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Muhammad Asad   
But they (who claim to follow you) have torn their unity wide asunder, piece by piece, each group delighting in [but] what they themselves possess [by way of tenets]
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Yet the people have divided it into different sects, each rejoicing in what they have.
Safi Kaskas   
Yet [your followers] tore their unity piece by piece, each faction rejoicing in what it has.

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Arabic   
فَتَقَطَّعُوا أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ زُبُرًا كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُون
Transliteration (2021)   
fataqaṭṭaʿū amrahum baynahum zuburan kullu ḥiz'bin bimā ladayhim fariḥūn
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
But they cut off their affair (of unity) between them (into) sects, each faction in what they have rejoicing.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
But they (who claim to follow you) have torn their unity wide asunder, piece by piece, each group delighting in [but] what they themselves possess [by way of tenets]
M. M. Pickthall   
But they (mankind) have broken their religion among them into sects, each group rejoicing in its tenets
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
But people have cut off their affair (of unity), between them, into sects: each party rejoices in that which is with itself
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Yet the people have divided it into different sects, each rejoicing in what they have.
Safi Kaskas   
Yet [your followers] tore their unity piece by piece, each faction rejoicing in what it has.
Wahiduddin Khan   
Yet they divided themselves into factions, each rejoicing in what they had
Shakir   
But they cut off their religion among themselves into sects, each part rejoicing in that which is with them
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Then, they cut their affair of unity asunder into sects among them, each party glad with what was with them.
T.B.Irving   
Yet they carve up their business into cartels among themselves, each faction happy with whatever lies before them.
Abdul Hye   
But they have broken their religion among them into sects, each group rejoices in what is with them.
The Study Quran   
But they made their affair to be founded upon different scriptures, each party exulting in what it had
Dr. Kamal Omar   
But the people cut off their affair amongst them into splinter-groups (or sects); all groups, what is in their possession (i.e., man-written, sectarian-literature) are rejoicers (therein)
Farook Malik   
Yet people have divided themselves into factions and each faction rejoices in its own doctrine
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
But they tore themselves into sects; each party happy with what they have
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Then they cut up their Command among themselves into denominations, (i.e., differed about the command of Allah) each party exulting with whatever they had close to them. (i.e., their tenets
Muhammad Sarwar   
The people divided themselves into many sects, each with their own book and each happy with whatever they had
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
But they split up ways from one another (dividing themselves) into factions, each faction happy with what lies before it
Shabbir Ahmed   
But they (who claim to follow you O Messengers) have torn their unity wide asunder, piece by piece into disputing factions, each faction rejoicing in its beliefs. (30:32)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
But they divided up their religion into sects _ each one well pleased with its own beliefs
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
But people have broken their feelings (for Unity), between them, into (different) groups: Each group rejoices in what is with itself
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
But the people divided their religion among them into sects - each faction, in what it has, rejoicing
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
But the affair was disputed between them into segments. Every group happy with what it had
Abdel Haleem   
but they have split their community into sects, each rejoicing in their own
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Then they cut their affair among them in regard to the Scriptures: each band in that which is with them rejoicing
Ahmed Ali   
But then they divided up their order into different creeds, each section rejoicing in what it had come to have
Aisha Bewley   
But they disagreed and split up, dividing into sects, each party exulting in what it had.
Ali Ünal   
But people, having broken up into groups, differed among themselves as regards the Religion, each group proudly rejoicing in the portion they have
Ali Quli Qara'i   
But they fragmented their religion among themselves, each party exulting in what it had
Hamid S. Aziz   
But they (mankind) have broken their religion (or affair) between them into sects, each sect rejoicing in its own tenets
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
But they cut up their affair (in the religion) into pieces among them, each party happy with what they had
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
But the people cut off the events of unity between them into sects. Each group rejoices in that which is with it
Musharraf Hussain   
Their successors split up into sects, each sect pleased with itself.
Maududi   
But people later cut up their religion into bits, each group rejoicing in what they have
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Butthe affair was disputed between them into segments. Every group happy with what it had
Mohammad Shafi   
But they divided themselves into communities pursuing different ways scripturewise. People of every sect are happy with what they have.

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Then their people cut up their affairs among themselves. Each group is happy over that what is with them.
Rashad Khalifa   
But they tore themselves into disputing factions; each party happy with what they have.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Yet they have split their affairs between themselves into sects, each rejoicing in what it has
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
But they became divided into sects, each party rejoicing in that which was with them
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
So they separated their matter/affair (into) pieces every/each group/party with what (is) at them, they are happy/delighted
Bijan Moeinian   
What a shame that people have divided themselves into different nations each happy with what they have (proud of their “cultural roots!”
Faridul Haque   
But their nations broke their tasks into pieces; every group happy with what it has
Sher Ali   
But the people have cut up their affair among themselves, forming themselves into parties, each group rejoicing in what is with them
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
But they broke the command of their din (religion) into sects by disagreeing amongst themselves. Each sect is pleased with that much (portion of din [religion]) which they have
Amatul Rahman Omar   
But the people, (rather than preserve their unity) split up their affair among themselves (forming themselves into factions) considering (each portion thus split up) as (the real) Scripture, every faction rejoicing in that which was with them
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
But they (men) have broken their religion among them into sects, each group rejoicing in its belief

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
But they split in their affair between them into sects, each party rejoicing in what is with them
George Sale   
But men have rent the affair of their religion into various sects: Every party rejoiceth in that which they follow
Edward Henry Palmer   
And they have become divided as to their affair amongst themselves into sects, each party rejoicing in what they have themselves
John Medows Rodwell   
But men have rent their great concern, one among another, into sects; every party rejoicing in that which is their own
N J Dawood (2014)   
Yet they have divided themselves into factions, each rejoicing in its own doctrines

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
(People), however, have terminated their situation [of unity] and divided into sects. Each sect rejoices in its own (doctrine).
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Yet they carve up it into cartels among themselves, each faction happy with whatever lies before them.
Sayyid Qutb   
But people have divided themselves into factions, each delighting in what they have.
Ahmed Hulusi   
(While religion – the system is one) they fragmented their affairs among each other with various interpretations... Each group is pleased with their own acceptance.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
But people have cut off their affair (of unity) between them, into sects: each party rejoicing in that which is with them
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
Yet they -the people- were divided among themselves and set at variance and the ties among them were severed. Instead of unity in feeling, action and purpose, they set their actual sectarian practice, each rejoicing with his own views
Mir Aneesuddin   
And this community of yours is certainly a single community and I am your Fosterer so fear Me.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
But people have cut off their affair (of unity), between them, into sects: each party rejoices in that which is with itself
OLD Literal Word for Word   
But they cut off their affair (of unity) between them (into) sects, each faction in what they have rejoicing