and they only carry out His biddings.
- Ali Quli Qarai
They do not venture to speak ahead of Him, and they act by His command.