Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Know that God is severe in retribution -and that God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace
M. M. Pickthall
Know that Allah is severe in punishment, but that Allah (also) is Forgiving, Merciful
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Know ye that Allah is strict in punishment and that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Know that Allah is severe in punishment and that He is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Safi Kaskas
Know that God is severe in His punishment, and yet He is the Most Forgiving, the Mercy Giver.
Wahiduddin Khan
Know that God is severe in punishment, yet most forgiving and merciful
Shakir
Know that Allah is severe in requiting (evil) and that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Know that God is Severe in repayment and that God is Forgiving, Compassionate.
T.B.Irving
Know that God is Stern in punishment and (also) that God is Forgiving Merciful.
Abdul Hye
Know that Allah is severe in punishment and that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
The Study Quran
Know that God is severe in retribution, and that God is Forgiving, Merciful
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Know that God is severe in penalty, yet also Forgiving and Merciful.
Talal Itani (2012)
Know that God is severe in retribution, and that God is Forgiving and Merciful
Dr. Kamal Omar
Realise that Allah is severe in retribution and that Allah is Oft-Forgiving, continuously Merciful
You should also know that Allah is stern in Retribution, and that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Know that Allah is strict in punishment, and that Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful
Muhammad Sarwar
Know that God is stern in His retribution and He is All-forgiving and All-merciful
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Be sure that Allah is severe in punishment and that Allah is Very-Forgiving, Very-Merciful
Shabbir Ahmed
Beware that Allah's Law of Requital is ever vigilant. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (So He has shown you how to become worthy of His Mercy)
Dr. Munir Munshey
Know it well! Allah is very severe in (inflicting) punishment and He is the most Forgiving, the most Merciful
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Know that Allah is strict in punishment; And that Allah is Often Forgiving (Ghafoor), Most Merciful (Raheem)
Know that Allah is severe in penalty and that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Know that God is powerful in retribution, and that God is Forgiving, Merciful
Abdel Haleem
Know too that God is severe in punishment yet most forgiving and merciful
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Know that Allah is severe in chastising and that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Ahmed Ali
Know that the punishment of God is severe, but that God is also forgiving and kind
Aisha Bewley
Know that Allah is fierce in retribution and that Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Ali Ünal
Know (also) that God is severe in punishment, and that God is All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate
Ali Quli Qara'i
Know that Allah is severe in retribution, and that Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful
Hamid S. Aziz
Know that Allah is severe in punishment, but that Allah is also Forgiving, Merciful
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Know that God is severe in punishment, and that God is forgiving and merciful.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Know that God is strict in punishment and that God is Oft-Forgiving, Mercifully Redeeming
Musharraf Hussain
You must realise that Allah is severe in His punishment, nevertheless Forgiving, Kind.
Maududi
Know well that Allah is severe in retribution, and that Allah is also All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Know that God is powerful in retribution, and that God is Forgiving, Merciful
Mohammad Shafi
Know that Allah is severe in punishment, and that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Know that the torment of Allah is severe and Allah is Forgiving. Merciful.
Know that GOD is strict in enforcing retribution, and that GOD is Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Know that Allah is Stern in retribution, and that Allah is the Forgiver and the Most Merciful
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Know that Allah is severe in requiting (evil) and that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Know that God (is) strong (severe in) the punishment and that God (is) forgiving, merciful
Bijan Moeinian
Beware that God is the Most Serious when it comes to the punishment and that [at the same time] He is the Most Understanding and the Most Forgiving
Faridul Haque
Know well that Allah’s punishment is severe, and that Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful
Sher Ali
Know that ALLAH is Severe in punishment and that ALLAH is also Most Forgiving and ever Merciful
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Know that Allah is Severe in punishment and that Allah is Most Forgiving and Ever-Merciful (as well)
Amatul Rahman Omar
You should know that Allah is Severe at retribution and that (at the same time) Allah is Great Protector, Ever Merciful
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Know that Allah is Severe in punishment and that Allah is OftForgiving, Most Merciful
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Know you all that Allah indeed is Severe in the chastisement and that Allah indeed is Oft-Forgiving, Most-merciful.
Munir Mezyed
Know that Allâh is extremely severe in punishment and that Allâh is also Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Know that Allah is severe in punishment and that Allah is forgiving and merciful.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
You must realize that Allah is severe in punishment. Allah is the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Knowpl that Allah is Stern in retribution, and that Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Bestowing of mercy.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Know that Allah (God) is Stern in punishment and (also) that Allah (God) is Forgiving Merciful.
Samy Mahdy
Know that Allah is severe in the punishment, and surely Allah is Forgiver, Merciful.
Sayyid Qutb
Know that God is severe in retribution and that God is Much-Forgiving, Merciful.
Ahmed Hulusi
Know that Allah will most certainly enforce the consequences of bad deeds, yet Allah is the Ghafur, the Rahim.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Know that Allah is severe in retribution, and that Allah is forgiving, Merciful
Bring vividly, you people, before your minds and let it be realized in fact that Allah’s punishment is very painful, and that He is also Ghafurun and Rahimun
Mir Aneesuddin
Know that Allah is severe in requiting (evil) and (also) that Allah is Protectively Forgiving, Merciful.
The Wise Quran
Know that God is severe in punishment, and that God is forgiving, compassionate.