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Muhammad Asad   
thus, it is all one to them whether thou warnest them or dost not warn them: they will not believe
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
It is the same whether you warn them or not—they will never believe.
Safi Kaskas   
It is all the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they won't believe.

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Arabic   
وَسَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُون
Transliteration (2021)   
wasawāon ʿalayhim a-andhartahum am lam tundhir'hum lā yu'minūn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
And it (is) same to them whether you warn them or (do) not warn them, not they will believe.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
thus, it is all one to them whether thou warnest them or dost not warn them: they will not believe
M. M. Pickthall   
Whether thou warn them or thou warn them not, it is alike for them, for they believe not
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
The same is it to them whether thou admonish them or thou do not admonish them: they will not believe
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
It is the same whether you warn them or not—they will never believe.
Safi Kaskas   
It is all the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they won't believe.
Wahiduddin Khan   
It makes no difference to them whether you warn them or do not warn them: they will not believe
Shakir   
And it is alike to them whether you warn them or warn them not: they do not believe
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And equal it is to them whether thou warn them, or thou warn them not. They will not believe.
T.B.Irving   
It is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them; they still will not believe.
Abdul Hye   
It is the same to them whether you warn them or you warn them not, they will not believe.
The Study Quran   
It is the same for them whether thou warnest them or warnest them not; they do not believe
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And (it is the) same to them whether you warned them or you did not warn them, they will not develop Faith
Farook Malik   
It is the same for them whether you warn them or warn them not, they will not believe
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
It is the same for them, whether you warn them, or do not warn them—they will not believe
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And it is equal to them whether you have warned them or you have not warned them, they do not believe
Muhammad Sarwar   
Whether you warn them or not, they will not believe
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
It is all equal for them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe
Shabbir Ahmed   
Whether you warn them or you warn them not, it is the same for them. Their attitude bars them from attaining faith
Dr. Munir Munshey   
It makes no difference to them! Warn them or not, they shall not believe
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
It is the same to them whether you warn them or you do not warn them: They will not believe
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe
Abdel Haleem   
It is all the same to them whether you warn them or not: they will not believe
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And it is alike Unto them, whather thou warnest them or warnest them not; they shall not believe
Ahmed Ali   
Whether you warn them or do not warn, it is all the same; they will not believe
Aisha Bewley   
It makes no difference to them whether you warn them or do not warn them: they will not have iman.
Ali Ünal   
So, it is alike to them whether you warn them or do not warn them; (although it is your mission to warn them and you do it without any neglect) they will not believe
Ali Quli Qara'i   
It is the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not have faith
Hamid S. Aziz   
And it is alike to them whether you warn them or warn them not: they believe not
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And it is the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they would not believe
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
It is the same to them whether you warn them or you do not warn them, they will not believe
Musharraf Hussain   
It makes no difference whether you warn them or not, they won’t believe.
Maududi   
It is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them for they shall not believe
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe
Mohammad Shafi   
And whether you warn them or not, it is all the same to them; they believe not

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And it is equal for them whether you warn them or warn them not, they are not to believe.
Rashad Khalifa   
It is the same whether you warn them or not, they cannot believe.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
It is the same whether you have warned them or you have not warned them, they do not believe
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And it is alike to them whether thou warn them or warn them not -- they believe not
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
And (it is) equal/alike on (to) them had you warned/given them notice, or you did not warn/give them notice, they do not believe
Bijan Moeinian   
And it is useless if you present Islam to them, they are already deprived of the faculty of grasping (the truth.) and they will not believe
Faridul Haque   
And it is the same for them, whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe
Sher Ali   
Alike it is to them whether thou warn them or warn them not; they will not believe
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And it is all the same for them whether you warn or do not warn them, they will not believe
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And it is all the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe (for they have deliberately shut their eyes and ears to the truth)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
It is the same to them whether you warn them or you warn them not, they will not believe

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Alike it is to them whether thou hast warned them or thou hast not warned them, they do not believe
George Sale   
It shall be equal unto them whether thou preach unto them, or do not preach unto them; they shall not believe
Edward Henry Palmer   
and it is all, the same to them if thou dost warn them or dost warn them not, they will not believe
John Medows Rodwell   
Alike is it to them if thou warn them or warn them not: they will not believe
N J Dawood (2014)   
It is the same for them whether or not you warn them: they will not believe

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
It is the same to them whether you warn them or not; they will never believe.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
It is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them; they still will not believe.
Sayyid Qutb   
It is all the same to them whether you warn them or you do not warn them: they will not believe.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Whether you warn them or do not warn them, it is all the same; they will not believe!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And the same is to them whether you warn them or you do not warn them, they do not believe.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
Such persons O Muhammad whether you warn them of impending danger and misfortunes or you do not, it is one and the same; they counsel deaf and will not open their hearts' ears nor their minds’ eyes
Mir Aneesuddin   
And it is equal to them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
The same is it to them whether thou admonish them or thou do not admonish them: they will not believe
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And it (is) same to them whether you warn them or (do) not warn them, not they will believe