Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
this, because they hate [the very thought of] what God has bestowed from on high and thus He causes all their deeds to come to nought
M. M. Pickthall
That is because they are averse to that which Allah hath revealed, therefor maketh He their actions fruitless
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
That is because they hate the Revelation of Allah; so He has made their deeds fruitless
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
That is because they detest what Allah has revealed, so He has rendered their deeds void.
Safi Kaskas
They hated what God revealed, so He rendered their deeds worthless. [47:09)
Wahiduddin Khan
It is because they are averse to what God has revealed that He has rendered their deeds futile
Shakir
That is because they hated what Allah revealed, so He rendered their deeds null
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
That is because they disliked what God caused to descend so He caused their actions to fail.
T.B.Irving
That is because they have hated anything God has sent down and so their actions have miscarried.
Abdul Hye
That is because they hate that which Allah has sent down (this Qur’an), so He has made their deeds fruitless.
The Study Quran
That is because they were averse to that which God sent down, so He made their deeds come to naught
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
This is because they detest what God revealed, so He invalidates their deeds.
Talal Itani (2012)
That is because they hated what God revealed, so He nullified their deeds
Dr. Kamal Omar
This (happened) because they hated what Allah has sent down (as His Permanent Scripture); so He made their deeds go as waste
That is because they hate the revelations of Allah; therefore, He rendered their deeds fruitless
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
That is for that they hate what Allah has sent down, so He has frustrated their deeds
Muhammad Sarwar
they have hated God's revelation, and thus, He has made their deeds devoid of all virtue
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
That is because they hate what Allah has sent down; therefore Allah has nullified their deeds
Shabbir Ahmed
This, because they detest what Allah has revealed, and so He renders all their actions fruitless.(13:17). ('Habet' = Undigested food that fails to provide nourishment)
Dr. Munir Munshey
They dislike that which Allah has revealed! Therefore, He lets their deeds lose all their worth
Syed Vickar Ahamed
That is because they hate the Revelation of Allah so He has made their actions fruitless
That is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
That is because they hated what God sent down, thus He nullifies their works
Abdel Haleem
It is because they hate what God has sent down that He has caused their deeds to go to waste
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
That is because they detest that which Allah hath sent down, and so He shall make of non-effect their works
Ahmed Ali
That is so as they were averse to what has been revealed by God, and their actions will be nullified
Aisha Bewley
That is because they hate what Allah has sent down, so He has made their actions come to nothing.
Ali Ünal
This is because they are averse to that which God has sent down, and so He causes their deeds to go to waste
Ali Quli Qara'i
That is because they loathed what Allah has sent down, so He made their works fail
Hamid S. Aziz
That is because they hated what Allah revealed, so He rendered their actions fruitless
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
That is because they dislike what God has sent down, so He makes their works useless.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Because they hate the revelation of God. So He has made their deeds fruitless
Musharraf Hussain
this is because they dislike what Allah reveals and wasted their works.
Maududi
That was because they were averse to what Allah had revealed; so He let their works go to waste
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
That is because they hated what God sent down, thus He nullifies their works
Mohammad Shafi
That is so because they hate what Allah has sent down. And He then causes their deeds to come to naught
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
This is because they hated what Allah has sent down, so He has made their works futile.
That is because they hated what GOD revealed and consequently, He nullifies their works.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
That is because they hated what Allah has sent down, so He annulled their deeds
Maulana Muhammad Ali
That is because they hate that which Allah reveals, so He has rendered their deeds fruitless
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
That (is) with that they hated what God descended, so He wasted/invalidated their deeds
Bijan Moeinian
That is because, they denied the word of God [and preferred the existing corrupt order] and in return God did not accept their charitable actions [As a matter of fact paying “charity” so that a man stays a pagan is not only a charity but a bribe]
Faridul Haque
This is because they disliked what Allah has sent down - He has therefore squandered all their deeds
Sher Ali
That is because they hate what ALLAH has revealed; so HE has made their works vain
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
That is because they hate that (Book) which Allah has sent down so He has made their actions come to nothing
Amatul Rahman Omar
That is because they consider the revelations of Allah a burden. That is why He has made their works all go waste
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
That is because they hate that which Allah has sent down (this Quran and Islamic laws, etc.), so He has made their deeds fruitless
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
That is because they hated that which Allah had sent down so He caused their deeds to come to naught.
Munir Mezyed
That is because they loathe what Allâh has sent down. So He has nullified their deeds.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
That is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He wastes their work.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
That is because they hate the revelation of Allah, so He has made their deeds worthless.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
That is because they hated what Allah had sent down, so He nullified their deeds.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
"That is because they have hated anything Allah (God) has sent down and so their actions have miscarried.
Samy Mahdy
That is because they hated what Allah had sent down, so He inhibited their works.
Ahmed Hulusi
This is because they disliked what Allah disclosed... So, (Allah) made their deeds amount to nothing.
Mir Aneesuddin
That is because they disliked that which Allah sent down, so He made their deeds become fruitless.
A disposition rightfully earned for their averted state of mind and mental attitude of persistently opposing all that Allah has revealed in conformity with truth and in agreement with reality; and so He doomed their hopes to disappointment and their deeds to worthlessness
The Wise Quran
That is because they, they were averse to what God sent down; so He has made their works void.