Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

“I have placed my trust in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is no creature save He holds it by its forelock. My Lord is on a straight path.

اِنّ۪ي تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللّٰهِ رَبّ۪ي وَرَبِّكُمْۜ مَا مِنْ دَٓابَّةٍ اِلَّا هُوَ اٰخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَاۜ اِنَّ رَبّ۪ي عَلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَق۪يمٍ
Innee tawakkaltu AAala Allahirabbee warabbikum ma min dabbatin illa huwa akhithunbinasiyatiha inna rabbee AAala siratinmustaqeem
#wordmeaningroot
1innīIndeed, I
2tawakkaltu[I] put my trustوكل
3ʿalāupon
4l-lahiAllah
5rabbīmy Lordربب
6warabbikumand your Lordربب
7(There is) not
8minof a moving creature
9dābbatinof a moving creatureدبب
10illābut
11huwaHe
12ākhidhunhas graspاخذ
13bināṣiyatihāof its forelockنصي
14innaIndeed
15rabbīmy Lordربب
16ʿalā(is) on
17ṣirāṭina pathصرط
18mus'taqīminstraightقوم
  • Aisha Bewley

    I have put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord. There is no creature He does not hold by the forelock. My Lord is on a Straight Path.

  • Progressive Muslims

    "I have put my trust in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is not a creature except He will seize it by frontal lobe. My Lord is on a Straight Path."

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    "I have put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord. There is not a creature in the Universe beyond His firm Control. Behold, my Lord is on the Straight Path."

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    “I have placed my trust in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is no creature save He holds it by its forelock. My Lord is on a straight path.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    "I have placed my trust in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is not a creature except He will seize it by its forelock. My Lord is on a straight path."

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    "I have put my trust in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is not a creature except He will seize it by its frontal lobe. My Lord is on a Straight Path."

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    "I have put my trust in GOD, my Lord and your Lord. There is not a creature that He does not control. My Lord is on the right path.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    I place my trust in God who is my Lord and your Lord. There is no creature that moves on the earth who is not held by the forelock firmly by Him. Verily the way of my Lord is straight.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    Indeed, I have relied upon Allah, my Lord and your Lord. There is no creature but that He holds its forelock. Indeed, my Lord is on a path straight."

  • Muhammad Asad

    Behold, I have placed my trust in God, my Sustainer as well as your Sustainer: for there is no living creature which He does not hold by its forelock. Verily, straight is my Sustainer's way!

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Lo! I have put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Not an animal but He doth grasp it by the forelock! Lo! my Lord is on a straight path.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    I have put my trust in Allah, Who is my Lord and your Lord. There is no moving creature which He does not hold by its forelock. Surely, My Lord is on the straight path.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    "In Allah, my creator and your Creator, do I trust; there is not an animate or inanimate being but He grasps by the forelock; He is the controlling power over the whole and all in all". "Indeed, Allah, my Creator, stands manifest of Justice and uniqueness of righteousness."

  • Bijan Moeinian

    "I put my trust in God Who is my Lord and yours as well. There is not a creature which escapes his authority. The right path is the path indicated by the Lord."

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    "I put my trust in Allâh, my Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving (living) creature but He has the grasp of its forelock. Verily, my Lord is on the Straight Path (the truth).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    "I put my trust in Allah, My Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving creature, but He hath grasp of its fore-lock. Verily, it is my Lord that is on a straight Path.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    I have put my trust in Allah—my Lord and your Lord. There is no living creature that is not completely under His control. Surely my Lord’s Way is perfect justice.

  • Taqi Usmani

    I place my trust in Allah who is my Lord and your Lord. There is no creature but He holds it by the forelock. Surely, my Lord is on a straight path.

  • Abdul Haleem

    I put my trust in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is no moving creature which He does not control. My Lord’s way is straight.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Truly, I have put my trust in God, my Lord and your Lord; there is no creature that crawls, but He takes it by the forelock. Surely my Lord is on a straight path.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Verily, I rely upon God, my Lord and your Lord. There is no beast that walks, but He taketh it by its forelock. Verily, my Lord is on the right way!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    "Other gods as partners. Plot then against me together (as much as you like), and give me no respite.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Surely I have put my trust in Allah, (Literally: I entrust "my self" to Allah) my Lord and your Lord; in no way is there any beast whatever except that He is taking it by the forelock. Surely my Lord is on a straight Path.

  • George Sale

    for I put my confidence in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is no beast, but he holdeth it by its forelock: Verily my Lord proceedeth in the right way.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    "I put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord, there is not a moving creature, whom He does not (firmly) grasp by its hair in front (of the head). Surely, it is my Lord Who is on (and along) a the Straight Path (the Ultimate Path of Truth).

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    `I have definitely put my trust in Allâh, (Who is) my Lord and your Lord. There is no living and moving creature but He holds its forelock, (having absolute power over it). Surely, right and just are the ways of my Lord.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Indeed I have put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord. There is no living being but He holds it by its forelock. Indeed my Lord is on a straight path.