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Muhammad Asad   
Said Moses to them: "Woe unto you! Do not invent lies against God, lest He afflict you with most grievous suffering: for He who contrives [such] a lie is already undone!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Moses warned the magicians, “Woe to you! Do not fabricate a lie against Allah, or He will wipe you out with a torment. Whoever fabricates ˹lies˺ is bound to fail.”
Safi Kaskas   
Moses said to the magicians summoned by Pharaoh, "Beware! Do not invent lies against God or He will afflict you with a grievous punishment. He who lies shall fail."

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Arabic   
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَیۡلَكُمۡ لَا تَفۡتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبࣰا فَیُسۡحِتَكُم بِعَذَابࣲۖ وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ ۝٦١
Transliteration (2021)   
qāla lahum mūsā waylakum lā taftarū ʿalā l-lahi kadhiban fayus'ḥitakum biʿadhābin waqad khāba mani if'tar
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Said to them Musa, "Woe to you! (Do) not invent against Allah a lie, lest He will destroy you with a punishment. And verily, he failed who invented."

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Said Moses to them: "Woe unto you! Do not invent lies against God, lest He afflict you with most grievous suffering: for He who contrives [such] a lie is already undone!"
M. M. Pickthall   
Moses said unto them: Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against Allah, lest He extirpate you by some punishment. He who lieth faileth miserably
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Moses said to him: Woe to you! Forge not ye a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger must suffer frustration!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Moses warned the magicians, “Woe to you! Do not fabricate a lie against Allah, or He will wipe you out with a torment. Whoever fabricates ˹lies˺ is bound to fail.”
Safi Kaskas   
Moses said to the magicians summoned by Pharaoh, "Beware! Do not invent lies against God or He will afflict you with a grievous punishment. He who lies shall fail."
Wahiduddin Khan   
Moses said to them, Woe to you! Do not invent lies against God, lest He destroy you by some calamity: whoever invents lies is bound to fail
Shakir   
Musa said to them: Woe to you! do not forge a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you by a punishment, and he who forges (a lie) indeed fails to attain (his desire)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Moses said to them: Woe to you! Devise you not a lie against God so that He put an end to you with a punishment. And, surely, he who devised will be frustrated.
T.B.Irving   
Moses told them: "Watch out for yourselves! Don´t invent any lie about God lest He blot you out through torment. Anyone who invents things will be disappointed."
Abdul Hye   
Moses said to them: “Woe to you! You don’t invent a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you by a punishment. Surely, he fails who invents a lie (against Allah).”
The Study Quran   
Moses said to them, “Woe unto you! Do not fabricate a lie against God, lest He should destroy you with a punishment. Whosoever fabricates [lies] has failed.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Moses cautioned them, “Woe to you! Don’t forge lies against God, lest He destroys you with a punishment. Those who invent falsehoods are doomed to fail.”
Talal Itani (2012)   
Moses said to them, 'Woe to you. Do not fabricate lies against God, or He will destroy you with a punishment. He who invents lies will fail.'
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Musa addressed those people: “Woe to you, forge not a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you by some punishment; and surely, got destroyed whoever has forged a lie.”
M. Farook Malik   
Moses addressed them saying: "Woe to you for this challenge! Do not forge a lie against Allah by calling it a magic, lest He destroy you by a scourge; for whosoever forges a lie will indeed be disappointed."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Musa said to them, "Woe to you! Do not fabricate a lie against Allah (or) then He will eradicate you with a torment; and whoever fabricates (a lie) is readily disappointed."
Muhammad Sarwar   
Moses told them, (the magicians) "Woe to you if you invent falsehood against God; you will be destroyed by the torment. Whoever invents falsehood against God will certainly be lost."
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Musa said to them, .Pity on you, do not fabricate a lie against Allah, lest He should destroy you with a punishment. And loser is he who fabricates a lie
Shabbir Ahmed   
Moses warned Pharaoh's debaters, "Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against God, lest He afflict you with suffering, for whoever invents such a lie is already undone!"
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Musa said to them. "Woe unto you! Do not make up lies against Allah. He will annihilate you (all) with a torment. Whoever invents lies against Allah fails."
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Musa (Moses) said to them: "Misery upon you! You do not make up a lie against Allah, else He completely destroy (all of) you (at once) with (severe) punishment: Surely, he who makes up lies (against Allah) fails totally!"
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Moses said to the magicians summoned by Pharaoh, "Woe to you! Do not invent a lie against Allah or He will exterminate you with a punishment; and he has failed who invents [such falsehood]."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Moses said to them: "Woe to you, do not invent lies about God, else the retribution will take you, and miserable is the one who invents."
Abdel Haleem   
Moses said to them, ‘Beware, do not invent lies against God or He will destroy you with His punishment. Whoever invents lies will fail.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Musa said unto them: woe unto you! fabricate not against Allah a lie, lest he extirpate you with a torment, and surely He who fabricateth, loseth
Ahmed Ali   
Moses said to them: "Woe betide you. Do not fabricate a lie against God, or He will destroy you with some affliction. For he who fabricates lies is doomed to failure."
Aisha Bewley   
Musa said to them, ´Woe to you! Do not fabricate lies against Allah or He will annihilate you with His punishment. Fabricators of lies are bound to fail.´
Ali Ünal   
Moses said to them (warning them before it was too late for them to be warned): "Woe to you! Do not fabricate lies against God (such as falsely describing His clear proofs as sorcery, falsely pretending that His Message to you aims at driving you out of your land, and by adopting other deities than Him), lest He ruin you with a severe scourge. Whoever fabricates a lie is doomed."
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Moses said to them, ‘Woe to you! Do not fabricate a lie against Allah, lest He should annihilate you with a punishment. Whoever fabricates lies certainly fails.’
Hamid S. Aziz   
Said Moses to him, "Woe to you! Forge you not against Allah a lie; lest He destroy you by punishment. The forger must ever suffer disappointment (or failure)."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Moses said to them: “Woe to you, do not fabricate a lie (and attribute it) to God, otherwise He destroys you with a punishment, and anyone who makes up (lies) will fail.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Moses said to him, woe to you. Do not tell a lie against God, lest He destroy you by chastisement. A forger must suffer penalty.
Musharraf Hussain   
Musa said to him, “Woe to you, do not make up lies about Allah, in case He destroys you with punishment; the one who makes up lies will lose.”
Maududi   
(At the time of the encounter) Moses said to them: "Woe to you! Do not invent falsehoods against Allah lest He destroy you with a scourge. Surely those who invent lies shall come to grief."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Moses said to them: "Woe to you, do not invent lies about God, else the retribution will take you, and miserable is the one who invents."
Mohammad Shafi   
Moses said to them, "Woe to you! Do not fabricate a lie against Allah, lest He should destroy you by a punishment. And he, who fabricates, does indeed fail."

