"[It is] they whose labour has gone astray in [the pursuit of no more than] this world's life, and who none the less think that they are doing good works

˹They are˺ those whose efforts are in vain in this worldly life, while they think they are doing good!”

They are those whose efforts are lost in worldly pursuits, while they think that they are doing good work."

alladhīna ḍalla saʿyuhum fī l-ḥayati l-dun'yā wahum yaḥsabūna annahum yuḥ'sinūna ṣun'ʿa

Those - is lost their effort in the life (of) the world, while they think that they (were) acquiring good (in) work."

"[It is] they whose labour has gone astray in [the pursuit of no more than] this world's life, and who none the less think that they are doing good works

Those whose effort goeth astray in the life of the world, and yet they reckon that they do good work

"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?"

˹They are˺ those whose efforts are in vain in this worldly life, while they think they are doing good!”

They are those whose efforts are lost in worldly pursuits, while they think that they are doing good work."

They are those whose efforts have been wasted in the life of the world while they thought they were doing good

(These are) they whose labor is lost in this world's life and they think that they are well versed in skill of the work of hands

It is those whose endeavoring went astray in this present life while they assume that they are doing good by their handiwork.

Those whose effort led them astray during worldly life, while they reckoned they were producing something fine,

Those whose efforts have been wasted in the worldly life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds

Those whose efforts go astray in the life of this world, while they reckon that they are virtuous in their works.

those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they assess that they are acquiring good through their deeds?

Those whose all efforts in this worldly life had gone astray from the Right Way, but all along they were under the delusion that they were doing good deeds

'Those whose efforts in this world are misguided, while they assume that they are doing well.'

The ones whose endeavor errs away in the present life, (Literally: the lowly life, i.e., the life of this world) and they reckon that they are doing fair work

It will be those who labor a great deal in this life but without guidance, yet think that they are doing a great many good deeds

Those are the ones whose effort in the worldly life has gone in vain, while they think they are doing well

They are the ones whose effort in the life of the world remains misdirected. And yet they think that they are doing good work. (They work in the wrong cause, contrary to the Divine Reminder)

"They are those who (in reality) squander away their efforts in the life of this world, yet regard their deeds to be good."

"Those whose actions were wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?"

[They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work."

"Those whose efforts in the worldly life were wasted while they thought they were doing good!"

whose efforts in this world are misguided, even when they think they are doing good work

They are those whose effort is wasted in the life of the world, and they deem that they are doing well in performance

Theirs whose effort is misspent in pursuit of the pleasures of the world, even though they think they are doing good things."

People whose efforts in the life of the dunya are misguided while they suppose that they are doing good.´

"Those whose endeavor has been wasted in this world (because it is directed only to this-worldly ends, and so it is bound to be wasted hereafter also) but who themselves reckon that they are doing good."

Those whose endeavour goes awry in the life of the world, while they suppose they are doing good.’

Those who erred in their endeavours in the life of this world, and who thought they were acquiring good by their deeds."

(Works of) those whose effort is lost in this world’s life and they think indeed they do good work

“Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?

Whose efforts were misguided, yet they thought they were doing good work:

It will be those whose effort went astray in the life of the world and who believe nevertheless that they are doing good

"Those whose efforts in the worldly life were wasted while they thought they were doing good!"

"They are those whose efforts in the life of this world are misdirected and they think that they are doing good work!"

Those whose all struggles were lost in the life of the world and they imagine that they are doing good work.

"They are the ones whose works in this life are totally astray, but they think that they are doing good."

(They are) those whose striving in this world go astray, while they think that what they are doing are good deeds

Those whose effort goes astray in this world’s life, and they think that they are making good manufactures

Those whom their endeavors/striving (was) wasted/lost in the life the present/worldly life and they, they think/suppose that they, they do good work/performance

“They are the ones who think what they are doing is good and that all their good deeds are nullified.”

"Of those whose efforts are lost in (pursuit of) the life of this world, and they think that they are doing good deeds."

`Those whose labour is all lost in pursuit of the life of this world, and yet they imagine that they are doing good works.

It is those whose entire struggle is wasted in worldly life, but they presume they are doing good works.

(They are) those whose efforts are (all) lost in (pursuit of things relating to) the life of this world, yet they think they are doing works of good manufacturing

"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds

Those whose striving goes astray in the present life, while they think that they are working good deeds

whose endeavour in the present life hath been wrongly directed, and who think they do the work which is right

those who erred in their endeavours after the life of this world, and who think they are doing good deeds.

Whose aim in the present life hath been mistaken, and who deem that what they do is right

Those whose endeavours in this world are misguided and who yet think that what they do is right

“They are those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought they were acquiring good by their works.

Those whose effort led them astray during worldly life, while they thought they were producing something fine,

It is they whose labour in this world has been misguided, and who nonetheless think that what they do is right.

They are the ones whose efforts in the worldly life have gone to waste while they thought they were doing good!

Those whose effort is lost in this world's life, while they think that they are working good deeds.

"They are those who presumed upon Providence and conducted themselves in life according to false concepts and they thought they were doing what is right"

Those (are the persons) who misdirect their efforts in the life of this world but they think that they are doing good work.

"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?"

Those - is lost their effort in the life (of) the world, while they think that they (were) acquiring good (in) work.