Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - 21:23 | |
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| Transliteration | La yus-alu AAamma yafAAalu wahum yus-aloona |
| Literal | (He is) not to be asked/questioned about what He makes/does, and they are being asked/questioned. |
| Yusuf Ali | He cannot be questioned for His acts, but they will be questioned (for theirs). |
| Pickthal | He will not be questioned as to that which He doeth, but they will be questioned. |
| Arberry | He shall not be questioned as to what He does, but they shall he questioned. |
| Shakir | He cannot be questioned concerning what He does and they shall be questioned. |
| Sarwar | He will not be questioned about anything He does, but all people will be questioned about their deeds. |
| Khalifa | He is never to be asked about anything He does, while all others are questioned. |
| Hilali/Khan | He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned. |
| H/K/Saheeh | He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned. |
| Malik | He is accountable to none about what He does, but they are accountable to Him.[23] |
| QXP | (The Ultimate Sovereignty, befits only Him.) He cannot be called to account for what He does, whereas they will be called to account. |
| Maulana Ali | He cannot be questioned as to what He does, and they will be questioned. |
| Free Minds | He is not questioned about what He does, while they will be questioned. |
| Qaribullah | He is not to be questioned about what He does, but they shall be questioned. |
| George Sale | No account shall be demanded of Him for what He shall do; but an account shall be demanded of them. |
| JM Rodwell | He shall not be asked of his doings, but they shall be asked. |
| Asad | He cannot be called to account for whatever He does, whereas they will be called to account: |
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