سورة النّجْم
Surah Al-Najm 53:3
The Parts of the Qur‘ân · Verse 3 of 62
وَمَا يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ
Abdul Mannan Omar
He does not say anything out of (his own) fanciful desire.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire.
Ahmed Ali
Neither does he speak of his own will.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
He does not speak on his own, out of his own desire;
Daryabadi
And he speaketh not of his own desire.
Faridul Haque
And he does not say anything by his own desire.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Nor does he speak out of desire.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Nor does he speak out of his own desire.
Muhammad Asad
and neither does he speak out of his own desire:
Muhammad Musin Khan
Nor does he speak of (his own) desire.
Muhammad Pickthall
Nor doth he speak of (his own) desire.
Muhammad Sarwar
He does not speak out of his own desires.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Nor does he speak out of desire.
Rashad Khalifa
Nor was he speaking out of a personal desire.
Shabbir Ahmed
Nor does he utter the Word out of his desire.
Commentary 53:3 Another criterion for a spiritual guide is that he should earn his own livelihood. He should not depend on the money of his followers in the name of the…
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ
53:3 Another criterion for a spiritual guide is that he should earn his own livelihood. He should not depend on the money of his followers in the name of the religion he preaches or say anything out of his own fanciful desire in order to obtain any personal benefit.
The verse also tells us that the impression received by the Holy Prophet (pbuh) in the Revelation is neither an error of his heart nor a deception by others, nor does he speak out of selfish motives. He was given true knowledge and he did not err in theory and practice. He acted according to that knowledge and did not deviate in the least from the principles he presented.