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Muhammad Asad   
and that very thought which you thought about your Sustainer has brought you to perdition, and so now you find yourselves among the lost!”
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
It was that ˹false˺ assumption you entertained about your Lord that has brought about your doom, so you have become losers.”
Safi Kaskas   
It is this thought which you assumed about your Lord that led you to ruin, so that you became doomed.

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Arabic   
وَذَ ٰلِكُمۡ ظَنُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِی ظَنَنتُم بِرَبِّكُمۡ أَرۡدَىٰكُمۡ فَأَصۡبَحۡتُم مِّنَ ٱلۡخَـٰسِرِینَ ۝٢٣
Transliteration (2021)   
wadhālikum ẓannukumu alladhī ẓanantum birabbikum ardākum fa-aṣbaḥtum mina l-khāsirīn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
And that (was) your assumption which you assumed about your Lord. It has ruined you, and you have become of the losers.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
and that very thought which you thought about your Sustainer has brought you to perdition, and so now you find yourselves among the lost!”
M. M. Pickthall   
That, your thought which ye did think about your Lord, hath ruined you; and ye find yourselves (this day) among the lost
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"But this thought of yours which ye did entertain concerning your Lord, hath brought you to destruction, and (now) have ye become of those utterly lost!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
It was that ˹false˺ assumption you entertained about your Lord that has brought about your doom, so you have become losers.”
Safi Kaskas   
It is this thought which you assumed about your Lord that led you to ruin, so that you became doomed.
Wahiduddin Khan   
but these thoughts which you entertained concerning your Lord, have brought you to destruction, and [now] you are among the utterly lost
Shakir   
And that was your (evil) thought which you entertained about your Lord that has tumbled you down into perdition, so are you become of the lost ones
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And that your thought, which you thought about your Lord has dealt destruction to you. Then, you became among the ones who are losers.
T.B.Irving   
That supposition of yours which you conceived about your Lord has ruined you, so you have awakened among the losers."
Abdul Hye   
That thought of yours which you thought about your Lord, has brought you to destruction, and you have become of those utterly lost!
The Study Quran   
That thought which you thought about your Lord has destroyed you, such that you have come to be among the losers.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Your misconception about your Lord caused your ruin, and now you are among the losers.
Talal Itani (2012)   
It is that thought of yours about your Lord that led you to ruin—so you became of the losers
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And this (had been) to you your thought which you harboured regarding your Nourisher-Sustainer. That (thought) has destroyed you, so you have become out of those who have lost
M. Farook Malik   
This thought of yours, which you entertained concerning your Lord, has brought you to destruction and now you have become of those who are utterly lost."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And that (Literally: those (s) (was) the surmise you surmised about your Lord; it has toppled you; so you have become among the losers."
Muhammad Sarwar   
This was how you considered your Lord, but He knows you better than you know yourselves. Thus, you are now lost"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
This thought of yours that you conceived about your Lord brought you to ruin, and you became among the losers
Shabbir Ahmed   
And that very assumption that you thought about your Lord has brought you to ruin, and so now you find yourselves among the losers."
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Such notions you had about your Lord! And they actually brought about your fall. You became the losers
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
"And this thought of yours which you used to have about your Lord, has brought you to (your) destruction, and (now) you have become of those who are totally lost!"
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And that was your assumption which you assumed about your Lord. It has brought you to ruin, and you have become among the losers."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And this is the kind of thinking about your Lord that has caused you to fail, and thus you became of the losers
Abdel Haleem   
so it was the thoughts you entertained about your Lord that led to your ruin, and you became losers.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
That thought of yours which ye formed concerning Your Lord, hath ruined you, and ye have become of the losers
Ahmed Ali   
It is this notion you had of your Lord that caused your ruin, and you are lost."
Aisha Bewley   
It is that thought you had about your Lord that has destroyed you so now you find yourselves among the lost.´
Ali Ünal   
It is that supposition of yours which you entertained about your Lord that has tumbled you down into perdition, and so you have come to be among the losers
Ali Quli Qara'i   
That misjudgment that you entertained about your Lord ruined you. So you became losers.’
Hamid S. Aziz   
"And that it was your own thought which you entertained about your Lord that have brought you to ruin (or destruction, perdition), so you find yourselves this day among the lost
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And that thinking of yours, which you assumed about your Lord, destroyed you and so you became of the losers.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
“But this thought of yours which you entertained concerning your Lord has brought you to destruction, and you became of those utterly lost.
Musharraf Hussain   
That’s what you imagined about your Lord and it ruined you, so you became losers.
Maududi   
This thought of yours about your Lord has led to your perdition and you have become among the losers."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And this is the kind of thinking about your Lord that has caused you to fail, and thus you became of the losers.
Mohammad Shafi   
It is this false notion you had of your Lord that ruined you, and you find yourselves among those doomed

