Skip to content
SurahWise

Quran 16:93

Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), verse 93 of 128 · Juz 14

وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً وَلَـٰكِن يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَلَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

Translations of Quran 16:93
EnglishTalal Itani

Had Allah willed, He would have made you one congregation, but He leaves astray whom He wills, and He guides whom He wills. And you will surely be questioned about what you used to do.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Had Allah willed He could have made you (all) one nation, but He sendeth whom He will astray and guideth whom He will, and ye will indeed be asked of what ye used to do.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Allah, dilese idi elbet hepinizi bir tek ümmet yapardı ve lâkin o, dilediğine dalâlet, dilediğine hidayet buyurur ve her halde hepiniz bütün yaptıklarınızdan mes'ul olacaksınız

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si Dieu avait voulu, il aurait fait de vous un seul peuple ; mais il égare celui qu’il veut, et dirige celui qu’il veut : un jour on vous demandera compte de vos actions.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Indien het Gode had behaagd, zou hij u zekerlijk tot één volk hebben gemaakt; maar hij brengt in dwaling naar zijn welbehagen, en hij zal leiden wie hem behaagt. Eens zal men u rekenschap van uwe daden vragen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se Dio l’avesse voluto, avrebbe fatto di voi un sol popolo; ma egli smarrisce chi vuole, e dirige chi vuole: un giorno vi domanderà conto delle vostre azioni.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.