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Muhammad Asad   
Verily, the vilest creatures in the sight of God are those who are bent on denying the truth and therefore do not believe
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Indeed, the worst of all beings in the sight of Allah are those who persist in disbelief, never to have faith—
Safi Kaskas   
In God's sight, the worst beasts are the unbelievers who refuse to believe.

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Arabic   
إِنَّ شَرَّ الدَّوَابِّ عِندَ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُون
Transliteration (2021)   
inna sharra l-dawābi ʿinda l-lahi alladhīna kafarū fahum lā yu'minūn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Indeed, (the) worst (of) the living creatures near Allah (are) those who disbelieve, and they (will) not believe.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Verily, the vilest creatures in the sight of God are those who are bent on denying the truth and therefore do not believe
M. M. Pickthall   
Lo! the worst of beasts in Allah's sight are the ungrateful who will not believe
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are those who reject Him: They will not believe
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Indeed, the worst of all beings in the sight of Allah are those who persist in disbelief, never to have faith—
Safi Kaskas   
In God's sight, the worst beasts are the unbelievers who refuse to believe.
Wahiduddin Khan   
The worst creatures in the sight of God are those who reject Him and will not believe
Shakir   
Surely the vilest of animals in Allah's sight are those who disbelieve, then they would not believe
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Truly, the worst of moving creatures with God are those who were ungrateful, so they will not believe.
T.B.Irving   
The worst animals for God are those who disbelieve and do not even want to believe;
Abdul Hye   
Surely, the worst of living creatures to Allah are those who disbelieve, so they shall not believe.
The Study Quran   
Truly the worst of beasts in the sight of God are those who have disbelieved and will not believe
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Verily, the worst of the moving-living creatures in the Sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, so they shall not Believe
Farook Malik   
The worst of animals in the sight of Allah are those who reject the truth and do not become believers
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
The worst of creatures in God's view are those who disbelieve. They have no faith
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Surely the evilest of beasts in the Meeting with Allah are the ones who have disbelieved, so they would not believe
Muhammad Sarwar   
The most wicked creatures in the sight of God are the unbelievers who never have faith
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Surely, the worst of all the moving creatures, in the sight of Allah, are those who reject Faith and do not believ
Shabbir Ahmed   
The worst among creatures in Allah's Sight are those who are bent on denying the Truth. They show ingratitude by not using their God-given faculties and thus fail to believe
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Indeed, the worst of the creatures according to Allah are those who reject (the truth). Then, they would never believe
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Verily, in the sight of Allah, the worst of animals are those who reject Him: (And) they will not believe
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
The worst creatures to God are those who reject, for they do not believe
Abdel Haleem   
The worst creatures in the sight of God are those who reject Him and will not believe
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Verily the vilest of moving creatures with Allah are those who disbelieve-wherefore they shall not believe
Ahmed Ali   
Verily the worst of creatures in the sight of God are those who deny (the truth), and will not believe
Aisha Bewley   
The worst of animals in the sight of Allah are those who are kafir and do not have iman,
Ali Ünal   
Indeed the worst kind of living creatures in God’s sight are those who are so rooted in unbelief that they cannot believe
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Indeed the worst of beasts in Allah’s sight are those who are faithless; so they will not have faith
Hamid S. Aziz   
Verily, the worst of beasts in Allah´s eyes are those who are ungrateful and will not believe
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
The worst creatures in God’s view are those who disbelieved and they do not believe
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
For the worst of creatures in the sight of God are those who reject Him and will not believe
Musharraf Hussain   
The worst of creatures in the sight of Allah are the deniers, they don’t believe;
Maududi   
Surely the worst moving creatures in the sight of Allah are those who definitively denied the truth and are therefore in no way prepared to accept it
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
The worst creatures to God are those who reject, for they do not believe.
Mohammad Shafi   
Indeed, the worst of the moving creatures, in Allah's sight, are those who suppress the Truth. And then they would not believe

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Undoubtedly, the worst of beasts in the Sight of Allah, are those who committed infidelity and would not believe,
Rashad Khalifa   
The worst creatures in the sight of GOD are those who disbelieved; they cannot believe.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Indeed, the basest creatures before Allah are the unbelievers for they will not believe
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Surely the vilest of beasts in Allah’s sight are those who disbelieve, then they would not believe
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
That the worst walkers/creepers at God (are) those who disbelieved, so they do not believe
Bijan Moeinian   
Those who chose to deny the Lord and not to believe in Him are the worse kind of animals in the sight of God
Faridul Haque   
Indeed the worst beasts in the sight of Allah are the people who disbelieve and do not accept faith
Sher Ali   
Surely, the worst of beasts in the sight of ALLAH are the disbelievers, who will not believe
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Surely, worse than (even) all the beasts in the sight of Allah are the people who disbelieve. So they do not believe
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Surely, the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are those who denied to believe (in the truth in the first instance) so they would not believe
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Verily, The worst of moving (living) creatures before Allah are those who disbelieve, - so they shall not believe

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Surely the worst of beasts in God's sight are the unbelievers, who will not believe
George Sale   
Verily the worst cattle in the sight of God are those who are obstinate infidels, and will not believe
Edward Henry Palmer   
Verily, the worst of beasts in God's eyes are those who misbelieve and will not believe
John Medows Rodwell   
The worst beasts truly in the sight of God are the thankless who will not believe
N J Dawood (2014)   
Surely the basest creatures in the sight of God are the blasphemers who will not believe

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
The worst of creatures, in the sight of Allah, are unbelievers who will never believe.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
The worst stomping creatures for Allah (God) are those who disbelieve and do not even want to believe;
Sayyid Qutb   
Indeed, the worst of all creatures in God's sight are the ones who have denied the truth, and therefore will not believe;
Ahmed Hulusi   
The worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who deny the knowledge of the reality! They will not believe!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Verily the worst of animals in Allah�s sight are those who disbelieve, so they will not have faith
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
Indeed, the worst creatures in Allah's sight are those whose hearts' ears are closed and whose minds' eyes are blind, who counsel deaf to divine discourse and disavow Allah
Mir Aneesuddin   
With Allah, the worst of moving creatures are certainly those who do not believe, so they will not believe (in future too),

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
For the worst of beasts in the sight of God are those who reject Him: They will not believe
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Indeed, (the) worst (of) the living creatures near Allah (are) those who disbelieve, and they (will) not believe