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لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِ يَعْمَلُونَ
Transliteration:
La yasbiqoonahu bialqawli wahum bi-amrihi yaAAmaloona
Word by Word:
Not they (can) precede Him in word, and they by His command act.
Translations:
they speak not until He has spoken unto them, and [whenever they act,] they act at His behest.
They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His Command.
They speak not until He hath spoken, and they act by His command.
They speak not before He speaks, and according to his command they act.
They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.