Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Said they: “Indeed, if thou desist not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be stoned to death!”
M. M. Pickthall
They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death)
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be stoned (to death)."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They threatened, “If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be stoned ˹to death˺.”
Safi Kaskas
They said, “If you do not desist, Noah, you will surely be stoned.”
Wahiduddin Khan
They said, Noah, if you do not desist, you will be stoned
Shakir
They said: If you desist not, O Nuh, you shall most certainly be of those stoned to death
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They said: If thou hast not refrained thyself, O Noah, thou wilt, certainly, be among the ones who are stoned!
T.B.Irving
They said: "If you do not stop, Noah, you will become an outcast."
Abdul Hye
They said: “If you don’t cease, O Noah! You will surely be among those stoned (to death).”
The Study Quran
They said, “Truly if you cease not, O Noah, you shall indeed be among the stoned.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They warned, “Noah, if you don’t stop, you will be stoned.”
Talal Itani (2012)
They said, 'If you do not refrain, O Noah, you will be stoned.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
They said: “Truly, if you do not stop (your way of propagating and preaching), O Nuh! You will surely be of those who have been rejected and expelled.”
They said: "O Noah! If you do not stop, you shall be stoned to death."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
They said, "Indeed, decidedly in case you do not refrain, O Nuh, (Noah) indeed you will definitely be one of the stoned."
Muhammad Sarwar
They said, "Noah, if you do not desist, you will, certainly, be stoned to death."
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They said, .Should you not stop, O NuH, you will surely be stoned
Shabbir Ahmed
They said, "O Noah! If you do not refrain, you will surely be stoned to death."
Dr. Munir Munshey
They said, "Oh Nooh, if you did not stop, you would surely be cursed and sentenced to death by stoning."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
They said: "O Nuh (Noah)! If you do no stop, you will be stoned (to death)."
They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They said: "If you do not cease, O Noah, you will be among those who are stoned."
Abdel Haleem
So they said, ‘Noah, if you do not stop this, you will be stoned.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They said: if thou desistest not, thou shalt surely be of those stoned
Ahmed Ali
They said: "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will be stoned to death."
Aisha Bewley
They said, ´Nuh, if you do not desist you will be stoned.´
Ali Ünal
They said: "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will certainly be stoned to death in utter abjection."
Ali Quli Qara'i
They said, ‘Noah, if you do not relinquish, you will certainly be stoned [to death].&rsquo
Hamid S. Aziz
They said, "Verily, if you desist not, O Noah! you shall surely be of those who are stoned!"
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
They said: “Noah, if you do not stop, you shall become among the stoned ones.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They said, “If you do not desist, O Noah, You will be stoned to death.
Musharraf Hussain
They said, “Nuh, if you don’t stop preaching, you will be tortured.
Maududi
They said: "O Noah! If you do not desist, you will certainly become one of the accursed."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They said: "If you do not cease, O Noah, you will be of those who are stoned.
Mohammad Shafi
They said, "If you desist not, O Noah, you will certainly be stoned to death!"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
They said 'O Nuh! You will not desist, then, necessarily, you will be stoned.
They said, "Unless you refrain, O Noah, you will be stoned."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
'Noah, ' they replied, 'if you do not desist you shall be of those stoned.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They said: If thou desist not, O Noah, thou wilt certainly be stoned to death
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
They said: "If (E) you do not end/terminate/stop, you Noah, you will be/become (E) from the stoned."
Bijan Moeinian
They said, “Noah, If you do not stop, we will stone you.”
Faridul Haque
They said, “O Nooh, if you do not desist you will surely be stoned.”
Sher Ali
They said, `If thou desist not, O Noah, thou shalt surely be stoned to death.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
They said: ‘O Nuh (Noah), if you do not stop (saying these things), then surely you will be stoned to death.
Amatul Rahman Omar
`Noah!' they said, `If you do not desist, you shall be excommunicated or done away with.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
They said: "If you cease not, O Nooh (Noah)! You will surely be among those stoned (to death)."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
They said, “If you refrain not O Noah, certainly you will be of those who are stoned [to death].”
Munir Mezyed
They said: ‘If it happens that you don’t stop (this nonsense), O’ Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned (to death)’.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
They said: if you do not stop, oh Nuh (Noah), you will be stoned.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They said, “If you don’t stop, O Noah, we will stone you.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
They said, “If you do not refrain, O Noah, you will most surely be of those stoned.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They said: "If you do not stop, Noah, you will become an outcast."
Samy Mahdy
They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will be stoned.”
Sayyid Qutb
Said they: 'Noah! If you will not desist, you will surely be stoned to death.'
Ahmed Hulusi
They said, “Indeed, O Noah, if you do not desist, you are going to be stoned to death!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
They said: 'If you desist not, O Noah! you shall surely be one of the stoned (to death)'
They said; "We warn you Nuh", "unless you stop your course of action you shall be stoned to death"
Mir Aneesuddin
They said, "If you do not desist, O Nuh! you will definitely be of those who are stoned (to death)."
The Wise Quran
They said, 'Verily, if you do not desist, O Noah! You shall surely be of those who are stoned.'