Quran 18:39 Word by Word & Translations

18:39 Word by Word (2021)

And why (did you) not, when you entered your garden say, "What wills Allah; (there is) no power except with Allah." If you see me lesser than you (in) wealth and children,


18:39 Arabic

وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ إِن تَرَنِ أَنَا۠ أَقَلَّ مِنكَ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا

18:39 Transliteration

Walawla ith dakhalta jannataka qulta ma shaa Allahu la quwwata illa biAllahi in tarani ana aqalla minka malan wawaladan
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
"And if you enter your garden, you should say: 'Thisis what God has given, there is no power except by God.' You see me as being less than you in wealth and in children?"
Abdel Haleem
If only, when you entered your garden, you had said, “This is God’s will. There is no power not [given] by God.” Although you see I have less wealth and offspring than you
Abdul Hye
When you entered your garden, why did you not say: ‘It is as Allah wills! There is no power but with Allah!’ If you see me, I have less wealth than you and children,
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Wherefore saidst thou not, when thou enteredest thy garden: whatsoever Allah may will! there is no power save in Allah! If thou beholdest I am inferior to thee in substance and offspring
Ahmed Ali
When you entered your garden, why did you not say: 'As God may please;' for no one has power except given by God? Though you see me poorer in wealth and children than you
Ahmed Hulusi
“If only you had said, when you entered your garden, “MashaAllah (this formation is by the will of Allah) la kuwwata illa Billah – power (which appears to manifest on me) belongs only to Allah”... Although you see me less in wealth and children.”
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And why it was not so that when you entered in your garden then you would have told, as Allah wills, we have no power but the help of Allah, if you see me as less than you in wealth and offspring.
Aisha Bewley
Why, when you entered your garden, did you not say, "It is as Allah wills, there is no strength but in Allah"? Though you see me with less wealth and children than you possess,
Ali Ünal
"If only you had said, on entering your vineyard, ‘Whatever God wills (surely has and surely will come to pass); there is no strength (to achieve anything) save with God.’ Though you see me with less wealth and offspring than you (I have no complaint at all, for it is God Who does as He wills, and He is All-Compassionate toward His servants)
Ali Quli Qara'i
Why did you not say, when you entered your garden, ‘‘[This is] as Allah has wished! There is no power except by Allah!’’ If you see that I have lesser wealth than you and children
Amatul Rahman Omar
`And why did you not say when you entered your garden, "(Only) that which Allah wills (comes to pass)", for power belongs only to Allah; though you see me inferior to yourself in riches and children
Arthur John Arberry
Why, when thou wentest into thy garden, didst thou not say, "As God will; there is no power except in God"? If thou seest me, that I am less than thou in wealth and children
Bakhtiari Nejad
And when you entered your garden, why did you not say: “Whatever God wants, there is no power except by God”? If you see me (having) less than you in wealth and children,
Bijan Moeinian
“When you entered your garden (instead of saying those words of pride), you should have said: “What a blessing from the Lord. Indeed there is no power beside the power of the Lord.” You are right; I do not have as much wealth and as many children as you have. But my Lord may shower me with better than your gardens. …
Bilal Muhammad 2018
“Why did you not, as you went into your garden say by God, ‘There is no power but with God,’ if you see me with less than you in wealth and children
Corpus.Quran
And why (did you) not when you entered your garden say What wills Allah (there is) no power except with Allah If you see me (me) lesser than you (in) wealth and children
Dr. Kamal Omar
And why didn’t you when you entered your orchard, say: 'whatever Allah thought proper, there is no authority except with Allah?' If you see me that I am lesser than you in wealth and children —
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Would that when thou hadst entered thy garden thou hadst said: What God willed! There is no strength but with God! If thou hast seen I am less than you in wealth and children.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And why did you not say when you entered your garden: It happens exactly as Allah wills. No one owns any power but with the help of Allah (Ma sha Allah, la quwwata illa bi-llah)? If (today) you find me inferior to you in wealth and riches (then what!
Dr. Munir Munshey
"So, upon entering your garden, why did you not say, ´If Allah wills! (Insha Allah)´. There is no power except that of Allah! (At present) you find me possessing fewer children and riches than you do."
Edward Henry Palmer
Why couldst thou not have said, when thou didst go into thy garden, "What God pleases! there is no power save in God," - to look at, I am less than thee in wealth and children
Faridul Haque
“And why was it not that you would have said when you entered your garden, ‘Whatever Allah wills - we do not have any strength except with the help of Allah’ - if you had observed me lesser than you in wealth and children?”
Fode Drame
If only when you entered your garden you had said, ’let it be as Allah pleases. There is no power except through Allah’. If you do see that I am less than you in wealth and in children
George Sale
And when thou enterest thy garden, wilt thou not say, what God pleaseth shall come to pass; there is no power but in God alone? Although thou seest me to be inferior to thee in wealth and number of children
Hamid S. Aziz
"Why could you not have said when you did enter into your garden, ´As Allah pleases! (Or It is Allah´s will or Allah´s will always comes to pass). There is no power save in Allah!´. Though you see me as less than you in wealt
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
When you entered your garden why did you not say: "If Allah wills; there is no power except by Allah." Though you see me lesser than yourself in wealth and children
Hilali - Khan
It was better for you to say, when you entered your garden: That which Allah wills (will come to pass)! There is no power but with Allah . If you see me less than you in wealth, and children
Irving/Hegab
Why, as you entered your garden, did you not say: "Whatever Allah (God) may wish; there is no strength except through Allah (God) [Alone]? Even if you see how I am less wealthy than you are and have fewer children,
John Medows Rodwell
And why didst thou not say when thou enteredst thy garden, 'What God willeth! There is no power but in God.' Though thou seest that I have less than thou of wealth and children
