Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
although you shall not be requited for aught but what you were wont to do
M. M. Pickthall
Ye are requited naught save what ye did
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
But it will be no more than the retribution of (the Evil) that ye have wrought;
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
and will only be rewarded for what you used to do.
Safi Kaskas
and you will be repaid only for what you used to do.
Wahiduddin Khan
and be rewarded only according to your deeds
Shakir
And you shall not be rewarded except (for) what you did
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and you will be given recompense but for what you had been doing.
T.B.Irving
and only be rewarded for what you have been doing,
Abdul Hye
and you will be requited nothing except for what you had done (evil deeds).”
The Study Quran
And you shall not be requited, save for that which you used to do
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And you will only be recompensed for what you used to do.
Talal Itani (2012)
And you will be repaid only for what you used to do
Dr. Kamal Omar
And you will not be rewarded except what you used to do —
and this reward is nothing except what you had done
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And in no way will you be recompensed, except according to whatever you were doing
Muhammad Sarwar
and will be recompensed only for what you deserve
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And you will be recompensed for nothing but for what you used to do__
Shabbir Ahmed
And you are requited only for what you have done
Dr. Munir Munshey
You will be punished strictly in accordance with what you had done
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But it will be no more than the penalty for (the evil) that you have done —
And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And you are only recompensed for what you have done
Abdel Haleem
and be repaid only according to your deeds.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And ye shall be required not except for that which ye have been doing
Ahmed Ali
And be rewarded but only for what you had done
Aisha Bewley
and you will only be repaid for what you did —
Ali Ünal
And you will not be recompensed but for what you were doing
Ali Quli Qara'i
and you will be requited only for what you used to d
Hamid S. Aziz
And you shall not be punished except for what you did
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And you are only punished for what you used to do.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
But it will be no more than retribution for what you did
Musharraf Hussain
You’ll be repaid fully for what you did
Maududi
You will only be recompensed according to your deeds."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And you are only recompensed for what you have done.
Mohammad Shafi
And you shall be paid back nothing but for what you did
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And you shall not be recompensed but of your own doings.
You are requited only for what you have done.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
but you shall not be recompensed except for what you were doing
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And you are requited naught but for what you did -
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And you are not being reimbursed except (for) what you were making/doing/working
Bijan Moeinian
“Your punishment is proportionate to your deeds.”
Faridul Haque
“And you will not be compensated except for your deeds.”
Sher Ali
And you will be requited only for what you have wrought
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And you will not be given (any) reward but for what you used to do
Amatul Rahman Omar
You shall be made to reap the fruit of your own deeds
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And you will be requited nothing except for what you used to do (evil deeds, sins, and Allahs disobedience which you used to do in this world)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And you are not rewarded except for that which you used to do.
Munir Mezyed
You will be chastised only for what you were inclined to do.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And you will only be punished for what you did.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
It will be no more than the payment for what you have done.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
and in no way will you be repaid except for what you used to do,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
and only be rewarded for what you have been doing,
Samy Mahdy
And you do not penalize except what you were working on.
Sayyid Qutb
being requited only for what you used to do.
Ahmed Hulusi
And you will not be recompensed, except for what you did (your own actions)!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And you are not requited except (for) what you were doing.
And you shall be requited with what is commensurate with your deeds
Mir Aneesuddin
and you will not be rewarded except for that which you used to do,
The Wise Quran
And you will not be recompensed except what you used to do.