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Surah An-Nahl, Verse 99

سورة النحل، الآية ٩٩

16:99 Juz 14 Hizb 28 Page 278 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 16:99

إِنَّهُۥ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ سُلْطَٰنٌ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ ۝٩٩

Transliteration

innahu laysa lahu sul'ṭānun ʿalā alladhīna āmanū waʿalā rabbihim yatawakkalūna

Translation

Indeed, there is for him no authority over those who have believed and rely upon their Lord.

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Verse 99 of Surah An-Nahl (16:99), a Meccan surah, is in juz 14, on page 278 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 99

Al-Mukhtasar

Satan has no authority over those who have faith in Allah and who rely only on their Lord in all their affairs.

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Other translations of verse 99

Indeed, he has no power over those who believe63 and put their trust in their Lord.

Notes

[63] Satan has no authority over them except whisperings.

Verily! He has no power over those who believe and put their trust only in their Lord (Allâh).

Lo! he hath no power over those who believe and put trust in their Lord.

No authority has he over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord.

Surely he has no authority over those who believe and rely on their Lord.

Surely he has no all-binding authority over the ones who believe and trust in their Lord.

Verse 99 word by word

  1. إِنَّهُۥ innahu Indeed he
  2. لَيْسَ laysa not ل ي س
  3. لَهُۥ lahu for him
  4. سُلْطَٰنٌ sul'ṭānun (is) any authority س ل ط
  5. عَلَى ʿalā on
  6. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
  7. ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū believe أ م ن
  8. وَعَلَىٰ waʿalā and upon
  9. رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim their Lord ر ب ب
  10. يَتَوَكَّلُونَ yatawakkalūna they put their trust و ك ل

Verses related to verse 99

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  • Sad 38:83

    إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    Except, among them, Your chosen servants."

Verses with similar wording

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  • An-Nahl 16:42

    ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

    [They are] those who endured patiently and upon their Lord relied.

  • Al-’Ankabut 29:59

    ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

    Who have been patient and upon their Lord rely.

  • Ash-Shuraa 42:36

    فَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّن شَىْءٍ فَمَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

    So whatever thing you have been given - it is but [for] enjoyment of the worldly life. But what is with Allāh is better and more lasting for those who have believed and upon their Lord rely

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