The Quran

سورة النّحل

Surah Al-Nahl 16:100

The Bee · Verse 100 of 128

إِنَّمَا سُلْطَانُهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُ وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ بِهِ مُشْرِكُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

His authority is over those only who take him as their friend and who associate partners with Him (under his influence).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

His authority is over those only, who take him as patron and who join partners with Allah.

Ahmed Ali

His power is only over those who take him as their patron, and those who ascribe equals (to God).

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Ali Unal

His power is only over those who make a confidant of him (seeking and heeding his advice and direction), and those who associate partners with God (in worship and obedience).

Daryabadi

His authority is only over those who befriend him and those who are in respect of Him associators.

Faridul Haque

Satan’s power is only over those who make friendship with him and ascribe him as a partner (in worship).

Maulana Muhammad Ali

His authority is only over those who befriend him and those who associate others with Him.

Maulvi Sher Ali

His power is only over those who make friends with him and those who associate partners with him.

Muhammad Asad

he has power only over those who are willing to follow him, and who [thus] ascribe to him a share in God's divinity.

Muhammad Musin Khan

His power is only over those who obey and follow him (Satan), and those who join partners with Him (Allah) [i.e. those who are Mushrikun - polytheists - see Verse 6

Muhammad Pickthall

His power is only over those who make a friend of him, and those who ascribe partners unto Him (Allah).

Muhammad Sarwar

The only authority which he has is over his friends and those who consider things equal to God.

Muhammed ali Shakir

His authority is only over those who befriend him and those who associate others with Him.

Rashad Khalifa

His power is limited to those who choose him as their master, those who choose him as their god.

Shabbir Ahmed

His power is only over those who befriend him and assign ‘partners’ to God.