Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
O MANKIND! Worship your Sustainer, who has created you and those who lived before you, so that you might remain conscious of Hi
M. M. Pickthall
O mankind! worship your Lord, Who hath created you and those before you, so that ye may ward off (evil)
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
O ye people! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you and those who came before you, that ye may have the chance to learn righteousness
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
O humanity! Worship your Lord, Who created you and those before you, so that you may become mindful ˹of Him˺.
Safi Kaskas
People worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become mindful of God.
Wahiduddin Khan
People, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you may become righteous
Shakir
O men! serve your Lord Who created you and those before you so that you may guard (against evil)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
O humanity! Worship your Lord Who created you and those who were before you so that perhaps you will be Godfearing.
T.B.Irving
Mankind, worship your Lord Who created you as well as those before you, so that you may do your duty!
Abdul Hye
O mankind! Worship your Lord, Who created you and those who were before you so that you may become pious.
The Study Quran
O mankind! Worship your Lord, Who created you, and those who were before you, that haply you may be reverent
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
O people, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you may become righteous.
Talal Itani (2012)
O people! Worship your Lord who created you and those before you, that you may attain piety
Dr. Kamal Omar
O mankind! Obey your Nourisher-Sustainer Who brought into being you and those before you so that you become Al-Muttaqun (the pious and the righteous ones) —
O mankind! Worship your Lord Who created you and created those who came before you; by doing this you may expect to guard yourself against evil
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
O you mankind, worship your Lord Who created you and the ones (that were) even before you, that possibly you would be pious
Muhammad Sarwar
People, worship your Lord who created you and those who lived before you, so that you may become pious
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
O people, worship your Lord who created you and those before you, so that you may become God-fearing
Shabbir Ahmed
O Mankind! Serve your Lord Who has created you and those before you so that you may journey through life in blissful honor and security. (7:172)
Dr. Munir Munshey
Oh mankind! Worship your Lord Who created you, and those before you. Perhaps you will attain piety
Syed Vickar Ahamed
O you people! Worship (and pray to) your Guardian—Lord, Who created you, and those who came before you, that you might have the chance to learn righteousness
O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
O people, serve your Lord who has created you and those before you that you may be righteous
Abdel Haleem
People, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you may be mindful [of Him]
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
O Mankind worship your Lord who hath created you and those before you, haply ye may become God-fearing
Ahmed Ali
So, O you people, adore your Lord who created you, as He did those before you, that you could take heed for yourselves and fear Hi
Aisha Bewley
Mankind! worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that hopefully you will have taqwa.
Ali Ünal
Now O humankind! Worship your Lord Who has created you as well as those before you (and brought you up in your human nature and identity), so that you may attain reverent piety toward Him and His protection (against any kind of straying and its consequent punishment in this world and the Hereafter)
Ali Quli Qara'i
O mankind! Worship your Lord, who created you and those who were before you, so that you may be Godwary
Hamid S. Aziz
O you folk! Serve (adore) your Lord (Guardian) who created you and those before you; per chance (or possibly) you may fear evil (learn righteousness)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
People, only serve your Lord who created you and those before you so that you may be cautious (of Him),
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
O you people, adore your Guardian Lord, Who created you and those who came before you, that you may become righteous
Musharraf Hussain
People, worship your Lord Who created you and those before you, so that you may guard yourselves against evil .
Maududi
O Mankind, submit to your Lord Who created you and those who were before you; in this way only you may expect to save yourselves
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
O people, serve your Lord who has created you and those before you that you may be righteous.
Mohammad Shafi
O mankind! Worship your Lord - Who created you and those before you, so that you may become God fearing
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
O Mankind! Worship your Lord Who has created you and those before you, haply you may become pious.
O people, worship only your Lord - the One who created you and those before you - that you may be saved.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
O people, worship your Lord who has created you and those who have gone before you, so that you will be cautious
Maulana Muhammad Ali
O men, serve your Lord Who created you and those before you, so that you may guard against evil
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
You, you the people worship your Lord who created you, and those from before you, maybe/perhaps you fear and obey (God)
Bijan Moeinian
O mankind, worship no one but your Lord. The one who created you and people who lived before you; so that you may become righteous and get salvation
Faridul Haque
O mankind! Worship your Lord, Who has created you and those before you, in the hope of attaining piety
Sher Ali
O ye men ! worship your Lord WHO created you and those before you, that you may guard against evil
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
O people! Worship your Lord, Who created you and (also) those who were before you, so that you become Godwary
Amatul Rahman Omar
O mankind! worship your Lord Who has created you as well as those before you, that you might be secure against (all sorts of) calamities
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Who created you and those who were before you so that you may become Al-Muttaqoon (the pious - see V.2:2)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
O you the mankind! Worship your Lord who created you and those before you so that perhaps you may guard your own souls.
Munir Mezyed
O’ mankind! worship your Lord Who created you and those who were before you so that you may act piously towards Him,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Oh people, serve your Lord who created you and those before you, so that you beware of Him.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
O mankind, worship your Lord Who created you and those before you, that you may become mindful (of Him) :
Linda “iLHam” Barto
O Humanity, adore your Lord who created you and those who came before you, so you may be righteous.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
O Mankind, worship your Lord Who created you as well as those before you, so that you may become righteous!
Samy Mahdy
O people! Worship your Lord the one who created you and those before you, perhaps you may be showing piety.
Sayyid Qutb
Mankind, worship your Lord who has created you and those who lived before you, so that you may become God-fearing.
Thomas Cleary
O People! Serve your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you may be conscientious;
Ahmed Hulusi
O mankind, consciously serve (become conscious of your servitude to) your Rabb (the Names comprising your essence), the creator of you and those before you, so that you may be of the protected ones.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
O'mankind! worship your Lord Who created you, and those before you, so that you may guard yourselves (against evil)
O you people worship Allah, your Creator, and adore Him with appropriate acts and rites; it is He Who brought you into being and caused you and caused all those who preceded you to exist. This may help you lift to Him your inward sight and entertain the profound reverence dutiful to Him
Mir Aneesuddin
O mankind ! serve your Fosterer Who created you and those before you, so that you may save yourselves (from the punishment),
The Wise Quran
O mankind! Serve your Lord who created you and those before you, perhaps you may fear.
The Ascendant Qur‘an, Muhammad H. al-‘Asi
O People! Conform to your Sustainer, Who has created you and those [who lived] before you, so that you may protect [yourselves from His displeasure]