Quran 53 : 26

And how many of (the) Angels in the heavens not will avail their intercession anything except from after [that] has given permission Allah for whom He wills and approves.
وَكَم
Wakam
مِّن
Mmin
مَّلَكٍ
Mmalakin
فِى
Fiā
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
Assamaāwaāti
لَا
تُغْنِى
Tughniā
شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ
Shafaāʿatuhum
شَيْـًٔا
Shayana
إِلَّا
Iillā
مِنۢ
Min
بَعْدِ
Baʿdi
أَن
Aan
يَأْذَنَ
Yaadhana
ٱللَّهُ
Allahu
لِمَن
Liman
يَشَآءُ
Yashaaʾu
وَيَرْضَىٰٓ
Wayarḍaāā

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And there are many an angel in the heavens, whose intercession does not benefit in the least, unless God gives permission for whom He wishes and is pleased with him.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

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

Wahiduddin Khan

There may be countless angels in heaven, but their intercession will be of no avail until God has given permission to those whom he chooses and accepts

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allah has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves

The Wise Quran

How many an angel in the heaven. - their intercession avails not at all, except after God has given permission to whom He will and is pleased with.

The Study Quran

And how many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession avails naught, save after God grants leave unto whomsoever He will and unto the one with whom He is content

Talal Itani (2012)

How many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession avails nothing, except after God gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

How many angels there are in the heavens, whose intercession would not benefit at all, except after God gives permission for whom He wills and approves.

T.B.Irving

How many angels are there in Heaven whose intercession does not help in any way except after God permits it, for whomever He wishes and approves of?

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And there are many angels in the heavens, their pleading will be of no use except after Allah has given permission for whom He pleases and that he is acceptable to Him

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

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

Shabbir Ahmed

And how many forces are in the Universe whose company avails not except whom Allah permits. This is so, because such a person works by His Laws and thus obtains His Approval. (Science can only be mastered by understanding the physical laws in Nature)

Samy Mahdy

And how many among an angel in the skies whose intercession will not avail a thing except after Allah has permitted to whom He wills and satisfies.

Safi Kaskas

There are many angels in the heavens whose intercession is of no benefit at all until God gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves.

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.

N J Dawood 2014

Numerous are the angels in the heavens; yet their intercession shall avail nothing until God gives leave to whom He wills and accepts

Mustaqim

And how many angels are there in the heavens whose intercession does not benefit the least except after Allah has given permission to whom He pleases and is content with.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

˹Imagine˺ how many ˹noble˺ angels are in the heavens! ˹Even˺ their intercession would be of no benefit whatsoever, until Allah gives permission to whoever He wills and ˹only for the people He˺ approves.

Musharraf Hussain

There are many angels in Heaven, their intercession cannot benefit anyone, except after Allah allows it for anyone He wants.

MunirMezyed2023

So many Angels are in the heavens whose intercession avails nothing except after Allâh gives permission to whom He wills and with whom He is pleased.

Munir Mezyed

How many ‘Angels’ are in the heavens whose intercession avails nothing except after Allâh gives permission to whom He wills and with whom He is pleased.

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

How many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession cannot benefit (any one) at all, but after Allah allows (it) for whomsoever He wills and pleases

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

Muhammad Marmaduke 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 Mahmoud Ghali

And how many an Angel (there is) in the heavens whose intercession does not avail anything except even after Allah gives permission to whomever He decides and He is satisfied

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 Ahmed - Samira

And how many from (an) angel (is) in the skies/space, their mediation does not enrich/suffice a thing except from after that God permits/allows to whom He wills/wants/intends, and He accepts/approves

Mohammad Shafi

And how many angels are there in the heavens whose intercession shall be of no avail, unless and until it be by Allah's permission and pleasure in regard to those whom He wishes

Mir Aneesuddin

And how many an angel is there in the skies, whose recommendation will be of no use in anything, except after Allah gives permission to whom He wills and pleases.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

But for Allah is the Hereafter and the former (life)

Maududi

Numerous are the angels in the heavens; yet their intercession shall be of no avail, except in regard to those whom He grants the leave of intercession and whose plea He is pleased to accept

Linda "iLham" Barto

No matter how many angels are in Heaven, their intercession will do no good. The exception is when Allah has given permission to whom He pleases and with whom He is pleased.

John Medows Rodwell

And many as are the Angels in the Heavens, their intercession shall be of no avail Until God hath permitted it to whom he shall please and will accept

Irving/Hegab

How many angels are there in Heaven whose intercession does not help in any way except after Allah (God) permits it, for whomever He wishes and approves of?

Hilali - 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

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

How many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession shall not benefit until Allah gives permission to whom He will and is pleased

Hamid S. Aziz

And how many so ever angels are in the heavens, their intercession does not avail at all except after Allah has given permission to whom He wills and chooses to accept

George Sale

And how many angels soever there be in the heavens, their intercession shall be of no avail, until after God shall have granted permission unto whom He shall please and shall accept

Fode Drame

And how many an angel [are there] in the heavens? Their intercession avails nothing except after Allah gives permission for whom He wills and pleases.

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

Edward Henry Palmer

How many an angel in the heaven!- their intercession avails not at all, save after God has given permission to whomsoever He will and is pleased with

Dr. Munir Munshey

There are many angels in the heavens. But their intercessions would not help anyone a bit, unless Allah allows such specific mediation in favor of whomever He wills, and pleases

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And how many angels there are in the heavens (whom the disbelievers and the idolaters worship and expect from them intercession but) whose intercession will be of no use at all, except after Allah (awards) permission for whom He wills and likes

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And how many an angel in the heavens is there whose intercession will avail nothing at all, but after God gives permission to whom He wills and He is well-pleased.

Dr. Kamal Omar

And how many (are) from among the angels in the heavens— their intercession (in favour of a human being) does not benefit (one) in any form except after that Allah permits for whom He thinks proper and He agrees (therewith)

Corpus.Quran

And how many of (the) Angels in the heavens not will avail their intercession anything except after after [that] Allah has given permission Allah has given permission for whom He wills and approves

Bilal Muhammad 2018

However many angels there are in the heavens, their intercession will avail them nothing, except after God has given permission to whom He pleases, and that they are acceptable to Him

Bijan Moeinian

No matter how many angles [which are so beloved by God] pray for God’s mercy for a person, their prayer may not be beneficial for that person unless God himself decides to grant it in favor of whoever He wills and is pleased with

Bakhtiari Nejad

And many angels are in the skies, that their mediation is of no benefit at all except after God gives permission for whom He wants and He approves.

Arthur John Arberry

How many an angel there is in the heavens whose intercession avails not anything, save after that God gives leave to whomsoever He wills and is well-pleased

Amatul Rahman Omar

Behold! so many an angel is there in the heavens but their intercession can be of no avail except after Allah has given (them) permission regarding him whom He wills and with whom He is pleased

Ali Ünal

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

Ali Quli Qara'i

How many an angel there is in the heavens whose intercession is of no avail in any way except after Allah grants permission to whomever He wishes and approves of

Aisha Bewley

And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession is of no benefit at all until Allah has authorised those He wills and is pleased with them!

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And how many an angel is there in the heavens that their intercession availed nothing but when Allah permits to whomsoever He desires and pleases.

Ahmed Hulusi

And how many angels are there in the heavens whose intercession will not be of any avail, except for those to whom Allah allows, those for whom He wills and with whom He is pleased?

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

Abdul Majid 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

Abdul Hye

How many angels are there in the heavens; yet their intercession can avail nothing except what Allah gives permission for whom He wills and pleases.

Abdel Haleem

There are many angels in heaven whose intercession will be of no use until God gives permission to those He will, whose words He will accept