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Musa said to them, 'woe be to you, forge not lie against Allah that He may destroy you by torment and undoubtedly, he who forged lie remained unsuccessful'.
Rashad Khalifa   
Moses said to them, "Woe to you. Do you fabricate lies to fight GOD and thus incur His retribution? Such fabricators will surely fail."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
and Moses said to them: 'Alas! Do not forge a lie against Allah lest He destroys you with a punishment. Indeed, whosoever forges has failed.
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Moses said to them: Woe to you! Forge not a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you by punishment, and he fails indeed who forges (a lie)
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Moses said to them: "Your calamity/scandal/grief , do not fabricate/cut and split on (about) God lies/falsifications , so He destroys/uproots you with a torture, and who fabricated/cut and split had failed/despaired ."
Bijan Moeinian   
Moses said: “I warn you, do not come up with fabricated lies meant to deny the Lord; He may destroy you painfully. Know that the one who tries to distort the truth about God will fail miserably
Faridul Haque   
Moosa said to them, "Ruin is to you - do not fabricate a lie against Allah, that He may destroy you by a punishment; and indeed one who fabricates lies has failed."
Sher Ali   
Moses said to them, `Woe to you, forge not a lie against ALLAH, lest HE destroy you utterly by some punishment and, surely, he who forges a lie shall perish.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Musa (Moses) said to them(the sorcerers): ‘Woe to you! (Beware!) Do not invent a lie against Allah lest He should eliminate you by torment. And surely, he who fabricates a lie (against Allah) is a failure.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Moses said to them, `Woe to you, forge no lies in the name of Allah or He shall destroy you utterly by some calamity and surely he who forges a lie in the name of Allah has ever been unsuccessful.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Moosa (Moses) said to them: "Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against Allah, lest He should destroy you completely by a torment. And surely, he who invents a lie (against Allah) will fail miserably."

