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Muhammad Asad   
but if his tunic has been torn from behind, then she is lying, and he is speaking the truth."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
But if it is torn from the back, then she has lied and he is truthful.”
Safi Kaskas   
but if his shirt has been torn from behind, then she is lying and he is telling the truth."

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Arabic   
وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِين
Transliteration (2021)   
wa-in kāna qamīṣuhu qudda min duburin fakadhabat wahuwa mina l-ṣādiqīn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
But if [is] his shirt (is) torn from (the) back then she has lied and he (is) of the truthful."

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
but if his tunic has been torn from behind, then she is lying, and he is speaking the truth."
M. M. Pickthall   
And if his shirt is torn from behind, then she hath lied and he is of the truthful
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"But if it be that his shirt is torn from the back, then is she the liar, and he is telling the truth!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
But if it is torn from the back, then she has lied and he is truthful.”
Safi Kaskas   
but if his shirt has been torn from behind, then she is lying and he is telling the truth."
Wahiduddin Khan   
But if it is torn from behind then she is lying, and he speaks the truth
Shakir   
And if his shirt is rent from behind, she tells a lie and he is one of the truthful
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
But if his long shirt had been torn from behind, she lied against herself; he was among ones who are sincere.
T.B.Irving   
while if his shirt has been ripped from behind, then she has lied and he is truthful."
Abdul Hye   
But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she is lying and he is speaking the truth.”
The Study Quran   
But if his shirt is torn from behind, then she has lied and he is among the truthful.
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And if his shirt is torn on the back-side, then she has lied and he is of those who speak the truth.
Farook Malik   
But if it is ripped from behind, then he is speaking the truth and she is lying."
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
But if his shirt is torn from the back: then she has lied, and he is the truthful.'
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And in case his shirt has been ripped from the rear, then she has lied, and he is (one) of the sincere."
Muhammad Sarwar   
but if his shirt is torn from behind, she is lying and he is speaking the truth."
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
and if his shirt was ripped from behind, then she is telling a lie and he is truthful
Shabbir Ahmed   
And if his shirt is torn from the back then she lied, and he is telling the truth."
Dr. Munir Munshey   
"On the other hand, if the back of the shirt is torn, then he is right and she is lying!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
"But if it is that his shirt is torn from the back, then is she the liar, and he is telling the truth!"
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
"And if his shirt is torn from behind, then she is lying, and he is truthful."
Abdel Haleem   
but if it is torn at the back, then she is lying and he is telling the truth.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And if his shirt be rent from behind, then she lieth, and he is of the truth-tellers
Ahmed Ali   
But if the shirt is torn from behind then she is a liar, and he speaks the truth."
Aisha Bewley   
If his shirt is torn at the back, then she has lied and he has clearly told the simple truth.´
Ali Ünal   
"But if it is torn from the back, then she is lying, and he is truthful."
Ali Quli Qara'i   
But if his shirt is torn from behind, then she lies and he tells the truth.’
Hamid S. Aziz   
"But if his shirt be rent from behind, then she lies and he is of the truthful."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
and if his shirt is torn from behind, then she is lying and he is truthful
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
“But if it be that his shirt is torn from the back, then she is the liar, and he is telling the truth.
Musharraf Hussain   
but if his shirt is torn from behind then she’s lying, and he’s telling the truth.”
Maududi   
But if his shirt is torn from behind, then she has lied, and he is truthful."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
"And if his shirt is torn from behind, then she is lying, and he is truthful."
Mohammad Shafi   
"And if his shirt is torn off from behind, she is telling a lie and he is telling the truth."

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And if his shirt is torn from behind, then the woman is a liar and he is truthful.
Rashad Khalifa   
"And if his garment is torn from the back, then she lied, and he is telling the truth."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
but, if his shirt is torn from behind, she lied, and he is of the truthful.
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And if his shirt is rent behind, she tells a lie and he is of the truthful
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
And if his shirt/dress was ripped/cut from (the) back/end, so she lied/falsified and he is from the truthful
Bijan Moeinian   
“ But if his shirt is torn from the back, the lady is a liar and Joseph says the truth.”
Faridul Haque   
"And if his shirt is torn from behind, then the woman is a liar and he is truthful."
Sher Ali   
`But if his shirt is torn from behind, then she has lied and he is of the truthful'
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
But if his shirt is torn from behind, then she is a liar and he is of the truthful.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
`But if his shirt has been torn from behind then she is a liar and he speaks the truth.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
"But if it be that his shirt is torn from the back, then she has told a lie and he is speaking the truth!"

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
but if it be that his shirt has been torn from behind, then she has lied, and he is one of the truthful.
George Sale   
But if his garment be rent behind, she lieth, and he is a speaker of truth
Edward Henry Palmer   
but if his shirt be rent from behind, then she lies and he is of the truth tellers.
John Medows Rodwell   
But if his shirt be rent behind, she lieth and he is true."
N J Dawood (2014)   
And if his shirt is torn from behind, then she is lying and he is speaking the truth.‘

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
“If his shirt is torn from the back, then she is the liar, and he is telling the truth.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
while if his shirt has been ripped from behind, then she has lied and he is truthful."
Sayyid Qutb   
But if it has been torn from behind, then she is lying, and he is speaking the truth.'
Ahmed Hulusi   
“But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied and he is of the truthful.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And if his shirt is torn from the back, then she tells a lie, and he is of the truthful(ones).
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
"And", he added, "if his garment is torn at the back then she is lying and he has fact upon his side."
Mir Aneesuddin   
and if his shirt is torn from behind then she speaks the lie and he is of the truthful.”

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
"But if it be that his shirt is torn from the back, then is she the liar, and he is telling the truth!"
OLD Literal Word for Word   
But if [is] his shirt (is) torn from (the) back then she has lied and he (is) of the truthful.