Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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| Muhammad Asad | | Why would God cause you to suffer [for your past sins] if you are grateful and attain to belief - seeing that God is always responsive to gratitude, all-knowing |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | What concern hath Allah for your punishment if ye are thankful (for His mercies) and believe (in Him)? Allah was ever Responsive, Aware | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | What can Allah gain by your punishment, if ye are grateful and ye believe? Nay, it is Allah that recogniseth (all good), and knoweth all things | |
Shakir | | Why should Allah chastise you if you are grateful and believe? And Allah is the Multiplier of rewards, Knowin | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | Why should God punish you, if you render thanks to Him and believe in Him? God is appreciative and aware | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | What would God accomplish by your punishment if you gave thanks to Him and believed in Him? God had been One Who is Responsive, Knowing. | |
| T.B.Irving | | What does God accomplish through your torment, provided you act grateful and believe? God is Appreciative, Aware. | |
| The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab | | Why should Allah punish you if you are grateful and faithful? Allah is ever Appreciative, All-Knowing. | |
| Safi Kaskas | | Why should God punish you [for your past sins] if you become thankful and believe in Him? God is always responsive to gratitude and is All-Knowing. | |
| Abdul Hye | | Why should Allah punish you if you have thanked (Him) and you have believed (in Him)? Allah is All-Appreciative (of good), All-Knower. | |
| The Study Quran | | Why should God punish you if you give thanks and believe? God is Thankful, Knowing | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) | | What would God want with your punishment if you were only thankful and believed God is Appreciative, Knowledgeable | |
Abdel Haleem | | Why should God make you suffer torment if you are thankful and believe in Him? God always rewards gratitude and He knows everything | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | What will Allah do with your torment, if ye return thanks and believe? And Allah is ever Appreciative, Knowing | |
Ahmed Ali | | Why should God punish you if you acknowledge the truth and believe? God is responsive to gratitude and is cognisant | |
Aisha Bewley | | Why should Allah punish you if you are thankful and have iman? Allah is All-Thankful, All-Knowing. | |
Ali Ünal | | What should God punish you if you are grateful (to Him) and believe (in Him)? God is Ever-Responsive to gratitude, All-Knowing | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | Why should Allah punish you if you give thanks and be faithful? And Allah is appreciative, all-knowing | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | Why should Allah punish you, if you are grateful and believe? For Allah is Responsive and Aware | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | What would Allah perform with tormenting you in case you thank (Him) and believe? And Allah has been Thankful, Ever-Knowing | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | Why should God punish you if you give thanks and believe in Him? God is All-rewarding and All-forgiving | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | What would Allah get by punishing you, if you are grateful and believe? Allah is Appreciating, All-Knowing | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | Why should Allah punish you if you are practically grateful in spending His Bounties on others and truly believe in His Laws? Allah is Appreciative, Knower | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | What can Allah gain by your punishment, when you are grateful and you believe? No! It is Allah Who is Appreciative (Shakir) (for the all the good), All Knowing (Aleem) | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | What would Allah do with your punishment if you are grateful and believe? And ever is Allah Appreciative and Knowing | |
Farook Malik | | Why should Allah punish you if you are grateful and a true believer? Allah knows the grateful | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | If you believe and express gratitude, why would Allah want to punish you (for your past sins)? Indeed, Allah is ever so appreciative (of the grateful ones)! And He is the all-Knowing | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | What does Allah (gain) through your punishment if you have thanked (Him) and have accepted Faith? And Allah is All-Appreciative, All-Knowing | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | What would God accomplish by your punishment, if you have given thanks, and have believed? God is Appreciative and Cognizant | |
Maududi | | Why should Allah deal chastisement to you if you are grateful to Him and believe? Allah is All-Appreciative, All-Knowing | |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad | | What would God do with punishing you if you are thankful and you believe? God is appreciative and knowledgeable | |
| A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) | | What can God gain by your punishment, if you are grateful and believe? No, it is God Who recognizes good, and knows all things. 147 (End of Part 5 | |
| Musharraf Hussain | | Why should Allah punish you, if you believe and are grateful? Allah is Appreciative, the Knower | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) | | What would God want with your punishment if you were only thankful and believed? God is Thankful, Knowledgeable. | |
| Mohammad Shafi | | Why should Allah punish you if you are grateful and you do believe!? And Allah is aware as to who is grateful | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | What will God earn by punishing you, if you are a thankful believer? No way; God appreciates [the goodness] and knows [the truth.] | |
| Faridul Haque | | And what will Allah gain by punishing you, if you acknowledge the truth and accept faith? And Allah is Most Appreciative, All Knowing | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | What, would Allah do with punishing you if you thank and believe! Allah is the Thanker, the Knower | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | Why should Allah chastise you if you are grateful and believe? And Allah is ever Multiplier of rewards, Knowing | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | What God makes/does with your torture if you thanked/became grateful and you believed, and God was/is thankful/grateful, knowledgeable | |
Sher Ali | | Why should ALLAH punish you, if you are thankful and if you believe? And ALLAH is Appreciating, All-Knowing | |
Rashad Khalifa | | What will GOD gain from punishing you, if you became appreciative and believed? GOD is Appreciative, Omniscient. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | And what will Allah do by tormenting you? If you accept the just and accept faith. And Allah is Responsive, Aware. | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | What Allah has to do with punishing you if you be grateful (to Him) and believe (in Him). Allah is Ever-Appreciating, All-Knowing | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | Why should Allah torment you if you become grateful and believe? And Allah is Most Appreciative (of every truth), Well Aware (of every act) | |
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali | | Why should Allah punish you if you have thanked (Him) and have believed in Him. And Allah is Ever AllAppreciative (of good), AllKnowing | |
