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Muhammad Asad   
[And know, O believers, that] Muhammad is not the father of any one of your men, but is God’s Apostle and the Seal of all Prophets. And God has indeed full knowledge of everything
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Muḥammad is not the father of any of your men, but is the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
Safi Kaskas   
Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of God and last of the prophets. God has knowledge of all things.

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مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَاۤ أَحَدࣲ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمۡ وَلَـٰكِن رَّسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ ٱلنَّبِیِّـۧنَۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَیۡءٍ عَلِیمࣰا ۝٤٠
Transliteration (2021)   
mā kāna muḥammadun abā aḥadin min rijālikum walākin rasūla l-lahi wakhātama l-nabiyīna wakāna l-lahu bikulli shayin ʿalīma
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Not is Muhammad (the) father (of) anyone of your men but (he is the) Messenger (of) Allah and Seal (of) the Prophets. And is Allah of every thing All-Knower.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
[And know, O believers, that] Muhammad is not the father of any one of your men, but is God’s Apostle and the Seal of all Prophets. And God has indeed full knowledge of everything
M. M. Pickthall   
Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is the messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets; and Allah is ever Aware of all things
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge of all things
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Muḥammad is not the father of any of your men, but is the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
Safi Kaskas   
Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of God and last of the prophets. God has knowledge of all things.
Wahiduddin Khan   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but is God's Messenger and the seal of the Prophets. God has knowledge of all things
Shakir   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Last of the prophets; and Allah is cognizant of all things
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Muhammad had not been the father of any men from among you, but he is the Messenger of God and the Seal of the Prophets. And God had been Knowing of everything.
T.B.Irving   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but [he is] God´s messenger and the Seal of the Prophets. God is Aware of everything!
Abdul Hye   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men (he will not leave any son), but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Last of the prophets. Allah is All-Aware of everything.
The Study Quran   
Muhammad is not the father of any man among you; rather, he is the Messenger of God and the Seal of the prophets. And God is Knower of all things.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is God’s Messenger and the Prophets’ seal. God has full knowledge of all things.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men; but he is the Messenger of God, and the seal of the prophets. God is Cognizant of everything
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Muhammad became not a father to any male-adult amongst you, but Rasul-ullah and Khatama-n-Nabiyyin. ['a seal (of closure unto the coming) of the prophets'. 'He closed (the coming of) the prophets'. (The pronunciation 'khatam/khatama' is a noun/verb and thus acts as a double shield or protection to his status and position)]. And Allah is All-Aware of everything. [He Knows fully well that Muhammad is His final, last and closing Prophet; and also that he left no legacy in the form of male-offspring to continue his race or descendence in this world.]
M. Farook Malik   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men (he is not going to leave any male heirs). He is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets. Allah has the knowledge of all things
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
In no way is Muhammad the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal (Or: Terminator; Last) of the Prophets; and Allah has been Ever-Knowing of everything
Muhammad Sarwar   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your males. He is the Messenger of God and the last Prophet. God has the knowledge of all things
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
MuHammad is not a father of any of your men, but he is a messenger of Allah and the last of the prophets. And Allah has the Knowledge of every thing
Shabbir Ahmed   
Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is Allah's Messenger and the Closing Seal of all Prophets. And Allah, indeed, is Knower of all things
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Muhammad (SAW), is not the father of any man among you, but he is the messenger of Allah and the last of the prophets. Allah is very well Aware of all things
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Muhammad (the Prophet) is not the father of any (one) of your men, but (he is) a Messenger of Allah, and the Seal (at the end) of the prophets. And Allah is All Knowing (Aleem) of all things
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And ever is Allah , of all things, Knowing
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Mohammed was not the father of any man among you, but he is the messenger of God and the seal of the prophets. And God is fully aware of all things
Abdel Haleem   
Muhammad is not the father of any one of you men; he is God’s Messenger and the seal of the prophets: God knows everything
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your males, but the apostle of Allah and the seal of the prophets; and Allah of everything is ever the Knower
Ahmed Ali   
Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but a messenger of God, and the seal of the prophets. God has knowledge of everything
Aisha Bewley   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but the Messenger of Allah and the Final Seal of the Prophets. Allah has knowledge of all things.
Ali Ünal   
O believers, (know) that Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is the Messenger of God and the Seal of the Prophets. God has full knowledge of everything
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is the Apostle of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets, and Allah has knowledge of all things
Hamid S. Aziz   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Last of the prophets; and Allah is Aware of all things
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Muhammad is not father of any of your men, but (he is) God’s messenger and the seal (and the last) of the prophets. And God knows everything.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your people, but he is the messenger of God, and the seal of the Prophets, and God has full knowledge of all things
Musharraf Hussain   
Muhammad is not a father of anyone of your men, he is the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the Prophets, the final Prophet. Allah has knowledge of all things.
Maududi   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the Prophets. Allah has full knowledge of everything
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Mohammed is not the father of any of your men, but he is the messenger of God and the seal of the prophets. And God is fully aware of all things
Mohammad Shafi   
Muhammad is not father to any of you men, but he is Messenger of Allah and Seal of the Prophets. And Allah does know all things

