Quran Ayah al-Qamar (The Moon) 54:47 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
for, behold, those who are lost in sin [will at that time come to know that it is they who] were sunk in error and folly
Arthur John Arberry   
Surely the sinners are in error and insanity
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Truly those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad

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Arabic   
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ فِی ضَلَـٰلࣲ وَسُعُرࣲ ۝٤٧
Transliteration (2021)   
inna l-muj'rimīna fī ḍalālin wasuʿuri
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Indeed, the criminals (are) in an error and madness.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
for, behold, those who are lost in sin [will at that time come to know that it is they who] were sunk in error and folly
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Truly those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad
M. M. Pickthall   
Lo! the guilty are in error and madness
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Indeed, the wicked are ˹entrenched˺ in misguidance, and ˹are bound for˺ blazes.
Wahiduddin Khan   
The evildoers are indeed sunk in error and foll
Safi Kaskas   
Those who force others to reject God’s messages are misguided and insane.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Truly, ones who sin are going astray and insane.
T.B.Irving   
Criminals will be lost in error and frenzy.
Shakir   
Surely the guilty are in error and distress
Abdul Hye   
Surely, the criminals are in error (in this world) and will burn (in the hell in the Hereafter).
Saeed Malik   
Surely, the flouters of divine guidance are deep in error and a mad firestorm.
The Study Quran   
Truly the guilty are astray and mad
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
The wicked are in error and blazing fire.
Talal Itani (2012)   
The wicked are in confusion and madness
M. Farook Malik   
Yet, surely the wicked people persist in error and madness
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Verily, the criminals and the guilty are in error and doom
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Indeed the criminals are (lost) in error, and are (engrossed) in a frenzied state (of denying the truth)
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Truly, those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness
Muhammad Sarwar   
The sinful ones will face the destructive torment of hel
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Surely the guilty ones are in error and madness
Shabbir Ahmed   
The violators of human rights are in grave error and loss
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Surely the criminals are in error and insanity
Hamid S. Aziz   
Surely it is the guilty who are in error and madness
Abdel Haleem   
truly the wicked are misguided and quite insane––
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Verily the culprits shall be in great error and madness
Ahmed Ali   
Surely the sinners are misguided and insane
Aisha Bewley   
The evildoers are indeed misguided and insane
Ali Ünal   
The disbelieving criminals will be in utter loss away (from Paradise) and burning in the Blazes
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Indeed the guilty are in error and madness
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
The criminals are in error and will burn.
Musharraf Hussain   
The sinners are indeed misguided and foolish.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Truly those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and in madness
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Indeed, the guilty ones are in error and madness.
Maududi   
The evil-doers are victims of error and madness
Mohammad Shafi   
The sinners are indeed into error and madness

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Surely, the culprits are misled and mad.
Rashad Khalifa   
Certainly, the guilty are astray, and will end up in Hell.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Indeed the wrongdoers are in error and a raging fire
Faridul Haque   
Indeed the criminals are astray and insane
Bijan Moeinian   
The wicked people who have chosen the wrong path will be chained and dragged into Hell
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Nay, the Hour is their promised time, and the Hour is most grievous and bitter
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
That truly the criminals/sinners (are) in misguidance and madness/inferno/frenzy
Sher Ali   
Surely, the guilty are in manifest error and suffer from madness
Edip Yuksel   
The criminals are in error and will burn.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Surely, the guilty are (involved) in clear error and (suffering from) insanity
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Assuredly, the evildoers are in (the fold of) error and insanity (or Fire)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Verily, the Mujrimoon (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals, etc.) are in error (in this world) and will burn (in the Hell-fire in the Hereafter)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
Yet the wrongdoers persist in error and madness
Arthur John Arberry   
Surely the sinners are in error and insanity
Edward Henry Palmer   
Verily, the sinners are in error and excitement
George Sale   
Verily the wicked wander in error, and shall be tormented hereafter in burning flames
John Medows Rodwell   
Verily, the wicked are sunk in bewilderment and folly

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
Indeed (Inna), the criminals (El'Muj'rimiina) are in (Fii) error (Dolaalin) and (Wa) madness (Su'ur).
Fode Drame   
Truly the evildoers are in a misguidance and in a mania.
Munir Mezyed   
Most assuredly the Ungodly Sinners are in deception and insanity.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
The sinners are in error and madness.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Truly, those lost in sin are the ones deluded and confused.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Indeed, the criminals are in confusion and insanity.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Criminals will be lost in error and frenzy.
Samy Mahdy   
Surely the criminals are within astray and insanity.
Ali Quli Qarai   
Indeed the guilty are steeped in error and madness.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Indeed, the guilty are in error and foolishness.
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
Verily, the criminals are in error and will burn.
A. S. Mohamed   
Indeed, the criminals are in misguidance and sheer madness.
Mir Aneesuddin   
The criminals are certainly in error and madness.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
In effect the wicked, given to sin, are embodied with bewildered souls and unsound minds
The Wise Quran Project   
Indeed, the sinners are in error and madness.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Truly those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
The criminals are in error and will burn.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
The criminals are in error and will burn
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Indeed, the criminals (are) in an error and madness
OLD Transliteration   
Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin