Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
And do not through giving seek thyself to gain
M. M. Pickthall
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Do not do a favour expecting more ˹in return˺.
Safi Kaskas
Do not give out of a desire for gain.
Wahiduddin Khan
do not bestow a favour in the expectation of receiving more in return
Shakir
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And reproach not others to acquire more for yourself.
T.B.Irving
Do not give so much away that you must ask for more;
Abdul Hye
and don’t give a thing to have more (obey Allah not as a Favor to Him)
The Study Quran
Grant not favor, seeking gain
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Don’t bestow favors to acquire more.
Talal Itani (2012)
And show no favor seeking gain
Dr. Kamal Omar
And bestow not favours (on some one with expectations that) you get extra (reward in return)
do not favor others to expect a gain
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And be not bountiful, (hoping) to gain more
Muhammad Sarwar
and do not think that by doing such deeds, you have done a great favor to God
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and do not do a favour (to anyone merely) to seek more (in return)
Shabbir Ahmed
And give your wealth and person selflessly (30:39), (76:9)
Dr. Munir Munshey
Do not seek worldly gains (in return) for favors done
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And do not expect, in giving (the warning), any gain (for yourself)
And do not confer favor to acquire mor
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And do not give expecting something in return
Abdel Haleem
do not be overwhelmed and weaken
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And bestow not favour that thou mayest receive more
Ahmed Ali
Do not bestow favours in expectation of return
Aisha Bewley
Do not give out of a desire for gain.
Ali Ünal
Do not consider your fulfillment of these orders as a kindness (to God and people)
Ali Quli Qara'i
Do not grant a favour seeking a greater gain
Hamid S. Aziz
And bestow not favours that you may receive again with increase
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and do not do favor to ask for more
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Nor expect from giving, any increase
Musharraf Hussain
Don’t expect any gains in return for the favours you do,
Maududi
and bestow not favour in order to seek from others a greater return
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And do not give for a return.
Mohammad Shafi
And expect no [material] gain [for your own self]
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And bestow not favours to anyone seeking increase;
Be content with your lot.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Do not give, thinking to gain greate
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And do no favour seeking gain
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And do not do a favour and remind of it doing much (repeatedly)
Bijan Moeinian
Worship your Lord for the sake of glorifying Him; and out of love and not just in account of expecting things in return. Your worshipping is not a favor that you do for God
Faridul Haque
And do not favour others in order to receive more
Sher Ali
And bestow not favours seeking to get more in return
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And do not do a favour (to anyone with the purpose of) seeking more from him
Amatul Rahman Omar
And bestow no favour seeking to get more (in return)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And give not a thing in order to have more (or consider not your deeds of Allahs obedience as a favour to Allah)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And do not boast about your gifts in order to seek aggrandizement for yourself.
Munir Mezyed
Confer not a favor so as to acquire more.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And do not grant just to get more,
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Do not expect anything in return for your giving,…
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And showsg no favor, seeking self-gain!
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Do not give a thing that you may ask for more [in return];
Samy Mahdy
And do not confer favor, to get more multiply.
Ahmed Hulusi
And do not engage in good to acquire more (with greed)!
Mir Aneesuddin
and do not bestow favour (with the intention of) receiving more (in return)
Do not give, expecting to take more than what you have given
The Wise Quran
And do not bestow favour desiring much.