Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[Abraham] exclaimed: "And who-other than those who have utterly lost their way-could ever abandon the hope of his Sustainer's grace?"
M. M. Pickthall
He said: And who despaireth of the mercy of his Lord save those who are astray
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He said: "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but such as go astray?"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
He exclaimed, “Who would despair of the mercy of their Lord except the misguided?”
Safi Kaskas
[He exclaimed]: "And who - other than those who have utterly lost their way –could ever abandon the hope of his Lord's grace?"
Wahiduddin Khan
He said, Who but the misguided despair of the mercy of their Lord
Shakir
He said: And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord but the erring ones
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
He said: Who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but the ones who go astray?
T.B.Irving
He said: "Who despairs of his Lord´s mercy except those who are lost?"
Abdul Hye
(Abraham) said: “Who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except those who are astray?”
The Study Quran
He said, “Who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord, save those who are astray?
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
He said, “None despairs of his Lord’s mercy except those who have strayed.”
Talal Itani (2012)
He said, 'And who despairs of his Lord's mercy but the lost?'
Dr. Kamal Omar
(Ibrahim) said: “And who despairs of the Mercy of his Nourisher-Sustainer except those who have gone astray?”
He said: "Who would despair of the mercy of his Lord except one who goes astray?"
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
He said, "And who is despondent of the mercy of his Lord excepting the erring?"
Muhammad Sarwar
He said, "No one despairs of the mercy of his Lord except those who are in error
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
He said, .Who can lose hope in the mercy of his Lord except those who have lost the straight path?
Shabbir Ahmed
Abraham exclaimed, "And who, other than the one in error, despairs of the Grace of his Lord?"
Dr. Munir Munshey
He (Ibraheem) said, "Only the misguided abandon hope in the mercy of their Lord!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
He said: "And who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord, except those who go astray?"
He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
He said: "And who would deny the mercy of his Lord except the misguided ones!"
Abdel Haleem
He said, ‘Who but the misguided despair of the mercy of their Lord?’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
He said: and who despondeth of the mercy of his Lord except the astra
Ahmed Ali
"Who would despair of the mercy of his Lord," he answered, "but those who go astray."
Aisha Bewley
He said, ´Who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for misguided people?´
Ali Ünal
He said: "Who would despair of his Lord’s mercy, other than those who are astray?"
Ali Quli Qara'i
He said, ‘Who despairs of his Lord’s mercy except those who are astray?!’
Hamid S. Aziz
He said, "Who would despair of the mercy of his Lord save those who err?"
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
He said: “And who loses hope of his Lord’s mercy except the misguided?”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
He said, “And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except those who stray?
Musharraf Hussain
He said, “Only the misguided despair of the Lord’s kindness.”
Maududi
Abraham said: "Who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except the misguided?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He said: "And who would deny the mercy of his Lord except the misguided ones!"
Mohammad Shafi
He said, "And who would despair of the Mercy of his Lord but the wicked ones?"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
He said, 'Who is disappointed of the Mercy of his Lord but those who have gone astray.'
He said, "None despairs of his Lord's mercy, except the strayers."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
He replied: 'And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, except those that are astray
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord but the erring ones
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
He said: "And who despairs from his Lord's mercy, except the misguided?"
Bijan Moeinian
Abraham confirmed: “Only those who do not believe in God will give up.”
Faridul Haque
He said, "Who is it that despairs from the mercy of his Lord, except those who are astray?"
Sher Ali
He said, `And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord but such as go astray?
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Ibrahim (Abraham) said: ‘Who can lose hope of his Lord’s mercy except the strayed ones?
Amatul Rahman Omar
He said, `And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but the erring ones?
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
(Ibrahim (Abraham)) said: "And who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except those who are astray?"
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
He said, “And who despairs from the mercy of his Lord except those who are gone astray.”
Munir Mezyed
He said: ‘None despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except those who fall far way from the Faith?’
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
He said: and who would despair of the mercy of his Lord except those in error?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
He said, “Who would despair of the mercy of his Lord except one who is astray?”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
He said, “And who despairs of his Lord’s mercy except for those astray?”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
He said: "Who despairs of his Lord's mercy except those who are lost?"
Samy Mahdy
He said, “And who despair from his Lord’s mercy except the astray ones?”
Sayyid Qutb
He said: 'Who but a person going far astray abandons hope of His Lord's grace?'
Ahmed Hulusi
(Abraham) said, “Who can despair the grace of my Rabb, except those who have gone astray (from the reality)?”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
He said: 'And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord save those who are astray '
"Who would despair of Allah's mercy", Ibrahim said, " but those who are lost in the maze of error!"
Mir Aneesuddin
He said, “ And who despairs of the mercy of his Fosterer except those who are despair.”
The Wise Quran
He said, 'And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except those who are astray.'