سورة النّجْم
Surah Al-Najm 53:26
The Parts of the Qur‘ân · Verse 26 of 62
وَكَمْ مِنْ مَلَكٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ لَا تُغْنِي شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ أَنْ يَأْذَنَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَرْضَىٰ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Behold! so many an angel is there in the heavens but their intercession can be of no avail except after Allâh has given (them) permission regarding him whom He wills and with whom He is pleased.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
How many-so-ever be the angels in the heavens, their intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He pleases and that he is acceptable to Him.
Ahmed Ali
Many as the angels be in heaven their intercession will not avail in the least without God´s permission for whomsoever He please and approve.
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Ali Unal
How many an angel there is in the heavens (even supposing they would intercede for a human) whose intercession does not avail at all except after God has given permission to whomever He wills (to intercede on behalf of whomever He wills) and is pleased with.
Daryabadi
And many soever are angels in the heavens whose intercession shall not avail at all save after Allah hath given leave for whomsoever He listeth and pleaseth.
Faridul Haque
And many an angel is in the heavens, whose intercession does not benefit the least unless Allah gives permission for whomever He wills, and whom He likes.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And how many angels are in the heavens, whose intercession avails naught except after Allah gives permission to whom He pleases and chooses.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And how many an angel is there in the heavens, but their intercession shall be of no avail, except after ALLAH gives permission to whomsoever HE wills and pleases.
Muhammad Asad
For, however many angels there be in the heavens, their intercession can be of no least avail [to anyone] - except after God has given leave [to intercede] for whomever He wills and with whom He is well-pleased.
Muhammad Musin Khan
And there are many angels in the heavens, whose intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He wills and pleases.
Muhammad Pickthall
And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth.
Muhammad Sarwar
There are many angels in the heavens whose intercession will be of no benefit unless God grants such permission to whichever of them He wants.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And how many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession does not avail at all except after Allah has given permission to whom He pleases and chooses.
Rashad Khalifa
Not even the angels in heaven possess authority to intercede. The only ones permitted by GOD are those who act in accordance with His will and His approval.
Shabbir Ahmed
And how many forces there are in the Universe whose company avails not except whom God permits. This is so, because such a person works by His laws and thus obtains His approval.
Commentary 53:26 Shafâ‘atشفاعتmeans intercession. According to the verse, nobody can be considered deserving of intercession for the position he holds, the high status he…
وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ لَا تُغْنِي شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ اللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيَرْضَىٰ
53:26 Shafâ‘atشفاعتmeans intercession. According to the verse, nobody can be considered deserving of intercession for the position he holds, the high status he commands, for his love for someone or for the vastness of his knowledge. Intercession is accepted only from one who conforms to Allâh’s will and with whom He is pleased. All types of intercession belong to Allâh (cf. 4:85; 43:86; 53:26).