Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Not thus, however, [behave] God’s true servants
M. M. Pickthall
Save single-minded slaves of Allah
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Not (so do) the Servants of Allah, sincere and devoted
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
But not the chosen servants of Allah.
Safi Kaskas
except for God's devout worshipers [who don't make such claims].
Wahiduddin Khan
but not so the true servants of Go
Shakir
But not so the servants of Allah, the purified ones
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
but not the devoted servants of God.
T.B.Irving
except for God´s loyal servants!
Abdul Hye
except the chosen (faithful) devotees of Allah.
The Study Quran
Not so for God’s sincere servants
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Except for God’s select servants.
Talal Itani (2012)
Except for God's sincere servants
Dr. Kamal Omar
except Ibad of Allah who were cleansed and sanctified
except His sincere devotees who do not attribute such things to Him
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Except (for) the most faithful bondmen of Allah
Muhammad Sarwar
except the servants of God, sincere and devoted
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
except Allah‘s chosen servants
Shabbir Ahmed
But the sincere servants of Allah
Dr. Munir Munshey
The sincere servants of Allah are excepted _ (they associate no one with Allah)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Except those slaves of Allah, whom He chooses
Except the chosen servants of Allah [who do not share in that sin]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Except for God's servants who are faithful
Abdel Haleem
the true servants of God do not do such things
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Except the bondmen of Allah sincere
Ahmed Ali
Except His chosen creatures who do not
Aisha Bewley
except for Allah´s chosen slaves.
Ali Ünal
But God’s servants endowed with sincerity in faith and practicing the Religion do not do so
Ali Quli Qara'i
—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants
Hamid S. Aziz
But not so the servants of Allah, the purified ones
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
except God's devoted servants (who are saved from the punishment).
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Not so the servants of God, sincere and devoted
Musharraf Hussain
The true servants of Allah don’t do such things.
Maududi
all of them except the chosen servants of Allah
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Except for the servants of God who are faithful.
Mohammad Shafi
Except for those who devotedly worship Allah alone
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
But the chosen bondmen of Allah.
Only GOD's servants who are devoted to Him alone (are saved).
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
except for the sincere worshipers of Allah
Maulana Muhammad Ali
But not so the servants of Allah, the purified ones
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Except God's worshippers/slaves, the faithful/loyal/devoted
Bijan Moeinian
Only those servants of God who have devoted themselves wholeheartedly to him are in the right path
Faridul Haque
Except the chosen bondmen of Allah
Sher Ali
But the chosen servants of ALLAH do not attribute anything derogatory to HIM
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
But the chosen and exalted servants of Allah (do not say such things; they are not amongst them)
Amatul Rahman Omar
But the chosen servants of Allah, the purified ones (attribute nothing derogatory to Him)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Except the slaves of Allah, whom He choses (for His Mercy i.e. true believers of Islamic Monotheism who do not attribute false things unto Allah)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Exempted are the sincere servants of Allah.
Munir Mezyed
Except for the faithful servants of Allâh.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Except the sincere servants of Allah.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
The devoted servants of Allah do not [associate others with Him].
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
except for Allah’s sincere chosen servants.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
except for Allah (God)'s loyal servants!
Samy Mahdy
Except the sincere Allah’s slaves.
Sayyid Qutb
Not so God's true servants.
Ahmed Hulusi
Except those servants of Allah who have been guided to sincerity (purity) (the rest are of those who shall be summoned).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Except for Allah s sincere servants.
Excluded are those (of the Jinn and mankind) who are sincere in mind and spirit and free of that intended mischief that is wrought by want of thought
Mir Aneesuddin
except the servants, exclusively of Allah.