Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
the Day when their excuses will be of no avail to the evildoers, seeing that their lot will be rejection from all that is good, and a woeful hereafter
M. M. Pickthall
The day when their excuse availeth not the evil-doers, and theirs is the curse, and theirs the ill abode
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
The Day when no profit will it be to Wrong-doers to present their excuses, but they will (only) have the Curse and the Home of Misery
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
the Day the wrongdoers’ excuses will be of no benefit to them. They will be condemned, and will have the worst outcome.
Safi Kaskas
The Day when excuses will not benefit the unjust- they will be rejected, and they will have the worst of homes.
Wahiduddin Khan
The Day when their excuses will be of no avail to the wrongdoers, the curse shall be their lot and they will have the most evil abode
Shakir
The day on which their excuse shall not benefit the unjust, and for them is curse and for them is the evil abode
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
a Day when their excuses will not profit the ones who are unjust. And for them will be the curse and for them will be an evil abode.
T.B.Irving
the day when their excuse making will not benefit any wrongdoers, They shall have the Curse; they will have the worst home!
Abdul Hye
The Day when their excuses will not benefit the wrongdoers. The curse will be for them and for them will be evil abode (painful punishment).
The Study Quran
the Day when the excuses of the wrongdoers will not benefit them, and theirs will be the curse, and theirs will be the evil abode
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
The Day when their excuses won’t benefit the wrongdoers. For them is a curse, and they will have the worst dwelling.
Talal Itani (2012)
The Day when their excuses will not profit the wrongdoers, and the curse will be upon them, and they will have the Home of Misery
Dr. Kamal Omar
The Day their excuse does not benefit the transgressors; and for them is curse and for them will be the evil of abode
On that Day, no excuses shall avail the wrongdoers. The curse shall be their lot and the worst place will be their home
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
The Day when their ready excuse (s) will not profit the unjust, and theirs will be the curse, and theirs the odious Residence
Muhammad Sarwar
The excuses of the unjust will be of no benefit to them on that day. They will be condemned to live in a most terrible abode
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
a day when apology of the unjust will bring them no benefit, and on them shall be the curse, and for them will be the evil abode
Shabbir Ahmed
The Day their excuses will not avail the oppressors, and theirs will be a removal from Divine Grace, and for them is but the home of misery
Dr. Munir Munshey
That day, the excuses (and apologies) of the evildoers would not benefit them at all. A curse would be (placed) upon them, and theirs would be the most abhorrent abode
Syed Vickar Ahamed
The Day when it will be of no use for the wrongdoers to bring up their excuses, but they will (only) have the Curse, and the Home of Misery
The Day their excuse will not benefit the wrongdoers, and they will have the curse, and they will have the worst home
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
A Day when excuses will be of no help to the transgressors, and they will be cursed, and they will have the worst abode
Abdel Haleem
On the Day when excuses will not profit the evildoers, their fate will be rejection and they will have the worst of homes
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
A Day whereon their excuse will not Profit the wrong- doers; and theirs Will be the curse and theirs the evil Abode
Ahmed Ali
The day upon which their excuses will not benefit the evil-doers, and the condemnation and evil abode will be theirs
Aisha Bewley
the Day when the excuses of the wrongdoers will not help them. The curse will be on them and they will have the most evil Home.
Ali Ünal
The Day when their excuses will not avail the wrongdoers, and for them there is curse (they will be eternally excluded from God’s mercy), and for them there is the evil abode
Ali Quli Qara'i
—the day when the excuses of the wrongdoers will not benefit them, and the curse will lie on them, and for them will be the ills of the [ultimate] abode
Hamid S. Aziz
The day on which their excuse shall not benefit the unjust, and for them is a curse and for them is the abode of misery
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
The day when the wrongdoers would not benefit from their apology and the curse would be theirs and the bad home would be theirs.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
The day when no profit will it be for wrongdoers to present their excuses, but they will have the curse and the worst of homes
Musharraf Hussain
the Day when no excuses will benefit the wrongdoers – and they will be cursed and given a dreadful home
Maududi
the Day when the excuses offered by the wrong-doers shall not avail them. They shall be victims of the curse and a woeful abode
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
A Day when excuses will be of no help to the transgressors, and they will be cursed, and they will have the worst abode
Mohammad Shafi
The Day when the excuse of the wrong-doers shall avail them not. And for them is the curse, and for them the ill abode
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
The day when to the unjust people their excuses will not profit, and for them is the curse and for them is the evil abode.
On that day, the apologies of the disbelievers will not benefit them. They have incurred condemnation; they have incurred the worst destiny.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
On that Day no excuse will benefit the harmdoers. Theirs shall be the curse, and an evil lodging
Maulana Muhammad Ali
The day on which their excuse will not benefit the unjust, and for them is a curse and for them is the evil abode
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
A day/time, the unjust/oppressive, their apologies/excuses do not benefit (them), and for them (is) the curse/torture, and for them the house's/home's bad/evil/harm
Bijan Moeinian
On the Day of Judgment the apologies of the wrongdoers will not be accepted as they have already earned the curse of God and have earned the worst place to live in
Faridul Haque
The day on which the unjust will not gain any benefit from their excuses, and for them is the curse, and for them is the wretched home
Sher Ali
The day when their pleading will not profit the wrongdoers, and for them will be the curse and for them will be the evil abode
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
The Day when the excuse of the wrongdoers will not benefit them. And there will be the curse on them, and for them will be the evil home (in Hell)
Amatul Rahman Omar
The day when their apologies will not avail the wrongdoers and they shall have the disapproval of Allah, and the evil abode will be their lot
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
The Day when their excuses will be of no profit to Zalimoon (polytheists, wrong-doers and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah). Theirs will be the curse, and theirs will be the evil abode (i.e. painful torment in Hell-fire)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
The day when the excuses of those who wronged their own souls will be of no benefit and there will be for them the curse and there will be for them an evil home.
Munir Mezyed
The day when their excuses will not avail those who indulge in iniquitous deeds.. But they will only have the Curse and the home of anguish.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
On the day when their excuses will not benefit the wrongdoers and they will be cursed and theirs is a bad abode.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
On that day, excuses will be of no use to the wicked; they will have the curse and abode of wretchedness.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
the day when the excuses of the unjust do them no benefit, and for them is the curse, and for them is the worst (final) Home.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
the day when their excuse making will not benefit any wrongdoers, They shall have the Curse; they will have the worst home!
Samy Mahdy
The Day when the oppressors will not benefit them, their excuse and for them the curse, and for them the bad Home.
Ahmed Hulusi
During that time their excuses will not give the wrongdoers any benefit... The curse (having fallen far from the forces of the Names of Allah) is upon them and theirs is the worst abode!
Mir Aneesuddin
the day on which their excuse will not benefit those who were unjust, and for them there will be a curse and for them there will be an evil home.
The day when of no avail shall be an excuse or a plea in justification of deeds of iniquity advanced by the wrongful of actions. They have come within the measure of Allah's curse, and the worst of it is their destined abode and their heritage in hell
The Wise Quran
The day their excuse shall not avail the unjust; and for them is the curse, and for them is an evil abode.