How many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession avails nothing, except after Allah gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves?
An-Najm 53:26
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وَكَمْ مِنْ مَلَكٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ لَا تُغْنِي شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ أَنْ يَأْذَنَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَرْضَىٰ
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How many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession avails nothing, except after God gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves?
There are many angels in the skies, but their help won't matter — unless Allah gives them permission, and He is pleased with the person they're helping.
How many angels are there in the heavens, whose prayers can't help at all — unless Allah allows it, for whoever He chooses and is pleased with?
How many an angel in the heavens whose intercession avails nothing, except after God gives permission to whom He wills and is pleased with.
How many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession avails nothing, except after Allah gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves?
How many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession avails nothing, except after God gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves?
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.
And there are many angels in the heavens, whose intercession will avail nothing except after Allâh has given leave for whom He wills and is pleased with.
How many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will be of no avail except after Allah’s permission to whom He wills and pleases.
How many-so-ever be the angels in the heavens, their intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He pleases and that he is acceptable to Him.
And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth.
There may be countless angels in heaven, but their intercession will be of no avail until God has given permission to those whom he chooses and accepts.
Numerous are the angels in the heavens; yet their intercession shall be of no avail, except in regard to those whom He grants the leave of intercession and whose plea He is pleased to accept.
How many an angel there is in the heavens whose intercession is of not any avail, except after Allah permits whomever He wishes and approves of!
Wakam min malakin fee alssamawati la tughnee shafaAAatuhum shayan illa min baAAdi an yathana Allahu liman yashao wayarda