لَهُۥ
مُعَقِّبَٰتٞ
مِّنۢ
بَيۡنِ
يَدَيۡهِ
وَمِنۡ
خَلۡفِهِۦ
يَحۡفَظُونَهُۥ
مِنۡ
أَمۡرِ
ٱللَّهِۗ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
لَا
يُغَيِّرُ
مَا
بِقَوۡمٍ
حَتَّىٰ
يُغَيِّرُواْ
مَا
بِأَنفُسِهِمۡۗ
وَإِذَآ
أَرَادَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِقَوۡمٖ
سُوٓءٗا
فَلَا
مَرَدَّ
لَهُۥۚ
وَمَا
لَهُم
مِّن
دُونِهِۦ
مِن
وَالٍ
١١
For him are angels ranged before him and behind him, who guard him by Allah's command. Lo! Allah changeth not the condition of a folk until they (first) change that which is in their hearts; and if Allah willeth misfortune for a folk there is none that can repel it, nor have they a defender beside Him.
— M. Pickthall
For him [i.e., each one] are successive [angels]1 before and behind him who protect him by the decree of Allāh.2 Indeed, Allāh will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. And when Allāh intends for a people ill,3 there is no repelling it. And there is not for them besides Him any patron.
— Saheeh International
For each (such person) there are (angels) in succession, before and behind him: They guard him by command of Allah. Allah does not change a people's lot unless they change what is in their hearts. But when (once) Allah willeth a people's punishment, there can be no turning it back, nor will they find, besides Him, any to protect.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah's Knowledge encompasses all Things Apparent and Hidden
Allah declares that His knowledge is encompassing all of His creation, those who declare their speech or hide it, He hears it and nothing of it ever escapes His observation. Allah said in other Ayat,
وَإِن تَجْهَرْ بِالْقَوْلِ فَإِنَّهُ يَعْ
…Allah's Knowledge encompasses all Things Apparent and Hidden
Allah declares that His knowledge is encompassing all of His creation, those who declare t
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