Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
The Sustainer of the east and the west [is He]: there is no deity save Him: hence, ascribe to Him alone the power to determine thy fate
M. M. Pickthall
Lord of the East and the West; there is no Allah save Him; so choose thou Him alone for thy defender
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
(He is) Lord of the East and the West: there is no god but He: take Him therefore for (thy) Disposer of Affairs
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
˹He is the˺ Lord of the east and the west. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, so take Him ˹alone˺ as a Trustee of Affairs.
Safi Kaskas
The Lord of the East and the West; there is no god but Him. So, assign to Him alone the power to determine your fate.
Wahiduddin Khan
He is the Lord of the east and the west, there is no deity but Him, so take Him as your Guardian
Shakir
The Lord of the East and the West-- there is no god but He-- therefore take Him for a protector
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
The Lord of the East and of the West, there is no god but He. So take Him to thyself as thy Trustee.
T.B.Irving
Lord of the East and the West, there is no deity except Him, so accept him as your Defender.
Abdul Hye
He is the Lord of the east and the west: there is no one worthy of worship but He. So take Him alone as your Guardian.
The Study Quran
Lord of the East and the West, there is no god but He, so take Him as a guardian
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Lord of the east and the west, there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Trustee.
Talal Itani (2012)
Lord of the East and the West. There is no god but He, so take Him as a Trustee
Dr. Kamal Omar
Nourisher-Sustainer for the east and the west; La-ilaha-illa-Huwa . So take Him (alone) as Wakil
He is the Lord of the east and the west: there is no god but Him, therefore, take Him as your Protector
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
The Lord of the east and the west; there is no god except He; so take Him to yourself for an Ever-Trusted Trustee
Muhammad Sarwar
He is the only Lord, so choose Him as your guardian
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
He is the Lord of the East and the West; there is no god but He; so take Him for (your) Guardian
Shabbir Ahmed
Lord of the East and the West! There is no god but He. Hence, hold on to Him as Dispenser of affairs
Dr. Munir Munshey
(He is) the Lord of the East and the West. There is no god but He! So accept Him as your guardian
Syed Vickar Ahamed
(He is) Lord of the east and the west: There is no god but He: Therefore take Him to be the disposer (Wakil) of (your) affairs
[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
The Lord of the east and the west, there is no god but He, so take Him as a protector
Abdel Haleem
He is Lord of the east and west, there is no god but Him, so take Him as your Protector
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Lord of the east and the west! No God is there but He! Wherefore take Him for thy trustee
Ahmed Ali
He is the Lord of the East and the West. There is no god but He. So take Him alone as your protector
Aisha Bewley
Lord of the East and West — there is no god but Him — so take Him as your Guardian.
Ali Ünal
The Lord of the east and the Lord of the west; there is no deity but He, so take Him alone for one to rely on and to entrust your affairs to
Ali Quli Qara'i
Lord of the east and the west, there is no god except Him, so take Him for your trustee
Hamid S. Aziz
(He is) The Lord of the East and the West - there is no God but He - therefore, take Him for a protector
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
The Lord of the east and the west, there is no god except Him, so take Him as an advocate.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Lord of the East and the West, there is no god but He, therefore take Him to manage your affairs
Musharraf Hussain
The Lord of the East and the West, there is no god but Him, so take Him as your Protector
Maududi
He is the Lord of the East and the West; there is no god but He. So take Him alone for your Guardian
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
The Lord of the east and the west, there is no god except He, so take Him as a protector.
Mohammad Shafi
He is the Lord of the east and the west! None is worthy of worship but He, so entrust all your affairs to His care
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
He is the Lord of the east and west, there is no god but He, so take Him as Disposer of Affairs.
Lord of the east and the west; there is no other god beside Him. You should choose Him as your advocate.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
He is the Lord of the East and the West; there is no god except Him. Take Him for your Guardian
Maulana Muhammad Ali
The Lord of the East and the West -- there is no God but He -- so take Him for Protector
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
The sun rises'/easts' and the sun set's/west's Lord, (there is) no God except Him, so take Him (as) a guardian/all
Bijan Moeinian
God is Lord of the east [from Mecca to China and the horizon beyond] and Lord of the west [from Mecca to America and above its horizon] ; there is no God beside Him. Therefore choose Him as your Protector
Faridul Haque
Lord of the East and Lord of the West - there is no God except Him, therefore make Him your sole Trustee of affairs
Sher Ali
HE is the Lord of the East and the West; there is no god but HE; so take him for thy Guardian
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
He is the Lord of the east and the west. There is no God but He. So take Him alone as (your) Guardian
Amatul Rahman Omar
He is the Lord of the east and the west. There is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship but He, therefore take Him as Disposer of (your) affairs (putting your full trust in Him)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
(He Alone is) the Lord of the east and the west, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). So take Him Alone as Wakeel (Disposer of your affairs)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Lord of the East and of the West. There is no deity except He, therefore take Him as a trustee.
Munir Mezyed
He is the Lord of the East and West. There is no other God beside Him, so take Him as your Guardian.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
The Lord of the East and the West, there is no god but Him, so take Him as a protector.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
[He is] Lord of the East and the West. No god is there except Him. Accept Him, therefore, as your defender.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
(He is) the Lord of the East and the West; there is no god but He, so take Him as a Trustee.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Lord of the East and the West, there is no deity except Him, so accept him as your Defender.
Samy Mahdy
Lord of the East and the West. There is no god except Him, so take Him, a Trustee.
Ahmed Hulusi
He is the Rabb of the east (that which shines) and the west (that which extinguishes)! There is no god, only HU! So take only him as the disposer of your affairs!
Mir Aneesuddin
Fosterer of the east and the west, there is no god except Him, so take Him as a Trustee.
He is the Creator of the east and the west; there is no Ilah but He; take Him upon trust and depend on Him
The Wise Quran
The Lord of the east and the west; there is no god but He, so take Him as a trustee.