Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and that God might render pure of all dross those who have attained to faith, and bring to nought those who deny the truth
M. M. Pickthall
And that Allah may prove those who believe, and may blight the disbelievers
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Allah's object also is to purge those that are true in Faith and to deprive of blessing Those that resist Faith
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
and distinguish the ˹true˺ believers and destroy the disbelievers.
Safi Kaskas
So God can test the believers and annihilate the unbelievers.
Wahiduddin Khan
so that God may purge those who believe and wipe out those who deny the truth
Shakir
And that He may purge those who believe and deprive the unbelievers of blessings
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and so that God may prove those who believed and eliminate the ones who are ungrateful.
T.B.Irving
and so God may purge those who believe and wipe out disbelievers.
Abdul Hye
so that Allah may test those who believed and destroy the disbelievers.
The Study Quran
and so that God may assay those who believe and blight the disbelievers
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And thus, God purifies the believers and destroys the unbelievers.
Talal Itani (2012)
So that God may prove those who believe, and eliminate the disbelievers.
Dr. Kamal Omar
and that Allah may protect those who have Believed and annihilate the disbelievers
Allah's object also is to purge those that are true in Faith and to deprive of blessing those that resist Faith.
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And that Allah may prove (i.e. purge them by clearing out the hypocrites and confirming the believers) (the ones) who have believed and expunge the disbelievers
Muhammad Sarwar
test the faith of the believers, and deprive the unbelievers of ( His) blessings
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
— and so that Allah may purify those who believe and eradicate the disbelievers
Shabbir Ahmed
The true believers emerge stronger from every challenge. On the other hand, the rejecters of Divine Laws wither away
Dr. Munir Munshey
In order that Allah may scrutinize (and vindicate) the believers, and crush (and purge) the unbelievers
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And Allah’s object also is to purify those who are true in Faith and destroy those who reject Faith
And that Allah may purify the believers [through trials] and destroy the disbelievers
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And God will test those who believe and He will destroy the rejecters
Abdel Haleem
for Him to cleanse those who believe and for Him to destroy the disbelievers
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And that Allah may purge those who believe and destroy the infidels
Ahmed Ali
This is so that God may try the faithful and destroy the unbelievers
Aisha Bewley
and so that Allah can purge those who have iman and wipe out the kafirun.
Ali Ünal
And that He may purify the believers (individually, of all base metal, and collectively, of the hypocrites among them) and gradually blot out the unbelievers
Ali Quli Qara'i
And so that Allah may purge those who have faith and that He may wipe out the faithless
Hamid S. Aziz
And that Allah may prove those who believe, and blot out the disbelievers
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And so that God examines (or purges the sins of) those who believe and to destroy the disbelievers.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
God's objective is also to keep purified those who are true in faith, and to deprive of blessings those who resist faith
Musharraf Hussain
Furthermore, Allah may do this to put the believers to the test and wipe out the disbelievers.
Maududi
and makes men go through trials in order that He might purge the believers and blot out those who deny the Truth
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And God will prove those who believe and He will condemn the rejecters.
Mohammad Shafi
And in order that Allah may make the believers shine and destroy suppressors of the Truth
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And so that Allah may purify the Muslims and wipe out the infidels.
GOD thus toughens those who believe and humiliates the disbelievers.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
and so that Allah will examine those who believe and efface the unbelievers
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And that He may purge those who believe and deprive the disbelievers of blessings
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And (for) God to purify/clarify/cleanse those who believed, and to annihilate/wipe off the disbelievers
Bijan Moeinian
God [through hardship] separates true believers from the disbelievers
Faridul Haque
And so that Allah may purify * the believers, and destroy the disbelievers. (* Forgive them their sins, if any.
Sher Ali
And that ALLAH may purify those who believe, and destroy the disbelievers
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And this is (also) with the intention that Allah may bring (more) refinement to the believers (i.e., cleanse and purify them) and annihilate the disbelievers
Amatul Rahman Omar
And (it is) so that Allah may purge all the impurities of those who (truly) believe and so that He may wipe off the disbelievers gradually
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And that Allah may test (or purify) the believers (from sins) and destroy the disbelievers
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
and so that Allah may purge those who believe and may wipe out the disbelievers;
Munir Mezyed
Purify those who live by Faith (from their iniquitous deeds through trials) and exterminate those who are spiritually dead and blind.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And for Allah to test those who believe and to destroy those who reject (the truth).
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Allah may perfect the believers and deprive the unbelievers.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And so that Allah may purge those who have attained faith and eliminate the deniers.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
and so Allah (God) may purge those who believe and wipe out disbelievers.
Samy Mahdy
And Allah will examine those who are believed and crush the infidels.
Sayyid Qutb
And God wants to test and prove the believers, and to blot out the unbelievers.
Ahmed Hulusi
(These events are so) that Allah purifies the believers (through these experiences) and to destroy the coverers of the reality thereby.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And that Allah may purge those who believe and wipe out the disbelievers
And Allah fits those whose hearts are impressed with the image of religious and spiritual virtues so purified to rid them of doubt and of those who are hypocrites and to massacre the infidels who deny Him
Mir Aneesuddin
and that Allah may purify (pick out) those who believe and wipe off the infidels.
The Wise Quran
And that God may assay those who believe, and blot out the disbelievers.