Surah Takwir Ayat 29 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 29
And you do not will except that Allah wills – Lord of the worlds.
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills,- the Cherisher of the Worlds.
but your wishing will not avail unless Allah, the Lord of the Universe, so wishes.
And you will not, unless (it be) that Allah wills, the Lord of the ‘Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
And in no way can you decide except “when” Allah “so” decides, The Lord of the worlds.
But you will only wish to do so by the will of God, the Lord of all people.
اور تم بغیر پروردگار عالم کے چاہے کچھ نہیں چاه سکتے
Quran 81 Verse 29 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Takwir ayat 29, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(81:29) but your wishing will not avail unless Allah, the Lord of the Universe, so wishes.[23]
23. This theme has already occurred in (Surah Al- Muddaththir, Ayat 56) and (Surah Ad-Dahr, Ayat 20). For explanation, see (Surah Al-Muddaththir, ayat 45).
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Takwir verse 29 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Takwir ayat 15 which provides the complete commentary from verse 15 through 29.
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