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
and Moses said to them, 'O beware! Forge not a lie against God, lest He destroy you with a chastisement. Whoso forges has ever failed.
George Sale   
Moses said unto them, woe be unto you! Do not devise a lie against God, lest he utterly destroy you by some judgment: For he shall not prosper who deviseth lies
Edward Henry Palmer   
Said Moses to them, 'Woe to you! do not forge against God a lie; lest He destroy you by torment; for disappointed has ever been he who has forged.
John Medows Rodwell   
Said Moses to them, "Woe to you! devise not a lie against God: For then will he destroy you by a punishment. They who have lied have ever perished."
N J Dawood (2014)   
Woe betide you!‘ said Moses to them. ‘Invent no falsehoods against God, or He will obliterate you with a scourge. Those that invent falsehood have ever failed.‘

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Moses said to them, “Woe unto you. Do not contrive a lie against Allah lest He eradicate you with a punishment and truly whosoever contrives a lie [against Allah] will be met with frustration.”
Munir Mezyed   
Moses said unto the magicians summoned by Pharaoh: "Woe betide you! Beware of attributing falsehood to Allâh, lest He will wipe you out by some punishment. Whosoever attributes falsehood to (Allâh) will certainly fail miserably."
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Musa (Moses) said to them: woe to you, do not invent a lie against Allah so He afflicts you with punishment, and whoever invents (a lie) will be destroyed.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Moses said to them, “Woe to you. Do not invent a lie against Allah; otherwise, He will destroy you by punishment. The inventor must suffer frustration.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Moses said to them, “Woe to youpl. Do not fabricate lies against Allah or He will destroy youpl with a punishment, and surely, the one who fabricates lies is bound to fail.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Moses told them: "Watch out for yourselves! Don’t invent any lie about Allah (God) lest He blot you out through torment. Anyone who invents things will be disappointed."
Samy Mahdy   
Moses said for them, “Woe to you. Do not slander against Allah lies, so He will exterminate you with torment. And already failed whoever slandered.”
Sayyid Qutb   
Moses said to them: 'Woe betide you! Do not invent any falsehood against God, lest He afflict you with most grievous suffering. He who contrives such a lie is sure to come to grief.'
Ahmed Hulusi   
Moses said to them, “Woe to you... Do not make up lies against Allah lest He destroys you with a punishment... He who slanders has most definitely lost.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Moses said to them: 'Woe to you! Do not forge a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you with a chastisement, and indeed he who forges (a lie) fails
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
"Woe betide you", said Mussa to the magicians, "do not devise falsehood against Allah lest He should uproot you by a torment He lays upon the damned. The hopes of those who devise falsehood are doomed to disappointment"
Mir Aneesuddin   
Musa said to them, "Sorrowful is your state, do not forge a lie against Allah lest He destroy you by punishment, and one who forges (a lie) surely fails."

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Moses said to him: Woe to you! Forge not ye a lie against God, lest He destroy you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger must suffer frustration!"
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Said to them Musa, "Woe to you! (Do) not invent against Allah a lie, lest He will destroy you with a punishment. And verily, he failed who invented.
OLD Transliteration   
Qala lahum moosa waylakum la taftaroo AAala Allahi kathiban fayushitakum biAAathabin waqad khaba mani iftara