The Quran

سورة الحِجر

Surah Al-Hijr 15:42

The Rock · Verse 42 of 99

إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانٌ إِلَّا مَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْغَاوِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`As for My servants, you have no authority over them. Different, however, is the case of such of the deviators who (choose to) follow you.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

For over My servants no authority shalt thou have, except such as put themselves in the wrong and follow thee.

Ahmed Ali

No power shall you have over (all) My creatures except those who fall into error and follow you,

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"My servants – you shall have no authority over any of them, unless it be such as follow you being rebellious (against Me, as you are)."

Daryabadi

Verily as for My bondmen, no authority shalt thou have over them, except the erring one who follow thee.

Faridul Haque

"Indeed you do not have any power over My bondmen, except those wanderers who follow you." ( The devil is unsuccessful in tempting Allah’s chosen bondmen to commit sin.)

Maulana Muhammad Ali

As regards My servants, thou has no authority over them except such of the deviators as follow thee.

Maulvi Sher Ali

`Surely, thou shall have no power over MY servants, except such of the erring ones as choose to follow thee.'

Muhammad Asad

verily, thou shalt have no power over My creatures - unless it be such as are [already] lost in grievous error and follow thee [of their own will]

Muhammad Musin Khan

Certainly, you shall have no authority over My slaves, except those who follow you of the Ghawin (Mushrikun and those who go astray, criminals, polytheists, and evil-doers, etc.).

Muhammad Pickthall

Lo! as for My slaves, thou hast no power over any of them save such of the froward as follow thee,

Muhammad Sarwar

and you have no authority over My servants except the erring ones who follow you.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Surely. as regards My servants, you have no authority ,over them except those who follow you of the deviators.

Rashad Khalifa

You have no power over My servants. You only have power over the strayers who follow you.

Shabbir Ahmed

“Surely, you shall have no power over My servants, except those who put themselves in error and follow you.”