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Muhammad Asad   
But you cannot will it unless God wills [to show you that way]: for, behold, God is indeed all-seeing, wise
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
But you cannot will ˹to do so˺ unless Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
Safi Kaskas   
Yet you cannot will, unless God wills. God is Knowing and Wise.

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Arabic   
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمً
Transliteration (2021)   
wamā tashāūna illā an yashāa l-lahu inna l-laha kāna ʿalīman ḥakīma
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
And not you will except that wills Allah. Indeed, Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
But you cannot will it unless God wills [to show you that way]: for, behold, God is indeed all-seeing, wise
M. M. Pickthall   
Yet ye will not, unless Allah willeth. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
But ye will not, except as Allah wills; for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
But you cannot will ˹to do so˺ unless Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
Safi Kaskas   
Yet you cannot will, unless God wills. God is Knowing and Wise.
Wahiduddin Khan   
But you cannot will it unless God wills [to show you that way]God is indeed all-knowing and wis
Shakir   
And you do not please except that Allah please, surely Allah is Knowing, Wise
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
But you will it not unless God wills it. For God had been Knowing, Wise.
T.B.Irving   
Anything you (all) wish is only if God so wishes too; God is Aware, Wise!
Abdul Hye   
but you cannot will, unless Allah wills. Surely, Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise.
The Study Quran   
And you do not will but that God wills. Truly God is Knowing, Wise
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And you desire not except if Allah (so) wills. Verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise
Farook Malik   
but you cannot will, except by the will of Allah. Surely Allah is All-Knowledgeable, All-Wise
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
Yet you cannot will, unless God wills. God is Knowing and Wise
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And in no way can you (Literally: mankind) decide unless Allah (so) decides; surely Allah has been Ever-Knowing, Ever-Wise
Muhammad Sarwar   
(The virtuous mentioned in this chapter) want only what God wants. God is All-knowing and All-wise
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
And you will not so wish unless Allah so wills. Indeed Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise
Shabbir Ahmed   
Yet, you cannot will it unless you align your free will with the Will of Allah. (Guidance can only be achieved according to Divine Laws (4:88)). For, behold, Allah is Knower, Wise
Dr. Munir Munshey   
But you cannot will anything, unless Allah wills it so. Indeed, Allah is all-Knowing, all-Wise
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
But you will not except as Allah wishes; Verily, Allah is Ever All Knowing (Aleem), All Wise (Hakeem)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And you do not will except that Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And you cannot will, except if God wills. God is Knowledgeable, Wise
Abdel Haleem   
But you will only wish to do so if God wills- God is all knowing, all wise
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And ye will not, unless Allah willeth. Verily Allah is ever Knowing, Wise.
Ahmed Ali   
But you will not desire except as God wills. Verily He is all-knowing and all-wise
Aisha Bewley   
But you will not will unless Allah wills. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
Ali Ünal   
You cannot will unless God wills. Surely God is All-Knowing, All-Wise
Ali Quli Qara'i   
But you do not wish unless it is wished by Allah. Indeed Allah is all-knowing, all-wise
Hamid S. Aziz   
But you will not, except as Allah wills, surely Allah is Knower, Wise
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And you do not want except if God wants. Indeed God is knowledgeable and wise
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
But you cannot, except as God wills, and God is full of Knowledge and Wisdom
Musharraf Hussain   
You can’t have it unless Allah wills to show you that way, and Allah is Knowing, Wise.
Maududi   
But your willing shall be of no avail until Allah Himself so wills. Surely Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And you cannot will unless God wills. God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
Mohammad Shafi   
But you cannot will it unless Allah so wills! Allah is indeed Aware, Wise

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And what you will, but only this Allah wills. Undoubtedly, He is All-Knowing, Wise
Rashad Khalifa   
Whatever you will is in accordance with GOD's will. GOD is Omniscient, Wise.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Yet you will not unless Allah wills; surely, Allah is the Knower, the Wise
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And you will not, unless Allah pleases. Surely Allah is ever Knowing, Wise -
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
And you do not will/want except that (E) God wills/wants/intends, that truly God was/is knowledgeable, wise/judicious
Bijan Moeinian   
Your goal will be accomplished, if it coincides with the will of God, the Most Knowledgeable, the Most Wise
Faridul Haque   
And what will you wish, except if Allah wills; indeed Allah is All Knowing, Wise
Sher Ali   
But you cannot so wish unless ALLAH so wills. Verily, ALLAH is All-Knowing, Wise
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And you cannot wish anything yourselves except what Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And you (true believers) should wish no other way except as Allah wishes (for you). Verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
But you cannot will, unless Allah wills. Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
But you will not unless God wills; surely God is ever All-knowing, All-wise
George Sale   
But ye shall not will, unless God willeth; for God is knowing, and wise
Edward Henry Palmer   
But ye will not please except God please! Verily, God is knowing, wise
John Medows Rodwell   
But will it ye shall not, unless God will it, for God is Knowing, Wise
N J Dawood (2014)   
Yet you cannot will, except by the will of God. God is omniscient and wise

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
But you cannot come except in accordance with Allah’s will. Indeed, Allah is the All-knowing, the Perfectly Wise.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Anything you (all) wish is only if Allah (God) so wishes too; Allah (God) is Aware, Wise!
Ahmed Hulusi   
You cannot will unless Allah wills (your will is Allah’s will)! Indeed, Allah is the Aleem, the Hakim.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Yet you will not, unless Allah Wills; surely Allah is All-knowing, All-wise
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
Nor can you exercise your will without Allah's accord; He has always been Alimun (Omniscient) and Hakimun (Wise
Mir Aneesuddin   
and you do not will unless Allah wills, Allah is certainly Knowing, Wise.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
But ye will not, except as God wills; for God is full of Knowledge and Wisdom
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And not you will except that wills Allah. Indeed, Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise