Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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Muhammad Asad | | for, neither does it suit their ends, nor is it in their power [to impart it to man]: |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power, | |
Shakir | | And it behoves them not, and they have not the power to do (it). | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | It would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it). | |
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) | | It would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it). | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | and neither is it fit and proper for them nor are they able. | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | neither are they worthy of it, nor are they capable of it, | |
| T.B.Irving | | it does not suit them to, nor can they manage it; | |
[Al-Muntakhab] | | Nor is it befitting that they be employed by Allah in conveying His sacred message nor can they apply themselves to this purpose. | |
[Progressive Muslims] | | Nor would they, nor could they. | |
Abdel Haleem | | it is neither in their interests nor in their power, | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | It behoveth them not, nor they can. | |
Ahmed Ali | | They are not worthy of it, nor have they power. | |
Aisha Bewley | | It does not befit them and they are not capable of it. | |
Ali Ünal | | It is neither (permitted nor proper) for them, nor is it within their power (to do that). | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | Neither does it behoove them, nor are they capable [of doing that]. | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | It does neither suit them nor have they the power (to reveal it). | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | It is not fit work for them; nor is it in their power to do so. | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | And in no way does it behoove them, And in no way are they able to do (that). | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | they are not supposed to do so. Nor do have they the ability for such a task. | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | It neither suits them, nor are they able to (do this). | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | It is beyond their stature, nor is it in their power. | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | It would not befit them, and they would not be able (to produce it). | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able. | |
Farook Malik | | it is neither in their interest nor in their power to produce such a masterpiece. | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | They are not worthy of it. Nor are they able (to do it)! | |
Tahir-ul-Qadri Mohammad | | 1They are neither worthy nor capable (of it). | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | And it does not (even) suit them, and they have no capacity (to do this job) . | |
| Bilal Muhammad (2013 Edition) | | It would neither suit them nor would they be able to produce it. | |
Maududi | | nor does it behove them, nor does it lie in their power. | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | They neither would (because of their evil nature,) nor could (because of their inability to understand the goodness.) | |
| Faridul Haque | | They are unworthy of it, nor can they do it. | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | it is not for them, nor are they able. | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | And it behoves them not, nor have they the power to do (it). | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | And (it) should not (be) for them, and they are not able. | |
Sher Ali | | It does neither suit them nor have they the power to produce it. | |
Rashad Khalifa | | They neither would, nor could. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | They are unworthy of it, nor can they do it. | |
Hilali & Khan | | Neither would it suit them, nor they can (produce it). | |
