Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Verily, with lust you approach men instead of women: nay, but you are people given to excesses!"
M. M. Pickthall
Lo! ye come with lust unto men instead of women. Nay, but ye are wanton folk
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"For ye practise your lusts on men in preference to women : ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
You lust after men instead of women! You are certainly transgressors.”
Safi Kaskas
You lust after men instead of women. You transgress all bounds.”
Wahiduddin Khan
You lust after men rather than women! You transgress all bounds
Shakir
Most surely you come to males in lust besides females; nay you are an extravagant people
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Truly, you, you approach men with lust instead of women? Nay! You are a folk, ones who are excessive.
T.B.Irving
You approach men lustfully instead of women! Rather are dissipated folk."
Abdul Hye
Surely, you approach men lustfully instead of women. Nay, you are people who have exceeded limits.”
The Study Quran
Verily you come with desire unto men instead of women. Indeed, you are a prodigal people!
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
“You lust after men instead of women. Indeed, you are a people of excess.”
Talal Itani (2012)
'You lust after men rather than women. You are an excessive people.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
Verily, you definitely approach male-adults in sexual lust instead of female-adults. Nay, you are a nation of those transgressing beyond bounds.”
You satisfy your lust with men (homosexual) instead of women. Indeed you are a nation who has transgressed beyond bounds."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Surely you indeed come up with lust to men, apart from (i.e. instead of) women; no indeed, you are an extravagant people." (i.e., exceeding the limits (of decency
Muhammad Sarwar
You engage in lustful activities with people instead of women. You have become transgressing people
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
You come to men lustfully instead of women. No, you are a people who cross the limits
Shabbir Ahmed
You approach men with lust in preference to women. Nay, but you are a people crossing all bounds."
Dr. Munir Munshey
"You gratify your sexual desires by approaching men instead of women! You are a wanton people; (you have gone) far beyond all limits (of decency)."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"Because you practice your (sexual) desires on men in preference to women: You are truly a people going beyond bounds,"
Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
"You come to men with desire instead of women; you are a transgressing people."
Abdel Haleem
You lust after men rather than women! You transgress all bounds!’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Verily ye go in lustfully unto men instead of women! Aye! ye are a people extravagant
Ahmed Ali
In preference to women you satisfy your lust with men. Indeed you are a people who are guilty of excess."
Aisha Bewley
You come with lust to men instead of women. You are indeed a depraved people.´
Ali Ünal
"You come to men with lust in place of women. You are a people committing excesses and wasteful (of your God-given faculties)."
Ali Quli Qara'i
Indeed you come to men with desire instead of women! Rather you are a profligate lot.’
Hamid S. Aziz
"Verily, you approach men with lust instead of women. Nay, you are a people who far exceed the bounds."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Indeed, you approach men lustfully instead of women. Yes, you are excessive people.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
“For you practice your passions on men in preference to women. You are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds.
Musharraf Hussain
You approach men with lust rather than women. You’ve gone to excess in satisfying your sexual appetites .
Maududi
You approach men lustfully in place of women. You are a people who exceed all bounds.´
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
"You are approaching the men out of desire instead of the women! Indeed, you are a transgressing people."
Mohammad Shafi
You do come to men for sexual pleasure, instead of to women!? Nay! You are a people who transgress
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
You rather approach men lustily instead of women on the contrary you people have crossed the limit.
"You practice sex with the men, instead of the women. Indeed, you are a transgressing people."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
You approach men lustfully instead of women. Truly, you are a nation who exceed (in sin).
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely you come to males with lust instead of females. Nay, you are a people exceeding bounds
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
That you are coming/doing the men (with) lust/desire/craving from other than the women, but you are a nation (of) spoilers/wasters/extravagators."
Bijan Moeinian
"What is wrong with you that you prefer men as your sexual partners instead of women [that God has created for this purpose.] What a daring people you are [in defying the Lord.]
Faridul Haque
"You lustfully go towards men, instead of women! In fact, you have transgressed the limits."
Sher Ali
You approach men with lust instead of women. Nay, you are a people who exceed all bounds.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Verily, you go after men for your lust, leaving the women; you are in truth given to transgression.
Amatul Rahman Omar
`You indeed approach men rather than (your) women to satisfy your lust. The fact is that you are a people who transgress all limits.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
"Verily, you practise your lusts on men instead of women. Nay, but you are a people transgressing beyond bounds (by committing great sins)."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
You indeed come upon the men for fulfillment of your lust instead of the women. Nay you indeed are a people who have wasted your own souls.”
Munir Mezyed
Indeed you approach men in lust instead of women. The fact is that you are a people who commit excesses.”
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
For you come to men with lust instead of women, but you are a wasteful people.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
You practice homosexuality in preference to [marital relations with] women. You are indeed a people transgressing far beyond boundaries.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
“You do approach men with desire instead of women. Rather, you are an extremist people.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
You approach men lustfully instead of women! Rather are dissipated folk."
Samy Mahdy
“Are you coming to the men in desire without the women? Nay, but you are an extravagant kinfolk.”
Sayyid Qutb
With lust you approach men instead of women. Indeed, you are given to excesses.â€
Ahmed Hulusi
“You leave women and sleep with men! No, you are a transgressing people!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Verily you come to men in lust instead of women ! Nay, you are an extravagant people
"You certainly have sensuous desire for men in lieu of women, you are indeed a people given to excess and perversion"
Mir Aneesuddin
You come to men with lust besides women. No ! you are an extravagant people."
The Wise Quran
Indeed, you approach men lustfully instead of women, nay, you are extravagant people.'