Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
even though he may veil himself in excuses
M. M. Pickthall
Although he tender his excuses
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Even though he were to put up his excuses
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
despite the excuses they come up with.
Safi Kaskas
in spite of any excuses he presents.
Wahiduddin Khan
in spite of all the excuses he may offer
Shakir
Though he puts forth his excuses
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And although he would cast his excuses,
T.B.Irving
although he may proffer his excuses.
Abdul Hye
though they may put forth their excuses (to cover evil deeds).
The Study Quran
though he proffers his excuses
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Even as he presents his excuses.
Talal Itani (2012)
Even as he presents his excuses
Dr. Kamal Omar
even if he put forward his excuses (regarding ignorance of the law of God)
even though he shall plead with excuses
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Even though he cast forth his (ready) excuses
Muhammad Sarwar
even though they make excuses
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
even though he may offer his excuses
Shabbir Ahmed
Even though he were to put forward all his excuses
Dr. Munir Munshey
Even though he makes up excuses
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Even though he may give his excuses
Even if he presents his excuses
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Even though he puts forth his excuses
Abdel Haleem
despite all the excuses he may put forward
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Although he may put forth his pleas
Ahmed Ali
Whatever the excuses he may offer
Aisha Bewley
in spite of any excuses he might offer.
Ali Ünal
Even though he puts forth his excuses
Ali Quli Qara'i
though he should offer his excuses
Hamid S. Aziz
Though he puts forth his excuses
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
even if he presents his excuses.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Even though he were to put forth his excuses
Musharraf Hussain
but still offer excuses
Maududi
even though he might make up excuses
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Even though he puts forth his excuses.
Mohammad Shafi
Even though he may put up excuses
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And if he brings all excuses he has, even then he will not be heard.
No excuses will be accepted.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
even though he offers his excuses
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Though he put up excuses
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And even if he threw (gave) his apologies/excuses
Bijan Moeinian
Even though he may bring many excuses to justify his behavior
Faridul Haque
And even if he presents all the excuses he has, none will be listened to
Sher Ali
Even though he puts forward his excuses
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Even though he will offer all his excuses
Amatul Rahman Omar
(No excuse will be accepted from him) even though he puts forth his (all possible) excuses, (to prove his innocence)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds)