Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Hence, [be patient,] even though they who are bent on denying the truth would all but kill thee with their eyes whenever they hear this reminder, and [though] they say, "[As for Mubammad,] behold, most surely he is a madman!"
M. M. Pickthall
And lo! those who disbelieve would fain disconcert thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: Lo! he is indeed mad
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
The disbelievers would almost cut you down with their eyes when they hear ˹you recite˺ the Reminder, and say, “He is certainly a madman.”
Safi Kaskas
Those unbelievers all but kill you with their evil looks when they hear the message, and they say, "He must be mad."
Wahiduddin Khan
When those who deny the truth hear the admonition, they would almost cause you to stumble with their evil eyes; and they say, He is certainly mad
Shakir
And those who disbelieve would almost smite you with their eyes when they hear the reminder, and they say: Most surely he is mad
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
It was almost as if those who were ungrateful looked at thee sternly with their sight when they heard the Remembrance, and they say: He is one who is possessed!
T.B.Irving
The ones who disbelieve almost trip you up by glaring at you whenever they hear the Reminder, and they say: "He´s deranged!"
Abdul Hye
And surely, the disbelievers would almost make you slip with their eyes (through hatred) when they hear the reminder (the Qur’an), and they say: “Surely, he (Muhammad) is a madman!”
The Study Quran
Indeed, those who disbelieve would well-nigh smite thee down with their glances when they hear the Reminder, saying, “Surely, he is possessed.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Upon hearing the message, the unbelievers nearly pierce you with their glances and say, “He is surely crazy!”
Talal Itani (2012)
Those who disbelieve almost stab you with their glances when they hear the message, and say, 'He is crazy!'
Dr. Kamal Omar
And if those who have disbelieved could, they indeed would have made you slip (off the Path) by (the mischievous glance of) their eyes as and when they heard Az-Zikr and they will say: “Verily, he is a fanatic.”
The unbelievers would almost trip you up with their eyes when they hear Our revelations (The Qur’an), and say: "He (Muhammad) is surely crazy."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And decidedly the ones who have disbelieved were indeed almost about to trip you with their be holdings as soon as they heard the Remembrance, and they say, "Surely he is indeed a madman."
Muhammad Sarwar
When the disbelievers listen to you reciting the Quran they almost try to destroy you with their piercing eyes. Then they say, "He is certainly insane"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And indeed the disbelievers seem to trip you up with their glances when they hear the Reminder, and say, .He is a madman indeed
Shabbir Ahmed
And behold, those who deny the Truth, offend you (O Prophet) with their eyes when they hear the Reminder. And they say, "Behold, he is a madman."
Dr. Munir Munshey
The unbelievers look at you with aversion (and animosity), and they almost trip you up with their eyes. They hear this reminder, the Qur´an, and say, "He is really a man possessed."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And verily, the unbelievers would almost deceive with their eyes when they hear the Reminder (the Quran); And they say: "Surely, he is possessed!"
And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And those who have rejected almost attack you with their eyes when they hear the reminder, and they Say: "He is crazy!"
Abdel Haleem
The disbelievers almost strike you down with their looks when they hear the Quran. They say, ‘He must be mad!’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And those who disbelieve well-nigh cause thee to stumble with their looks when they hear the Admonition, and they say: verily he is mad
Ahmed Ali
But the unbelievers would like to stare you out of balance when they hear the warning, and say: "Surely he is possessed;"
Aisha Bewley
Those who are kafir all but strike you down with their evil looks when they hear the Reminder and say, ´He is quite mad.´
Ali Ünal
Those who disbelieve would (if they could) strike you down with their looks because of hatred and enmity, when they hear the Reminder, and they say: "Surely he is a madman."
Ali Quli Qara'i
Indeed the faithless almost devour you with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say, ‘He is indeed crazy.’
Hamid S. Aziz
And those who disbelieve would almost smite you with their eyes when they hear the Reminder (Quran), and they say, "Most surely he is mad (or possessed)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And those who disbelieve almost make you slip with their eyes (looking hatefully and sarcastically) when they hear the reminder, and they say: “He is certainly mad.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And the unbelievers would nearly trip you up with their eyes when they hear the message and they say, “Surely he is possessed.
Musharraf Hussain
They wish to strike you down with their evil eyes; when the disbelievers hear the Reminder they say, “He is mad!”
Maududi
When the unbelievers hear this Exhortation, they look at you as though they would knock you off your feet with their (hostile) glances. They say: "Surely he is afflicted with madness"
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And those who have rejected almost attack you with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: "He is crazy!"
Mohammad Shafi
And when those who suppress the truth hear the Admonition [Qur'aan], they would almost make you stumble with their eyes! And they say, "He is indeed mad."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And it seems that the infidels with their bad looks will necessarily, stumble you when they hear Quran and they say, 'He is surely faraway from wisdom'.
Those who disbelieved show their ridicule in their eyes when they hear the message and say, "He is crazy!"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
When the unbelievers hear the Reminder, they nearly strike you down with their glances, and say: 'Surely, he is mad!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And those who disbelieve would almost smite thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: Surely he is mad
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And if those who disbelieved were about/almost to make you stumble/slip (E) with their eyesights when they heard/listened (to) the remembrance/reminder (the Koran), and they say: "That he truly is mad/insane (E) "
Bijan Moeinian
Mohammad, when the disbeliever hear the verses of Qur’an, they look at you in such a way as though their eyes want to eat you up and say: “Mohammad is certainly mad.”
Faridul Haque
And indeed the disbelievers seem as if they would topple you with their evil gaze when they hear the Qur’an, and they say, “He is indeed insane.”
Sher Ali
And those who disbelieve would fain have dislodged thee from thy God-given station with their angry looks when they heard the Reminder; and they keep saying, `He is, certainly, mad.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And indeed, when the disbelievers listen to the Qur’an, it seems as if they wish to damage you with their (jealously evil) looks and say: ‘He is insane.
Amatul Rahman Omar
Those who disbelieve would fain have dislodged you (from your God-given mission) with their (angry) looks when they heard the Reminder full of admonition (- the Qur'an, but you were firm and steadfast). And they say, `He is certainly a mad man.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And verily, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes through hatredness when they hear the Reminder (the Quran), and they say: "Verily, he (Muhammad SAW) is a madman!"
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And those who disbelieve nearly trip you down with their sights when they hear the remembrance and they say, “Truly he is surely a madman.”
Munir Mezyed
Those who persistently refuse to yield to the Truth would almost smite you with their eyes when they hear a recitation from the Book of Enlightenment Quotes- (the Revealer of Truth, the Qur’ān). Then they say: “Surely he is a lunatic."
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And those who reject (the truth) would like to kill you with their eyes when they hear the reminder and say: he is possessed.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
The unbelievers would like to knock you down with their stares when they hear the message. They say, “He must be crazy!”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Those who have denied almost stab yousg with their sight(s) when they hear the Reminder, and say, “He is indeed a madman!”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
The ones who disbelieve almost trip you up by glaring at you whenever they hear the Reminder (the Quran), and they say: "He's deranged!"
Samy Mahdy
And surely almost those who disbelieve would slide you with their sights when they heard the reminder, and say, “Surely he is madman!”
Ahmed Hulusi
Indeed, those who deny the knowledge of the reality were about to knock you down with their looks when they heard the reminder (of their reality; dhikr) saying, “Indeed, he is possessed (under the influence of the jinn).”
Mir Aneesuddin
And those who do not believe, when they hear the reminder, (give such an impression) by their looks that they would almost pull you down from your position and say, “He is indeed under the influence of the jinn.”
When the infidels hear you O Muhammad recite the Quran they turn their attention to you and their eyes almost breathe vengeance; their ill-will and their hatred forged in their bosoms that their tongues must vent, have vented your accusation of being a demoniac
The Wise Quran
And indeed, those who disbelieved will almost surely make you slip with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say, 'Indeed, he is surely mad.'