Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
In this way does God seal the hearts of those who do not [want to] know [the truth]
M. M. Pickthall
Thus doth Allah seal the hearts of those who know not
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who understand not
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
This is how Allah seals the hearts of those unwilling to know ˹the truth˺.
Safi Kaskas
This is how God seals the hearts of those who do not know.
Wahiduddin Khan
In this way God seals the hearts of those who do not [want to] know [the truth]
Shakir
Thus does Allah set a seal on the hearts of those who do not know
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Thus, God sets a seal on the hearts of those who know not.
T.B.Irving
Thus God seals off the hearts of those who will not know.
Abdul Hye
Thus Allah has set a seal on the hearts of those who don’t know.
The Study Quran
Thus does God seal the hearts of those who know not
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Thus God seals the hearts of those who don’t know.
Talal Itani (2012)
God thus seals the hearts of those who do not know
Dr. Kamal Omar
Thus Allah puts a seal over the hearts of those who do not know
Thus Allah has set a seal on the hearts of those who do not use their common sense
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Thus Allah stamps (i.e., impresses or sets a seal) upon the hearts of those who do not know
Muhammad Sarwar
Thus does God seal the hearts of those who do not know
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Thus Allah seals up the hearts of those who do not believe
Shabbir Ahmed
In this way does Allah seal the hearts of those who wish not to learn
Dr. Munir Munshey
Thus, Allah seals the hearts of those who stay unaware
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who do not understand
Thus does Allah seal the hearts of those who do not know
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
It is thus that God seals the hearts of those who do not know
Abdel Haleem
In this way God seals the hearts of those who do not know
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
In this wise Allah sealeth the hearts of those who believe not
Ahmed Ali
That is how God seals the hearts of those who do not know
Aisha Bewley
In that way Allah seals up the hearts of those who do not know.
Ali Ünal
Thus does God seal the hearts of those who have no (attachment to) knowledge
Ali Quli Qara'i
Thus does Allah seal the hearts of those who do not know
Hamid S. Aziz
Thus does Allah set a seal on the heart of those who know not
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
That is how God puts a seal on the hearts of those who do not know.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Thus God places a seal upon the hearts of those who do not know
Musharraf Hussain
That is how Allah seals the hearts of those who don’t know.
Maududi
Thus does Allah seal the hearts of those who have no knowledge
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
It is thus that God seals the hearts of those who do not know
Mohammad Shafi
Thus does Allah put a seal on the minds of those who wish not to learn
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Thus does Allah seal the hearts of those who do not know.
GOD thus seals the hearts of those who do not know.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
As such Allah seals the hearts of those who do not know
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Thus does Allah seal the hearts of those who know not
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
As/like that God stamps/seals on those who do not knows' hearts/minds
Bijan Moeinian
This is why God seals the hearts of those who refuse the knowledge [so that they slide further toward the darkness as a punishment for their refusal.]
Faridul Haque
This is how Allah sets seal upon the hearts of the ignorant
Sher Ali
Thus does ALLAH seal the hearts of those who have no knowledge
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
That is how Allah seals the hearts of the people who do not know (the truth, despite it becomes evident)
Amatul Rahman Omar
That is how Allah seals the hearts of those who do not (bother to) know (and be guided)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who know not (the proofs and evidence of the Oneness of Allah i.e. those who try not to understand true facts that which you (Muhammad SAW) have brought to them)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Thus Allah puts a seal on the hearts of those who know not.
Munir Mezyed
This is how Allâh sealed the hearts of those who do lack the knowledge.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
This is how Allah imprints on the hearts of those who do not know.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Allah thus seals the hearts of those who do not know,
Linda “iLHam” Barto
That is how Allah seals the hearts of those without wisdom.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Thus Allah (God) seals off the hearts of those who will not know.
Samy Mahdy
Allah thus imprints upon the cores of those who are not knowing.
Sayyid Qutb
Thus does God seal the hearts of those who do not want to know [the truth].
Thomas Cleary
Thus does God stamp the hearts of those who do not know.
Ahmed Hulusi
Thus Allah seals the consciousness of the ignorant!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Thus does Allah set a seal on the hearts of those who do not know
Thus does Allah imprint an objectionable disposition on the hearts of those who do not realize the object of thought nor do they bring it vividly and clearly before their minds
Mir Aneesuddin
Thus does Allah set a seal on the hearts of those who do not know.
The Wise Quran
Thus God sets a stamp upon the hearts of those who do not know.