Quran 21:23 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 23
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He cannot be called to account for anything He does, whereas they will be called to account.
لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ
lā yus'alu ʿammā yafʿalu wahum yus'alūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He shall not be questioned as to what He does, but they shall he questioned.
- Muhammad Asad
- He cannot be called to account for whatever He does, whereas they will be called to account:
- Sahih International
- He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَاlā | Not | — |
| 2 | يُسْـَٔلُyus'alu | He (can) be questioned | سأل |
| 3 | عَمَّاʿammā | about what | — |
| 4 | يَفْعَلُyafʿalu | He does | فعل |
| 5 | وَهُمْwahum | but they | — |
| 6 | يُسْـَٔلُونَyus'alūna | will be questioned | سأل |