Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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Muhammad Asad | | Some of the followers of earlier revelation would love to lead you astray: yet none do they lead astray but themselves, and perceive it not. |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | A party of the People of the Scripture long to make you go astray; and they make none to go astray except themselves, but they perceive not. | |
Shakir | | A party of the followers of the Book desire that they should lead you astray, and they lead not astray but themselves, and they do not perceive. | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | It is the wish of a section of the People of the Book to lead you astray. But they shall lead astray (Not you), but themselves, and they do not perceive! | |
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) | | It is the wish of a section of the People of the Book to lead you astray. But they shall lead astray (Not you), but themselves, and they do not perceive! | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | A section of the People of the Book wished that they cause you to go astray. And they cause none to go astray, but themselves, and they are not aware. | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | Some of the People of the Book wish to lead you astray but they only lead themselves astray, though they do not realise it. | |
| T.B.Irving | | A faction from the People of the Book would like to lead you (all) astray; yet only lead themselves astray, even though they do not notice it. | |
[Al-Muntakhab] | | Some among Ahl al-Kitab wish they could lead you people astray, when in point of fact they alienate themselves from Allah’s purpose and path of righteousness but they fail to perceive that their imagination is often at war with reason and fact. | |
[Progressive Muslims] | | A group from the people of the Scripture wished that they could misguide you, but they only misguide themselves and they do not notice. | |
Abdel Haleem | | Some of the People of the Book would dearly love to lead you [believers] astray, but they only lead themselves astray, though they do not realize it. | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Pain would a party of the people of the Book lead you astray, and none they lead astray save themselves, and they perceive not. | |
Ahmed Ali | | Some among the people of the Book wish to lead you astray, yet they lead none astray but themselves, though they do not realise. | |
Aisha Bewley | | A group of the People of the Book would love to misguide you. They only misguide themselves but they are not aware of it. | |
Ali Ünal | | A party of the People of the Book wish that they could lead you astray; yet they lead none astray except themselves, but they do not perceive (that this is so). | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | A group of the People of the Book were eager to lead you astray; yet they lead no one astray except themselves, but they are not aware. | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | (Believers!) a section of the people of the Scripture would fain lead you astray, but it is only the people like themselves that they lead astray, only they perceive not. | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | A sect of the people of the Book long to lead you astray, but they only lead themselves astray, and they perceive not. | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | A section of the population of the Book (Or: Family of the Book, i.e., the Jews and christians) would like to lead you into error; and in no way do they lead anyone into error except themselves, and in no way are they aware of it. | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | A group among the People of the Book would love to mislead you but they mislead no one but themselves. However, they do not realize it. | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | A group from the people of the Book loves to mislead you, while they mislead none but themselves, and they do not realize. | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | A party among the People of the Book wish to lead you astray. But, by doing so, they shall only lead themselves astray without knowing it. | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | It is the wish of a party of the People of the Book to lead you astray. But they shall lead astray only themselves, and they do not understand! | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | A faction of the people of the Scripture wish they could mislead you. But they do not mislead except themselves, and they perceive [it] not. | |
Farook Malik | | Some of the People of the Book want to mislead you; but they mislead none except themselves, though they do not realize it. | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | A group of the people of the scriptures would love to lead you (all) astray. But, they only lead themselves astray, and no one else. They (just) do not realize. | |
Tahir-ul-Qadri Mohammad | | (O Muslims!) A section of the People of the Book (intensely) desire to, somehow, lead you astray but they have led astray only themselves while they have no sense (of it). | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | A group out of the people of Al-Kitab desired if they (ever) could make you go astray. But they shall not lead astray except their own selves but they realise not. | |
| Bilal Muhammad (2013 Edition) | | It is the wish of a group from the people of the Book to lead you astray, but they will lead astray not you, but their own selves, but they do not see. | |
Maududi | | A party of the People of the Book would fain lead you astray, whereas in truth they lead none astray except themselves, but they do not realize it. | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | Some of the followers of the Scripture wish to convert you to their belief. They do not get it that [by being so fascinated with their own created faith] they are the ones who are unjust to their souls but do not realize it. | |
| Faridul Haque | | A group among the People given the Book(s) desire that if only they could lead you astray; and they only make themselves astray, and they do not have sense. | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | Some of the People of the Book wish to make you go astray, but they lead none astray except themselves, though they do not sense it. | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | A party of the People of the Book desire that they should lead you astray; and they lead not astray but themselves, and they perceive not. | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | A group from The Book's people, wished/loved if they misguide you, and they do not misguide except themselves and they do not feel/know/sense. | |
Sher Ali | | A party of the People of the Book would fain lead you astray; but they lead astray none except themselves, only they perceive not. | |
Rashad Khalifa | | Some followers of the scripture wish to lead you astray, but they only lead themselves astray, without perceiving. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | A group among the People given the Book(s) desire that if only they could lead you astray; and they only make themselves astray, and they do not have sense. | |
Hilali & Khan | | A party of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) wish to lead you astray. But they shall not lead astray anyone except themselves, and they perceive not. | |