Linda "iLham" Barto
“Why did you not go into your garden and say, ‘Allah’s will be done; no power is there without Allah’? If you consider me less than you in wealth and children,…
Maududi
When you entered your vineyard, why did you not say: ´Whatever Allah wills shall come to pass, for there is no power save with Allah!´ If you find me less than yourself in wealth and childre
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And wherefore didst thou not say, when thou enteredst thy garden: It is as Allah has pleased -- there is no power save in Allah? If thou consider me as less than thee in wealth and children -
Mir Aneesuddin
And when you entered your garden why did you not say: That which Allah willed (is in my possession), there is no power except (that) of Allah? If you see me that I am lesser than you in wealth and children,
Mohammad Shafi
"And why did you not say when you entered your garden that it is as Allah has willed and that there is no power but with Allah? If you see me inferior to you in wealth and children,"
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And if only when you entered your treed garden, you said: 'What God willed/wanted! No strength/power except by God,' if you see me, I am less/fewer than you (in) property/possession/wealth and children
Muhammad Asad
And [he continued:] "Alas, if thou hadst but said, on entering thy garden, `Whatever God wills [shall come to pass, for] there is no power save with God!' Although, as thou seest, I have less wealth and offspring than thou
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And if you had said as you entered your garden, cWhatever Allah decides (will be); there is no power except with Allah, (i.e., say: ma sha " " Allah La hawla wala quwwata illa billah) (it would have been better for you.) In case you see me that I am less than you in wealth and children
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
If only, when thou enteredst thy garden, thou hadst said: That which Allah willeth (will come to pass)! There is no strength save in Allah! Though thou seest me as less than thee in wealth and children
Muhammad Sarwar
When entering your garden, you should have said, "This is what God willed; All Power belongs to Him. Even if you consider me inferior to yourself in wealth and offspring
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Why, when you entered your garden, did you not say, ‘(Everything is) as Allah wills. There is no power except with Allah‘? If you see me inferior to you in wealth and children
Munir Mezyed
Entering your own garden, you should have said: Whatever Allâh wills, it will definitely be. There is no power but with Allâh’. As you see that I do posses less wealth and children than you,
MunirMezyed2023
It is better to say whenever you enter into your garden: ‘Whatever Allâh wills, it will definitely be. There is no power but with Allâh. Even though you see me inferior to you in wealth and children.
Musharraf Hussain
When you entered your vineyard why didn’t you say, “There is no power except that of Allah. Even if you saw that I was less than you in wealth and number of children,
Mustafa Khattab 2018
If only you had said, upon entering your property, ‘This is what Allah has willed! There is no power except with Allah!’ Even though you see me inferior to you in wealth and offspring,
Mustaqim
Why did you not say, when you entered your garden, whatever pleases Allah! There is no power except in Allah, if you look at me, I have less wealth and children than you.
N J Dawood 2014
When You entered your garden, why did you not say: "What God has ordained must surely come to pass: there is no strength except in God"
Rashad Khalifa
"When you entered your garden, you should have said, `This is what GOD has given me (Maa Shaa Allah). No one possesses power except GOD (La Quwwata Ellaa Bellaah).' You may see that I possess less money and less children than you.
Safi Kaskas
if only, you had said, when you entered your garden, 'It is all God's will; there is no power except in God'? Although you see me possessing less than you in wealth and children,
Samy Mahdy
And why not when you enter your paradise, you say, “As what Allah willed (Masha Allah); there is no power except with Allah”? If you see me, I have less than you, money and progeny.
Shabbir Ahmed
And he continued, "Alas, when you entered your garden, you should have said, 'This is what Allah has given me according to His Laws for no one has Power but Allah.' You see that I have less wealth and fewer children than you." (Still I associate no one with Him)
Shakir
And wherefore did you not say when you entered your garden: It is as Allah has pleased, there is no power save in Allah? If you consider me to be inferior to you in wealth and children
Sher Ali
`And why didst thou not say when thou didst enter thy garden, `Only that which ALLAH wills comes to pass. There is no power save in ALLAH,' if thou seest me as less than thyself in riches and offspring
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"It was better for you to say, as you went into your garden: ‘Allah’s Will (will be done)! There is no power except with Allah!’ If you do see me less than you in wealth and sons
T.B.Irving
Why, as you entered your garden, did you not say: "Whatever God may wish; there is no strength except through God [Alone]? Even if you see how I am less wealthy than you are and have fewer children,
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Why didn’t you, when you entered into your garden, say, ‘As God wills, there is no might and no power except by God, although you see me less than you in wealth and offspring.’
Talal Itani (2012)
When you entered your garden, why did you not say, 'As God wills; there is no power except through God'? Although you see me inferior to you in wealth and children
The Study Quran
When you entered your garden, why did you not say, ‘[This is] as God wills. There is no strength save in God.’ If you see that I am less than you in wealth and children
The Wise Quran
Why could you not have said, when you went into your garden, "What God willed! There is no strength except with God." To look at, I am less than you in wealth and children,
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And why did you, when you entered your garden, not say, 'What Allah willed [has occurred]; there is no power except in Allah '? Although you see me less than you in wealth and children
Wahiduddin Khan
When you entered your garden, why did you not say, That which God wills [will surely come to pass], there is no power save with God? Although you see I have less wealth and offspring than you
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"Why didst thou not, as thou wentest into thy garden, say: 'Allah's will (be done)! There is no power but with Allah!' If thou dost see me less than thee in wealth and sons