28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 56
اِنَّكَ لَا تَهْد۪ي مَنْ اَحْبَبْتَ وَلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَهْد۪ي مَنْ يَشَٓاءُۚ وَهُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَد۪ينَ
Innaka la tahdee man ahbabtawalakinna Allaha yahdee man yashao wahuwaaAAlamu bilmuhtadeen
You cannot guide those you would like to but Allah guides those He wills. He has best knowledge of the guided.
- Progressive Muslims
You cannot guide whom you love. But it is God who guides whom He wills; and He is fully aware of those who receive the guidance.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Verily, you cannot guide aright everyone you love, but it is Allah Who guides him who wishes to be guided. And He is best Aware of those who will be rightly guided. (2:272), (4:88), (10:99-100).
- Sam Gerrans
Thou guidest not whom thou likest; but God guides whom He wills. And He best knows the guided.
- The Monotheist Group
You cannot guide whom you love. But it is God who guides whom He wills; and He is fully aware of those who receive the guidance.
- Edip-Layth
You cannot guide whom you love. But it is God who guides whom He wills; and He is fully aware of those who receive the guidance.
- Aisha Bewley
You cannot guide those you would like to but Allah guides those He wills. He has best knowledge of the guided.
- Rashad Khalifa
You cannot guide the ones you love. GOD is the only One who guides in accordance with His will, and in accordance with His knowledge of those who deserve the guidance.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
You cannot guide any one you like: God guides whosoever He please. He knows best who will come to guidance.
- Sahih International
Indeed, [O Muúammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.
- Muhammad Asad
VERILY, thou canst not guide aright everyone whom thou lovest: but it is God who guides him that wills [to be guided]; and He is fully aware of all who would let themselves be guided.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Lo! thou (O Muhammad) guidest not whom thou lovest, but Allah guideth whom He will. And He is Best Aware of those who walk aright.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
You Muhammad shall not be able to guide to Allah's path whom you like or to whom you have special affection* but Allah guides to His path of righteousness whom He will and He knows best those who are willing to lift to Him their inward sight.
- Bijan Moeinian
O’ Mohammad, you cannot guide those whom you like to see guided. Only God can guide whoever He pleases. He knows who [has the capacity of absorbing the truth and deserves to be guided and] will accept guidance.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Verily you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) guide not whom you like, but Allâh guides whom He wills. And He knows best those who are the guided.[1]
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
It is true thou wilt not be able to guide every one, whom thou lovest; but Allah guides those whom He will and He knows best those who receive guidance.
- Mustafa Khattab
You surely cannot guide whoever you like ˹O Prophet˺, but it is Allah Who guides whoever He wills, and He knows best who are ˹fit to be˺ guided.
- Taqi Usmani
You cannot give guidance to whomsoever you wish, but Allah gives guidance to whomsoever He wills, and He best knows the ones who are on the right path.
- Abdul Haleem
You [Prophet] cannot guide everyone you love to the truth; it is God who guides whoever He will: He knows best those who will follow guidance.
- Arthur John Arberry
Thou guidest not whom thou likest, but God guides whom He wills, and knows very well those that are guided.
- E. Henry Palmer
Verily, thou canst not guide whom thou dost like, but God guides whom He pleases; for He knows best who are to be guided.
- Hamid S. Aziz
And when they hear vain talk, they turn away from it and say, "We have our works, and you have your works. Peace be upon you! We do not seek the ignorant."
- Mahmoud Ghali
Surely you do not guide whomever you love, but Allah guides whomever He decides, and He knows best the ones (who are) rightly-guided.
- George Sale
Verily thou canst not direct whom thou wilt: But God directeth whom He pleaseth, and He best knoweth those who will submit to be directed.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
It is true that you will not be able to guide everyone whom you love; But Allah guides those whom He will. And He knows best those who receive guidance.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
(Prophet!) it is not possible for you to guide whomsoever you wish, but Allâh guides whomsoever He will. He knows fully well those who would accept guidance.
- Ali Quli Qarai
You cannot guide whomever you wish, but [it is] Allah [who] guides whomever He wishes, and He knows best those who are guided.