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Muhammad Asad   
but we are not bound to do more than clearly deliver the message [entrusted to us].&rdquo
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And our duty is only to deliver ˹the message˺ clearly.”
Safi Kaskas   
and we are responsible only for delivering [the message] clearly."

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Arabic   
وَمَا عَلَیۡنَاۤ إِلَّا ٱلۡبَلَـٰغُ ٱلۡمُبِینُ ۝١٧
Transliteration (2021)   
wamā ʿalaynā illā l-balāghu l-mubīn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
And not (is) on us except the conveyance clear."

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
but we are not bound to do more than clearly deliver the message [entrusted to us].&rdquo
M. M. Pickthall   
And our duty is but plain conveyance (of the message)
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"And our duty is only to proclaim the clear Message."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And our duty is only to deliver ˹the message˺ clearly.”
Safi Kaskas   
and we are responsible only for delivering [the message] clearly."
Wahiduddin Khan   
And our duty is only to convey the message to you clearly
Shakir   
And nothing devolves on us but a clear deliverance (of the message)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
On us is only the delivering of the clear message.
T.B.Irving   
We have only to proclaim things clearly."
Abdul Hye   
and our duty is to convey the message clearly.”
The Study Quran   
And naught is incumbent upon us save the clear proclamation.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
We only must convey the Clear Message.”
Talal Itani (2012)   
And our only duty is clear communication.'
Dr. Kamal Omar   
and (there is) not (a responsibility) over us except a propagation, very plain and evident.”
M. Farook Malik   
and our only duty is to convey His message plainly."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And in no way is there anything (incumbent) on us except the evident Proclamation."
Muhammad Sarwar   
who have been sent to you. Our only duty is to preach clearly to you"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Our obligation is no more than to convey the message clearly
Shabbir Ahmed   
And our duty is only to convey the Message clearly."
Dr. Munir Munshey   
"Our responsibility is nothing more than to convey the message in clear explicit terms!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
"And our duty is only to tell (you) the clear message."
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And we are not responsible except for clear notification."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
"And we are only required to give a clear delivery."
Abdel Haleem   
Our duty is only to deliver the message to you,’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And on us is naught but manifest preaching
Ahmed Ali   
Our duty is to convey the message clearly."
Aisha Bewley   
We are only responsible for clear transmission.´
Ali Ünal   
"And what rests with us is but to convey (God’s Message) fully and clearly; (we do not compel faith)."
Ali Quli Qara'i   
and our duty is only to communicate in clear terms.’
Hamid S. Aziz   
"And nothing devolves on us but a clear deliverance (of the message)."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
and our responsibility is only delivering (the message) clearly.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
“And our duty is only to proclaim the message clearly.
Musharraf Hussain   
and our duty is to communicate the Message clearly.”
Maududi   
and our duty is no more than to clearly convey the Message."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
"And we are only required to give a clear delivery.
Mohammad Shafi   
"And our responsibility is only to deliver the divine Message clearly."

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And on us is not but clear deliverance.
Rashad Khalifa   
"Our sole mission is to deliver the message."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
And it is only for us to deliver a Clear Message.
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And our duty is only a clear deliverance (of the message)
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And nothing (is) on us except the information/communication, the clear/evident
Bijan Moeinian   
And our mission is to relay His message to you
Faridul Haque   
“And our duty is nothing but to plainly convey (the message).”
Sher Ali   
`And our duty is only plain delivery of the Message.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And there is nothing binding upon us except to communicate the message clearly.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
`And our duty is only to convey (the Message) in clear terms.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
"And our duty is only to convey plainly (the Message)."

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
and it is only for us to deliver the Manifest Message.
George Sale   
And our duty is only public preaching
Edward Henry Palmer   
and we have only our plain message to preach.
John Medows Rodwell   
To proclaim a clear message is our only duty."
N J Dawood (2014)   
Our only duty is to give plain warning.‘

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
and there is no duty upon us except the most evident deliverance of the message.”
Munir Mezyed   
Our mission is only to convey ( His Message) clearly".
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And our duty is only to convey clearly.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
and our only duty is evident proclamation.”
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Our duty is only to proclaim the lucid message.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
We have only to proclaim things clearly."
Samy Mahdy   
And nought upon us except the obvious notification.”
Sayyid Qutb   
Our only duty is to clearly deliver the message [entrusted to us].
Thomas Cleary   
"And our only obligation is clear communication.”
Ahmed Hulusi   
“We are only responsible for clear notification.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And our duty is only to deliver the clear Message .
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
"And we are responsible only for proclaiming His divine message distinctly expressing all that is meant, leaving nothing merely implied"
Mir Aneesuddin   
and there is no (responsibility) on us except clear conveyance (of the message).”

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
"And our duty is only to proclaim the clear Message."
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And not (is) on us except the conveyance clear.
OLD Transliteration   
Wama AAalayna illa albalaghu almubeenu