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An-Najm 26

Ayah 26 of 62 · Meccan

۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٖ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِي شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن يَأۡذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرۡضَىٰٓ ٢٦

And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allāh has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ وَكَمAnd how manywakam
  2. مِّنofmin
  3. مَّلَكٖ(the) Angelsmalakin
  4. فِيinfī
  5. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  6. لَاnotlā
  7. تُغۡنِيwill availtugh'nī
  8. شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡtheir intercessionshafāʿatuhum
  9. شَيۡـًٔاanythingshayan
  10. إِلَّاexceptillā
  11. مِنۢaftermin
  12. بَعۡدِafterbaʿdi
  13. أَن[that]an
  14. يَأۡذَنَAllah has given permissionyadhana
  15. ٱللَّهُAllah has given permissionl-lahu
  16. لِمَنfor whomliman
  17. يَشَآءُHe willsyashāu
  18. وَيَرۡضَىٰٓand approveswayarḍā

Tafsir

How many angels are there in the heavens whose intercession cannot help at all if they were to intend to help someone, except after Allah permits intercession for whom He wishes among them and He is pleased with the one being interceded for. Allah will never permit one who associates a partner with Him to intercede and He will never be pleased with the one he is interceding for who worships him besides Allah.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran