Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Nay, verily, man becomes grossly overweenin
M. M. Pickthall
Nay, but verily man is rebelliou
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Most certainly, one exceeds all bounds
Wahiduddin Khan
Yet man behaves arrogantly
Safi Kaskas
No! [But] indeed, the human being transgresses
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
No indeed! The human being is, truly, defiant.
T.B.Irving
However man acts so arrogant,
Shakir
Nay! man is most surely inordinate
Abdul Hye
Nay! Surely, human does transgress,
The Study Quran
Nay, truly man is rebelliou
Talal Itani (2012)
In fact, man oversteps all bounds
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Indeed, man transgresses.
Dr. Kamal Omar
By no means ! Verily, the human being, indeed, transgresses the bounds
Dr. Munir Munshey
No, of course not! Man is surely rebellious
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Alas! But man oversteps all bounds
No! [But] indeed, man transgresse
Nay! Indeed, man transgresses all bounds
Muhammad Sarwar
Despite this, the human being still tends to rebe
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
In fact, man crosses the limits
Shabbir Ahmed
Nay, verily, man tries to play God! ('Tagha' = Being a false god, 'Taghut' = Grossly overweening = Arrogance beyond limits = Creating rebellion = Trespassing Divine Values)
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Not at all! Surely man does indeed (grow) inordinate
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Alas, man is bound to transgress
Abdel Haleem
But man exceeds all bound
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
By no means: Verily man exorbitateth
Ahmed Ali
And yet, but yet man is rebellious
Aisha Bewley
No indeed! Truly man is unbridled
Ali Ünal
No indeed, but (despite all His favors to him), human is unruly and rebels
Ali Quli Qara'i
Indeed man becomes rebelliou
Hamid S. Aziz
Nay, verily, man is indeed rebelliou
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
No, but the human being transgresses all bounds
Musharraf Hussain
But humans go beyond boundaries of Allah ,
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
No way, the human being shall certainly rebel
Maududi
Nay, surely man transgresses
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Alas, man is bound to transgress.
Mohammad Shafi
Man, on the other hand, is certainly indeed prone to transgression
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Yes, undoubtedly, man transgresses.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Indeed, surely the human is very insolen
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Nay, man is surely inordinate
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
No but that truly the human/mankind tyrannizes/exceeds the limit (E)
Bijan Moeinian
What a shame that mankind is ungrateful and…
Faridul Haque
Yes indeed, man is surely rebellious
Indeed, the human transgresses
Sher Ali
Nay ! man, indeed, transgresses
Amatul Rahman Omar
Nay! (it is not at all as these people think), this human being does indeed indulge in transgression
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(But) the fact is that (the disobedient) man rebels
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Nay! Verily, man does transgress all bounds (in disbelief and evil deed, etc.)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Not at all! Truly the human being surely does transgress.
Munir Mezyed
No indeed! In Fact, man is keen to infringe beyond the bounds (of moral & divine principles)
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
But man transgresses,
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Alas! The human is bound to sin.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
But no! Indeed, man surely exceeds all limits,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
However, man acts so arrogant,
Samy Mahdy
Nay, surely the human would be tyrannized.
Sayyid Qutb
Indeed, man becomes grossly overweening,
Thomas Cleary
Oh, no! Humankind does indeed go too far
Ahmed Hulusi
No (it is not like what they think)! Indeed, man transgresses (pursues and indulges in his desires when he lives cocooned from his essence);
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
"No, but truly man is arrogant;"
Mir Aneesuddin
No, man certainly rebels,
But no, man always goes beyond the limits prescribed
The Wise Quran
Not so, indeed, man is surely immoderate,