﴿ لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُۥ بِٱلْقَوْلِ وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِۦ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴾

“they speak not until He has spoken unto them, and [whenever they act,] they act at His behest.”

They do not venture to speak before Him — they only speak after He has spoken and they act according to His command that is following His issuing of it.