Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and preferred the life of this world [to the good of his soul]
M. M. Pickthall
And chose the life of the world
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And had preferred the life of this world
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
and preferred the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world,
Wahiduddin Khan
and prefers the life of this world
Safi Kaskas
and preferred the life of this world,
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and held this present life in greater favor,
T.B.Irving
and preferred worldly life
Shakir
And prefers the life of this world
Abdul Hye
and preferred the worldly life,
The Study Quran
and prefers the life of this world
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And gave preference to the worldly life.
Talal Itani (2012)
And preferred the life of this world
Dr. Kamal Omar
and preferred the life of this immediate world —
Dr. Munir Munshey
And preferred the life of this world (to the afterlife)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And (those who) had liked the life of this world
And preferred the life of the world
and preferred the life of this worl
Muhammad Sarwar
and preferred the worldly life
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and preferred the worldly life (to the Hereafter)
Shabbir Ahmed
And fell for instant gratifications, ('Hayat-id-duniya' = Life of this world = Short term = Instant gains = Disregard of the life to come)
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And preferred the present life, (Literally: lowly life, i.e., the life of this world)
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And he was preoccupied with the worldly life
Abdel Haleem
and preferred the present lif
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And who chose the life of the world
Ahmed Ali
And who preferred the life of the world
Aisha Bewley
and preferred the life of this world,
Ali Ünal
And preferred the life of this world
Ali Quli Qara'i
and preferred the life of this world
Hamid S. Aziz
And prefers the life of this world
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And had preferred the life of the present
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and preferred this world's life
Musharraf Hussain
and preferred the worldly life,
Maududi
and preferred the life of this world
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And was preoccupied with the worldly life.
Mohammad Shafi
And had preferred the life of this world
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And preferred the life of this world,
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
preferring the present life
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And prefers the life of this world
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And preferred/chose the life the present/worldly life
Bijan Moeinian
and preferred this worldly life,…
Faridul Haque
And preferred the worldly life
Who was preoccupied with this life
Sher Ali
And prefers the life of this world
Amatul Rahman Omar
And prefers the present life (to the Hereafter)
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And preferred the life of the world (to the Hereafter)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And had preferred the life of the present world.
Munir Mezyed
And prefers this worldly life (over the Hereafter),
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And preferred the life of this world,
Linda “iLHam” Barto
…and showed preference for the life of this world,…
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
and preferred worldly life
Samy Mahdy
And opted for Dunya life (of this world).
Sayyid Qutb
and chose this present life
Ahmed Hulusi
And chose to live in pursuit of worldly pleasures;
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
"and chose the life of this world,"
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And had preferred the life of this world
Mir Aneesuddin
and preferred the life of this world,
and chose to give himself to the life of this world and its vanities
The Wise Quran
And preferred the worldly life,