Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
And it is not We who will be doing wrong unto them, but it is they who will have wronged themselves
M. M. Pickthall
We wronged them not, but they it was who did the wrong
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Nowise shall We be unjust to them: but it is they who have been unjust themselves
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.
Safi Kaskas
We did not wrong them, but it was they who were unjust.
Wahiduddin Khan
We have not wronged them; it was they who were the wrongdoers
Shakir
And We are not unjust to them, but they themselves were unjust
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And We did not wrong them, but they had been ones who are unjust.
T.B.Irving
Still We will not harm them but rather they have already harmed themselves.
Abdul Hye
We did not wrong them, but they were the wrongdoers.
The Study Quran
We did not wrong them; rather, it is they who were the wrongdoers
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
We didn’t wrong them, but they were the wrongdoers.
Talal Itani (2012)
We did them no injustice, but it was they who were the unjust
Dr. Kamal Omar
And We did no injustice or wrong to them; but they remained: they (themselves) as those who do wrong (against their persons)
We did not wrong them, but it is they who wronged themselves
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And in no way did We do injustice to them, but it is they who were the unjust
Muhammad Sarwar
They will cry out, "Guard, let your Lord destroy us"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
We did not do injustice to them, rather, they themselves were the unjust
Shabbir Ahmed
And it is not We Who wrong them, but it is they who used to hurt their own "Self" by doing wrong to others
Dr. Munir Munshey
We were not unjust to them. Rather, they were themselves unjust (committing outrageous acts)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
In no way shall We (Allah) be unjust to them: But it is they who have been unjust to themselves
And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers
Abdel Haleem
We never wronged them; they were the ones who did wrong
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And We wronged them not, but they have been the wrong- doers themselves
Ahmed Ali
We did not wrong them, they wronged themselves
Aisha Bewley
We have not wronged them; it was they who were wrongdoers.
Ali Ünal
We have not wronged them, but they are the wrongdoers (who ever wronged themselves)
Ali Quli Qara'i
We did not wrong them, but they themselves were wrongdoers
Hamid S. Aziz
It is not We who are unjust to them, but it is they who were unjust to themselves
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
We did not wrong them, but they were the wrongdoers.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
In no way will We be unjust to them, but they have been unjust to themselves
Musharraf Hussain
We didn’t wrong them, they wronged themselves.
Maududi
It is not We Who wronged them; rather, it is they who wronged themselves
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers
Mohammad Shafi
And We did them no wrong; but they wronged themselves
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And We wronged them nothing, yes, they were themselves unjust.
It is not us who wronged them; it is they who wronged their own souls.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
We did not wrong them, but they were harmdoers
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And We wronged them not but they were themselves the wrongdoers
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And We did not cause injustice/oppression to them, and but they, they were the unjust/oppressive
Bijan Moeinian
I (God) was not unjust to them, they themselves were unjust
Faridul Haque
And We did not oppress them at all, but they themselves were unjust
Sher Ali
And WE wronged them not, but it was they themselves who were the wrongdoers
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And We have not wronged them, but they were themselves the wrongdoers
Amatul Rahman Omar
(By punishing them so) We did them no injustice, rather, it was they themselves who were the unjust and wrongdoers indeed
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
We wronged them not, but they were the Zalimoon (polytheists, wrong-doers, etc.)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And We did not wrong them in the least but it is only they who wronged their own souls.
Munir Mezyed
We did not wrong them, but they were the workers of iniquity (when they voluntarily and consciously abandoned the Full Knowledge of the Truth in favour of their own whims).
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And We did not wrong them, but they were the wrongdoers.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
We will not be unjust to them. It is they who have been unjust to themselves.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Yet in no way did We do them injustice, but it was they who were the unjust.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Still We will not harm them but rather they have already harmed themselves.
Samy Mahdy
And We did not oppress them, but they were the oppressors.
Ahmed Hulusi
And We did not wrong them... It was they who wronged themselves!
Mir Aneesuddin
And We were not unjust to them but they were themselves unjust.
We never acted unjustly or unfairly to them nor did We not observe the principles of justice and fair dealing. It was they who acted unjustly and unfairly to themselves and were wrongful of actions
The Wise Quran
We wronged them not, but they were the wrongdoers.