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Muhammad Asad   
[But unto the righteous God will say,] "O thou human being that hast attained to inner peace
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
˹Allah will say to the righteous,˺ “O tranquil soul!
Safi Kaskas   
[To the righteous it will be said], "Tranquil soul,

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Arabic   
يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
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yāayyatuhā l-nafsu l-muṭ’ma-inatu
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[righteous soul will be said] O you the satisfied soul
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
"O soul! who is satisfied,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
[But unto the righteous God will say,] "O thou human being that hast attained to inner peace
M. M. Pickthall   
But ah! thou soul at peace
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
˹Allah will say to the righteous,˺ “O tranquil soul!
Safi Kaskas   
[To the righteous it will be said], "Tranquil soul,
Wahiduddin Khan   
[But to the righteous, God will say], O soul at peace
Shakir   
O soul that art at rest
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
O soul, one that is at peace!
T.B.Irving   
O Tranquil soul,
Abdul Hye   
(It will be said to the pious): “O you the one in satisfaction!
The Study Quran   
O thou soul at peace
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
But as for you, O tranquil soul.
Talal Itani (2012)   
But as for you, O tranquil soul
Dr. Kamal Omar   
(It will be announced to the Believing, practical Muslims): “O you Nafs in complete satisfaction and serenity
M. Farook Malik   
To the righteous soul it will be said: "O fully satisfied soul
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
O you self (that is) composed
Muhammad Sarwar   
Serene soul
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
(As for an obedient man, it will be said to him,) .O content soul
Shabbir Ahmed   
But Oh! You human being that has attained inner peace! (By living upright (13:28), (91:9))
Dr. Munir Munshey   
(The righteous would be told), "Oh you, the tranquil peaceful soul!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
(To the righteous person will be said:) "O, (you) soul, with (complete) rest and satisfaction
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
"O you soul which is peaceful."
Abdel Haleem   
‘[But] you, soul at peace
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
O thou peaceful soul
Ahmed Ali   
O you tranquil soul
Aisha Bewley   
´O self at rest and at peace,
Ali Ünal   
(But to the righteous God will say:) "O you soul at rest (content with the truths of faith and God’s commands and His treatment of His creatures)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
‘O soul at peace
Hamid S. Aziz   
But O, you soul in peace and fulfilment
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
You, the reassured (and restful) soul,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
To the righteous soul it will be said, “O you soul in complete rest and satisfaction
Musharraf Hussain   
Allah will say: O happy soul!
Maududi   
(On the other hand it will be said): "O serene soul
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
"O you soul which is peaceful."
Mohammad Shafi   
"O you contented soul!"

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
'O you peaceful soul.'
Rashad Khalifa   
As for you, O content soul
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
O satisfied soul
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
O soul that art at rest
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
You, you the self, the assured/tranquil
Bijan Moeinian   
The righteous one, on the contrary, will be offered a heavenly peace
Faridul Haque   
O the contented soul
Sher Ali   
O, thou soul at peace
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
O contented (pleased) self
Amatul Rahman Omar   
(As for the person who has been blessed with a contented and peaceful mind He will say to him,) `O you soul at peace
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
(It will be said to the pious): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
'O soul at peace
George Sale   
O thou soul which art at rest
Edward Henry Palmer   
O thou comforted soul
John Medows Rodwell   
Oh, thou soul which art at rest
N J Dawood (2014)   
O serene soul

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
O you the soul most tranquil!
Munir Mezyed   
As for you,“O' tranquil soul!
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Oh agreeable soul!
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
O you tranquil self,
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
[To the righteous soul will be said,] “O Soul at peace!
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
O Tranquil soul,
Samy Mahdy   
O the tranquillized soul.
Sayyid Qutb   
'Oh soul at peace!
Thomas Cleary   
O soul, in satisfied peace,
Ahmed Hulusi   
“O the peaceful self (nafs-i mutmainna; one who has reached a state of contentment in experiencing the reality)!”
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
(But) O soul at peace
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
"O you, the untroubled soul"
Mir Aneesuddin   
O you peaceful soul!
The Wise Quran   
O tranquil soul!

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction
OLD Literal Word for Word   
"O soul! who is satisfied
OLD Transliteration   
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutma-innatu