Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
O our Sustainer! Make us not a plaything for those who are bent on denying the truth! And forgive us our sins, O our sustainer: for Thou alone art, almighty, truly wise!"
M. M. Pickthall
Our Lord! Make us not a prey for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord! Lo! Thou, only Thou, are the Mighty, the Wise
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"Our Lord! Make us not a (test and) trial for the Unbelievers, but forgive us, our Lord! for Thou art the Exalted in Might, the Wise."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Our Lord! Do not subject us to the persecution of the disbelievers. Forgive us, our Lord! You ˹alone˺ are truly the Almighty, All-Wise.”
Safi Kaskas
Our Lord, do not make us a target for the unbelievers, and forgive us. Our Lord, You are the Revered, the Wise."
Wahiduddin Khan
Our Lord, do not make us a prey for those who deny the truth, and forgive us our Lord. For You alone are the Mighty, the Wise One
Shakir
Our Lord! do not make us a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord! surely Thou art the Mighty, the Wise
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Our Lord! Make us not be a cause of their pleasure for those who were ungrateful and forgive us. Our Lord; truly, Thou, Thou alone art The Almighty, The Wise.
T.B.Irving
Our Lord, do not make us a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive us! Our Lord, you are the Powerful, the Wise!
Abdul Hye
Our Lord! Don’t make us a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive us. Our Lord! Surely You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.”
The Study Quran
Our Lord! Make us not a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive us. Our Lord! Truly Thou art the Mighty, the Wise.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Don’t make us trial for the unbelievers, and forgive us, our Lord. You are the Mighty and Wise.”
Talal Itani (2012)
Our Lord, do not make us a target for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord. You are indeed the Mighty and Wise.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
Our Nourisher-Sustainer! Do not make us a trial for those who have disbelieved, and forgive us, our Nourisher-Sustainer! Verily, You, You (are) the All-Mighty, the All-Wise”
Our Lord! Do not expose us to the plots of the unbelievers. Forgive us, our Lord! You are the All-Mighty, the All- Wise."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Our Lord, do not make us a temptation to the ones who have disbelieved; and forgive us. Our Lord, surely You, Ever You, are The Ever-Mighty, The Ever-Wise."
Muhammad Sarwar
They prayed, "Lord, we have trust in You, turned to You in repentance, and to You we shall all return. Lord, save us from the evil intentions of the disbelievers. Our Lord, forgives us. You are Majestic and All-wise"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Our Lord, do not make us persecuted by those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord! You, only You, are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise
Shabbir Ahmed
Our Lord! Let us not be made a target of persecution at the hands of the rejecters. And protect us, our Lord!" Verily, You, You alone are the Mighty, the Wise." ('Ghafara = Helmet, armor = Protection = Forgiveness = Absolution of faults = Protection against intrinsic or extrinsic loss)
Dr. Munir Munshey
"Our Lord, do not turn us into a test for the unbelievers, and forgive us our Lord! Indeed, You _ and only You _ are the Almighty, the Wisest
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"Our Lord! Do not make us a (test and) trial for the unbelievers, but forgive us, our Lord! Verily, You are the Exalted in Might (Al-Aziz), the Wise (Al-Hakeem)."
Our Lord, make us not [objects of] torment for the disbelievers and forgive us, our Lord. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
"Our Lord, do not let us become a test for those who rejected, and forgive us. Our Lord, You are the Noble, the Wise."
Abdel Haleem
‘Lord, we have put our trust in You; we turn to You; You are our final destination. Lord, do not expose us to mistreatment [at the hands of] the disbelievers. Forgive us, Lord, for You are the Almighty, the All Wise.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Our Lord! make us not a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord! verily Thou! Thou art the Mighty, the Wise
Ahmed Ali
O Lord, make us not an example of punishment for infidels, and forgive us, O Lord. You are all-mighty and all-wise."
Aisha Bewley
Our Lord, do not make us a target for those who are kafir and forgive us. Our Lord, You are the Almighty, the All-Wise.´
Ali Ünal
"O Our Lord! Do not make us a prey to those who disbelieve (lest, in overcoming us they think their unbelief to be true and increase therein). And forgive us, our Lord (– especially those of our sins that may cause us to fall prey to those who disbelieve). You are the All-Glorious with irresistible might, the All-Wise."
Ali Quli Qara'i
Our Lord! Do not make us a trial for the faithless, and forgive us. Our Lord! Indeed You are the All-mighty, the All-wise.’
