مَا يُبَدَّلُ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ لَدَيَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّٰمٖ لِّلۡعَبِيدِ ٢٩
The word [i.e., decree] will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- مَاNotmā
- يُبَدَّلُwill be changedyubaddalu
- ٱلۡقَوۡلُthe wordl-qawlu
- لَدَيَّwith Meladayya
- وَمَآand notwamā
- أَنَا۠I Amanā
- بِظَلَّٰمٖunjustbiẓallāmin
- لِّلۡعَبِيدِto My slaveslil'ʿabīdi
Tafsir
The word will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants.” The statement cannot be changed with Me, and I do not turn back on My promise. I do not oppress My servants by decreasing their good deeds, nor by increasing their evil deeds. Rather, I requite them for whatever they have done.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran