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Muhammad Asad   
This, because God is the Protector of all who have attained to faith, whereas they who deny the truth have no protector
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
This is because Allah is the Patron of the believers while the disbelievers have no patron.
Safi Kaskas   
That is because God is the protector of those who believe while those who deny the truth have no protector. [:

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Arabic   
ذَ ٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوۡلَى ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَأَنَّ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ لَا مَوۡلَىٰ لَهُمۡ ۝١١
Transliteration (2021)   
dhālika bi-anna l-laha mawlā alladhīna āmanū wa-anna l-kāfirīna lā mawlā lahu
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
That (is) because Allah (is the) Protector (of) those who believe, and that the disbelievers - (there is) no protector for them.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
This, because God is the Protector of all who have attained to faith, whereas they who deny the truth have no protector
M. M. Pickthall   
That is because Allah is patron of those who believe, and because the disbelievers have no patron
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
That is because Allah is the Protector of those who believe, but those who reject Allah have no protector
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
This is because Allah is the Patron of the believers while the disbelievers have no patron.
Safi Kaskas   
That is because God is the protector of those who believe while those who deny the truth have no protector. [:
Wahiduddin Khan   
That is because God is the protector of the believers, and those who deny the truth have no protector at all
Shakir   
That is because Allah is the Protector of those who believe, and because the unbelievers shall have no protector for them
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
That is because God is the Defender of those who believed. And for the ones who are ungrateful, there is no defender of them.
T.B.Irving   
That is because God is the Protector of those who believe, while disbelievers have no protector.
Abdul Hye   
That is because Allah is the Protector of those who believe and the disbelievers have no protector.
The Study Quran   
That is because God is Master of those who believe, and because the disbelievers have no master
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
This is because God is the Protector of those who believe, while the unbelievers have no protector.
Talal Itani (2012)   
That is because God is the Master of those who believe, while the disbelievers have no master
Dr. Kamal Omar   
This is because Allah is Maula (Protector, Ally, Helper, Master) of those who have Believed and as those who are disbelievers — there is no Maula for them
M. Farook Malik   
This is because Allah is the Protector of the believers while the unbelievers have no protector
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
That is for that Allah is the Supreme Patronizer of the ones who have believed and (for) that the disbelievers have no patronizer
Muhammad Sarwar   
God is the guardian of the believers, but the disbelievers have no guardian
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
That is because Allah is the supporter of those who believe. As for the disbelievers, there is no supporter for them
Shabbir Ahmed   
This, because Allah is the Patron of those who accept His Commands, whereas there is no patron for those who deny the Truth
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Because the believers have Allah as their Patron, while the unbelievers have no patron
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
That is because Allah is the Protector (Maula) of those who believe, and verily the disbelievers have no protector
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
That is because Allah is the protector of those who have believed and because the disbelievers have no protector
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
This is because God is the Master for those who believe, while the disbelievers have no master
Abdel Haleem   
That is because God protects the believers while the disbelievers have no one to protect them
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
That is because Allah is the patron of those who believe, and because the infidels! no patron is theirs
Ahmed Ali   
This is so for God is the friend of those who believe while the unbelievers have no friend
Aisha Bewley   
That is because Allah is the Protector of those who have iman and because those who are kafir have no protector.
Ali Ünal   
This is because God surely is the Guardian of those who believe, but those who disbelieve have no guardian (acceptable in God’s sight and who can help them against Him)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
That is because Allah is the protector of the faithful, and because the faithless have no protector
Hamid S. Aziz   
That is because Allah is the Protector of those who believe, and because the rejecters (unbelievers) have no protector
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
That is because God is protector (and supporter) of those who believe while the disbelievers have no protector.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Because God is the Protector of those who believe, but those who reject God have no protector
Musharraf Hussain   
This is because Allah is the protector of believers, but the disbelievers have no protector.
Maududi   
That is because Allah is the Protector of the believers whereas the unbelievers have none to protect them
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
This is because God is the Master for those who believe, while the rejecters have no master
Mohammad Shafi   
That is because Allah is the Patron of all those who believe, whereas they who suppress the Truth have no Patron

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
This is because Allah is the Protector of the muslims and the infidels have no protector.
Rashad Khalifa   
This is because GOD is the Lord of those who believe, while the disbelievers have no lord.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
that is because Allah is the Guardian of the believers, and the unbelievers have no guardian
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
That is because Allah is the patron of those who believe, and because the disbelievers have no patron
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
That (is) with that God (is) those who believed's guardian/ally , and that (E) the disbelievers (have) no guardian/ally for them
Bijan Moeinian   
Know that God is the Protector and Helper of the believers; the disbelievers do not have neither any protector nor a helper
Faridul Haque   
This is because Allah is the Supporter of the believers, whereas the disbelievers do not have any supporter
Sher Ali   
That is because ALLAH is the Protector of those who believe, and the disbelievers have no protector
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
That is because Allah is the Protector and Helper of those who believe, and for sure the disbelievers do not have any protector and helper
Amatul Rahman Omar   
That is because, (whereas) Allah is a protecting friend of those who believe, the disbelievers have no protecting-friend
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
That is because Allah is the Maula (Lord, Master, Helper, Protector, etc.) of those who believe, and the disbelievers have no Maula (lord, master, helper, protector, etc.)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
That is because God is the Protector of the believers, and that the unbelievers have no protector
George Sale   
This shall come to pass, for that God is the patron of the true believers, and for that the infidels have no protector
Edward Henry Palmer   
That is because God is the patron of those who believe, and because the misbelievers have no patron
John Medows Rodwell   
This - because God is the protector of those who believe, and because the infidels have no protector
N J Dawood (2014)   
because God is the protector of the faithful: and because the unbelievers have no protector

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
That is so because Allah is the master of those who believe and that the disbelievers have no master.
Munir Mezyed   
That is because Allâh is the guardian of those who adhere to absolute monotheism, and because those who persistently refuse to yield to the Truth have no guardian.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
This is because Allah is the protector of the believers and those who reject (the truth) have no protector.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
That is because Allah protects those who believe, but the unbelievers have no protector.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
That is because Allah is the Patron of those who have attained faith, while the deniers have no Patron.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
That is because Allah (God) is the Protector of those who believe, while disbelievers have no protector.
Samy Mahdy   
That is because Allah is a Guardian of those who believed, and surely the infidels have no guardian for them.
Ahmed Hulusi   
That is (the truth of the matter)! Allah is the protector over the believers. But those who deny the knowledge of the reality have no protector!
Mir Aneesuddin   
That is because Allah is the Guardian of those who believe, and because the infidels have no guardian for them.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
That is because those whose hearts reflect the image of religious and spiritual virtues are under the tutelage of Allah, whereas those who deny Him are under the tutelage of nobody

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
That is because God is the Protector of those who believe, but those who reject God have no protector
OLD Literal Word for Word   
That (is) because Allah (is the) Protector (of) those who believe, and that the disbelievers - (there is) no protector for them
OLD Transliteration   
Thalika bi-anna Allaha mawla allatheena amanoo waanna alkafireena la mawla lahum