14. Surah Ibrahim

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

قَالَتْ لَهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ إِن نَّحْنُ إِلاَّ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ...   

14: 11.  Their Messengers said to them:

"True, we are human like yourselves,

...وَلَـكِنَّ اللّهَ يَمُنُّ عَلَى مَن يَشَاء مِنْ عِبَادِهِ...

but Allah doth grant His grace to such of His servants as He pleases.

...وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا أَن نَّأْتِيَكُم بِسُلْطَانٍ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ اللّهِ...

It is not for us to bring you an authority except as Allah permits.

...وَعلَى اللّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿١١﴾

And on Allah let all men of faith put their trust.

Other versions:

14: 11

Yusuf Ali Their apostles said to them: "True we are human like yourselves but Allah doth grant His grace to such of His servants as He pleases. It is not for us to bring you an authority except as Allah permits. And on Allah let all men of faith put their trust.

Pickthall Their messengers said unto them: We are but mortals like you, but Allah giveth grace unto whom He will of His slaves. It is not ours to bring you a warrant unless by the permission of Allah. In Allah let believers put their trust!

Transliteration Qa_lat lahum rusuluhum in nahnu illa_ basyarum mislukum wa la_kinnalla_ha yamunnu 'ala_ may yasya_'u min 'iba_dih(i), wa ma_ ka_na lana_ an na'tiyakum bi sulta_nin illa_ bi iznilla_h(i), wa 'alalla_hi falyatawakkalil mu'minu_

[Asad note 14: it is to the contents of the divine message propounded to the mthat all sekers after truth must turn for illumination [ see 7:75 and 13:43, as well as the corresponsing ntoes]. The Quran dwells in many places ………….for a morally valid and intellectually justifiable conviction of the intrinsic truth of such a message can be gained only through “conscious insight accessible to reason” [ 12:108].