Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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| Muhammad Asad | | But nay - they who are bent on evildoing follow but their own desires, without having any knowledge (of the truth). And who could guide those whom God has [thus] let go astray, and who (thereupon) have none to succour them |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | Nay, but those who do wrong follow their own lusts without knowledge. Who is able to guide him whom Allah hath sent astray? For such there are no helpers | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | Nay, the wrong-doers (merely) follow their own lusts, being devoid of knowledge. But who will guide those whom Allah leaves astray? To them there will be no helpers | |
Shakir | | Nay! those who are unjust follow their low desires without any knowledge; so who can guide him whom Allah makes err? And they shall have no helpers | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | And still those who are unjust follow their own desires without having any knowledge. Then who can guide those whom God has let go astray? There shall be none to help them | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | Nay! Those who did wrong followed their own desires without knowledge. Then, who will guide whom God caused to go astray? And they will not have ones who help. | |
| T.B.Irving | | Rather the ones who do wrong follow their own whims without having any knowledge. Who will guide someone whom God has let go astray? They will have no supporters. | |
| The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab | | In fact, the wrongdoers merely follow their desires with no knowledge. Who then can guide those Allah has left to stray? They will have no helpers. | |
| Safi Kaskas | | but those who persist on being evildoers follow their [own] whims and desires without knowledge. Who can guide those whom God allows to stray? They will have no helpers. | |
| Abdul Hye | | Nay, but those who do wrong follow their own lusts without knowledge. Then who will guide them whom Allah has sent astray? They will have no helpers. | |
| The Study Quran | | Nay, those who do wrong follow their caprices without knowledge. So who will guide those whom God has led astray? And they shall have no helpers | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) | | No, those who were wrong followed their desires without knowledge. So who can guide one whom God misguides And they will have no victors | |
Abdel Haleem | | And still the idolaters follow their own desires without any knowledge. Who can guide those God leaves to stray, who have no one to help them | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Aye! those who do wrong follow their own lusts without knowledge. Who, then, will guide him whom Allah hath sent astray? And for them there will be no helpers | |
Ahmed Ali | | And yet the wicked follow their own lusts without understanding. Who can show the way to those whom God allows to go astray? None will they have to help them | |
Aisha Bewley | | However, those who do wrong pursue their whims and desires without any knowledge. Who can guide those whom Allah has led astray? They will have no helpers. | |
Ali Ünal | | No indeed! Those who do (the greatest) wrong (by associating partners with God) follow only their own desires and caprices, without (basing on any) knowledge. Who has power to guide him whom God has led astray (on account of following merely his lusts and fancies)? And such have none to help them (to salvation) | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | Rather the wrongdoers follow their own desires without any knowledge. So who will guide those whom Allah has led astray? They will have no helpers | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | Nay! Those who are unjust follow their low desires without any knowledge; so who can guide him whom Allah causes to err? And they shall have no helpers | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | No indeed, (but) the ones who do injustice closely follow their (own) prejudices without knowledge. So who will guide the ones whom Allah has led into error? And in no way will they have any vindicators | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | In fact, the unjust have followed their desires without knowledge. Who will guide those whom God has caused to go astray? No one will be their helper | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | But the wrongdoers have followed their desires without knowledge. So who can guide the one whom Allah leaves astray? For such people there are no helpers | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | But nay, the transgressors follow their own opinions without knowledge. But who can guide him whom Allah has let go astray for violating His Laws of Guidance (4:88)? For such there are no helpers | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | No! The wrongdoers follow their (own) desires, lacking enough knowledge (and understanding). Then who will guide those whom Allah leaves them astray (to wander)? And for them there will be no helpers | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | But those who wrong follow their [own] desires without knowledge. Then who can guide one whom Allah has sent astray? And for them there are no helpers | |
