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Muhammad Asad   
But as for him who is niggardly, and thinks that he is self-sufficient
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And as for the one who is stingy, indifferent ˹to Allah˺,
Safi Kaskas   
But as for he who is stingy and considers himself self-sufficient,

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Arabic   
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
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wa-ammā man bakhila wa-is’taghnā
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But as for he who withholds (i.e., stingy) and considers himself self-sufficient
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But as for (him) who withholds and considers himself free from need,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
But as for him who is niggardly, and thinks that he is self-sufficient
M. M. Pickthall   
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And as for the one who is stingy, indifferent ˹to Allah˺,
Safi Kaskas   
But as for he who is stingy and considers himself self-sufficient,
Wahiduddin Khan   
But as for one who is miserly and unheeding
Shakir   
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And as for him who was a miser and was self-sufficient
T.B.Irving   
while anyone who acts miserably, and feels he is self-sufficient
Abdul Hye   
As for the one who is miser and thinks itself self-sufficient,
The Study Quran   
And as for one who is miserly and deems himself beyond need
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
But as for he who is stingy and indifferent.
Talal Itani (2012)   
But as for him who is stingy and complacent
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And as for that who behaved niggardly and remained unconcerned
M. Farook Malik   
As for him who is a stingy and considers himself independent of Alla
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And as for him who is miserly, and thinks himself self-sufficient
Muhammad Sarwar   
But for those who are niggardly, horde their wealth
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
But the one who is miser and deems himself self-sufficient
Shabbir Ahmed   
But he who withholds and thinks himself self-sufficient becoming careless of others
Dr. Munir Munshey   
While anyone who acts niggardly, (lives nonchalantly), and considers himself self-sufficient
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself to be self-sufficient
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of nee
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And as for he who is stingy and holds back
Abdel Haleem   
There is the one who is miserly, who is self-satisfied
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And as for him who stinteth and is heedless
Ahmed Ali   
But he who does not give and is unconcerned
Aisha Bewley   
But as for him who is stingy and self-satisfied,
Ali Ünal   
But as for him who is niggardly and regards himself as self-sufficient in independence of Him
Ali Quli Qara'i   
But as for him who is stingy and self-complacent
Hamid S. Aziz   
But as for him who is niggardly and thinks himself independent (or self-sufficient)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And as for anyone who is stingy and supposes he has no need
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
But he who suffers from greed and thinks himself self-sufficient
Musharraf Hussain   
But for the miserly, who thinks he is self-sufficient
Maududi   
As for him who was a miser and behaved with aversion (to Allah)
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And as for he who is stingy and holds back.
Mohammad Shafi   
And he who was miserly [in giving things in Allah's Path], and considered that he needed no divine help

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And as for him who stinted and became independent,
Rashad Khalifa   
But he who is stingy, though he is rich
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
but for him that is a miser, and sufficed
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself self-sufficient
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And but who was stingy/miser and sufficed/availed
Bijan Moeinian   
But the one who is greedy, not generous and thinks that he does not need anyone
Faridul Haque   
And for him who hoarded wealth and remained carefree
Sher Ali   
But as for him who is niggardly and is disdainfully indifferent
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
But he who is miser and disregards (spending in the cause of Allah)
Amatul Rahman Omar   
But as for him who is niggardly (and cripples his capacities) and is (disdainfully) indifferent (to God and the Hereafter)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
But as for him who is a miser, and self-sufficient
George Sale   
But whoso shall be covetous, and shall be wholly taken up with this world
Edward Henry Palmer   
But as for him who is niggardly, And longs for wealth
John Medows Rodwell   
But as to him who is covetous and bent on riches
N J Dawood (2014)   
but for him that gives nothing and strives to enrich himsel

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
But as for him who holds back with stinginess and seeks satisfaction in that which he has,
Munir Mezyed   
But the one who refrains from giving alms, considers himself free of need
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And whoever is stingy and arrogant,
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
But as for the one who has been stingy and complacent
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
[Consider] the one who is a greedy miser and [considers him-/herself] independent…
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
while anyone who acts miserably, and feels he is self-sufficient
Samy Mahdy   
And as for him who skimped and self-availed.
Sayyid Qutb   
But as for him who is a miser and deems himself self-sufficient,
Thomas Cleary   
As for those who a11stingy and complacently satiated
Ahmed Hulusi   
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need (for purification and protection),
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
"But as for the stingy one who thinks he needs no one,"
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
But he ho is niggardly thinking he is self-sufficient and exercises greed
Mir Aneesuddin   
And as for him who was niggardly and considered himself independent
The Wise Quran   
And as for he who was stingy and was free of need,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient
OLD Literal Word for Word   
But as for (him) who withholds and considers himself free fr
OLD Transliteration   
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna