Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
for, behold, whenever they were told, “There is no deity save God,” they would glory in their arrogance
M. M. Pickthall
For when it was said unto them, There is no Allah save Allah, they were scornfu
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
For they, when they were told that there is no god except Allah, would puff themselves up with Pride
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
For whenever it was said to them ˹in the world˺, “There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah,” they acted arrogantly
Safi Kaskas
Whenever they were told, "There is no god but God," they became arrogant
Wahiduddin Khan
When they were told, There is no deity but God, they turned away with disdain
Shakir
Surely they used to behave proudly when it was said to them: There is no god but Allah
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Truly, when it had been said to them: There is no god but God, they grow arrogant.
T.B.Irving
They have acted so proudly whenever: "There is no deity except God [Alone]" was said to them,
Abdul Hye
surely, when it was said to them: “There is no one worthy of worship but Allah,” they used to puff themselves up with pride
The Study Quran
Indeed, when it was said unto them, “There is no god but God,” they waxed arrogant
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
When they were told, “There is no god but God,” they exhibited arrogance.
Talal Itani (2012)
When it was said to them, 'There is no god except God,' they grew arrogant
Dr. Kamal Omar
Truly they, when it was said to them: “La ilaha-ill-Allah [(there is) no god except Allah]”, they used to show stubborn arrogance
for when they were told: "There is no god except Allah," they used to puff themselves up with prid
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Surely when it was said to them, "There is no god except Allah, " they were waxing proud
Muhammad Sarwar
They were the ones, who on being told, "God is only One," become puffed-up with prid
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They were those to whom when it was said: .There is no god but Allah., they waxed proud
Shabbir Ahmed
For when it was said to them, "There is no god but Allah", they showed arrogance
Dr. Munir Munshey
They used to scorn and scoff arrogantly when told that there is no god except Allah
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Truly, when they were told that there is no god except Allah, they would fill themselves up with (false) pride
Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allah ," were arrogan
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
When it was said to them: "There is no god except God," they would be arrogant
Abdel Haleem
Whenever it was said to them, ‘There is no deity but God,’ they became arrogant
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Verily when it was said Unto them: there is no god but Allah, they ever grew stiff-necked
Ahmed Ali
They were those who, when it was said to them, "There is no god but God," behaved with insolence
Aisha Bewley
When they were told, ´There is no god but Allah,´ they were arrogant.
Ali Ünal
For when they were told that there is no deity but God, they would grow arrogant and reject it
Ali Quli Qara'i
Indeed it was they who, when they were told, ‘There is no god except Allah,’ used to be disdainful
Hamid S. Aziz
Surely they used to behave arrogantly when it was said to them, "There is no God but Allah."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Indeed, when it was said to them there is no god except God, they were arrogant (and did not accept).
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
For they, when they were told that there is no god except God, would puff themselves up with pride
Musharraf Hussain
The arrogant people, when they were asked to say: “There is no God but Allah,”
Maududi
Whenever it was said to them: "There is no true deity apart from Allah," they waxed prou
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
When it was said to them: "There is no god except God," they would be arrogant.
Mohammad Shafi
They had indeed behaved arrogantly, when they were told, "There is no god but Allah!"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Undoubtedly, when it was said to them, 'None is to be worshipped beside Allah', they then swelled with pride.
When they were told, "Laa Elaaha Ella Allah [There is no other god beside GOD]," they turned arrogant.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
For when it was said to them: 'There is no god except Allah, ' they were always prou
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They indeed were arrogant, when it was said to them: There is no god but Allah
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
That they truly were if (it) was said to them: "No God except god" they be arrogant
Bijan Moeinian
These are the same people that when they were told: “There is no other god beside God”, they revealed their arrogant nature
Faridul Haque
Indeed, when it was said to them, “There is no God except Allah”, they were haughty
Sher Ali
For when it was said to them, `There is no god but ALLAH, they behaved arrogantly
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Surely, they were such people that when it was said to them: ‘There is none worthy of worship except Allah,’ they used to show arrogance
Amatul Rahman Omar
For when it was said to them, `There is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship but Allah,' they ever turned away in disdain
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Truly, when it was said to them: La ilaha ill-Allah "(none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)," they puffed themselves up with pride (i.e. denied it)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Truly they used to persist in their arrogance when they were told that there is no deity except Allah.
Munir Mezyed
In fact, when it was said to them: "There is no other god beside Allâh”, they acted imperiously,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
When they are told that there is no god but Allah they are arrogant.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Indeed, whenever they were told that no god is there except Allah, they became arrogant.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Indeed, when it was said to them, “There is no god except Allah,” they would act arrogantly
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They have acted so proudly whenever: "There is no deity except Allah (God) [Alone]" was said to them,
Samy Mahdy
They were, if it was said to them, “There is no god except Allah they were arrogating.
Sayyid Qutb
Whenever they were told, 'there is no deity other than God,' they would turn away in arrogance,
Ahmed Hulusi
When they were told to accept the Truth, “There is no god, only Allah,” they were egocentric!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Verily they used to be proud when it was said to them: There is no god but Allah .
When they were told in life: "There is no supreme being but Allah", they responded with extravagance in their accounts of themselves and displayed inordinate self-esteem
Mir Aneesuddin
When it was said to them, “There is no god except Allah,” they certainly used to consider themselves great (to accept this).
The Wise Quran
Indeed, when it was said to them, 'There is no god but God,' they were proud,