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Muhammad Asad   
SAY [to the deniers of the truth]: "Behold, I have been forbidden to worship those [beings] whom you invoke instead of God." Say: "I do not follow your errant views -or else I should have gone astray, and should not be among those who have found the right path."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I have been forbidden to worship those you invoke besides Allah.” Say, “I will not follow your desires, for I then would certainly be astray and not one of those ˹rightly˺ guided.”
Safi Kaskas   
Say, "I am forbidden to worship those you call on instead of God." Say, "I do not follow your vain desires, for if I did, I would stray from among those who have found the right path."

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Arabic   
قُلۡ إِنِّی نُهِیتُ أَنۡ أَعۡبُدَ ٱلَّذِینَ تَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِۚ قُل لَّاۤ أَتَّبِعُ أَهۡوَاۤءَكُمۡ قَدۡ ضَلَلۡتُ إِذࣰا وَمَاۤ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِینَ ۝٥٦
Transliteration (2021)   
qul innī nuhītu an aʿbuda alladhīna tadʿūna min dūni l-lahi qul lā attabiʿu ahwāakum qad ḍalaltu idhan wamā anā mina l-muh'tadīn
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Say, "Indeed I [I] am forbidden that I worship those whom you call from besides Allah." Say, "Not I follow your (vain) desires, certainly I would go astray then, and not I (would be) from the guided-ones."

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
SAY [to the deniers of the truth]: "Behold, I have been forbidden to worship those [beings] whom you invoke instead of God." Say: "I do not follow your errant views -or else I should have gone astray, and should not be among those who have found the right path."
M. M. Pickthall   
Say: I am forbidden to worship those on whom ye call instead of Allah. Say: I will not follow your desires, for then should I go astray and I should not be of the rightly guided
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Say: "I am forbidden to worship those - others than Allah - whom ye call upon." Say: "I will not follow your wain desires: If I did, I would stray from the path, and be not of the company of those who receive guidance."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I have been forbidden to worship those you invoke besides Allah.” Say, “I will not follow your desires, for I then would certainly be astray and not one of those ˹rightly˺ guided.”
Safi Kaskas   
Say, "I am forbidden to worship those you call on instead of God." Say, "I do not follow your vain desires, for if I did, I would stray from among those who have found the right path."
Wahiduddin Khan   
Say, I am forbidden to worship those you call upon besides God. Say, I do not follow your whims and desires. If I did, I would go astray and cease to be rightly guided
Shakir   
Say: I am forbidden to serve those whom you call upon besides Allah. Say: I do not follow your low desires. for then indeed I should have gone astray and I should not be of those who go aright
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Say: I was prohibited that I worship those whom you call to other than God. Say: I will not follow your desires, for, then, I would have gone astray. I would not be of the ones who are truly guided.
T.B.Irving   
SAY: "I am forbidden to serve those whom you appeal to instead of to God." SAY: "I do not follow your whims: in that case I would go astray and not be guided."
Abdul Hye   
Say (O Muhammad): “I am forbidden that I worship those whom you call upon besides Allah.” Say: “I will not follow your desires, then I will go astray, and I will not be of the guided.”
The Study Quran   
Say, “I am forbidden to worship those whom you call upon apart from God.” Say, “I will not follow your caprices, for then I would have gone astray, and I would not be among the rightly guided.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Say, “I am forbidden to worship those you call upon besides God.” Say, “I won’t yield to your whims, for then I would stray and not be among the guided ones.”
Talal Itani (2012)   
Say, 'I am forbidden from worshiping those you pray to besides God.' Say, 'I will not follow your desires; else I would be lost and not be of those guided.'
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Say: “I have been forbidden that I pay obedience to those whom you invoke besides Allah.” Say: “I will not follow your vain desires. (If I did it), surely I have lost the track then, and (thus) I would not be out of those who are guided.”
M. Farook Malik   
O Muhammad, tell them: "I am forbidden to worship those whom you call upon besides Allah." Say: "I am not going to follow your wishes: if I do, I would be lost and cease to be from the rightly guided."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Say, "Surely I am forbidden to worship the ones you invoke apart from Allah." Say, "I do not ever follow your prejudices, (then) lo, I have already erred, and in no way would I be of the rightly- guided."
Muhammad Sarwar   
(Muhammad), tell them, "I am commanded not to worship the idols instead of God. I do not follow your desires lest I go astray and miss the true guidance"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Say, .I have been forbidden from worshiping those whom you invoke beside Allah. Say, .I do not follow your desires, because if I were to do that, I would be going astray and would no more be of those on the right path
Shabbir Ahmed   
Say, "I am forbidden to worship and obey on whom you call instead of Allah." Say, "I will not follow your desires, otherwise I will go astray and not be among the rightly guided."
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Say, "I have been forbidden to worship those beings you invoke other than Allah." Say, "I would certainly be (gravely) misguided if I follow your vain desires; I would not be on the right path!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Say: "I am forbidden to worship those— Other than Allah— Whom you call upon." Say: "I will not follow your idle wishes: If I did, I would wander away from the Path, and (then I will) not be of the company of those who receive (true) guidance."
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Say, "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those you invoke besides Allah ." Say, "I will not follow your desires, for I would then have gone astray, and I would not be of the [rightly] guided."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Say: "I am warned not to serve those you call upon other than God" Say: "I will not follow your desires, otherwise I would go astray and I would not be of those guided."
Abdel Haleem   
Say, ‘I am forbidden to worship those you call on other than God.’ Say, ‘I will not follow your vain desires, for if I did, I would stray from the path and cease to be rightly guided.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Say thou: verily I am forbidden to worship those whom ye call upon beside Allah. Say thou: I shall not follow your vain desires, for then I shall be gone astray, and shall not remain of the guided
Ahmed Ali   
Tell them: "I am forbidden to worship those you invoke apart from God." And say: "I will not follow your wishes. If I do, I shall be lost and not be one of those who follow the right path."
Aisha Bewley   
Say: ´I am forbidden to worship those you call upon besides Allah.´ Say: ´I do not follow your whims and desires. If I did I would go astray and not be among the guided.´
Ali Ünal   
Say (to those associating partners with God): "I have been forbidden to worship those beings whom you deify and invoke apart from God." Say: "I do not follow your lusts and fancies – or else I would go astray and would not be of those who are rightly guided."
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Say, ‘I have been forbidden to worship those whom you invoke besides Allah.’ Say, ‘I do not follow your desires, for then I will have gone astray, and I will not be among the [rightly] guided.’
Hamid S. Aziz   
Say, "I am forbidden to worship those you call upon anything beside Allah." Say, "I will not follow your lusts (desires, prejudices, fantasies), for then would I err and not be of the rightly guided."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Say: “I am forbidden to serve those you call on other than God.” Say: “I do not follow your desires, (for if I did) I have lost (the right path) and will not be of the guided ones.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Say, “I am forbidden to worship those other than God that you call upon.” Say, “I will not follow your vain desires. If I did, I would stray from the path, and not be of the company of those who receive guidance.
Musharraf Hussain   
Say: “I am forbidden to worship those you serve beside Allah.” Say: “I will not follow your desires because, if I did so, I would go astray and fail to be guided.
Maududi   
Say (O Muhanimad!): ´I have been forbidden to serve those to whom you call other than Allah.´ Say: ´I do not follow your desires, for were I to do that, I would go astray and would not be of those who are rightly guided.´
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Say: "I am prohibited from serving those you call upon other than God" Say: "I will not follow your desires, otherwise I would go astray and I would not be of those guided."
Mohammad Shafi   
Say, "I am indeed forbidden to worship those, other than Allah, whom you pray to." Say, "I follow not your desires. I should be gone astray otherwise, and I should not be of those who are guided."

