Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
“And, O my people, how is it that I summon you to salvation, the while you summon me to the fire
M. M. Pickthall
And, O my people! What aileth me that I call you unto deliverance when ye call me unto the Fire
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"And O my people! How (strange) it is for me to call you to Salvation while ye call me to the Fire
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
O my people! How is it that I invite you to salvation, while you invite me to the Fire!
Safi Kaskas
My people, how is it that I call you to salvation while you call me to the Fire?
Wahiduddin Khan
My people! How is it that I call you to salvation, while you call me to the Fire
Shakir
And, O my people! how is it that I call you to salvation and you call me to the fire
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And O my folk! What is it to me that I call to you for deliverance and you call to me for the fire?
T.B.Irving
"My people, why am I inviting you to salvation while you are inviting me to the Fire?
Abdul Hye
And O my people! How is it that I call you to salvation and you call me to the fire
The Study Quran
my people! How is it that I call you unto salvation while you call me unto the Fire
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
“Oh my people! Why is it that I invite you to salvation while you invite me to the Fire?
Talal Itani (2012)
O my people, how is it that I call you to salvation, and you call me to the Fire
Dr. Kamal Omar
And O my nation! What (is) to me? I call upon you to salvation while you invite me to the Fire
And O my people! How is it that I call you to salvation, while you call me to the fire
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And O my people, how is it with me that I call you to deliverance, and you call me to the Fire
Muhammad Sarwar
My people, "How strange is it that I invite you to salvation when you invite me to the fire
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And O my people, what is wrong with me that I call you to salvation and you call me to the Fire
Shabbir Ahmed
O My people! What is my personal benefit that I call you to freedom from grief whereas you invite me to the Fire
Dr. Munir Munshey
"Oh my people, how (strange) is it, that I call you towards salvation but you respond by inviting me towards the hellfire!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"And, O my people! How (strange) it is for me to call you to peace (and happiness) when you call me to the Fire
And O my people, how is it that I invite you to salvation while you invite me to the Fire
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
"And, O my people, why is it that I invite you to salvation, while you invite me to the Fire!"
Abdel Haleem
My people, why do I call you to salvation when you call me to the Fire
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And, O my people! what aileth me that call you Unto deliverance, while ye call me Unto the Fire
Ahmed Ali
O my people, what is wrong with me that I am calling you to preservation, while you invite me to the Fire
Aisha Bewley
My people! how is it that I call you to salvation while you call me to the Fire?
Ali Ünal
"O my people! How is it with me that I call you to salvation when you call me to the Fire
Ali Quli Qara'i
O my people! [Think,] what makes me invite you to deliverance while you invite me toward the Fire
Hamid S. Aziz
"And, O my people! How (strange) is it that I call you to salvation and you call me to the fire
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And my people, what is with me that I call you to the salvation and you call me to the fire?
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
“And O my people, how strange it is for me to call you to salvation while you call me to the fire
Musharraf Hussain
My people, how come I am calling you to salvation and you are calling me to the Fire?
Maududi
My people, how is it that I call you to salvation while you call me to the Fire
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
"And, O my people, why is it that I invite you to salvation, while you invite me to the Fire!
Mohammad Shafi
And (the believing man from among Pharaoh's people continued,) "O my people! What is the matter with me that I call you to salvation while you call me to the Fire!?"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
'O my people', what happened to me that I call you towards deliverance while you call me towards the Fire.
"O my people, while I invite you to be saved, you invite me to the hellfire.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
My nation, how is it that I call you to salvation and you call me to the Fire
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And, O my people, how is it that I call you to salvation and you call me to the Fire
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And you my nation, why (is it) for me (that) I call you to the salvation/rescue , and you call me (E) to the fire
Bijan Moeinian
“O’ my people, what is wrong with you? I am inviting you to salvation and you are inviting me to the Fire!”
Faridul Haque
“And O my people! What is the matter with me that I call you towards salvation whereas you call me towards hell?”
Sher Ali
`And O my people, how strange it is that I call you to salvation, and you call me to the Fire
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And, O my people, why is it that I call you to salvation and you call me to Hell
Amatul Rahman Omar
`O my people! how (strange) it is with me that I call you to salvation whereas you call me to the Fire
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
"And O my people! How is it that I call you to salvation while you call me to the Fire
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
and O my people! What is amiss for me that I call you to the salvation while you call me to the fire?
Munir Mezyed
O’ my people, how is it possible that I invite you to salvation and you are inviting me to Hellfire?
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And oh my people, how come I call you to the garden and you call me to the fire?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
“O my people, how is it that I call you to salvation while you call me to the fire?
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And O my people, how is it that I call you to salvation and you call me to the Fire?
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
"My people, why am I inviting you to salvation while you are inviting me to the Fire?
Samy Mahdy
And “O kinfolk, how I call you to salvation, and you call me to the Fire?
Ahmed Hulusi
“O my people... How odd it is that while I call you to salvation, you call me to the Fire!”
Mir Aneesuddin
And O my people! how is it that I invite you towards safety while you invite me towards the fire?
"O people" he said, "how is it that I invite you to the deliverance from sin and the admission to eternal bliss and you invite me to the fire of Hell!"
The Wise Quran
O my people! What ails me that I call you to salvation, and you call me to the fire?