Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
when he turned to his Sustainer with a heart free of evil
M. M. Pickthall
When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Behold! he approached his Lord with a sound heart
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
˹Remember˺ when he came to his Lord with a pure heart,
Safi Kaskas
He came to his Lord with a faultless heart
Wahiduddin Khan
he came to his Lord with a sound heart
Shakir
When he came to his Lord with a free heart
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
When he drew near his Lord with a pure-hearted heart,
T.B.Irving
when he came to his Lord with a sound heart
Abdul Hye
when he came to his Lord with a pure heart.
The Study Quran
when he came unto his Lord with a sound heart
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
When he approached his Lord with a sound heart.
Talal Itani (2012)
When he came to his Lord with a sound heart
Dr. Kamal Omar
When he approached his Nourisher-Sustainer with a submitting heart
when he came to his Lord with a pure heart
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
As he came to his Lord with a sound heart
Muhammad Sarwar
He turned to his Lord with a sound hear
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
(Remember) when he came to his Lord with a pure heart
Shabbir Ahmed
When he came to his Lord with a noble heart
Dr. Munir Munshey
He brought back to his Lord an untainted (and unblemished) heart, free from evil
Syed Vickar Ahamed
When he came to his Lord with a pure heart
When he came to his Lord with a sound hear
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
For he came to his Lord with a pure heart
Abdel Haleem
he came to his Lord with a devoted heart
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Recall what time he came Unto his lord with a heart whole
Ahmed Ali
When he came to his Lord with a heart compliant
Aisha Bewley
when he came to his Lord with an unblemished heart,
Ali Ünal
He had turned to his Lord with a heart sound and pure (from any trace of insincerity of faith)
Ali Quli Qara'i
when he came to his Lord with a sound heart
Hamid S. Aziz
When he came to his Lord with a whole (sound, pure) heart
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
When he came to his Lord with a sound heart.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Behold, he approached his Lord with a pure heart
Musharraf Hussain
he turned to his Lord with a heart free of evil.
Maududi
When he came to his Lord with a pure heart
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
For he came to his Lord with a pure heart.
Mohammad Shafi
When he came to his Lord with a sound mind
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
When he came to his Lord with a pure heart.
He came to his Lord wholeheartedly.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
(Remember when) he came to his Lord with a pure heart
Maulana Muhammad Ali
When he came to his Lord with a secure heart
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
When he came (to) his Lord with a sound/safe heart/mind
Bijan Moeinian
He submitted whole heartedly to his Lord
Faridul Haque
When he came to his Lord, with a sound heart. (Free from falsehood)
Sher Ali
When he came to his Lord with a pure heart
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
When he appeared before his Lord with a purified and submissive heart
Amatul Rahman Omar
(Recall the time) when he came to his Lord with a pure heart
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
When he came to his Lord with a pure heart (attached to Allah Alone and none else, worshipping none but Allah Alone true Islamic Monotheism, pure from the filth of polytheism)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
When he came to his Lord with a peaceful heart.
Munir Mezyed
He came to his Lord with Pure and Faultless heart.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
When he came to his Lord with a clean heart.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
He came to his Lord with a true heart.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Recall when he came to his Lord with a sound heart.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
when he came to his Lord with a sound heart
Samy Mahdy
When he came to his Lord with an intact core.
Sayyid Qutb
He turned to his Lord with a sound heart.
Ahmed Hulusi
He had turned to his Rabb with a sound heart (experiencing the reality of the Names in his consciousness)!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
When he came unto his Lord with a sound (pure) heart.
Who presented himself to Allah, his Creator, with a pure, undefiled and sound heart
Mir Aneesuddin
when he came to his Fosterer with a defect less heart.
The Wise Quran
When he came to his Lord with a sound heart;