Thou art not over them an overseer.
Translations
Notes
Aisha Bewley
You are not in control of them.
Progressive Muslims
You have no power over them.
Shabbir Ahmed
You are not a task master over them.
Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
Thou art not over them an overseer.
The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
You have no power over them.
Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament
You have no power over them.
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
You are not a warden over them,
Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
You are not over them a controller.
Muhammad Asad
thou canst not compel them .
Marmaduke Pickthall
Thou art not at all a warder over them.
Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary
and are not invested with the authority to compel them.*
Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab
And no authority have you over them.
Bijan Moeinian
Mohammad, bear in mind that you are not in charge of them
Al-Hilali & Khan
You are not a dictator over them -
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran
You are not ˹there˺ to compel them ˹to believe˺.
Taqi Usmani
You are not a taskmaster set up over them,
Abdul Haleem
you are not there to control them.
Arthur John Arberry
thou art not charged to oversee them.
E. Henry Palmer
thou art not in authority over them;
Hamid S. Aziz
you are not in authority over them;
Mahmoud Ghali
You are not in any way a dominator over them,
George Sale
Thou art not impowered to act with authority over them.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
You are not the one to manage (men’s) affairs.
Amatul Rahman Omar
You are not (appointed) a keeper, stern and hard, to (compel) them.
Ali Quli Qarai
and not a taskmaster over them—
| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lasta | You are not | ليس |
| 2 | ʿalayhim | over them | |
| 3 | bimuṣayṭirin | a controller | سطر |
Words
Translations
Notes
| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lasta | You are not | ليس |
| 2 | ʿalayhim | over them | |
| 3 | bimuṣayṭirin | a controller | سطر |