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Muhammad Asad   
whenever he believes himself to be self-sufficient
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
once they think they are self-sufficient.
Safi Kaskas   
because he sees himself self-sufficient.

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Arabic   
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَى
Transliteration (2021)   
an raāhu is'taghn
Word for Word
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That he sees himself self-sufficient.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
whenever he believes himself to be self-sufficient
M. M. Pickthall   
That he thinketh himself independent
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
once they think they are self-sufficient.
Safi Kaskas   
because he sees himself self-sufficient.
Wahiduddin Khan   
because he thinks himself self-sufficient
Shakir   
Because he sees himself free from want
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
He considered himself self-sufficient.
T.B.Irving   
for he considers he is self-sufficient.
Abdul Hye   
because it considers itself self-sufficient,
The Study Quran   
in that he considers himself beyond need
Dr. Kamal Omar   
as he noticed himself that he has attained self-sufficiency (in all provisions)
Farook Malik   
in thinking himself to be self-sufficient
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
When he considers himself exempt
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
That he sees himself becoming self-sufficient
Muhammad Sarwar   
because he thinks that he is independent
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
because he deems himself to be free of need
Shabbir Ahmed   
(And) in that he looks upon himself as self-sufficient. (Forgetting how indebted he is to the Creator and the society for all his mental and physical possessions)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
For, he thinks he is independent
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And he considers himself as self-sufficient
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Because he sees himself self-sufficient
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
When he achieves, he has no need
Abdel Haleem   
when he thinks he is self-sufficient
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
As he bethinkest himself selfsufficient
Ahmed Ali   
For he thinks he is sufficient in himself
Aisha Bewley   
seeing himself as self-sufficient.
Ali Ünal   
In that he sees himself as self-sufficient, independent (of his Lord)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
when he considers himself without need
Hamid S. Aziz   
In that he thinks himself independent (or self-sufficient or rich)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
if he sees himself as having no need
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
When he looks upon himself as self-sufficient
Musharraf Hussain   
considering themselves to be self-sufficient.
Maududi   
for he believes himself to be self-sufficient
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
When he achieves, he no longer has need
Mohammad Shafi   
As he sees himself independent of any divine help

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Because, he thought himself self-sufficient.
Rashad Khalifa   
When he becomes rich
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
that he sees himself sufficed
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Because he looks upon himself as self-sufficient
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
That (E) he saw/understood him(self), he enriched/sufficed (himself)
Bijan Moeinian   
… thinks that he is not in need of his Lord and that he has power to do everything
Faridul Haque   
As he considers himself independent
Sher Ali   
Because he thinks himself to be independent
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
For the reason that (apparently) he finds himself self-sufficient (in the world)
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Because he thinks himself to be independent (of God)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Because he considers himself self-sufficient

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
for he thinks himself self-sufficient
George Sale   
because he seeth himself abound in riches
Edward Henry Palmer   
at seeing himself get rich
John Medows Rodwell   
Because he seeth himself possessed of riches
N J Dawood (2014)   
in thinking himself his own master:²

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
[Humanity] looks upon itself as independent.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
for he considers he is self-sufficient.
Sayyid Qutb   
once he thinks himself self- sufficient.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Because he sees himself as self-sufficient (the veil of his ego makes him think he is not in need of the reality).
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
he thinks that he needs no help (from Allah)
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
He believes he is independent and not contingent or conditioned by anything else
Mir Aneesuddin   
because he sees himself independent.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient
OLD Literal Word for Word   
That he sees himself self-sufficient