48. Surah Al-Fath, Verse 23
سُنَّةَ اللّٰهِ الَّت۪ي قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلُۚ وَلَنْ تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللّٰهِ تَبْد۪يلاً
Sunnata Allahi allatee qad khalat minqablu walan tajida lisunnati Allahi tabdeela
That is Allah’s pattern which has passed away before. You will not find any changing in the pattern of Allah.
- Progressive Muslims
Such is God's way with those who have passed away before, and you will not find any change in God's way.
- Shabbir Ahmed
This is the Law of Allah which has been in force since older times. And never will you find any change in Allah's Law. ('Sunnatillah' = Allah's Law in practice. 'Kalimatillah' = Allah's Word = Allah's Law in theory (3:139), (17:77), (33:38), (33:62), (35:43), (40:85), (48:23)).
- Sam Gerrans
The practice of God which was before[...]. And thou wilt not find in the practice of God any change.
- The Monotheist Group
Such is the way of God with those who have passed away before, and you will not find any change in the way of God.
- Edip-Layth
Such is God's sunna with those who have passed away before, and you will not find any change in God's sunna.
- Aisha Bewley
That is Allah’s pattern which has passed away before. You will not find any changing in the pattern of Allah.
- Rashad Khalifa
Such is GOD's system throughout history, and you will find that GOD's system is unchangeable.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
This is the law of God, effective as before: You will not find any change in the law of God.
- Sahih International
[This is] the established way of Allah which has occurred before. And never will you find in the way of Allah any change.
- Muhammad Asad
such being God’s way which has ever obtained in the past - and never wilt thou find any change in God’s way!
- Marmaduke Pickthall
It is the law of Allah which hath taken course aforetime. Thou wilt not find for the law of Allah aught of power to change.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
This is a course of action adopted by Allah and has long been pursued, and you people shall not find a change in Allah's mode of action.
- Bijan Moeinian
This [final defeat of the disbelievers] is a tradition set by your Lord and you will not find any change in God’s policy
- Al-Hilali & Khan
That has been the Way of Allâh already with those who passed away before. And you will not find any change in the Way of Allâh.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
(Such has been) the practice (approved) of Allah already in the past: no change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah.
- Mustafa Khattab
˹This is˺ Allah’s way, already long established ˹in the past˺. And you will find no change in Allah’s way.
- Taqi Usmani
- according to the consistent practice of Allah that went on since before, and you will never find a change in Allah’s consistent practice.
- Abdul Haleem
such was God’s practice in the past and you will find no change in God’s practices.
- Arthur John Arberry
the wont of God, as in the past before, and thou shalt never find any changing the wont of God.
- E. Henry Palmer
God's course which has been followed before, and thou shalt find no change in the course of God!
- Hamid S. Aziz
Such has been the course (or practice or law) of Allah that has indeed run also in the past, and you shall find no power to change this course (or law) of Allah.
- Mahmoud Ghali
The enactment of Allah, which has already passed away earlier, and you will never find any exchange (s) to the enactment of Allah.
- George Sale
According to the ordinance of God, which hath been put in execution heretofore against opposers of the prophets; for thou shalt not find any change in the ordinance of God.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
That has been the Way of Allah, already with those (peoples) of the past: No change will you find in the Way of Allah.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
(Allâh has explained to you) His wont which has been in practice since the very past. You will find no change at all in Allâh's wont.
- Ali Quli Qarai
[It is] Allah’s precedent that has passed before, and you will never find in Allah’s precedent any change.