Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Is, then, he who [in his earthly life] was a believer to be compared with one who was iniquitous? [Nay,] these two are not equal
M. M. Pickthall
Is he who is a believer like unto him who is an evil-liver? They are not alike
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Is then the man who believes no better than the man who is rebellious and wicked? Not equal are they
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Is the one who is a believer equal ˹before Allah˺ to the one who is rebellious? They are not equal!
Safi Kaskas
Is a believer the same as one who was defiantly disobedient? [No], they are not equal.
Wahiduddin Khan
So, is someone who believes equal to someone who defies God? No, they are not equal
Shakir
Is he then who is a believer like him who is a transgressor? They are not equal
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Is he who had been one who believes like he who had been one who disobeys? They are not on the same level.
T.B.Irving
Is someone who is a believer like someone who has been acting immorally"? They are not on the same footing!
Abdul Hye
Can the one who is a believer be like the one who is a sinner? They are not equal.
The Study Quran
Is one who believes like one who is iniquitous? They are not equal
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Is the believer like the sinner? They are not equal.
Talal Itani (2012)
Is someone who is faithful like someone who is a sinner? They are not equal
Dr. Kamal Omar
Is then he who became a Believer like one who turned a Fasiq (disobedient and a deceiver)? They are not equal
Can he who is a believer be like the one who is a transgressor? Of course, they are not alike
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
So, is he who has been a believer like him who has been immoral? They are not equal
Muhammad Sarwar
Is a believer equal to an evil-doer? They are not equal at all
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
So, can one who is a believer become like one who is a sinner? They cannot become equal
Shabbir Ahmed
Is then, he who was a believer like the one who drifted away from the Divine Values? Nay, these two are not alike
Dr. Munir Munshey
Can the believers be like the evil doers? They are not equal
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Is then the man who believes like the man who rebels (and is wicked)? They are not equal
Then is one who was a believer like one who was defiantly disobedient? They are not equal
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Is one who was a believer the same as one who was wicked They are not the same
Abdel Haleem
So, is someone who believes equal to someone who defies God? No, they are not equal
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Shall he, therefore, who is a believer, be like unto him who is a transgressor? They are not equal
Ahmed Ali
Is one who is a believer like one who is a transgressor? No, they are not alike
Aisha Bewley
Is someone who has iman like someone who is a deviator? They are not the same!
Ali Ünal
Is, then, he who is a believer like him who is a transgressor? They are not equal
Ali Quli Qara'i
Is someone who is faithful like someone who is a transgressor? They are not equal
Hamid S. Aziz
Is he then who is a believer like him who is an evil-liver (transgressor)? They are not alike (equal)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Is someone who is a believer the same as someone who is disobedient? They are not equal.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Is then the person who believes no better than the person who is rebellious? No, they are not equal
Musharraf Hussain
So, can a believer be compared to a sinner? They aren’t equal.
Maududi
Would a true believer be like him who was an evil-doer? Surely they are not equal
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Is one who is a believer the same as one who is wicked? They are not the same
Mohammad Shafi
Can he then who is a believer be like him who has been a transgressor/profligate!? They cannot be equal
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Will then he who is a believer be like him who is disobedient, they are not equal?
Is one who is a believer the same as one who is wicked? They are not equal.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Can he, then, who is a believer, be compared to he who is wicked? They are not equal
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Is he then, who is a believer, like him who is a transgressor? They are not equal
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Is who was believing as who was debauching ? They do not become equal/alike
Bijan Moeinian
Does it make sense to you that the sinners and the believers be treated equally
Faridul Haque
So will the believer ever be equal to the one who is lawless? They are not equal
Sher Ali
Is he, then, who is a believer like one who is disobedient? they are not equal
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
How can a person who is a believer be like him who is disobedient? (Nay,) they (both) cannot be equal
Amatul Rahman Omar
What! can one who has been a believer (be treated) like one who has been a disobedient sinner. They cannot be alike
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Is then he who is a believer like him who is Fasiq (disbeliever and disobedient to Allah)? Not equal are they
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Is he who was a believer like he who was a transgressor against Allah’s commandment? They are not equal.
Munir Mezyed
Is then the one who lives by Faith no better than the one who has persisted in walking down the path of disobedience? They are not equal.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Is then the believer like the sinful? They are not the same.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Is the person who believes no better than the person who is rebellious? They are not equal.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
So, is the one who has been a believer like the one who has been defiantly disobedient? They are not equal.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Is someone who is a believer like someone who has been acting immorally"? They are not on the same footing!
Samy Mahdy
So, is who was a believer like who was a debauchee? They are not equal.
Sayyid Qutb
Is, then, the one who is a believer to be compared to one who is wicked? The two are certainly not equal.
Ahmed Hulusi
Is one who believes equal to one with corrupt beliefs? They are not equal!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Is he then who is a believer like him who is a transgressor? They are not equal
Would he whose heart reflects the image of religious and spiritual virtues be equaled to the one in whose heart reign vice and impiety
Mir Aneesuddin
Then, is he who is a believer, like him who is a transgressor? They are not equal.
The Wise Quran
Then is he who is a believer like him who is disobedient? They are not equal.