Farook Malik | | Nay! The wrongdoers are led by their own desires, without real knowledge. So who can guide those whom Allah leaves astray? They will have no helpers | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | Rather, the evil doers are following their desires without thinking. Who can guide those Allah has led astray? They will have no supporters (on the Day of Judgment) | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | Nay, those who have transgressed have followed their vain desires without knowledge. Then who guides that whom Allah has allowed to go astray? And (there is) not for them, out of the helpers | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | Yet the wrongdoers follow their desires without knowledge. But who can guide whom God leaves astray? They will have no helpers | |
Maududi | | But the wrong-doers follow their desires without any knowledge. Who, then, can show the way to him whom Allah lets go astray? Such shall have no helpers | |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad | | No, but those who do wrong follow their desires without any knowledge. Then who guides anyone whom God has misguided? And there are no helpers for them | |
| A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) | | No, the wrongdoers merely follow their own lusts, being devoid of knowledge, but who will guide those whom God leaves astray? To them there will be no helpers | |
| Musharraf Hussain | | But those who do wrong ignorantly follow their whims. Who can guide the one whom Allah has allowed to go astray, and who has no helpers | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) | | No, those who were wrong followed their desires without knowledge. So who can guide he whom God misguides? And they will have no victors | |
| Mohammad Shafi | | But those who are wicked follow their own desires without knowing (where their desires would lead them to). Who then can guide whom Allah has let go astray? And for them there is none to help | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | What a shame that the wicked ones are following their own [lowly] desires without thinking about its consequences. Who can guide a person [like these wicked people who deserve to be] misled by God? No one can help them | |
| Faridul Haque | | Rather the unjust followed their own desires, without knowledge; so who can guide one whom Allah has sent astray? And they do not have supporters | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | No, the wrongdoers follow their own desires without knowledge. And who can guide those whom Allah has led astray? There shall be none to help them | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | Nay, those who are unjust follow their low desires without any knowledge; so who can guide him whom Allah leaves in error? And they shall have no helpers | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | But/rather those who caused injustice/oppression followed their self attractions for desires without knowledge, so who guides whom God misguided? And (there are) none from victoriors/saviors for them | |
Sher Ali | | Nay, but those, who are unjust, follow their own low desires without knowledge. Then who can guide him whom ALLAH lets go astray? There will be no helpers for them | |
Rashad Khalifa | | Indeed, the transgressors have followed their own opinions, without knowledge. Who then can guide those who have been sent astray by GOD? No one can ever help them. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | Nay! the unjust followed their own desires without knowledge. Then who will guide him whom Allah has led astray. And they have no helpers. | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | Nay, but those who behave unjustly, they pursue their own low desires without (any) knowledge (whatsoever). So who can guide one whom Allah has adjudged as lost? There will be none to help them | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | But those who have done injustice follow the desires of their (ill-commanding) selves without any knowledge (and guidance). So who can guide him whom Allah has held astray? And there are no helpers for them | |
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali | | Nay, but those who do wrong follow their own lusts without knowledge, Then who will guide him whom Allah has sent astray? And for such there will be no helpers | |
New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
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| Linda “iLHam” Barto | | The sinners, however, follow their own desires, being void of knowledge. Who can guide those whom Allah leaves astray? For them there are no aids. | |
| Sayyid Qutb | | Nay, but the wrongdoers follow their own desires, without having any knowledge. Who could guide those whom God has let go astray? They shall have none to support them. | |
| Ahmed Hulusi | | No, the wrongdoers ignorantly follow their empty desires and fantasies... Who can guide the one who Allah leads astray? And they have no helpers. | |
| Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli | | Nay! Those who are unjust follow their low desires without any knowledge, so who can guide him whom Allah leaves astray? And they shall have no helpers | |
| Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim | | In effect the wrongful of actions have carried to excess their evil line of conduct by following their own wishes and by acting upon their own desires, a disposition reflecting ignorance and want of knowledge. Therefore, who can guide those whom Allah has justly destined to deviate from sense and miss the path of righteousness and who can afford them help | |
| Mir Aneesuddin | | No, those who are unjust follow their own desires without knowledge. So who can guide him whom Allah leaves to go astray? And they have no helpers. | |
