om Gud vill

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, “if God wants”.

Interjection

om Gud vill

  1. God willing
    Synonym: inshallah
    • 1891, Viktor Rydberg, Vapensmeden‎[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 24 July 2025, page 20:
      I [s]eptember [...] är jag, om Gud vill, tillbaka här.
      In September I will, God willing, be back here.
    • 1998, Mohammed Knut Bernström, transl., “Al-Kahf 18:23–24”, in Koranens budskap‎[2], © Proprius förlag, accessed at Quran.com, archived from the original on 24 July 2025:
      Säg aldrig under några omständigheter: "Detta skall jag göra i morgon" utan [att lägga till:] "om Gud vill".
      Never, under any circumstances, say, "I will do this tomorrow" without [adding], "God willing".
    • 1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Apostlagärningarna 18:21”, in Bibel 2000‎[3], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 24 July 2025:
      »Jag kommer tillbaka till er en annan gång, om Gud vill.«
      "I will come back to you another time, God willing."

References

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