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Mohammed is not the father of any of your men; yes He is the Messenger of Allah and the last one among all the prophets. And Allah knows all things.
Rashad Khalifa   
Muhammad was not the father of any man among you. He was a messenger of GOD and the final prophet. GOD is fully aware of all things.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men. He is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets. Allah has knowledge of all things
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Muhammad is not the father of any of you men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the prophets. And Allah is ever Knower of all things
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Mohammad was not a father (to) anyone from your men, and but God's messenger, and the prophets' end/conclusion/final , and God was/is with every thing knowledgeable
Bijan Moeinian   
Mohammad is not the father of any man among you [including his own adopted son.] Mohammad is the last Prophet of God [and had to obey the order of God and to marry his adopted son’s Ex-wife to nullify once and forever the existing tradition.] Indeed God knows everything [and knows that this tradition is baseless.]
Faridul Haque   
Mohammed (peace and blessings be upon him) is not the father of any man among you – but he is the Noble Messenger of Allah and the Last of the Prophets *; and Allah knows all things. (* Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him – is the Last Prophet. There can be no new Prophet after him)
Sher Ali   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of ALLAH, and the seal of the Prophets and ALLAH has full knowledge of all things
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him) is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Last of the Prophets (ending the chain of the Prophets). And Allah is the Perfect Knower of everything
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Muhammad is no father to any man among you but (he is rather) the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets. Indeed Allah has full knowledge of all things
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Muhammad (SAW) is not the father of any man among you, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the last (end) of the Prophets. And Allah is Ever AllAware of everything

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Muhammad is not the father of any one of your men, but the Messenger of God, and the Seal of the Prophets; God has knowledge of everything
George Sale   
Mohammed is not the father of any man among you; but the apostle of God, and the seal of the prophets: And God knoweth all things
Edward Henry Palmer   
Mohammed is not the father of any of your men, but the Apostle of God, and the Seal of the Prophets; for God all things doth know
John Medows Rodwell   
Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is the Apostle of God, and the seal of the prophets: and God knoweth all things
N J Dawood (2014)   
Muhammad is the father of no man among you.² He is the Apostle of God and the Seal of the Prophets. Surely God has knowledge of all things

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Muhammad is indeed not the father of anyone from among your men but he is the messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets and indeed Allah is All-knowing about everything.
Munir Mezyed   
Muhammad is not the father of any man among you. But he is the Messenger of Allâh and the Seal of the Prophets. And Allâh has the perfect Knowledge of all things.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men but the messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets, and Allah knows all things.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Muhammed is not the father of any of your men, but he is the messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets. Allah has full knowledge of all things.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Never has Muhammad been the father of any of yourpl men, but a Messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets. And Allah has always been All-Knowing of everything.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but [he is] Allah (God)'s messenger and the Seal of the Prophets. Allah (God) is Aware of everything!
Samy Mahdy   
Muhammad was not father of one among your men; but he is Allah’s Messenger, and the prophets’ seal. And ever is Allah with everything, Knowledgeable.
Sayyid Qutb   
Muĥammad is not the father of any one of your men, but is God's Messenger and the seal of all prophets. God has indeed full knowledge of everything.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Muhammad is not the father of any one of your men... But he is the Rasul of Allah, the final of Nabis (the summit of perfection – the final one)... Allah is Aleem over all things (in respect of the mystery of the letter B).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets, and Allah is Cognizant of all things
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Muhammad is not the father of anyone of your men so that He be prohibited to carry into effect Allah's edict but he is Allah's Messenger and the ultimate and a seal of the Prophets, and Allah has always been 'Alimun of all in all
Mir Aneesuddin   
Muhammed is not the father of any of your men but he is the messenger of Allah and the seal (last) of the prophets , and Allah is the Knower of everything.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Apostle of God, and the Seal of the Prophets: and God has full knowledge of all things
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Not is Muhammad (the) father (of) anyone of your men but (he is the) Messenger (of) Allah and Seal (of) the Prophets. And Allah is of every thing All-Knower
OLD Transliteration   
Ma kana muhammadun aba ahadin min rijalikum walakin rasoola Allahi wakhatama alnnabiyyeena wakana Allahu bikulli shay-in AAaleeman