Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
In this [story], behold, there is a message [unto men], even though most of them will not believe [in it]
M. M. Pickthall
Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Verily in that is a Sign: but most of them do not believe
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.
Safi Kaskas
There is a sign in this, but most of them will not believe.
Wahiduddin Khan
Surely, in this is indeed a sign; but most of them would not believe
Shakir
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Truly, in this is a sign. Yet most of them had not been ones who believe.
T.B.Irving
In that is a sign, though most of them are not believers.
Abdul Hye
Surely, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.
The Study Quran
Truly in that is a sign, but most of them are not believers
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Therein lies a lesson, yet most of them refuse to believe.
Talal Itani (2012)
Surely in this is a sign, but most of them are not believers
Dr. Kamal Omar
Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not Believers
Surely in this story there is a great lesson, but most of these people do not learn a lesson and become believers
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Surely in that is indeed a sign, and in no way were most of them believers
Muhammad Sarwar
In this there is an evidence of the Truth, but many of them did not have any faith
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Surely, in this there is a sign, but most of them are not believers
Shabbir Ahmed
Herein, behold, is a sign, and most of them were not believers (in the Law of Requital)
Dr. Munir Munshey
There is surely a sign in this, but most of them do not believe
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Surely, in that, there is a Sign but most of them do not believe
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers
Abdel Haleem
There truly is a sign in this, though most of them will not believe
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Verily herein is a sign; but most of them are not believers
Ahmed Ali
Verily in this was a sign, but most of them do not believe
Aisha Bewley
There is certainly a Sign in that, yet most of them are not muminun.
Ali Ünal
Surely in that (which took place between Shu‘ayb and his people) there is a sign (a great, important lesson). Most of them were not believers
Ali Quli Qara'i
There is indeed a sign in that; but most of them do not have faith
Hamid S. Aziz
Verily, in this is a sign; but most of them are not believers
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Indeed, there is a sign in that, and most of them are not believers.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them do not believe
Musharraf Hussain
There is a sign in that, but most will not believe.
Maududi
Surely there is a Sign in this, but most of them would not believe
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers
Mohammad Shafi
There is indeed in this a sign, and most of them believed not
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Undoubtedly, in it, there is necessarily a sign, and most of them were not Muslims.
This should be a lesson, but most people are not believers.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Surely, in that there is a sign; yet most of them do not believe
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely there is a sign in this; yet most of them believe not
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
That in that (is) an evidence/sign/verse (E) and most of them were not believing
Bijan Moeinian
This is a great lesson, yet most people care less
Faridul Haque
Indeed in this is a sign; and most of them were not Muslims
Sher Ali
In that, verily, there is a Sign; but most of these would not believe
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Surely, in this (incident), there is a great sign and most of them were not believers
Amatul Rahman Omar
Behold! there is a great sign in this (episode), yet most of them would not be believers
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Truly in that is surely a sign and most of them were not believers.
Munir Mezyed
Surely, in this there is a Sign. Yet most of them don’t live by Faith.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
For in that is a sign, and most of them are not believers.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Truly, in this is a sign, but most of them do not believe.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Most surely in that is a sign, and in no way were most of them believers.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
In that is a sign, though most of them are not believers.
Samy Mahdy
Surely in that was a verse, and most of them were not believers.
Sayyid Qutb
Indeed, there is in this a sure sign; yet most of them will not believe.
Ahmed Hulusi
Indeed, there is a sign – a lesson – in this too... But most of them have not believed!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Verily there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe
This is indeed emblematic of Allah's Omnipotence and Authority but most of them denied Him Who brought them into existence
Mir Aneesuddin
There is certainly a sign in that, but the majority of them does not believe.
The Wise Quran
Indeed, in that surely is a sign but most of them are not believers.