Surah Al-Anbya (الأنبياء) • The Prophets

Quran 21:27

21:27

لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُۥ بِٱلْقَوْلِ وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِۦ يَعْمَلُونَ

lā yasbiqūnahu bil-qawli wahum bi-amrihi yaʿmalūna

They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.

— Saheeh International

they do not speak before He speaks and they act by His command.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on His Command.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

لَاlāNot
يَسْبِقُونَهُۥyasbiqūnahuthey (can) precede Him
بِٱلْقَوْلِbil-qawliin word
وَهُمwahumand they
بِأَمْرِهِۦbi-amrihiby His command
يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnaact