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Muhammad Asad   
VERILY, those who deny God and His apostles by endeavouring to make a distinction between [belief in] God and [belief in] His apostles, and who say, "We believe in the one but we deny the other," and want to pursue a path in-between
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Surely those who deny Allah and His messengers and wish to make a distinction between Allah and His messengers, saying, “We believe in some and disbelieve in others,” desiring to forge a compromise,
Safi Kaskas   
As for those who ignore God and His Messenger by trying to make a distinction between them, saying, "We believe in the one, but we deny the other," and want to pursue a path in-between,

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إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يُفَرِّقُوا بَيْنَ اللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَيَقُولُونَ نُؤْمِنُ بِبَعْضٍ وَنَكْفُرُ بِبَعْضٍ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلً
Transliteration (2021)   
inna alladhīna yakfurūna bil-lahi warusulihi wayurīdūna an yufarriqū bayna l-lahi warusulihi wayaqūlūna nu'minu bibaʿḍin wanakfuru bibaʿḍin wayurīdūna an yattakhidhū bayna dhālika sabīla
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Indeed, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and they wish that they differentiate between Allah and His Messengers and they say, "We believe in some and we disbelieve in others." And they wish that they take between that a way.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
VERILY, those who deny God and His apostles by endeavouring to make a distinction between [belief in] God and [belief in] His apostles, and who say, "We believe in the one but we deny the other," and want to pursue a path in-between
M. M. Pickthall   
Lo! those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers, and seek to make distinction between Allah and His messengers, and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and seek to choose a way in between
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Those who deny Allah and His messengers, and (those who) wish to separate Allah from His messengers, saying: "We believe in some but reject others": And (those who) wish to take a course midway,
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Surely those who deny Allah and His messengers and wish to make a distinction between Allah and His messengers, saying, “We believe in some and disbelieve in others,” desiring to forge a compromise,
Safi Kaskas   
As for those who ignore God and His Messenger by trying to make a distinction between them, saying, "We believe in the one, but we deny the other," and want to pursue a path in-between,
Wahiduddin Khan   
Those who deny God and His messengers and seek to make a distinction between God and His messengers and say, We believe in some messengers and disbelieve in others, and desire to adopt a position in between
Shakir   
Surely those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers and (those who) desire to make a distinction between Allah and His messengers and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and desire to take a course between (this and) that
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Truly, those who are ungrateful to God and His Messengers and they want to separate and divide between God and His Messengers and they say: We believe in some and we disbelieve in others, they want that they take themselves to a way between that.
T.B.Irving   
Those who disbelieve in God and His messengers, and want to distinguish between God and His messengers, and say: ´We believe in some and disbelieve in others;" wanting to adopt a course in between,
Abdul Hye   
Surely, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and they wish that they differentiate between Allah and His Messengers, they say: “We believe in some and we disbelieve in others,” and they wish that they take between (belief and disbelief) a way
The Study Quran   
Truly those who disbelieve in God and His messengers, and seek to make a distinction between God and His messengers, and say, “We believe in some and disbelieve in others,” and seek to take a way between
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Verily, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and intend to create a gulf between Allah and His Messengers, and they say: 'We Believe in some, while we reject some (others),' and they intend that they may find a way, (by creating a dividing and separating line somewhere) in between this (group)
Farook Malik   
Those who deny Allah and his Messenger and those who intend to draw a line between Allah and His Messengers saying: "We believe in some, and reject the rest" - desiring to take a middle way between belief and unbelief
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
Those who disbelieve in God and His messengers, and want to separate between God and His messengers, and say, 'We believe in some, and reject some,' and wish to take a path in between
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Surely the ones who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and would make a distinction between Allah and His Messengers, and say, "We believe in some, and disbelieve in some (others), " and would take to themselves a way in-between, (Literally: a way between that; i.e. away between this and that)
Muhammad Sarwar   
Those who disbelieve in God and His Messengers try to create differences between God and His Messengers (by rejecting their message). They say, "We believe in some but not in others." Thus, they try to find a middle wa
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Surely those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers, and wish to make division between Allah and His Messengers, and say, .We believe in some (messengers) and disbelieve in some others. and wish to take a way in between that,_
Shabbir Ahmed   
