سورة النّحل
Surah Al-Nahl 16:9
The Bee · Verse 9 of 128
وَعَلَى اللَّهِ قَصْدُ السَّبِيلِ وَمِنْهَا جَائِرٌ ۚ وَلَوْ شَاءَ لَهَدَاكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And (because He is our Creator) upon Allâh lies (the responsibility of) leading to the right path, for there are some (paths) deviating (from the right and moderate course and so they lead astray). And if He had (enforced) His will, He would have guided you all.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And unto Allah leads straight the Way, but there are ways that turn aside: if Allah had willed, He could have guided all of you.
Ahmed Ali
To God leads the right path, though some deviate. If He willed He could guide you all to the right way.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
With God (being your Creator) rests the goal of the way (to which He will guide and which you must follow). And some (ways) are crooked (misleading those who follow them). But if God had willed (to impose His guidance without granting people freedom of choice), He would surely have guided you all together (on His way).
Daryabadi
And upon Allah is the direction of the way, and thereof is some crooked; and had He willed He would have guided you all.
Faridul Haque
And the middle path rightly leads to Allah - any other path is wayward; and had He willed He would have brought all of you upon guidance.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And upon Allah it rests to show the right way, and there are some deviating (ways). And if He pleases, He would guide you all aright.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And upon ALLAH rests the showing of the right way, and there are ways which deviate from the right course. And if HE had enforced HIS Will, HE would have guided you all.
Muhammad Asad
And [because He is your Creator,] it rests with God alone to show you the right path yet there is [many a one] who swerves from it. However, had He so willed, He would have guided you all aright.
Muhammad Musin Khan
And upon Allah is the responsibility to explain the Straight Path (i.e. Islamic Monotheism for mankind i.e. to show them legal and illegal, good and evil things, etc. so, whosoever accepts the guidance, it will be for his own benefit and whosoever goes astray, it will be for his own destruction), but there are ways that turn aside (such as Paganism, Judaism, Christianity, etc.). And had He willed, He would have guided you all (mankind).
Muhammad Pickthall
And Allah's is the direction of the way, and some (roads) go not straight. And had He willed He would have led you all aright.
Muhammad Sarwar
Some paths lead away from God but one must follow the path that leads to God. Had God wanted, He could have guided (all to the right path).
Muhammed ali Shakir
And upon Allah it rests to show the right way, and there are some deviating (ways); and if He please He would certainly guide you all aright.
Rashad Khalifa
GOD points out the paths, including the wrong ones. If He willed, He could have guided all of you.
Shabbir Ahmed
(You see that these animals serve you and follow their instinct). God alone can show the right path, but there are ways that turn aside towards wrong. If God willed, He could have guided all of you.