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
This is your conception, which you formed for your Lord, and it has ruined you, so now you are amongst the losers.
Rashad Khalifa   
This kind of thinking about your Lord will cause you to fall, and then you become losers.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Rather, it is the thoughts you thought about your Lord that have destroyed you, therefore, this morning you find yourselves among the losers.
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And that, your (evil) thought which you entertained about your Lord, ruined you, so have you become of the lost ones
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And that (is) your thought/assumption which you thought/assumed with your Lord, He made you fall/ruin so you became from the losers
Bijan Moeinian   
This kind of attitude has ruined you and eventually turns you into a looser [even though you may look successful by worldly standards.]
Faridul Haque   
And this is the assumption you had regarding your Lord, which has ruined you, so you are now among those who have been defeated
Sher Ali   
`And that thought of yours, which you entertained concerning your Lord, has ruined you. So now you have become of those who are lost.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And it is this notion that you developed about your Lord which ruined you. So you became of the losers
Amatul Rahman Omar   
`And it was this (very wrong) belief of yours which you hold about your Lord that has ruined you, so that you have now become of the losers.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And that thought of yours which you thought about your Lord, has brought you to destruction, and you have become (this Day) of those utterly lost

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
That then, the thought you thought about your Lord, has destroyed you, and therefore you find yourselves this morning among the losers.
George Sale   
This was your opinion, which ye imagined of your Lord: It hath ruined you; and ye are become lost people
Edward Henry Palmer   
And that thought of yours which ye thought concerning your Lord has destroyed you, and ye have now become of those who lose'!
John Medows Rodwell   
And this your thought which ye did think of your Lord hath ruined you, so that ye are become of those who perish."
N J Dawood (2014)   
It was the thoughts you entertained about your Lord that ruined you, so that you are now among the lost.‘

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
That was the thought that you thought about your Lord it has ruined you therefore you became of the ones in loss.
Munir Mezyed   
But this assumption of yours which you did entertain brought you to ruin. Now you find yourselves among those who are doomed to eternal perdition.”
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And this thought you held about your Lord has ruined you so you became losers.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
“Your assumptions that you entertained, concerning your Lord, has ruined you, and now you are among the lost.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
And it is that thought of yours about yourpl Lord that led you to ruin—so you became of the losers.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
That supposition of yours which you conceived about your Lord has ruined you, so you have awakened among the losers."
Samy Mahdy   
And that your assumption which you assumed with your Lord, it ravaged you, so you became among the losers.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Your mistaken assumption about your Rabb has brought you to perdition, and you have become among the losers.
Mir Aneesuddin   
And that guess of yours which you guessed about your Fosterer destroyed you, so you became of those at loss.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Such conception as you have formed of Allah, your Creator, was an imagination proceeding from your senses, it has marked but your fall and brought great and irretrievable disaster upon you and you have come to be great losers

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
"But this thought of yours which ye did entertain concerning your Lord, hath brought you to destruction, and (now) have ye become of those utterly lost!"
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And that (was) your assumption which you assumed about your Lord. It has ruined you, and you have of the losers
OLD Transliteration   
Wathalikum thannukumu allathee thanantum birabbikum ardakum faasbahtum mina alkhasireena