Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
And yet, they [who deny the truth] say: "O thou unto whom this reminder has [allegedly] been bestowed from on high: verily, thou art mad
M. M. Pickthall
And they say: O thou unto whom the Reminder is revealed, lo! thou art indeed a madman
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They say: "O thou to whom the Message is being revealed! truly thou art mad (or possessed)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They say, “O you to whom the Reminder is revealed! You must be insane!
Safi Kaskas
And [yet], they [who deny the truth] say, "You, to whom the message has been sent down, you are crazy.
Wahiduddin Khan
They say, You to whom the Reminder [the Quran] has been sent down, you are surely possessed
Shakir
And they say: O you to whom the Reminder has been revealed! you are most surely insane
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And they say: O thou to whom was sent down the Remembrance, truly, thou art one who is possessed.
T.B.Irving
Yet they say: "You to whom the Reminder has been sent down, why you´re crazy!
Abdul Hye
And they say: “O you (Muhammad) to whom the reminder (the Qur’an) has been sent down! Surely, you are insane.
The Study Quran
And they say, “O you unto whom the Reminder has been sent down, truly you are possessed
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They said, “O you to whom the reminder was revealed, you are surely deranged.”
Talal Itani (2012)
And they said, 'O you who received the message, you are insane.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
And they said: “O you that on whom Az-Zikr . has been delivered, you are surely a fanatic
They say: "O you to whom the reminder (The Qur'an) is being revealed! You are surely insane
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And they said, "O you upon whom the Remembrance is being sent down, surely you are indeed a madman
Muhammad Sarwar
(The unbelievers have said), "You to whom the Quran has been revealed are insane
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They say, .O you to whom the Dhikr (the Qur‘an) has been revealed, you are surely insane
Shabbir Ahmed
And yet, they who deny the Truth, say, "O You, unto whom this Reminder has been revealed, verily you are mad!"
Dr. Munir Munshey
They (the unbelievers) said, "Oh you, upon whom this reminder is revealed! You are really insane!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they say: "O you to whom the Message is being revealed! You are truly mad (or possessed)
And they say,"O you upon whom the message has been sent down, indeed you are mad
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And they said: "O you upon whom the Reminder has been sent down, you are crazy."
Abdel Haleem
They say, ‘Receiver of this Quran! You are definitely mad
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And they say: O thou unto whom the Admonition hath been sent down! verily thou art possessed
Ahmed Ali
And yet they say: "You, to whom this Exposition has been sent are surely possessed of the Devil
Aisha Bewley
They say, ´You, to whom the Reminder has been sent down, are clearly mad.
Ali Ünal
They say: "O you, on whom the Reminder (the Book of advice, warning, and instructions) is sent down, truly you are a madman
Ali Quli Qara'i
They said, ‘O you, to whom the Reminder has been sent down, you are indeed crazy
Hamid S. Aziz
But they say, "O you to whom the Reminder (the Quran) has been sent down! Verily, you are possessed
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And they said: “You, the one that the reminder (Quran) is sent to him, you are certainly mad,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They say, “O you to whom the message is being revealed, you are certainly insane
Musharraf Hussain
They said, “Messenger, you are certainly mad.
Maududi
They say: "O you to whom the Admonition has been revealed, you are surely crazed
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And they said: "O you upon whom the Reminder has been sent down, you are crazy.
Mohammad Shafi
And they say, "O you to whom the Reminder (Qur'aan) has been revealed! You are indeed mad."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they said 'O you upon whom Quran has been sent down, you are certainly a madman.'
They said, "O you who received this reminder, you are crazy.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They say: 'You to whom the Remembrance is sent down, you are indeed mad
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they say: O thou to whom the Reminder is revealed, thou art indeed mad
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And they said: "You, you who the reminder/remembrance was descended on him, that you are mad/insane (E)."
Bijan Moeinian
The disbelievers make mockery saying: “This Mohammad guy who claims to receive divine revelation is nothing but a crazy person.”
Faridul Haque
And they said, "O you upon whom the Qur’an has been sent, you are indeed insane."
Sher Ali
And they said, `O thou to whom this exhortation has been sent down, thou art surely a madman
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And (the disbelievers) say (insolently): ‘O man on whom this Qur’an has been revealed, indeed you are insane
Amatul Rahman Omar
And they say, `O you to whom this Reminder (- the Qur'an) has been revealed! you are a mad man indeed
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And they say: "O you (Muhammad SAW ) to whom the Dhikr (the Quran) has been sent down! Verily, you are a mad man
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And they said, “O you unto whom the remembrance has been revealed, you are truly a possessed madman.”
Munir Mezyed
And they say: ‘O' you to whom the Book of Enlightenment has been revealed! you are most surely insane:
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And they say: oh you whom the reminder has been revealed to, you are possessed.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They say, “O recipient of the message, you really are crazy!
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And they said, “O you upon whom the Reminder has been bestowed from on high, very truly you are insane.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Yet they say: "You to whom the Reminder (the Quran) has been sent down, why you're crazy!
Samy Mahdy
And they said, “O the one who sent down upon him the reminder, you are a madman.”
Sayyid Qutb
They say: 'You to whom this reminder has been bestowed from on high! You are truly mad.
Ahmed Hulusi
They said, “O the one to whom remembrance (dhikr) has been revealed! Indeed, you are crazy (possessed by the jinni).”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And they (unbelievers) said: 'O' you to whom the (Divine) Reminder has been sent down, you are surely insane;
Acting against their own best interests, they accuse the Messenger of falsehood; they mockingly say to him: "O you who claim to have received the divine message from heaven, you are indeed insane or demoniac"
Mir Aneesuddin
And they say, “O you on whom the reminder has been sent down ! you are certainly possessed by a jinn.
The Wise Quran
And they say, 'O you upon whom the reminder has been sent down! Indeed, you are surely possessed.