Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

They will have no power of intercession save he who has taken a covenant with the Almighty.

لَا يَمْلِكُونَ الشَّفَاعَةَ اِلَّا مَنِ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمٰنِ عَهْداًۢ
La yamlikoona ashshafaAAatailla mani ittakhatha AAinda arrahmaniAAahda
#wordmeaningroot
1Not
2yamlikūnathey will have the powerملك
3l-shafāʿata(of) the intercessionشفع
4illāexcept
5mani(he) who
6ittakhadhahas takenاخذ
7ʿindafromعند
8l-raḥmānithe Most Graciousرحم
9ʿahdana covenantعهد
  • Aisha Bewley

    They have no right of intercession. None do but those who have a contract with the All-Merciful.

  • Progressive Muslims

    None will posses intercession, except for he who has taken a pledge with the Almighty.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    None will have the benefit of intercession unless he has entered into a bond with the Beneficent during the life of the world.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    They will have no power of intercession save he who has taken a covenant with the Almighty.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    None will possess intercession, except for he who has taken a pledge with the Almighty.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    None will posses intercession, except for he who has taken a pledge with the Gracious.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    No one will possess the power to intercede, except those who conform to the laws of the Most Gracious.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    None will have power to intercede for them except one who obtains a promise from Ar-Rahman.

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

    None will have intercession except he who had taken from the Most Merciful a covenant.

  • Muhammad Asad

    none will have intercession unless he has entered into a bond with the Most Gracious.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    They will have no power of intercession, save him who hath made a covenant with his Lord.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    On that Day none will have the power to intercede for them except those who received a sanction from the Most Compassionate Lord.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    No one shall have the advantage nor the power of intercession except him who has been promised to this effect by AL-Rahman.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    No one will have the ability to intercede, except those who conform to the laws of the Most Gracious.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    None shall have the power of intercession, but such a one as has received permission (or promise) from the Most Gracious (Allâh).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    None shall have the power of intercession, but such a one as has received permission (or promise) from (Allah) Most Gracious.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    None will have the right to intercede, except those who have taken a covenant from the Most Compassionate. 

  • Taqi Usmani

    none will have power to intercede, except the one who has entered into a covenant with the All-Merciful (Allah).

  • Abdul Haleem

    no one will have power to intercede except for those who have permission from the Lord of Mercy.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    having no power of intercession, save those who have taken with the All-merciful covenant.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    They shall not possess intercession, save he who has taken a compact with the Merciful.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    We will drive the guilty into hell, like thirsty herds to water.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    They do not possess (any means of) intercession, except the ones who have taken to him from the Providence of the All-Merciful a covenant.

  • George Sale

    They shall obtain no intercession, except he only who hath received a covenant from the Merciful.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    None shall have the power to plead (for them), except such a one, who has had permission from (Allah) the Most Gracious (Ar-Rahmán).

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    (On that day, ) intercession shall be denied to all, save him who holds a promise from the Most Gracious (God).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    No one will have the power to intercede , except for him who has taken a covenant with the All-beneficent.