Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
But nay! [On Judgment Day] these [very objects of adoration] will disavow the worship that was paid to them, and will turn against those [who had worshipped them]
M. M. Pickthall
Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and become opponents unto them
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Instead, they shall reject their worship, and become adversaries against them
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
But no! Those ˹gods˺ will deny their worship and turn against them.
Safi Kaskas
No! Those deities will reject their worship and will even turn against them.
Wahiduddin Khan
But they shall reject their worship and turn against them
Shakir
By no means! They shall soon deny their worshipping them, and they shall be adversaries to them
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
No indeed! They will disbelieve in what they worship and they will be taking a stand against them.
T.B.Irving
Not at all! The [false gods] will reject their own worship and pit themselves against them.
Abdul Hye
Nay, but they (false deities) will deny their worship of them, and will turn against them (on the Day of Judgment).
The Study Quran
Nay, but they will disavow their worship, and they will become an opponent unto them
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They will deny their worship of them and become opponents to them.
Talal Itani (2012)
By no means! They will reject their worship of them, and become opponents to them
Dr. Kamal Omar
Nay! Soon (their picked-up gods) will deny about the obedience (being paid) to them and they will become against them as opponents (on the Day of Accountability)
By no means! Those very deities will renounce their worship and turn against them
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Not at all! They will soon disbelieve in their worship of them and will be opponents against them
Muhammad Sarwar
In fact, they can have no honor; their gods will renounce their worship of idols and will turn against them
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Never! They (their fabricated deities) will soon reject their having worshipped them, and they will be just the opposite for them
Shabbir Ahmed
But nay, they will reject their worship, and will turn against them
Dr. Munir Munshey
No! Indeed, their false gods will disown their worship, and they will become adversaries
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Instead, they (their false gods) shall reject their worship, and become enemies against them
No! Those "gods" will deny their worship of them and will be against them opponents [on the Day of Judgement]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
On the contrary, they will reject their service of them and they will be standing against them
Abdel Haleem
but these gods will reject their worship and will even turn against them
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
By no means! anon they shall deny their worship, and become unto them an adversary.
Ahmed Ali
Never. They will deny their devotion and become their adversaries
Aisha Bewley
No indeed! They will reject their worship and will be opposed to them.
Ali Ünal
No indeed! Those (whom they deified – beings such as angels, jinn, Prophets, saints, and heroes, etc.) will deny their worship of them and turn against them as adversaries (on Judgment Day)
Ali Quli Qara'i
No Indeed! Soon they will disown their worship, and they will be their opponents
Hamid S. Aziz
Not so! They shall deny their worship of them, and shall become their opponents
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Not at all, they are going to deny their servitude, and will be an adversary against them.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Instead, they will reject their worship, and become enemies against them
Musharraf Hussain
but it will not be so, their idols will reject their worship and become their enemies.
Maududi
By no means! They shall soon deny their worship and shall become their adversaries instead
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
On the contrary, they will reject their service of them and they will be standing against them
Mohammad Shafi
By no means! They shall soon deny their worshipping them, and they shall be adversaries to them
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Never, soon they will deny their worship and will become their opponents.
On the contrary, they will reject their idolatry, and will be their enemies.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Indeed no! They will renounce their worship and turn against them
Maulana Muhammad Ali
By no means! They will soon deny their worshipping them, and be their adversaries
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
No but they will disbelieve with their worshipping, and they (are) on them adversaries/opponents
Bijan Moeinian
If they knew that the same gods will deny them and turn to be their enemies
Faridul Haque
Never; soon they will deny ever worshipping them, and will turn into their opponents
Sher Ali
Not at all ! They will deny their worship, and will be their opponents
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
By no means! Soon will these (false gods themselves) reject their worship and become their enemies
Amatul Rahman Omar
Not at all! (they are utterly mistaken.) They (-their gods) will deny (one day) their worshipping them; they will turn hostile to them
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Nay, but they (the so-called gods) will deny their worship of them, and become opponents to them (on the Day of Resurrection)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Nay! They shall deny their worship for them and they will turn against them.
Munir Mezyed
Indeed no! They (fabled gods) will deny their worship of them and turn against them as opponents (on the Day of Judgment).
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
No way, they will reject their service and be hostile to them.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Instead, (the false gods) will reject their worship and become enemies against them.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
But no! They will deny their worship of them and become opponents against them.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Not at all! The [false gods] will reject their own worship and pit themselves against them.
Samy Mahdy
No! They will be disbelieving with their worship, and be against them, opponents.
Sayyid Qutb
By no means! They will renounce their worship and turn against them.
Ahmed Hulusi
No! (Those deities) are going to deny their worship and oppose them!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
No, soon they (gods) shall deny their worship, and become adversaries against them
Never, but they shall disclaim knowledge of their zealous devotion and exercise active opposition against them, and as enemies they -the false gods- shall obtain their end
Mir Aneesuddin
By no means, they (the false gods) will reject their having worshipped them and they will become their opponents.
The Wise Quran
Nay, they shall deny their worship and shall be opponents of theirs.