Those who deny Allah and His Messengers, or seek to make distinction between Allah and His Messengers, and say, "We believe in some and reject some." (The first part of the verse refers to those who believe in God as the Creator, but not as the Law-Giver (29:61-63))
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Indeed, those attempting to make a distinction between Allah and the messengers, are actually the ones who reject Allah and the messengers. They say, "We believe in some but we reject the others." They want to strike a course midway between the two _ (the right and the wrong path)
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Verily, those who deny Allah and His messengers, and (those who) wish to separate out Allah from His messengers by saying: "We believe in some but reject others:" And (those who) wish to take a course in between—
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Indeed, those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers and wish to discriminate between Allah and His messengers and say, "We believe in some and disbelieve in others," and wish to adopt a way in between
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Those who rejected God and His messengers, and they want to make a distinction between God and His messengers, and they Say: "We believe in some and reject some!", and they desire to take a path in-between
Abdel Haleem   
As for those who ignore God and His messengers and want to make a distinction between them, saying, ‘We believe in some but not in others,’ seeking a middle way
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Verily those who disbelieve in Allah and His apostles, and would differentiate between Allah, and His apostles, and say: some we believe in and others we deny; and they would take a way in between this and that
Ahmed Ali   
Those who believe not in God and His apostles, and desire to differentiate between God and His messengers, and say: "We believe in some and not in the others," and wish to find a way (between affirmation and denial)
Aisha Bewley   
Those who reject Allah and His Messengers and desire to cause division between Allah and His Messengers, saying, ´We have iman in some and reject the others,´ wanting to take a pathway in between,
Ali Ünal   
Those (deserving punishment) are they who disbelieve in God (not recognizing Him at all or not as He should be) and His Messengers (denying Messengership altogether or denying some of the Messengers), and who seek to make distinction between God and His Messengers (by claiming belief in God but denying Messengership or denying some of the Messengers), and say, "We believe in some and deny others," seeking to take a way in between
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Those who disbelieve in Allah and His apostles and seek to separate Allah from His apostles, and say, ‘We believe in some and disbelieve in some’ and seek to take a way in betwee
Hamid S. Aziz   
Verily, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and desire to make a distinction between Allah and His messengers, and say, "We believe in some and disbelieve in others," and desire to take a midway course between the two
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Those who disbelieve in God and His messengers and they want to separate between God and His messengers and they say: we believe in some and disbelieve in others, and they want to take a path between that
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Those who deny God and His messengers, and wish to separate God from His prophets by saying, “We believe in some, but reject others”, or are somewhere in the middle
Musharraf Hussain   
Those who deny Allah and His messengers, and who wish to separate Allah and His messengers, claim: “We believe in some aspects and reject others”; and they wish to steer a middle course
Maududi   
There are those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and seek to differentiate between Allah and His Messengers, and say: ´We believe in some and deny others, and seek to strike a way between the two.´
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Those who rejected God and His messengers, and they want to make a separation between God and His messengers, and they say: "We believe in some and reject some!" And they desire to take a path in-between.
Mohammad Shafi   
Indeed, those who suppress the Truth about Allah and about His Messengers and would differentiate between Allah and His Messengers and say they believe in some and deny others, and would adopt a way in between,

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and desire to separate from Allah His Messengers and say, 'some we believe and other some we deny,' and desire to envisage a way between believing and disbelieving.
Rashad Khalifa   
Those who disbelieve in GOD and His messengers, and seek to make distinction among GOD and His messengers, and say, "We believe in some and reject some," and wish to follow a path in between;
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers, and desire to divide between Allah and His Messengers (by believing in Him without them), and say, 'We believe in some (Prophets Moses and Jesus), and disbelieve in some of them (such as Prophet Muhammad), ' desiring to take between this (and that) a way (between belief and disbelief
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers and desire to make a distinction between Allah and his messengers and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others; and desire to take a course in between -
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
That those who disbelieve with God and His messengers, and they want that they separate/distinguish/differentiate between God and His messengers, and they say: "We believe with some, and we disbelieve with some." And they want that they take between that a way/path
Bijan Moeinian   
Those who deny God and His Prophet, try to establish the separation of God and His Prophet and believe in some part of the God’s commandments and disregard the rest and try to be smart by staying in between,..
