inshallah

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US/ˌɪnˈʃɑ.lə/Canada/ˌɪn.ʃɑˈlɑ/

interjection

Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will.

“We will sign the contract tomorrow, inshallah.”

Similar
God willingDeo volentehopefullyyeah, right
OriginArabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰه →
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Meanings

interjection

alternative insha'Allah · alternative in sha Allah · alternative Malaysia InsyaAllah

  1. IslamExpressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will.

    We will sign the contract tomorrow, inshallah.

    1 more example

    Hell yeah, from the river to the sea, Palestine must be, will be – inshallah – it will be free!

    28 June 2025, Bob Vylan, 2025 Glastonbury performance

    Synonyms: God willing, Deo volente, hopefully

  2. colloquialsarcasticExpressing a skeptical affirmative, to indicate the unlikeliness of events, as if they need a divine intervention to come about.

    Donald Trump: And you'll get it to see it [i.e. his taxes].

    29 September 2020, Joe Biden, US presidential debate

    Synonyms: yeah, right

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionExpressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will.

Similar
God willingDeo volentehopefully

interjectionExpressing a skeptical affirmative, to indicate the unlikeliness of events, as if they need a divine intervention to come about.

Similar
yeah, right
Also see
deo volente

Origin

  1. Arabicإِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰه
  2. Englishinshallah

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰه (ʔin šāʔa llāh, literally “if God has willed [it]”).

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Translations

Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰه
  • إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰه (ʔin šāʔa llāh)Islam: if God has willed it
Bengali ইনশাআল্লাহ্
  • ইনশাআল্লাহ্ (inośaallah)Islam: if God has willed it
Catalan si déu vol, inxal·là
  • si déu volIslam: if God has willed it
  • inxal·làIslam: if God has willed it
Chinese Mandarin 印沙安拉
  • 印沙安拉 (yìnshā'ānlā)Islam: if God has willed it
Danish inshallah
  • inshallahIslam: if God has willed it
Dutch insjallah, inshallah
  • insjallahIslam: if God has willed it
  • inshallahIslam: if God has willed it
Finnish jos Luoja suo, insha Allah
  • jos Luoja suoIslam: if God has willed it
  • insha AllahIslam: if God has willed it
French Inch'Allah, si Dieu le veut
  • Inch'AllahIslam: if God has willed it
  • si Dieu le veutIslam: if God has willed it
  • si Dieu veutIslam: if God has willed it
  • Dieu veuilleIslam: if God has willed it
German Inschallah, so Gott will
  • InschallahIslam: if God has willed it
  • so Gott willIslam: if God has willed it
Hebrew אִם יִרְצֶה הַשֵּׁם, אינשאללה
  • אִם יִרְצֶה הַשֵּׁם (im yirtseh hashem)Islam: if God has willed it
  • אינשאללה (inshála)Islam: if God has willed it
Hindi इंशाअल्लाह, इन्शाअल्लाह
  • इंशाअल्लाह (iñśāallāh)Islam: if God has willed it
  • इन्शाअल्लाह (inśāallāh)Islam: if God has willed it
  • इंशाल्लाह (iñśāllāh)Islam: if God has willed it
Hungarian insallah
  • insallahIslam: if God has willed it
Icelandic ef Guð lofar
  • ef Guð lofarIslam: if God has willed it
Indonesian insya Allah
  • insya AllahIslam: if God has willed it
Italian a Dio piacendo, se Dio vuole
  • a Dio piacendoIslam: if God has willed it
  • se Dio vuoleIslam: if God has willed it
Japanese インシャーアッラー, インシャラー
  • インシャーアッラー (inshāarrā)Islam: if God has willed it
  • インシャラー (insharā)Islam: if God has willed it
  • インシャッラーフ (insharrāfu)Islam: if God has willed it
Korean 인샬라
  • 인샬라 (insyalla)Islam: if God has willed it
Latin Deo volente
  • Deo volenteIslam: if God has willed it
Malay insya-Allah
  • insya-AllahIslam: if God has willed it
Polish jak Allah pozwoli
  • jak Allah pozwoliIslam: if God has willed it
Portuguese oxalá, se Deus quiser
  • oxaláIslam: if God has willed it
  • se Deus quiserIslam: if God has willed it
Russian иншалла́х, иншаалла́х
  • иншалла́х (inšalláx)Islam: if God has willed it
  • иншаалла́х (inšaalláx)Islam: if God has willed it
Spanish inshalá, ojalá
  • inshaláIslam: if God has willed it
  • ojaláIslam: if God has willed it
  • si Dios quiereIslam: if God has willed it
Swahili Mungu akipenda
  • Mungu akipendaIslam: if God has willed it
Swedish inshallah, insha'Allah
  • inshallahIslam: if God has willed it
  • insha'AllahIslam: if God has willed it
  • om Gud villIslam: if God has willed it
  • om Gud så villIslam: if God has willed it
  • förhoppningsvisIslam: if God has willed it
Turkish inşallah
  • inşallahIslam: if God has willed it
Urdu اِن شاء اَللّٰہ, اِنْشاءَاَللّٰہ
  • اِن شاء اَللّٰہ (in śā' allāh)Islam: if God has willed it
  • اِنْشاءَاَللّٰہ (inśā'āllāh)Islam: if God has willed it

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with inshallah

lapamanaardaspahayaraahtabrazakaallahpapachafraabashahskamoinah
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Cite this entry
APA

inshallah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inshallah

MLA

“inshallah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inshallah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inshallah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inshallah.

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