Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Say: “God alone do I worship, sincere in my faith in Him alone
M. M. Pickthall
Say: Allah I worship, making my religion pure for Him (only)
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Say: "It is Allah I serve, with my sincere (and exclusive) devotion
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Say, “It is ˹only˺ Allah that I worship, being sincere in my devotion to Him.
Safi Kaskas
Say, "God [alone] do I worship, sincere to Him in my faith,
Wahiduddin Khan
Say, It is God I serve, sincere in my faith in Him alon
Shakir
Say: Allah (it is Whom) I serve, being sincere to Him in my obedience
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Say: God alone I worship as one sincere and devoted in the way of life to Him.
T.B.Irving
SAY: "God do I worship sincerely; my religion belongs to Him.
Abdul Hye
Say (O Muhammad): “I worship by doing my religion sincerely for His sake.”
The Study Quran
Say, “God do I worship, devoting my religion entirely to Him
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Say, “I worship God, dedicating my religion purely to Him.”
Talal Itani (2012)
Say, 'It is God I worship, sincere in my faith in Him.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
Say: “To Allah I pay obedience as one who keeps his Religion pristinely pure in relation to Him
Say: "Allah Alone I worship, and Him Alone I serve
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Say, (This is addressed to the Prohet) Allah I worship, making my religion faithfully His
Muhammad Sarwar
Say, "I worship God alone and devote myself to His religion
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Say, .It is Allah whom I worship, making my submission exclusive to Him
Shabbir Ahmed
Say, "I serve Allah sincerely to establish His System
Dr. Munir Munshey
"Limiting my religion exclusively for Him, it is Allah Whom I worship!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Say: "It is Allah Alone (Whom) I worship, with all my sincere love, servitude and payer (to Him)
Say, " Allah [alone] do I worship, sincere to Him in my religion
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Say: "God is the One I serve, devoting my system to Him."
Abdel Haleem
Say, ‘It is God I serve, dedicating my worship entirely to Him
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Say thou: it is Allah I worship, making for Him my religion exclusiv
Ahmed Ali
Say: "I worship God with devotion all-exclusive for Him
Aisha Bewley
Say: ´It is Allah I worship, making my deen sincerely His,
Ali Ünal
Say: "I worship God, sincere in my faith in Him and practicing the Religion purely for His sake
Ali Quli Qara'i
Say, ‘[Only] Allah do I worship, putting my exclusive faith in Him
Hamid S. Aziz
Say, "Allah (it is Whom) I serve, being sincere to Him in my exclusive devotion
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Say: “Indeed I serve God, being sincere (and devoted) to Him in my way of life (religion),
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Say, “It is God I serve with sincere devotion
Musharraf Hussain
Say: “I worship Allah sincerely committing myself to Him,
Maududi
Say: "Allah alone shall I serve, consecrating my devotion to Him
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Say: "God is the One I serve, devoting my system to Him."
Mohammad Shafi
Say, "Allah shall I worship, consecrating my lifestyle exclusively to Him."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Say you, 'I worship Allah only being purely His devotee'
Say, "GOD is the only One I worship, devoting my religion absolutely to Him alone.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Say: 'I worship Allah and make my religion sincerely His
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Say: Allah I serve, being sincere to Him in my obedience
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Say: "God, I worship faithful/loyal/devoted to Him (in) my religion."
Bijan Moeinian
Say: “I worship none but God and follow His ordained religion to the point.”
Faridul Haque
Proclaim, “I worship only Allah, as His sincere bondman.”
Sher Ali
Say, `It is ALLAH I worship in sincerest obedience to HIM
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Say: ‘I worship Allah alone making obedience purely for Him
Amatul Rahman Omar
Say, `It is Allah I worship, being purely sincere to Him in my obedience
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad SAW) "Allah Alone I worship by doing religious deeds sincerely for His sake only and not to show-off, and not to set up rivals with Him in worship."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Say, “It is Allah that I worship making my religion sincere for Him.”
Munir Mezyed
Say: “I do worship Allâh (in the way He wants us to worship Him). .
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Say: I serve Allah, making my religion sincere for Him.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Say, “I worship Allah alone with sincere faith.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Saysg , “It is Allah I worship, devoting my religion to Him.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
SAY: "Allah (God) do I worship sincerely; my religion belongs to Him.
Samy Mahdy
Say, “Allah I worship, sincere for Him my religion.”
Sayyid Qutb
Say: 'God alone do I worship, sincere in my faith in Him alone.
Ahmed Hulusi
Say, “So let me serve Allah without attributing any other agent besides Him within His system and order...”
Mir Aneesuddin
Say, “I serve Allah, making my religion exclusively for Him,
Therefore, I say to you; "It is only Allah that I worship and to Him do I lift my inward sight and to Him alone do I dedicate all religious rites"
The Wise Quran
Say, 'God I serve, sincere in my religion to Him;