Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Yet indeed, as for any who defend themselves after having been wronged - no blame whatever attaches to them
M. M. Pickthall
And whoso defendeth himself after he hath suffered wrong - for such, there is no way (of blame) against them
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
But indeed if any do help and defend themselves after a wrong (done) to them, against such there is no cause of blame
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
There is no blame on those who enforce justice after being wronged.
Safi Kaskas
Yet whoever defends himself after having been wronged, there is no blame on him.
Wahiduddin Khan
Those who defend themselves after they have been wronged cannot be held blameworthy
Shakir
And whoever defends himself after his being oppressed, these it is against whom there is no way (to blame)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
As whoever helped himself after an injustice, so those, there is not any way against them.
T.B.Irving
Those who defend themselves after being wronged will have no way open against them;
Abdul Hye
Those who take revenge after they have suffered wrong, for such there is no way (of blame) against them.
The Study Quran
And whosoever defends himself after having been wronged, for such there is no way against them
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Those who retaliate after being wronged bear no guilt.
Talal Itani (2012)
As for those who retaliate after being wronged, there is no blame on them.
Dr. Kamal Omar
And surely, whoever took revenge after an injustice done to him, then those people — there is not against them any way (of blame or condemnation)
Those who avenge themselves when wronged cannot be blamed
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And indeed whoever vindicates himself after an injustice (has been done to him) against those, then in no way is there any way (for blaming) them (i.e., there is no blame on those who vindicate themselves)
Muhammad Sarwar
Those who successfully defend themselves after being wronged will not be questioned
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
The one who defends himself after having been wronged, there is no blame on such people
Shabbir Ahmed
And whoever stands up for his rights and defends himself, when he has been wronged, for such, there is no blame against them
Dr. Munir Munshey
Those who have been wronged may (choose to) exact revenge. They are not to be blamed or berated
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And indeed, if any do help and defend themselves after a wrong is (done) to them, against such (men) there is no cause of blame
And whoever avenges himself after having been wronged - those have not upon them any cause [for blame]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And for any who demand action after being wronged, those are not committing any error
Abdel Haleem
There is no cause to act against anyone who defends himself after being wronged
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And whosoever vindicateth him self after wrong done him these! against them there is no way of blame
Ahmed Ali
If one avenges himself after he has been wronged, there is no way of blaming him
Aisha Bewley
But if people do defend themselves when they are wronged, nothing can be held against them for doing that.
Ali Ünal
But whoever defends himself and restores his right (in the lawful way) after he has been wronged – against such there is no route (of blame and retaliation)
Ali Quli Qara'i
As for those who retaliate after being wronged, there is no blame upon them
Hamid S. Aziz
And whoever defends himself after he has been wronged (or been oppressed), for such there is no blame against them
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And certainly, whoever defends himself (or takes revenge), there is no way against them.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
But indeed, if any help and defend themselves after a wrong is done to them, on them there is no cause for blame
Musharraf Hussain
Anyone who defends himself against injustice mustn’t be blamed;
Maududi
There is no blame against him who avenges himself after he has been wronged
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And for any who demand action after being wronged, those are not committing any error
Mohammad Shafi
And, certainly, no blame whatever attaches to anyone who defends oneself after having been wronged
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And undoubtedly, whoso took revenge after being victim of oppression; there is no way of blame against them.
Certainly, those who stand up for their rights, when injustice befalls them, are not committing any error.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
And whosoever harms after he has been harmed there is no blame upon them
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And whoever defends himself after his being oppressed, these it is against whom there is no way (of blame)
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And who (E) became victorious after injustice/oppression to him, so those no way/path (blame) is on them
Bijan Moeinian
Certainly, those who defend themselves in face of injustice have not done anything wrong
Faridul Haque
And there is no way of reproach against those who take revenge after being wronged
Sher Ali
There is no blame on those who defend themselves after they have been wronged
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And indeed, he who avenges the wrong that has been done to him, they will no way be (blamed and taken to task)
Amatul Rahman Omar
No blame shall lie on those who defend themselves after a wrong is done to them
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And indeed whosoever takes revenge after he has suffered wrong, for such there is no way (of blame) against them
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And surely whoever makes resistance for himself after wrong has been done to him, for those indeed there is no way against them.
Munir Mezyed
And whoever defends himself after he has been wronged, for such, there will be no blame on them.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And whoever takes revenge after having been wronged, they should not be prevented.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Certainly, as for whoever defends him-/herself after damages to him/her, there is no reason to blame him/her.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And for one who has defended himself after being dealt with unjustly—on those there is no blame.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Those who defend themselves after being wronged will have no way open against them;
Samy Mahdy
And whoever victoried after having been oppressed - so those have not against them a pathway.
Ahmed Hulusi
And whoever avenges himself after being wronged, for them, there is no blame!
Mir Aneesuddin
And for him who defends after an injustice was done to him, then for such, there is no way ( of blame ) against them.
Yet he who avenges a wrong that has been inflicted upon him, incurs no consequence
The Wise Quran
And surely whoever defends himself after his wrongdoing, then those, there is no way against them.