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Surah 50. Qaf, Ayah 29

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مَا يُبَدَّلُ ٱلْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّـٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
M a yubaddalu alqawlu ladayya wam a an a bi th all a min lilAAabeed i
The judgment passed by Me shall not be altered; but never do I do the least wrong unto My creatures!"
  - Mohammad Asad
My words cannot be changed, nor am I unjust to My servants."
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
My Word cannot be changed,1 nor am I unjust to 'My' servants.'
  - Mustafa Khattab

 Meaning, the decree to punish wicked humans and jinn (see 11:119 and 32:13).

The sentence that cometh from Me cannot be changed, and I am in no wise a tyrant unto the slaves.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
"The Word changes not before Me and I do not the least injustice to My Servants." 4966
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"'Abd" has two plurals: (1) 'Abid, as here, means all Servants of Allah, i.e., all his creatures; (2) 'Ibad has the further connotation of Servants of Allah, devoted to his service; I have translated it in many cases by the word "devotees". The Sentence before the Judgment-Seat is pronounced with perfect justice; it does not change, and requires no change; the inevitable consequences of sin must follow; the time for Mercy is past.

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