Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Hence, let not anyone who does not believe in its coming and follows [but] his own desires divert thee from [belief in] it, lest thou perish
M. M. Pickthall
Therefor, let not him turn thee aside from (the thought of) it who believeth not therein but followeth his own desire, lest thou perish
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"Therefore let not such as believe not therein but follow their own lusts, divert thee therefrom, lest thou perish!".
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
So do not let those who disbelieve in it and follow their desires distract you from it, or you will be doomed.’”
Safi Kaskas
Do not let those who disbelieve in it, and follow their whims lead you to disbelieve in its coming, lest you perish.
Wahiduddin Khan
Do not let anyone who does not believe in it and follows his own desires turn you away from it and so bring you to ruin
Shakir
Therefore let not him who believes not in it and follows his low desires turn you away from it so that you should perish
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
So let none bar thee from it—whoever believes not in it and followed his own desires—so that thee not survive.
T.B.Irving
So do not let anyone who does not believe in it and follows his own passion, bar you from it so that you may perish!
Abdul Hye
Therefore, don’t let you divert from it, one who does not believe in it and follows its own lusts, lest you perish.
The Study Quran
So let not he who believes not and follows his caprices turn thee away from it, or thou wilt perish
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Therefore, let not those who don’t believe in it and follow their lusts hinder you from it, else you be ruined.
Talal Itani (2012)
And do not let him who denies it and follows his desire turn you away from it, lest you fall
Dr. Kamal Omar
Therefore, let not the one who Believes not therein and has followed his vain desires divert you therefrom, and you perish (because of your inattention to the Hereafter)
Therefore, let not any, who does not believe in this fact and follow his own desires, turn your away, lest you should perish."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
So definitely do not let him who does not believe in it and closely follows his (own) prejudices bar you from it (and) then you will topple down
Muhammad Sarwar
Let not the unbelievers who follow their vain desires make you forget the Day of Judgment, lest you will perish."
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
So the one who does not believe in it and follows his desires must not make you neglectful of it, otherwise you will perish
Shabbir Ahmed
Let not those people join your mission who consider it an impossible dream. They accept only what resonates with their desires. Such people will do more harm than good to your Mission."
Dr. Munir Munshey
Hence, Do not ever let an unbeliever _ the one following his own whims _ dissuade you from it (the belief in the afterlife), lest you perish
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"Therefore do not let those who do not believe in it and follow their own desires, take you away from it, or you will (also) perish!..
So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
"So do not be deterred from it by he who does not believe in it and followed his desire and perished."
Abdel Haleem
Do not let anyone who does not believe in it and follows his own desires distract you from it, and so bring you to ruin.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
So let not him who believeth not therein and followeth his own desire keep thee away therefrom lest thou perish
Ahmed Ali
So do not let those who do not believe in it and follow their vain desires, turn you away from it
Aisha Bewley
Do not let those who have no iman in it and follow their whims and desires debar you from it or you will be destroyed.
Ali Ünal
"So do not let anyone who does not believe in it and (instead) follows his own desire and caprice, turn you from (believing in and preaching the truth about) it, lest you then perish
Ali Quli Qara'i
So do not let yourself be distracted from it by those who do not believe in it and who follow their desires, lest you should perish.’
Hamid S. Aziz
"Let not then him who believes not therein and follows his lusts (prejudices, fantasies, superstitions) ever turn you away there from, lest you be ruined
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
So do not let those who do not believe in it (the Hour) and follow their desires, turn you away from it, otherwise you will perish.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
“Therefore do not let believers follow their lusts, avoid them, or you will perish.
Musharraf Hussain
So don’t let the disbelievers who follow their whims stop you from it, otherwise you will be ruined too.
Maududi
Let him who does not believe in it and follows his lust not turn your thought away from it, lest you are ruined
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
"So do not be deterred from it by he who does not believe in it and followed his desire and perished."
Mohammad Shafi
"So let him not, who does not believe in it (the Hour) and follows his low desires, turn you away from it so that you should perish."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then let no one who believes not in it and follows his own desire bar you from believing it lest you perish.
"Do not be diverted therefrom by those who do not believe in it - those who pursue their own opinions - lest you fall.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Do not let those who disbelieve in it and follow their desires bar you from it, or you will perish
Maulana Muhammad Ali
So let not him, who believes not in it and follows his low desire, turn thee away from it, lest thou perish
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
So who does not believe with it and he followed his self attraction for desire does not object/prevent/obstruct you from it, so you fall/be destroyed
Bijan Moeinian
Therefore, do not let this (peaceful environment before the hurricane) turn your thoughts away from it and make you join the one who does not believe in it, has become a slave of his lust, and will perish
Faridul Haque
"Therefore never let one, who does not accept faith in it and follows his own desires, prevent you from accepting this, so then you become ruined."
Sher Ali
`So let not him, who believes not therein and follows his own low desires, turn thee away therefrom, lest thou perish
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
So let not someone who (himself) does not believe in it and follows his own lust (of the lower self) prevent you from (focusing on) it, otherwise you (too) will perish
Amatul Rahman Omar
`So do not allow the person who does not believe in it but pursues his (own) low desires, turn you away from (believing) it, lest you perish
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
"Therefore, let not the one who believes not therein (i.e. in the Day of Resurrection, Reckoning, Paradise and Hell, etc.), but follows his own lusts, divert you therefrom, lest you perish
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
So do not let one who does not believe in it [the hour] and who has followed his desire hinder you from [remembering] it lest you perish.
Munir Mezyed
Do not let the one who has no Faith in It and follows his own whims bar you from It lest you then perish!
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
So let not one who does not believe in it and follows his desire divert you from it so that you are ruined.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Therefore, do not let the unbelievers, who follow their own desires, divert you or you will perish.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
So let not the one who denies it and has been following his own whim bar you from it, lest you fall (into doom) .
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
So do not let anyone who does not believe in it and follows his own passion, bar you from it so that you may perish!
Samy Mahdy
So, do not let those who are not believing in it and following his desire, hinder you about it, so you will be deteriorated.
Sayyid Qutb
Hence, let not anyone who does not believe in its coming and follows only his own desires turn your thoughts from it, lest you perish.
Ahmed Hulusi
“Do not let those who don’t believe (in the eternal life to come upon death) and who follow their baseless illusions distract you from it (the truth that all shall return to Allah) lest you be destroyed!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Therefore let him who believes not in it and follows his own vain desires turn you away from it, lest you perish
" Therefore do not let those who reject the idea of Resurrection and lust after vanity influence your conduct, your belief or your trust in Me lest you suffer spiritual death and moral ruin"
Mir Aneesuddin
So do not let him who does not believe in it and follows his own desire, turn you away from it, lest you perish.
The Wise Quran
So do not let him who does not believe in it and follows his lusts hinder you from it, and you be ruined.