Surah At-Takwir, Ayah 29 (81:29)

ٱلتَّكْوِير

وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Quran 81:29 is ayah 29 of Surah At-Takwir (“The Overthrowing”), a Meccan surah of 29 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 586 of the Madani Mushaf.

81:29
وَمَاتَشَآءُونَإِلَّآأَنيَشَآءَٱللَّهُرَبُّٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ٢٩
wamā tashāūna illā an yashāa l-lahu rabbu l-ʿālamīna

And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.(29)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. تَشَآءُونَtashāūnayou will
  3. إِلَّآillāexcept
  4. أَنanthat
  5. يَشَآءَyashāawills
  6. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  7. رَبُّrabbuLord
  8. ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna(of) the worlds

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