Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[To which] the others will reply: “Nay, you yourselves were bereft of all faith
M. M. Pickthall
They answer: Nay, but ye (yourselves) were not believers
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They will reply: "Nay, ye yourselves had no Faith
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
The misleaders will reply, “No! You disbelieved on your own.
Safi Kaskas
The others will say, "No, you [yourselves] were not believers
Wahiduddin Khan
They will say, No! It was you who would not believ
Shakir
They shall say: Nay, you (yourselves) were not believers
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They would say: Nay! You are not ones who believe
T.B.Irving
They will say: "Rather, you were not believers!
Abdul Hye
They will reply: “Nay, you were not believers.
The Study Quran
They reply, “Nay, but you were not believers
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Others will say, “No, in fact, it was you who weren’t believers.
Talal Itani (2012)
They will say, 'You yourselves were not believers
Dr. Kamal Omar
They (i.e., the others) said: “Nay, you (yourselves) were not Believers
They will reply: "Nay! But it was you who had no faith
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
They say, "No indeed, but you were not believers
Muhammad Sarwar
Others will respond, "It was you who did not want to have any faith
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They (the chiefs) will say, .On the contrary, you yourselves were not believers
Shabbir Ahmed
The leaders will reply, "Nay, it were you yourself who were devoid of Faith
Dr. Munir Munshey
Others will reply, "Not so at all! You were disbelievers yourselves."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
They will reply: "No, you, yourselves were not believers
The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They replied: "No, it was you who were not believers."
Abdel Haleem
They will say, ‘No! It was you who would not believe
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They will say: nay! ye yourselves were not believers
Ahmed Ali
They will say: "No, you were the ones who would not believe
Aisha Bewley
The others will say, ´The truth is that you were not muminun.
Ali Ünal
They (the leaders) say: "No! Rather, you yourselves were not believers, (with no inclination and intention to believe)
Ali Quli Qara'i
They will answer, ‘Rather you [yourselves] had no faith
Hamid S. Aziz
They shall say, "Nay, you (yourselves) were not believers
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
They (the others) say: “No, but you were not believers,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They will reply, “No, you yourselves had no faith
Musharraf Hussain
they will reply, “No! You didn’t want to be believers;
Maududi
They will say: "Nay, you yourselves were not the ones who would believe
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They replied: "No, it was you who were not believers."
Mohammad Shafi
The others will say, "Nay! You (yourselves) were not believers."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
They will reply, 'you yourselves were not believing.
They will respond, "It is you who were not believers.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
But they reply: 'Rather, you were not believers
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They will say: Nay, you (yourselves) were not believers
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
They said: "But you were not being believing."
Bijan Moeinian
The leaders will reply: “[Do not blame us.] You yourself chose the disbelief.”
Faridul Haque
They will answer, “You yourselves did not have faith!”
Sher Ali
The others will answer, `Nay, you yourselves were not believers
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(Their misleading leaders) will say: ‘The truth is that it was you yourselves who did not believe
Amatul Rahman Omar
They (- seducers) will reply, `It was not so. Rather you yourselves were not (inclined to be) the believers
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
They will reply: "Nay, you yourselves were not believers
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
They will say, “Nay! You used not to be believers.”
Munir Mezyed
They shall reply: “Nay, but you had no tendency to live by Faith.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
They say: but you were not believers.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They will reply, “No, you yourselves had no faith.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
They said, “Rather, youpl yourselves were not believers,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They will say: "Rather, you were not believers!
Samy Mahdy
They said, “Nay, but you were not believers.
Sayyid Qutb
The others will reply: 'No! It was you who would not believe.
Ahmed Hulusi
“No, rather, you yourselves did not believe (in what you were taught)!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
They answer: Nay! you (yourselves) were not believers.
"But", the accused will say: "You yourselves were a people whose hearts never reflected the image of religious and spiritual virtues nor were you receptive of the truth"
Mir Aneesuddin
(Others will) say, “No, you (only) did not believe,
The Wise Quran
They said, 'Nay, you were not believers,