Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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| Muhammad Asad | | Art thou not aware of those who consider themselves pure? Nay, but it is God who causes whomever He wills to grow in purity; and none shall be wronged by as much as a hair's breadth |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | Hast thou not seen those who praise themselves for purity? Nay, Allah purifieth whom He will, and they will not be wronged even the hair upon a date-stone | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who claim sanctity for themselves? Nay-but Allah Doth sanctify whom He pleaseth. But never will they fail to receive justice in the least little thing | |
Shakir | | Have you not considered those who attribute purity to themselves? Nay, Allah purifies whom He pleases; and they shall not be wronged the husk of a date stone | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | Have you not seen those who consider themselves pure? It is indeed God who purifies whoever He pleases and none shall be wronged by as much as a hairs breadth | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | Hast thou not considered those who make themselves seem pure? Nay! God makes pure whom He wills and they will not be wronged in the least. | |
| T.B.Irving | | Have you not seen those who purify themselves? Indeed God will purify anyone He wishes to, and they will not be harmed one bit. | |
| The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab | | Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen those who ˹falsely˺ elevate themselves? It is Allah who elevates whoever He wills. And none will be wronged ˹even by the width of˺ the thread of a date stone. | |
| Safi Kaskas | | [Prophet], have you considered those who claim purity for themselves? No! God purifies whomever He wills. No one will be wronged by as much as a hair's breadth. | |
| Abdul Hye | | Have you not seen those who claim purity (though they believe in sharing partners with Allah) for themselves? Although it is Allah who purifies whom He pleases, and they will not be wronged the least even equal to the thread of a date-stone. | |
| The Study Quran | | Hast thou not seen those who deem themselves pure? Rather, it is God Who purifies whomsoever He will, and they shall not be wronged so much as the thread of a date stone | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) | | Did you not see those who boast about themselves No, it is God who promotes whom He wills, and they will not be wronged in the least | |
Abdel Haleem | | [Prophet], have you considered those who claim purity for themselves? No! God purifies whoever He will: no one will be wronged by as much as the husk of a date stone | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Hast thou not observed those who hold themselves purified Nay! Allah purifieth whomsoever He will, and they shall not be wronged a whit | |
Ahmed Ali | | Have you not seen the people who call themselves pure? Yet God purifies whom He pleases, and none shall be wronged even the breadth of a thread | |
Aisha Bewley | | Do you not see those who claim to be purified? No, Allah purifies whoever He wills. They will not be wronged by so much as the smallest speck. | |
Ali Ünal | | Do you (O Messenger) not consider those who regard themselves pure and sanctified? No! Rather, it is God Who makes pure and sanctifies whomever He wills (considering the free will of each), and none is wronged even by as much as a tiny hair | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | Have you not regarded those who style themselves as pure? Rather it is Allah who purifies whomever He wishes, and they will not be wronged [so much as] a single date-thread | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | Do you not see those who pride themselves for sanctity? Nay, Allah sanctifies whom He will, and they shall not be wronged a straw | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | Have you not regarded (the ones) who consider themselves cleansed? No indeed, Allah cleanses whomever He decides, and they will not be done an injustice even as (much as) a (single) date-plaiting (i.e., not even a small amount) | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | (Muhammad), have you seen those who try to purify themselves? They should know that God only purifies whomever He wants and that the slightest wrong will not be done to such people | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | Have you not seen those who claim sanctity for themselves? In fact, Allah sanctifies whom He wills, and they shall not be wronged even to the measure of a thread of a date-stone | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | Have you seen those who claim that they have purified their souls? Purification of "Self" i.e. development of the personality can only be achieved according to the Laws of Allah, by service to humanity and not through rituals or mysticism (2:177), (13:17). In the Court of Allah, men and women shall find full recompense for their doings without the least injustice | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | Have you not taken a look at those who claim holiness for themselves? No! But Allah gives holiness (and purity) to whom He pleases. And they will not fail to receive justice in the least little thing | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | Have you not seen those who claim themselves to be pure? Rather, Allah purifies whom He wills, and injustice is not done to them, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed] | |
Farook Malik | | Have you not seen those who speak very highly of their own purity even though they are committing shirk. In fact, Allah purifies whom He wishes. If the pagans are not purified, no injustice - even equal to the thread of a date-stone - is being done to them | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | Haven´t you seen those, who (boast and) claim sanctity for themselves? It is, in fact, Allah Who (purifies and) sanctifies whomever He wants. They shall not be wronged _ not even worth a fibril on a date-stone | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | Have you not seen towards those people who claim sanctity for their selves? Nay, only Allah sanctifies whom He thinks proper. And they will not be dealt with injustice even to the extent of a Fatila (scalish thread in the long slit of a date-seed) | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | Have you not considered those who claim purity for themselves? Rather, God purifies whom He wills, and they will not be wronged a whit | |
Maududi | | Have you not seen those who boast of their righteousness, even though it is Allah Who grants righteousness to whomsoever He wills? They are not wronged even as much as the husk of a date-stone (if they do not receive righteousness) | |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad | | Did you not see those who (think they) absolved themselves? But it is God who absolves anyone He want, and they are not wronged in the least | |
| A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) | | Have you not turned your vision to those who claim purity for themselves? No, but God purifies who He wills. And never will they fail to receive justice in the least | |
| Musharraf Hussain | | Haven’t you seen those who regard themselves as pure? Rather it is Allah Who purifies whomever He pleases, and not an ounce of injustice will be done to them | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) | | Did you not see those who ascribe purity to themselves? No, it is God who purifies whom He wills, and they will not be wronged in the least. | |
| Mohammad Shafi | | Have you not seen those who consider themselves as pure? But Allah it is Who purifies whom He wills. And they shall not be wronged even a bit | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | Have you ever noticed how some people speak very highly of their own purity? Do they not realize that only God purifies those whom He decides to? They deserve it (to be purified or not to be purified) as God does not commit the least injustice | |
| Faridul Haque | | Did you not see those who proclaim their piety (cleanliness of deeds)? In fact Allah purifies whomever He wills, and no injustice, even equal to the hair upon a date seed will be done to them | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | Have you not seen those who exalt themselves? Rather, Allah purifies whom He will and they shall not be wronged a single tissue that covers a date stone | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | Hast thou not seen those who attribute purity to themselves? Nay, Allah purifies whom He pleases, and they will not be wronged a whit | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | Did you not see to those who purify themselves, but God purifies/corrects who He wills/wants, and they are not being caused injustice to, (as little as) a cleft in a seed/twine | |
Sher Ali | | Hast thou not seen those who hold themselves to be pure? Nay, it is ALLAH who purifies whomsoever HE pleases, and they will not be wronged a whit | |
Rashad Khalifa | | Have you noted those who exalt themselves? Instead, GOD is the One who exalts whomever He wills, without the least injustice. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | Have you not observed those who declare themselves to be pure? Nay, It is Allah Who purifies whomsoever He pleases, and they shall not be wronged a single date-thread. | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | Have you not considered those who assert themselves to be pure? Nay, only Allah purifies whom He will; and they shall not be treated unjustly, not even a whit | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | Have you not seen the people who show themselves off as pure? Nay, Allah is the One Who purifies whom He pleases, and they will not be wronged even equal to a thread | |
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali | | Have you not seen those who claim sanctity for themselves. Nay - but Allah sanctifies whom He pleases, and they will not be dealt with injustice even equal to the extent of a Fatila (A scalish thread in the long slit of a datestone) | |
