Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

The practice of God which was before. And thou wilt not find in the practice of God any change.

سُنَّةَ اللّٰهِ الَّت۪ي قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلُۚ وَلَنْ تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللّٰهِ تَبْد۪يلاً
Sunnata Allahi allatee qad khalat minqablu walan tajida lisunnati Allahi tabdeela
#wordmeaningroot
1sunnata(The established) wayسنن
2l-lahi(of) Allah
3allatīwhich
4qadpassed away
5khalatpassed awayخلو
6minbefore
7qablubeforeقبل
8walanand never
9tajidayou will findوجد
10lisunnatiin (the) way of Allahسنن
11l-lahiin (the) way of Allah
12tabdīlanany changeبدل
  • Aisha Bewley

    That is Allah’s pattern which has passed away before. You will not find any changing in the pattern of Allah.

  • Progressive Muslims

    Such is God's way with those who have passed away before, and you will not find any change in God's way.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    This is the Law of Allah which has been in force since older times. And never will you find any change in Allah's Law. ('Sunnatillah' = Allah's Law in practice. 'Kalimatillah' = Allah's Word = Allah's Law in theory (3:139), (17:77), (33:38), (33:62), (35:43), (40:85), (48:23)).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    The practice of God which was before. And thou wilt not find in the practice of God any change.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Such is the way of God with those who have passed away before, and you will not find any change in the way of God.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Such is God's sunna with those who have passed away before, and you will not find any change in God's sunna.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Such is GOD's system throughout history, and you will find that GOD's system is unchangeable.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    This is the law of God, effective as before: You will not find any change in the law of God.

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

    the established way of Allah which has occurred before. And never will you find in the way of Allah any change.

  • Muhammad Asad

    such being God’s way which has ever obtained in the past - and never wilt thou find any change in God’s way!

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    It is the law of Allah which hath taken course aforetime. Thou wilt not find for the law of Allah aught of power to change.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Such is Allah's Way that has come down from the past.* Never shall you find any change in the Way of Allah.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    This is a course of action adopted by Allah and has long been pursued, and you people shall not find a change in Allah's mode of action.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    This is a tradition set by your Lord and you will not find any change in God’s policy

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    That has been the Way of Allâh already with those who passed away before. And you will not find any change in the Way of Allâh.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    (Such has been) the practice (approved) of Allah already in the past: no change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    ˹This is˺ Allah’s way, already long established ˹in the past˺. And you will find no change in Allah’s way.

  • Taqi Usmani

    - according to the consistent practice of Allah that went on since before, and you will never find a change in Allah’s consistent practice.

  • Abdul Haleem

    such was God’s practice in the past and you will find no change in God’s practices.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    the wont of God, as in the past before, and thou shalt never find any changing the wont of God.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    God's course which has been followed before, and thou shalt find no change in the course of God!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Such has been the course (or practice or law) of Allah that has indeed run also in the past, and you shall find no power to change this course (or law) of Allah.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    The enactment of Allah, which has already passed away earlier, and you will never find any exchange (s) to the enactment of Allah.

  • George Sale

    According to the ordinance of God, which hath been put in execution heretofore against opposers of the prophets; for thou shalt not find any change in the ordinance of God.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    That has been the Way of Allah, already with those (peoples) of the past: No change will you find in the Way of Allah.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    (Allâh has explained to you) His wont which has been in practice since the very past. You will find no change at all in Allâh's wont.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Allah’s precedent that has passed before, and you will never find in Allah’s precedent any change.