Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and said, “Verily, I am sick [at heart]!”
M. M. Pickthall
Then said: Lo! I feel sick
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And he said, "I am indeed sick (at heart)!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
then said, “I am really sick.”
Safi Kaskas
and said, "I am sick [of you worshipping these] "
Wahiduddin Khan
And said, I am sick
Shakir
Then he said: Surely I am sick (of your worshipping these)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and he said: Truly, I am ill!
T.B.Irving
and said: "I feel heartsick!"
Abdul Hye
and said: “Surely, I am sick (he did this trick to stay in their temple of idols to destroy them and not to accompany them to the pagan’s feast).”
The Study Quran
and said, “Truly I am sick.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And he said, “I feel unwell.”
Talal Itani (2012)
And said, 'I am sick.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
then he said: “Verily, I feel sick
and said "I am feeling sick."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Yet he said, "Surely I am ailing."
Muhammad Sarwar
and said, "I am sick!"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and then said, .I feel indisposed
Shabbir Ahmed
And said, "Behold, I am sick (of you worshiping false deities)." (60:4)
Dr. Munir Munshey
And said, "I really feel sick."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And he said, "I am truly sick (at my heart)!"
And said, "Indeed, I am [about to be] ill."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And he said: "I am ill!"
Abdel Haleem
He said, ‘I am sick,’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And he said: verily I am about to be sick
Ahmed Ali
And said: "I am sick (of what you worship)!"
Aisha Bewley
and said, ´I am sick.´
Ali Ünal
And he said: "Indeed I am sick."
Ali Quli Qara'i
and said, ‘Indeed I am sick!’
Hamid S. Aziz
Then he said, "Verily, I am sick (at heart of your worshipping these)."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Then he said: “Indeed I am sick (of your practices).”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And he said, “I am indeed sick.
Musharraf Hussain
and said, “I’m sick.”
Maududi
and said: "I am sick."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And he said: "I am ill!
Mohammad Shafi
And said, "I am sick indeed!"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then he said, 'I am about to be sick'.
Then he gave up and said, "I am tired of this!"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
and said: 'Surely, I am sick (of what you worship)!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And said: Surely I am sick (of your deities)
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
So he said: "That I am sick/ill ."
Bijan Moeinian
Being disappointed,] he said: “I feel bad.”
Faridul Haque
He then said, “I feel sick (of you)!”
Sher Ali
And said, `I am feeling unwell.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And said: ‘I am not well (so cannot accompany you to the festival).
Amatul Rahman Omar
And said, `I am indeed sick (of your worshipping false gods).
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And he said: "Verily, I am sick (with plague. He did this trick to remain in their temple of idols to destroy them and not to accompany them to the pagans feast)."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
So he said, “I indeed am sick.”
Munir Mezyed
And said: “I am sick (with plague).”
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Then he said: I feel sick.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
He said, “I truly feel ill.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
and said, “I am sick.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
and said: "I feel heartsick!"
Samy Mahdy
So he said, “Surely I am ill.”
Sayyid Qutb
and said: 'Indeed I am sick.'
Ahmed Hulusi
He said, “I am sickened (by what you do)!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Then he said: Verily I am sick (and I cannot participate in your festival).
And there, he exclaimed: "I feel really sick at heart of such irreverent society"
Mir Aneesuddin
then he said, “I am certainly sick.”
The Wise Quran
And he said, 'Indeed, I am sick.'