Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
instead of God? Can these [things and beings] be of any help to you or to themselves?”
M. M. Pickthall
Instead of Allah? Can they help you or help themselves
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"'Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
besides Allah? Can they help you or even help themselves?”
Safi Kaskas
other than God? Can they help you or help themselves?”
Wahiduddin Khan
besides God? Can they help you or even help themselves
Shakir
Besides Allah? Can they help you or yet help themselves
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
instead of God? Are you helped by them? Or help they themselves?
T.B.Irving
instead of God? Will they support you, or even support themselves?
Abdul Hye
instead of Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?”
The Study Quran
apart from God? Are they helping you or helping themselves?
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Besides God? Can they help you, or help themselves?”
Talal Itani (2012)
Besides God? Can they help you, or help themselves?'
Dr. Kamal Omar
besides Allah? Do they provide you help or provide assistance to themselves in retaliation (to Allah’s decision)?”
besides Allah? Can they help you or even help themselves?"
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Apart from Allah? Do they vindicate you or vindicate themselves?"
Muhammad Sarwar
besides God? Will the idols help you? Can they help themselves?"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
beside Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?‘
Shabbir Ahmed
Instead of Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?"
Dr. Munir Munshey
"Other than Allah? Are they helping you now? Are they helping themselves?"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?"
Other than Allah ? Can they help you or help themselves?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
"Without God, can they help you or help themselves"
Abdel Haleem
beside God? Can they help you now, or even help themselves?’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Beside Allah? Can they succour you or succour themselves
Ahmed Ali
Other than God? Can they save you or even save themselves?"
Aisha Bewley
Can they help you or even help themselves?´
Ali Ünal
"Apart from God? Can they be of any help to you, or even to themselves?"
Ali Quli Qara'i
besides Allah? Do they help you, or do they help each other?’
Hamid S. Aziz
"Beside Allah? Can they help you, or help themselves?´
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
besides God? Can they help you or help themselves?”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
“ ‘Besides God? Can they help you or help themselves?
Musharraf Hussain
beside Allah? Are they helping you or even defending themselves?”
Maududi
beside Allah? Can they be of any help to you, or even be of any help to themselves?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
"Without God; can they help you or help themselves?
Mohammad Shafi
"Those, other than Allah, you worshipped? Can those be of any help to you or to themselves?"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Beside Allah? Will they help you or will retrieve themselves?
"beside GOD? Can they help you now? Can they help themselves?"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
other than Allah? Do they help you or even help themselves?
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
From other than God? Do they give you victory/aid or they become victorious
Bijan Moeinian
Can they help you now? As a matter of fact, can they help themselves?”
Faridul Haque
“Instead of Allah? Will they help you or retaliate?”
Sher Ali
`Beside ALLAH? Can they help you or help themselves?
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Besides Allah? Can they help you, or can they help themselves (to protect themselves from Hell)?
Amatul Rahman Omar
`Apart from Allah? Can they come to your help or inflict punishment?
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
"Instead of Allah? Can they help you or (even) help themselves?"
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
besides Allah?’ Will they help you [against Allah] or will they help themselves?”
Munir Mezyed
Other than Allâh? Can they help you now or help themselves?’
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Besides Allah, are they going to help you or help themselves?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
“…besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?’
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
apart from Allah? Can they support you or get support for themselves?”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
instead of Allah (God)? Will they support you, or even support themselves?
Samy Mahdy
Without Allah? Can they give you victory, or be victorious?”
Sayyid Qutb
instead of God? Can they help you or even help themselves?'
Ahmed Hulusi
“The things you worshipped besides Allah... Can they help you or can they even help themselves?”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Besides Allah? Do they help you or help themselves?
" The gods you revered and venerated besides Allah!" Do they afford you help or can they even help themselves!"
Mir Aneesuddin
besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?"
The Wise Quran
Besides God? Can they help you or help themselves?'