Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
His are the keys [to the mysteries] of the heavens and the earth: and they who are bent on denying the truth of God’s messages - it is they, they, who are the losers
M. M. Pickthall
His are the keys of the heavens and the earth, and they who disbelieve the revelations of Allah - such are they who are the losers
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth: and those who reject the Signs of Allah,- it is they who will be in loss
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
To Him belong the keys ˹of the treasuries˺ of the heavens and the earth. As for those who rejected the signs of Allah, it is they who will be the ˹true˺ losers.
Safi Kaskas
The keys of the heavens and the Earth are His. Those who reject the verses of God, it is they who are doomed.
Wahiduddin Khan
the keys of the heavens and the earth belong to Him. Those who deny God's revelations will surely be the losers
Shakir
His are the treasures of the heavens and the earth; and (as for) those who disbelieve in the communications of Allah, these it is that are the losers
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
To Him belongs the pass keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who were ungrateful for the signs of God, those, they are the ones who are the losers.
T.B.Irving
He holds the controls for Heaven and Earth while those who disbelieve in God´s signs will be the losers.
Abdul Hye
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. Those who disbelieve in the Verses of Allah, those are they who will be the losers.
The Study Quran
Unto Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who disbelieve in the signs of God, it is they who are the losers
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. Those who deny God’s verses are the losers.
Talal Itani (2012)
To Him belong the reins of the heavens and the earth. But those who blaspheme against the revelations of God—it is they who are the losers
Dr. Kamal Omar
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who behaved as disbelievers with Ayaatillahe (‘The Verses of Allah’), those people: they very ones are the losers
To Him belongs the keys of the heavens and the earth. Those who deny the revelations of Allah, it is they who will be the losers
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
To Him (belong) the prerogatives of the heavens and the earth; and the ones who have disbelieved in the signs of Allah, those are they (who are) the losers
Muhammad Sarwar
In His hands are the keys of the treasuries of the heavens and the earth. Those who reject God's revelations will be lost
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
To Him belong the keys to the heavens and the earth. As for those who have rejected the verses of Allah, it is they who are the losers
Shabbir Ahmed
His are the keys of the heavens and the earth. (He has appointed Laws through which the heavens and the earth can be explored). Those who shun His Signs in the Universe - it is they, they, who are the real losers
Dr. Munir Munshey
He has the keys to (the treasures of) the heavens and the earth. Indeed the losers are those who reject the signs of Allah
Syed Vickar Ahamed
To Him, belong the keys of the heavens and of the earth: And those who reject the Signs of Allah— It is they who will be in loss
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. And they who disbelieve in the verses of Allah - it is those who are the losers
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
To Him belongs the keys of the heavens and the Earth. And those who rejected God's revelations, they are the losers
Abdel Haleem
the keys of the heavens and earth are His. Those who have rejected the revelations of God will be the losers
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
His are the keys of the heavens and the earth and those who disbelieve in the revelations of Allah-those! they are the losers
Ahmed Ali
He has the keys of the heavens and the earth; and those who deny the revelations of God will be losers
Aisha Bewley
The keys of the heavens and earth belong to Him. It is those who reject Allah´s Signs who are the losers.
Ali Ünal
His are the keys of (the treasures of) the heavens and the earth. So those who disbelieve in God’s Revelations and signs (of the truth) – such are they who are the losers
Ali Quli Qara'i
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth, and those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah —it is they who are the losers
Hamid S. Aziz
His are the keys of the heavens and the earth; and those who disbelieve in the revelations of Allah, these it is that are the losers
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
The keys of the skies and the earth belong to Him, and those who disbelieve in God's signs, they are the losers.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth, and those who reject the signs of God, it is they who will be loss
Musharraf Hussain
He has the keys to the Heavens and the Earth. Those who disbelieve in Allah’s revelations will be the losers.
Maududi
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. It is those who disbelieve in Allah´s Signs who will be the losers
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
To Him belongs the keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who rejected the revelations God, they are the losers.
Mohammad Shafi
He (Allah) has the keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who suppress Allahճ signs — they will be the doomed ones
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
For Him is the keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who rejected the signs of Allah, they are the people who are in loss.
To Him belongs all decisions in the heavens and the earth, and those who disbelieve in GOD's revelations are the real losers.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. Those who disbelieve in the verses of Allah they are the losers
Maulana Muhammad Ali
His are the treasures of the heavens and the earth. And those who disbelieve in the messages of Allah, such are the losers
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
For Him (are) the skies'/space's and the earth's/Planet Earth's keys/safes (management and control), and those who disbelieved with God's evidences/signs/verses, those, they are the losers
Bijan Moeinian
To God belongs the keys of the treasures of the heavens and the earth. The real losers are those who do not believe in the revelations of God
Faridul Haque
For Him only are the keys of the heavens and the earth; and those who denied the signs of Allah – it is they who are the losers
Sher Ali
TO HIM belong the keys of the heavens and the earth; and as for those who disbelieve in the Signs of ALLAH, these it is who are the losers
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
To Him alone belong the keys of the heavens and the earth, and those who disbelieve in the Revelations of Allah, it is they who are the losers
Amatul Rahman Omar
To Him belong all that encircle the heavens and the earth. Those who deny the Messages of Allah these it is who are the very losers
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who disbelieve in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, such are they who will be the losers
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
The keys of the heavens and of the earth belong to Him. But those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah, it is they who are the ones in loss.
Munir Mezyed
His are the keys of (the treasures of) the heavens and the earth. As for those who refuse to yield to the Revelation in the Knowledge of Allâh, they are the ones who are doomed to face perdition.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth, and those who reject the signs of Allah, they are the losers.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
To Him belong the keys of the skies and Earth. Those who reject the signs of Allah will be at loss.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
To Him belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth. But those who have denied the signs of Allah—it is they who are the losers.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
He holds the controls for Heaven and Earth while those who disbelieve in Allah (God)'s signs will be the losers. (VII)
Samy Mahdy
For Him the reins keys of the skies and the earth. And those who disbelieved with Allah’s verses, those are the losers.
Sayyid Qutb
His are the keys of the heavens and the earth. Those who deny God's revelations will surely be the losers.
Ahmed Hulusi
The keys of the heavens and the earth belong to Him! As for those who deny the existence of Allah in His signs, they are the very losers!
Mir Aneesuddin
His are the keys of the skies and earth. And those who do not believe in the signs of Allah, those are the persons who are the losers.
To Him is attributed the authority and control over the known and the unknown and the mysterious schemes and systems which hold and structure together in harmonic relations and all that exists in the heavens and on earth. And He has the keys serving to open up, disclose and explain the unknown, the mysterious and the obscure. And those who denied Allah's signs and revelations shall occasion the eternal damnation; these are they who shall suffer the heaviest losses
The Wise Quran
His are the keys of the heavens and the earth; and those who disbelieved in the signs of God, those, they are the losers.