Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Their reckoning rests with none but my Sustainer: if you could but understand [this]
M. M. Pickthall
Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"Their account is only with my Lord, if ye could (but) understand
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Their judgment is with my Lord, if you had any sense!
Safi Kaskas
It is for my Lord alone to bring them to account if you [could] only understand.
Wahiduddin Khan
My Lord alone can bring them to accountif only you could understan
Shakir
Their account is only with my Lord, if you could perceiv
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Truly, their reckoning is but with my Lord if you be aware.
T.B.Irving
Their reckoning only concerns my Lord, if you will only notice it!
Abdul Hye
Their account is with my Lord, if you could know.
The Study Quran
Their reckoning is only by my Lord, were you but aware
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Their account is only with my Lord, if you could perceive.
Talal Itani (2012)
Their account rests only with my Lord, if you have sense
Dr. Kamal Omar
Their accountability is not (the responsibility) except of my Nourisher-Sustainer if you do understand
their account is the concern of my Lord, if you could use your common sense
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Decidedly their reckoning (falls) upon no one except my Lord, if you are aware
Muhammad Sarwar
If only you would realize, their account is with my Lord
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
their account is with none but with my Lord, if you have sense
Shabbir Ahmed
Their accountability is up to my Lord. If only you understood (that the most honored in the Sight of Allah is the one who is best in conduct (49:13))
Dr. Munir Munshey
"My Lord alone has the prerogative to judge them, if only you could realize."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"Their account is only with my Lord, if you can (only) understand
Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
"Their judgment is on my Lord, if you could know."
Abdel Haleem
It is for my Lord alone to bring them to account- if only you could see
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Their reckoning is upon my Lord, if ye but knew
Ahmed Ali
It is for my Lord to bring them to book, if you can understand
Aisha Bewley
Their reckoning is the concern of my Lord alone if you were but aware.
Ali Ünal
"Indeed their reckoning rests with none but my Lord; if only you could understand
Ali Quli Qara'i
Their reckoning is only with my Lord, should you be aware
Hamid S. Aziz
"Their account is only with my Lord, if you but understood
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Their account is only upon my Lord, if you realize.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
“Their judgment is only with my Lord, if you can understand
Musharraf Hussain
Their account rests with My Lord – if only you could sense that .
Maududi
It is only for my Lord to take account of them. Would that you made use of your understanding
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
"Their judgment is on my Lord, if you could know.
Mohammad Shafi
"It is for none but Allah to make them account for what they do, if you could but understand this!"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Their account is only upon my Lord, if you have sense.
"Their judgment rests only with my Lord, if you could perceive.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Their account falls only upon My Lord, if you were but aware
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Their reckoning is only with my Lord, if you but perceive
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
That truly their account/calculation (is) except on my Lord, if you feel/know/sense
Bijan Moeinian
“Their judgment rests only with my Lord. Do you get it?”
Faridul Haque
“Indeed their account is only upon my Lord, if you perceive.”
Sher Ali
`Their account is only with my Lord, if you only knew
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Their account is only with my Lord. If you could but understand (what the real honour and dishonour is)
Amatul Rahman Omar
`It is only up to my Lord to call them to account; if you could but perceive
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
"Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but) know
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
For their reckoning is only upon my Lord if only you were aware.
Munir Mezyed
Their reckoning rests with none but my Lord- if only you have the ability to perceive.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
For their reckoning is upon my Lord, if only you realised.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
“Their account is only with my Lord, if you could understand.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Their reckoning rests only with my Lord, if only you were aware.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Their reckoning is only by my Lord, if you will only notice it!
Samy Mahdy
Surely their reckoning is not except, upon my Lord, if you are aware.
Sayyid Qutb
Their reckoning rests with none other than my Lord, if you could but understand.
Ahmed Hulusi
“My Rabb knows the consequences of their deeds... If only you had become conscious of it!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Their reckoning is only on my Lord, if you could (but) perceive
"Their case", he added, "shall only be judged by Allah, my Creator, in Whose hands rests the authoritative decision, if only you could apprehend matters with your senses"
Mir Aneesuddin
(The responsibility of taking) their account is on none but my Fosterer, if you (could only) realize.
The Wise Quran
Indeed, their account is only upon my Lord, if you perceive.