Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Kahf Verse 23

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And never say about anything, “I will do this tomorrow,”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And never say of anything, “I will definitely do this tomorrow,”

Ruwwad Translation Center

And never say about anything, “I will surely do this tomorrow,”

A. J. Arberry

And do not say, regarding anything, 'I am going to do that tomorrow,'

Abdul Haleem

do not say of anything, ‘I will do that tomorrow,’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And never say thou of a thing: verily I am going to do that on the morrow.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Nor say of anything, "I shall be sure to do so and so tomorrow"-

Abul Ala Maududi

And never say about anything: "I shall certainly do this tomorrow"

Ahmed Ali

Do not say of any thing: "I will do it tomorrow,"

Ahmed Raza Khan

And never say about anything that, “I will do this tomorrow.”

Ali Quli Qarai

Do not say about anything, ‘I will indeed do it tomorrow,’

Ali Ünal

And do not say about anything (you intend), "I will do it tomorrow,"

Amatul Rahman Omar

And never say of anything, `I am going to do it tomorrow,´

English Literal

And do not say (E) to a thing: "That I am making/doing that tomorrow/(in the) future."

Faridul Haque

And never say about anything that, "I will do this tomorrow."

Hamid S. Aziz

Some say, "They were three, and the fourth of them was their dog:" and some say, "Five, and the sixth of them was their dog:" guessing at the unseen: and some say, "Seven, and the eighth of them was their dog." Say, "My Lord knows best the number of them; none knows them but a few. Enter not, therefore, into disputation concerning the matter, except what is clear, and consult not any one of them to pronounce concerning them.

Hilali & Khan

And never say of anything, "I shall do such and such thing tomorrow."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

(Some) say: (They were) three, the fourth of them their dog; and (others) say: Five, the sixth of them their dog, making conjectures about the unseen. And (others) say: Seven, and the eighth of them their dog. Say: My Lord best knows their number -- none knows them but a few. So contend not in their matter but with an outward contention, and question not any of them concerning them.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And do not say of anything: Surely I will do it tomorrow,

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And say not of anything: Lo! I shall do that tomorrow,

Muhammad Sarwar

Never say of something, "I shall do it tomorrow,"

Qaribullah & Darwish

Do not say of anything: 'I will do it tomorrow'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And never say of anything, "I shall do such and such thing tomorrow."

Wahiduddin Khan

never say of anything, "I shall certainly do this tomorrow,"

Talal Itani

And never say about anything, “I will do that tomorrow.”

Tafsir jalalayn

And never say regarding something, that is, for the purpose of [doing] something, `I will indeed do that tomorrow', in other words, [I will do something] at some future [point] in time,

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Saying "If Allah wills" when determining to do Something in the Future

Allah says;

وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَيْءٍ إِنِّي فَاعِلٌ ذَلِكَ غَدًا