Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
He cannot be called to account for whatever He does, whereas they will be called to account
M. M. Pickthall
He will not be questioned as to that which He doeth, but they will be questioned
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He cannot be questioned for His acts, but they will be questioned (for theirs)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
He cannot be questioned about what He does, but they will ˹all˺ be questioned.
Safi Kaskas
He will not be questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.
Wahiduddin Khan
None shall question Him about His works, but they shall be questioned
Shakir
He cannot be questioned concerning what He does and they shall be questioned
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
He will not be asked as to what He accomplishes, but they will be asked.
T.B.Irving
He will not be questioned about what He does, while they shall be so questioned.
Abdul Hye
He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned.
The Study Quran
He shall not be questioned about what He does, but they shall be questioned
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.
Talal Itani (2012)
He will not be questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned
Dr. Kamal Omar
He is not put to question regarding what He does but they would be questioned (about their deeds)
He is accountable to none about what He does, but they are accountable to Him
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
He will not be questioned as (to) what He performs, and they will be questioned
Muhammad Sarwar
He will not be questioned about anything He does, but all people will be questioned about their deeds
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
He is not questioned of what He does, and they are questioned
Shabbir Ahmed
(The Ultimate Sovereignty, befits only Him.) He cannot be called to account for what He does, whereas they will be called to account
Dr. Munir Munshey
He is not answerable for His actions, while all others are (to Him)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
He cannot be questioned for His actions, but they will be questioned (for theirs)
He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
He is not questioned about what He does, while they will be questioned
Abdel Haleem
He cannot be called to account for anything He does, whereas they will be called to account
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
He shall be questioned not as to that which He doth, while they shall be questioned
Ahmed Ali
He cannot be questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned
Aisha Bewley
He will not be questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.
Ali Ünal
He cannot be called to account for whatever He does, but their false deities (they have adopted from among conscious beings) are accountable
Ali Quli Qara'i
He is not questioned concerning what He does, but they are questioned
Hamid S. Aziz
He can not be questioned concerning what He does, but They shall be questioned
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
He is not questioned about what He does, while they will be questioned.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
He cannot be questioned for His acts, but they will be questioned for theirs
Musharraf Hussain
He won’t be questioned about what He does, but they’ll be questioned!
Maududi
None shall question Him about what He does, but they shall be questioned
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He is not questioned about what He does, while they will be questioned.
Mohammad Shafi
He cannot be questioned concerning what He does but they (human beings) shall be
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
He is not questioned as to what He does, while they all shall be questioned.
He is never to be asked about anything He does, while all others are questioned.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
He is not to be questioned about what He does, but they shall be questioned
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He cannot be questioned as to what He does, and they will be questioned
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
(He is) not to be asked/questioned about what He makes/does, and they are being asked/questioned
Bijan Moeinian
God is never to be asked about what He does. He is the one who questions
Faridul Haque
He is not questioned whatever He does, whereas they will all be questioned
Sher Ali
HE cannot be questioned as to what HE does, but they will be questioned
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
He cannot be questioned for what He does and they will be questioned (for every action)
Amatul Rahman Omar
He cannot be questioned for what He does, (because the cause for an objection does not exist,) whereas all (others) will be questioned (for what they do)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
He is not questioned for whatever He does but they will be questioned.
Munir Mezyed
He cannot be questioned about what He does, but they will all be questioned (about their actions).
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
He is not questioned about what He does, and they are questioned.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
He is not asked about what He does, but they shall be asked.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
He cannot be questioned for His acts, but they will be questioned.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
He will not be questioned about what He does, while they shall be so questioned.
Samy Mahdy
If there were in them Gods except Allah, they would be spoiled. So, glorified is Allah, The Throne’s Lord, about what they are describing.
Sayyid Qutb
He cannot be questioned about whatever He does, whereas they shall be questioned.
Thomas Cleary
God is not questioned for what God does; they are the ones to be questioned.
Ahmed Hulusi
He is not questioned (called to account) for what He does! But they will be questioned (they will live the consequences of their actions)!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
He (Allah) will not be questioned as to what He does, but they will be questioned (for their deeds)
He is never questioned or examined judicially for whatever He does, whereas they as a whole shall have much to answer for
Mir Aneesuddin
Had there been (other) gods in the (skies and the earth), besides Allah, there would have been disorder, both (in the skies and the earth). So glorified be Allah, the Lord of the throne (of the universe). (He is high above) that which they describe.
The Wise Quran
He shall not be questioned concerning what He does, but they shall be questioned.