Quran 81:29 — At-Takwir, verse 29
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But you will only wish to do so by the will of God, the Lord of all people.
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
wamā tashāūna illā an yashāa l-lahu rabbu l-ʿālamīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- but will you shall not, unless God wills, the Lord of all Being.
- Muhammad Asad
- But you cannot will it unless God, the Sustainer of all the worlds, wills [to show you that way].
- Sahih International
- And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَاwamā | And not | — |
| 2 | تَشَآءُونَtashāūna | you will | شيأ |
| 3 | إِلَّآillā | except | — |
| 4 | أَنan | that | — |
| 5 | يَشَآءَyashāa | wills | شيأ |
| 6 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 7 | رَبُّrabbu | Lord | ربب |
| 8 | ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna | (of) the worlds | علم |