Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
But nay, [O men,] you prefer the life of this world
M. M. Pickthall
But ye prefer the life of the worl
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Day (behold), ye prefer the life of this world
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
But you ˹deniers only˺ prefer the life of this world,
Safi Kaskas
But you prefer this worldly life,
Wahiduddin Khan
But you prefer the life of this world
Shakir
Nay! you prefer the life of this world
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Nay! You hold this present life in greater favor,
T.B.Irving
Instead you prefer worldly life
Abdul Hye
Nay, (O people) you prefer the worldly life,
The Study Quran
Nay, but you prefer the life of this world
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
But you prioritize the worldly life.
Talal Itani (2012)
But you prefer the present life
Dr. Kamal Omar
Nay! You people prefer the life of this world
But O men! You prefer the life of this world
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
No indeed, (but) you prefer the present life, (Literally: the lowly life, i.e., the life of this world)
Muhammad Sarwar
However, (the disbelievers) prefer the worldly lif
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
But you prefer the worldly life
Shabbir Ahmed
But nay, you prefer the life of this world. (Given to instant gains instead of living upright that ensures success in both lives (2:201), (3:147), (4:134), (7:156), (10:64), (17:72), (28:77), (42:22))
Dr. Munir Munshey
No! In fact, (most of) you prefer the life of this world
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But no! You prefer the life of this world
But you prefer the worldly life
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
No, you desire the worldly life
Abdel Haleem
Yet you [people] prefer the life of this world
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
But ye prefer the life of this world
Ahmed Ali
But no, you prefer the life of the world
Aisha Bewley
Yet still you prefer the life of the dunya
Ali Ünal
But you (O humankind) are disposed to prefer the life of this world
Ali Quli Qara'i
Rather you prefer the life of this world
Hamid S. Aziz
Nay! But you prefer the life of this world
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
No, but you prefer this world's life,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
No, you prefer the life of the present
Musharraf Hussain
You prefer the worldly life,
Maududi
No; but you prefer the present life
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
No,you desire the worldly life.
Mohammad Shafi
But no, you prefer this worldly life
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
But you prefer the living world.
Indeed, you are preoccupied with this first life
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
But you prefer the present life
Maulana Muhammad Ali
But, you prefer the life of this world
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
But you prefer/choose the life the present/worldly life
Bijan Moeinian
Mankind should realize that this worldly life is worth nothing;…
Faridul Haque
But rather you prefer the life of this world
Sher Ali
But you prefer the life of this world
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Yet you go for the (pleasures of) the worldly life (instead of turning towards Allah)
Amatul Rahman Omar
But the fact is that you people prefer the present life
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Nay, you prefer the life of this world
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Nay! You prefer the life of this world.
Munir Mezyed
Yet you prefer the worldly life,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
But you prefer the life of this world,
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Rather, youpl prefer the Earlier Life,
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Ridiculous! You prefer the life of this world.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Instead you prefer worldly life
Samy Mahdy
Nay, but you opted for Dunya (World) life.
Sayyid Qutb
Yet you prefer this present life,
Thomas Cleary
But you prefer the life of the world,
Ahmed Hulusi
But you prefer the life of the world (the lowest state of existence)!
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
"(No), but you prefer the life of this world"
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Nay, you prefer the life of this world
But you people prefer the life here afore the heavenly b1iss, knowing it is illusive and alluring
Mir Aneesuddin
No, you prefer the life of this world,
The Wise Quran
Nay, you prefer the worldly life,