Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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| Muhammad Asad | | Nay, [O believers,] you arouse in their bosoms a fear more intense than [even their fear of] God: this, because they are people who fail to grasp the truth |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | Ye are more awful as a fear in their bosoms than Allah. That is because they are a folk who understand not | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | Of a truth ye are stronger (than they) because of the terror in their hearts, (sent) by Allah. This is because they are men devoid of understanding | |
Shakir | | You are certainly greater in being feared in their hearts than Allah; that is because they are a people who do not understan | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | They are more in dread of you than of God, because they are people devoid of understanding | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | Truly, you are a more severe fright in their breasts than God. That is because they are a folk who understand not. | |
| T.B.Irving | | They are more in dread of you (all) than anything they feel in their breasts towards God. That is because they are a folk who do not comprehend [anything]. | |
| The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab | | Indeed, there is more fear in their hearts for you ˹believers˺ than for Allah. That is because they are a people who do not comprehend. | |
| Safi Kaskas | | Indeed, you [believers] strike more terror in their hearts than their fear of God. That is because they are a people who do not understand. | |
| Abdul Hye | | Surely, you (believers) are more fearful in their (Jews of An-Nadir) hearts than of Allah. That is because they are a people who don’t comprehend (power of Allah). | |
| The Study Quran | | Truly you incite more intense dread in their breasts than God. That is because they are a people who do not comprehend | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) | | Indeed, you strike more terror in their hearts than their fear of God. This is because they are people who do not comprehend | |
Abdel Haleem | | Fear of you [believers] is more intense in their hearts than fear of God because they are people devoid of understanding | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Surely ye are more awful in their breasts than Allah. That is because they are a people who understand not | |
Ahmed Ali | | Surely they have greater fear of you in their hearts than of God, because they do not understand | |
Aisha Bewley | | You are a greater cause of terror in their breasts than Allah! That is because they are people who do not understand. | |
Ali Ünal | | The dread they have of you in their hearts is more intense than their fear of God. This is because they are a people who are devoid of understanding and so cannot grasp the truth | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | Indeed they have a greater awe of you in their hearts than of Allah. That is because they are a lot who do not understand | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | Truly, You are a greater source of terror than Allah in their heart (or you are greater than them because of the terror in their heart sent by Allah); that is because they are a people who do not understan | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | Indeed you (arouse) more serious awe in their breasts than Allah; that is for that they are a people who do not comprehend | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | They are more afraid of you than of God. They are a people who lack understanding | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | In fact, your fear in their hearts is greater than (that of) Allah. That is because they are a people who do not understand | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | Nay, you believers arouse a fear in their hearts more intense than even the fear of Allah. This is because they are a people who do not understand (that all strength comes from following Divine Laws) | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | (Verily), you are stronger in their breasts (and hearts of hypocrites) than Allah (because of victories won by you). That is because they are men without understanding (for the Supreme Power of Allah) | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | You [believers] are more fearful within their breasts than Allah . That is because they are a people who do not understand | |
Farook Malik | | In their hearts there is greater dread of you than of Allah, because they are a people devoid of understanding | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | Indeed, in their hearts they fear you much more than they fear Allah. This is so because they are a nation that does not comprehend | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | Verily, you (Believers) are more terror-creating in their chests in comparison to Allah. This is because they are a nation who comprehend not (the Majesty and Power of Allah) | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | Fear of you is more intense in their hearts than fear of God. That is because they are a people who do not understand | |
Maududi | | Surely they have greater dread for you in their hearts than for Allah. That is because they are a people who are devoid of understanding | |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad | | You are certainly more frightening than God in their minds. That is because they are a group who do not understand | |
| A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) | | Truthfully, you are stronger because of the fear in their hearts sent by God. This is because they are people void of understanding | |
| Musharraf Hussain | | They really fear you more than they fear Allah; that’s because they are a people who don’t understand | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) | | Indeed, you strike more terror in their hearts than their fear of God. This is because they are people who do not understand | |
| Mohammad Shafi | | They are more afraid of you in their minds than of Allah. That is because they are a people who understand not | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | The fact is that the hypocrites are more afraid of you [a human being] than God. What kind of brain damaged people they are | |
| Faridul Haque | | Indeed in their hearts is a greater fear of you than that of Allah; this is because they are a people who do not understand | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | Their fear of you in their hearts is greater than their fear of Allah; that is because they are a people who do not understand | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | Your fear in their hearts is indeed greater than Allah’s. That is because they are a people who understand not | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | You are (E) stronger terror/fright in their chests (innermosts) than God, that (is) with that they (are) a nation not understanding/knowing | |
Sher Ali | | Assuredly, they have greater fear of you in their hearts than of ALLAH. That is because they are a people who understand not | |
Rashad Khalifa | | Indeed, you strike more terror in their hearts than their fear of GOD. This is because they are people who do not comprehend. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | Undoubtedly, they have greater fear of you in their hearts than of Allah. This is because they are a people having no understanding. | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | (Muslims!) the truth is that you are (held) in a greater fear than (these hypocrites hold of) Allah. That is because they are a people who are devoid of (all) reason | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | (O Muslims!) Indeed, they have greater fear of you in their hearts than Allah’s. The reason is that they are the people who do not possess understanding | |
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali | | Verily, you (believers in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) are more awful as a fear in their (Jews of Banee An-Nadeer) breasts than Allah. That is because they are a people who comprehend not (the Majesty and Power of Allah) | |