Faridul Haque   
Those who disbelieve in Allah and His Noble Messengers, and seek to cause division between Allah and His Noble Messengers, and say, "We believe in some and disbelieve in others," and wish to choose a way between faith and disbelief;
Sher Ali   
Surely, those who disbelieve in ALLAH and HIS Messengers and seek to make a distinction between ALLAH and HIS Messengers, and say, `We believe in some and disbelieve in others,' and seek to take a way between
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Surely, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and seek to discriminate between Allah and His Messengers and say: ‘We believe in some and deny the others,’ and intend to find a way in between (belief and disbelief)
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Verily, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers, (or while believing) choose to make a distinction between Allah and His Messengers, and say, `We believe in some and disbelieve in others,' intending to strike a course in between
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Verily, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and wish to make distinction between Allah and His Messengers (by believing in Allah and disbelieving in His Messengers) saying, "We believe in some but reject others," and wish to adopt a way in between

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Those who disbelieve in God and His Messengers and desire to make division between God and His Messengers, and say, 'We believe in part, and disbelieve in part,' desiring to take between this and that a way -
George Sale   
They who believe not in God, and his apostles, and would make a distinction between God and his apostles, and say, we believe in some of the prophets and reject others of them, and seek to take a middle way in this matter
Edward Henry Palmer   
Verily, those who disbelieve in God and His apostles desire to make a distinction between God and His apostles, and say, 'We believe in part and disbelieve in part, and desire to take a midway course between the two:
John Medows Rodwell   
Of a truth they who believe not on God and his Apostles, and seek to separate God from his Apostles, and say, "Some we believe, and some we believe not," and desire to take a middle way
N J Dawood (2014)   
Those that deny God and His apostles, and those that discriminate between God and His apostles, saying: ‘We believe in some, but deny others,‘ thus seeking a middle way ―

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Truly, some people reject Allah and His messengers. They create differences among Allah and His messengers. They say, “We believe in some [messengers] and reject others.” They want to take a middle ground.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Those who disbelieve in Allah (God) and His messengers, and want to distinguish between Allah (God) and His messengers, and say: 'We believe in some and disbelieve in others;" wanting to adopt a course in between,
Sayyid Qutb   
Those who deny God and His messengers, and want to make a distinction between [belief in] God and [belief in] His messengers, and say: “We believe in some but we deny others”, and want to pursue a path in- between
Ahmed Hulusi   
Those who deny Allah and His Rasuls, want to cause separation between Allah and His Rasuls. They say, “We believe in some of them and deny some.” They want to adopt a position in between. (Another way to look at this is: They want to reject the reality and concept of ‘revelation,’ which is the manifestation of Allah’s Names, and spread the concept of ‘an external heavenly deity and His chosen prophet on earth’ instead.)
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Verily those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers, and desire to make division between Allah and His Messengers, and say: ' We believe in some and disbelieve in others ', and seek to choose a way in between;
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
Indeed, those who deny Allah and refuse to acknowledge His Messengers and wish to dissociate them from Allah asunder in thought and in reverence and interpret their thoughts in words that they recognize some and decline to accept others, and wish to take a middle course, are they who were born to be losers
Mir Aneesuddin   
Those who do not believe in Allah and His messengers and intend to make a distinction between Allah and His messengers and say, "We believe in some and we do not believe in others," and intend to adopt a way in between that,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Those who deny God and His apostles, and (those who) wish to separate God from His apostles, saying: "We believe in some but reject others": And (those who) wish to take a course midway,
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Indeed, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and they wish that they differentiate between Allah and His Messengers and they say, "We believe in some and we disbelieve in others." And they wish that they take between that a way