No soul can believe except by Allah’s leave; and He lays disgrace upon those who refuse to understand.
Yunus 10:100
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وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَيَجْعَلُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
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No soul can believe except by God’s leave; and He lays disgrace upon those who refuse to understand.
No one can believe unless Allah allows it. And He places uncleanness on those who don't understand.
No one can believe unless Allah allows it, and He places impurity upon those who don't use their minds.
No soul can believe except by God’s permission. He places filth upon those who do not reason.
No soul can believe except by Allah’s permission. And He lays disgrace on those who do not reason.
No soul can believe except by God’s permission. And He lays disgrace on those who do not reason.
And it is not for a soul [i.e., anyone] to believe except by permission of Allāh, and He will place defilement upon those who will not use reason.
It is not for any person to believe, except by the Leave of Allâh, and He will put the wrath on those who are heedless.
No soul can believe except by Allah’s will, and He will bring disgrace upon those who do not use their intellect.
No soul can believe, except by the will of Allah, and He will place doubt (or obscurity) on those who will not understand.
It is not for any soul to believe save by the permission of Allah. He hath set uncleanness upon those who have no sense.
No soul can believe except by the will of God. He will place the filth [of doubt] upon those who do not use their reason.
No one can believe except by Allah's leave, and Allah lays abomination on those who do not use their understanding. and conduct.
No soul may have faith except by Allah’s leave, and He lays defilement on those who do not exercise their reason.
Wama kana linafsin an tumina illa biithni Allahi wayajAAalu alrrijsa AAala allatheena la yaAAqiloona