سورة الأنبياء، الآية ٢٣
لَا يُسْـَٔلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْـَٔلُونَ ٢٣
lā yus'alu ʿammā yafʿalu wahum yus'alūna
He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.
Verse 23 of Surah Al-Anbya (21:23), a Meccan surah, is in juz 17, on page 323 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.
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And Allah is alone in His kingdom and decree. Nobody can ask Him what He has decreed and ordered, whilst He will ask His servants about their actions and will reward them accordingly.
He cannot be questioned for what He does, but they will be questioned.
He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned.
He will not be questioned as to that which He doeth, but they will be questioned.
He cannot be questioned for His acts, but they will be questioned (for theirs).
He cannot be questioned concerning what He does and they shall be questioned.
He will not be questioned as (to) what He performs, and they will be questioned.
فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَسْـَٔلَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ …
So by your Lord, We will surely question them all …
قُلْ مَنۢ بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَهُوَ يُجِيرُ وَلَا يُجَارُ عَلَيْهِ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
Say, "In whose hand is the realm of all things - and He protects while none can protect against Him - if you should know?"