Hamid S. Aziz
"Our Lord! Do not make us a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord! Surely you are the Mighty, the Wise."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Our Lord, do not make us a test for those who disbelieve. And our Lord, forgive us. Indeed You are the powerful, the wise.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
“Our Lord, do not make us a trial for the unbelievers, but forgive us Our Lord, for You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Musharraf Hussain
Our Lord, do not make us a prey for the disbelievers; forgive us our Lord. Our Lord, You are the Almighty, the Wise.”
Maududi
Our Lord, do not make us a test for the unbelievers, and forgive us, our Lord. Surely You are Most Mighty, Most Wise."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
"Our Lord, do not let us become a test for those who rejected, and forgive us. Our Lord, You are the Noble, the Wise.
Mohammad Shafi
"Our Lord! Make us not an object of trial for those who suppress the Truth. And forgive us our sins, our Lord! You indeed are Omnipotent, Wise!"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
'O our Lord! Put not us in a trial of those who disbelieve, and forgive us our Lord, undoubtedly You are the Esteemed one, Wise
"Our Lord, let us not be oppressed by those who disbelieved, and forgive us. You are the Almighty, Most Wise."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Our Lord, do not make us a temptation for the unbelievers and forgive us. Our Lord, You are the Almighty, the Wise.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Our Lord, make us not a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord. Surely Thou art the Mighty, the Wise
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Our Lord do not make/put us (as) a test/allurement to those who disbelieved, and forgive for us, our Lord, that You truly are, You are, the glorious/mighty , the wise/judicious
Bijan Moeinian
“Our Lord, please do not make us a subject of trial for the disbelievers [in order to give them the chance to choose to persecute us or not in account of our belief]. God Almighty and the Most Wise, please forgive our sins
Faridul Haque
“O our Lord! Do not put us into the trial of the disbelievers, and forgive us, O our Lord! Indeed You only are the Most Honourable, the Wise.”
Sher Ali
`Our Lord, make us not a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord; for, Thou alone art Mighty, the Wise.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
O our Lord! Make us not a source of trial for the disbelievers (i.e., give them not control over us) and forgive us. O our Lord, surely You alone are the Almighty, the Lord of Honour, the Most Wise.
Amatul Rahman Omar
`Our Lord! do not allow that we have to face ordeals at the hands of the disbelievers (thus providing them pleasure at our cost), and protect us (against the consequences of our faults). Our Lord! for you alone are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
"Our Lord! Make us not a trial for the disbelievers, and forgive us, Our Lord! Verily, You, only You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
O our Lord! Do not make us a trial for those who disbelieve and forgive us O our Lord! For you are The All-mighty, The All-wise.
Munir Mezyed
Our Lord! Do not Make us a prey for those who persistently refuse to yield to the Truth, and forgive us, our Lord. Indeed, You, only You are the Almighty, the All-Wise."
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Our Lord, do not make us a target for those who reject (the truth), and forgive us, our Lord, for You are the mighty and wise.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
“Our Lord, do not make us a stumbling block for the unbelievers, but forgive us, our Lord. Truly, You are the Victorious, the Perfectly Wise.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Our Lord, do not make us a means of trial for those who have denied, and forgive us, our Lord; You are indeed the Almighty, the All-Wise.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Our Lord, do not make us a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive us! Our Lord, you are the Powerful, the Wise!
Samy Mahdy
Our Lord, do not set us up as infatuation for those who disbelieved and forgive us, our Lord. Surely, You who are Al-Aziz (The Almighty), Al-Hakeem (The Wise)."
Ahmed Hulusi
“Our Rabb! Do not make us objects of trial for those who deny the knowledge of the reality. Forgive us, our Rabb! Indeed, You are the Aziz, the Hakim.”
Mir Aneesuddin
Our Fosterer ! do not make us (an item of) trial for those who do not believe and protect us, our Fosterer! You are certainly the Mighty, the Wise.”
"Our Creator: do not afflict us with suffering from your heaven's realm, nor at the hands of our wicked people lest they should think we were in the wrong and they in the right, and forgive us our iniquities our Creator, You are AL- Aziz (the Almighty) and AL-Hakim (the Wise)
The Wise Quran
Our Lord! Do not make us a trial for those who disbelieved; and forgive us, our Lord! Indeed You, You are the Mighty, the Wise.