Jonah 10:100

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Arabic English Morphology
وَمَا wamā
And not Prep
كَانَ kāna
is V
لِنَفْسٍ linafsin
for a soul Noun
أَن an
to Prep
believe V
إِلَّا illā
except Prep
بِإِذْنِ bi-idh'ni
by (the) permission Noun
(of) Allah Noun
And He will place V
the wrath Noun
عَلَى ʿalā
on Prep
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna
those who Noun
لَا
(do) not Prep
use reason V

No soul can believe except by God’s will, and He brings disgrace on those who do not use their reason

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفۡسٍ أَن تُؤۡمِنَ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَیَجۡعَلُ ٱلرِّجۡسَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِینَ لَا یَعۡقِلُونَ ۝١٠٠

wamā kāna linafsin an tu'mina illā bi-idh'ni l-lahi wayajʿalu l-rij'sa ʿalā alladhīna lā yaʿqilūn