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Muhammad Asad   
but if they disobey thee, say, “I am free of responsibility for aught that you may do!” –
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
But if they disobey you, say, “I am certainly free of what you do.”
Safi Kaskas   
but, if they disobey you, then say, "I am not responsible for what you are doing."

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Arabic   
فَإِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُون
Transliteration (2021)   
fa-in ʿaṣawka faqul innī barīon mimmā taʿmalūn
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Then if they disobey you then say, "Indeed, I am innocent of what you do."

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
but if they disobey thee, say, “I am free of responsibility for aught that you may do!” –
M. M. Pickthall   
And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Then if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of responsibility) for what ye do!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
But if they disobey you, say, “I am certainly free of what you do.”
Safi Kaskas   
but, if they disobey you, then say, "I am not responsible for what you are doing."
Wahiduddin Khan   
If they disobey you, say, I bear no responsibility for what you do
Shakir   
But if they disobey you, then say: Surely I am clear of what you do
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Then, if they rebelled against thee, then, say: Truly, I am free of what you do.
T.B.Irving   
I opposed to you, then SAY: "I am innocent of whatever doing."
Abdul Hye   
if they disobey you, say: “Verily, I am not responsible for what you do.”
The Study Quran   
And should they disobey thee, say, “Truly I am quit of that which you do.
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Then if they disobeyed you, then say: “Surely, I am absolved of what you practice.”
Farook Malik   
but if they disobey, tell them: "I am not accountable for what you do."
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
And if they disobey you, say, 'I am innocent of what you do.'
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Yet, in case they disobey you, then say, "Surely I am quit of whatever you do."
Muhammad Sarwar   
If they disobey you, tell them, "I condemn your disobedient deeds"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
So if they disobey you, then say, .I disown what you do,
Shabbir Ahmed   
To them who deny you, say, "I am free of responsibility from what you do."
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Should they disobey you, say, "Surely, I bear no blame for what you are doing."
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Even then, if they disobey you, say: I am free (of responsibility) for what you do
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Then if they disobey you, then Say: "I am innocent from what you do."
Abdel Haleem   
If they disobey you, say, ‘I bear no responsibility for your actions.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And if they disobey thee, say thou: verily I am quit of that which ye work
Ahmed Ali   
If they do not obey you, tell them: "I am not responsible for what you do."
Aisha Bewley   
If they disobey you, say, ´I am free of what you do.´
Ali Ünal   
But if they disobey you (your kinsfolk by refusing your call, or those who have newly believed by not giving up their former way of life), then say (to them): "I am free of (responsibility for) what you do."
Ali Quli Qara'i   
But if they disobey you, say, ‘I am absolved of what you do.’
Hamid S. Aziz   
But if they rebel against you, say, "Verily, I am innocent of what you do,"
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And If they disobey you, then say: I am clear of what you do
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Then if they ignore you say, “I am free from responsibility for what you do.
Musharraf Hussain   
Then, if they disobey you, say: “I am innocent of what you do,”
Maududi   
Then if they disobey you say to them: "I am quit of what you do."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
But,if they disobey you, say: "I am innocent from what you do.
Mohammad Shafi   
If they then disobey you, say, "I am indeed free of responsibility for what you do!"

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Then if they disobey you say then, 'I am quit of what you do.
Rashad Khalifa   
If they disobey you, then say, "I disown what you do."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
If they disobey you, say: 'I am quit of what you do.
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
But if they disobey thee, say: I am clear of what you do
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
So if they disobeyed you, so say: "That I am innocent/renouncing from what you make/do ."
Bijan Moeinian   
If they rebel, say: “I am not responsible for what you do.”
Faridul Haque   
So if they do not obey you, then say, “Indeed I am unconcerned with what you do.”
Sher Ali   
Then if they disobey thee, say, `I repudiate all connection with what you do.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
But, if they disobey you, then say: ‘I am disgusted by these (evil) deeds which you are doing.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
But if they (- your kinsmen) disobey you, say (to them), `Surely, I am not responsible for what you do.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Then if they disobey you, say: "I am innocent of what you do."

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
then, if they disobey thee, say, 'I am quit of that you do.
George Sale   
And if they be disobedient unto thee, say, verily I am clear of that which ye do
Edward Henry Palmer   
but if they rebel against thee, say, 'Verily, I am clear of what ye do,
John Medows Rodwell   
And if they disobey thee, then say: "I will not be answerable for your doings;"
N J Dawood (2014)   
If they disobey you, say: ‘I am not accountable for what you do.‘

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
If they disobey you, say, “I am not responsible for what you do.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
If they opposed you, then SAY: "I am innocent of whatever doing."
Sayyid Qutb   
But if they disobey you, say: 'I am not accountable for what you do.'
Ahmed Hulusi   
If they disobey you say, “I am free (disassociated) from what you do!”
Mir Aneesuddin   
And if they disobey you then say, "I am certainly free of that which you do."
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
But should they disobey you then they will have disobeyed Allah and disregarded His laws. Then say to them O Muhammad: "I am innocent of your ills and of all that you do"

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Then if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of responsibility) for what ye do!"
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Then if they disobey you then say, "Indeed, I am innocent of what you do.