Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
EXCEPT for God’s true servants, [most people are apt to go astray.]
M. M. Pickthall
Save single-minded slaves of Allah
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Except the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
But not the chosen servants of Allah.
Safi Kaskas
except for the devout worshipers of God.
Wahiduddin Khan
Not so the chosen servants of God
Shakir
Except the servants of Allah, the purified ones
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
but the devoted servants of God.
T.B.Irving
except for God´s sincere 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 the sincere servants of God.
Talal Itani (2012)
Except for the sincere servants of God
Dr. Kamal Omar
save Ibad of Allah who were cleansed and sanctified
except the sincere devotees of Allah
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Except for the most faithful bondmen of Allah
Muhammad Sarwar
Only Our sincere servants were saved
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
except Allah‘s chosen servants
Shabbir Ahmed
Except for the sincere servants of Allah
Dr. Munir Munshey
But the sincere and the obedient servants of Allah (will be safe)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Except the devoted (and loving) servants of Allah
But not the chosen servants of Allah
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Except for God's servants who are faithful
Abdel Haleem
Not so the true servants of God
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Save the bondmen of Allah sincere
Ahmed Ali
Other than the chosen creatures of God
Aisha Bewley
except for Allah´s chosen slaves.
Ali Ünal
Except God’s servants, endowed with sincerity in faith and practicing the Religion
Ali Quli Qara'i
—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants
Hamid S. Aziz
Except the servants of Allah, the purified ones
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
except God's devoted servants.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Except the sincere servants of God
Musharraf Hussain
only the sincere servants of Allah were saved
Maududi
except for 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)
Save the chosen devotees of Allah.
Only GOD's servants who are absolutely devoted to Him alone (are saved).
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
except the sincere worshipers of Allah
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And Noah certainly called upon Us, and excellent Answerer of prayers are We
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Except God's worshippers/slaves , the faithful/loyal/devoted
Bijan Moeinian
Only those who sincerely devoted themselves to worship the Lords are saved
Faridul Haque
Except the chosen bondmen of Allah
Sher Ali
Save the chosen servants of ALLAH
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Except for the chosen and exalted servants of Allah
Amatul Rahman Omar
Different, however, was the case of the chosen servants of Allah, the true and purified ones
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Except the chosen slaves of Allah (faithful, obedient, and true believers of Islamic Monotheism)
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 exception was the sincere servants of Allah.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
except for Allah's sincere chosen servants.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
except for Allah (God)'s sincere servants.
Samy Mahdy
Except for the sincere slaves of Allah.
Sayyid Qutb
Not so God's true servants.
Ahmed Hulusi
Only the servants of Allah, who were guided to sincerity (purity), were exempt from this.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Except the servants of Allah, the purified ones.
But excluded from that ill-fate were those votaries faithful to Allah and sincere in mind and spirit
Mir Aneesuddin
except the servants, exclusively of Allah.
The Wise Quran
Except God's sincere servants.