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Say you, 'I have been for bidden to worship those whom you worship besides Allah. 'Say you, 'I follow not your vain desires, if it be so then I would go astray and would not remain, on the path'.
Rashad Khalifa   
Say, "I am forbidden from worshiping what you worship besides GOD." Say, "I will not follow your opinions. Otherwise, I will go astray, and not be guided."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Say: 'I am forbidden to worship whom you call upon instead of Allah. ' Say: 'I will not yield to your wishes, for then I should have strayed and should not be of those guided.
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Say: I am forbidden to serve those whom you call upon besides Allah. Say: I follow not your low desires, for then indeed I should go astray and should not be of the guided ones
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Say: "That I, I was forbidden/prevented that I worship those who you call from other than God." Say: "I do not follow your self attractions for desires I had then become misguided, and I am not from the guided."
Bijan Moeinian   
Say: "I am forbidden to worship those (beside the Lord) that you are worshipping. Say: "{I will not follow your whims and vain desires. If I do so, I will be deviated from the straight path and will find myself far from those who are being guided [by the Lord.]"
Faridul Haque   
Say, “I have been forbidden to worship those whom you worship other than Allah”; say, “I do not follow your desires - if it were, I would then go astray and not be on the right path.”
Sher Ali   
Say, `I am forbidden to worship those on whom you call besides ALLAH.' Say, `I will not follow your low desires. In that case, I shall have gone astray and I shall not be of the rightly guided.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Say: ‘I am forbidden to worship those (false gods) that you worship apart from Allah.’ Say: ‘I cannot follow your desires, for if I did, I would certainly lose the right path; nor would I be one of the rightly guided (which is impossible).
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Say, `I am strictly forbidden to worship those (false gods) whom you call upon besides Allah.' Say, `I do not follow your caprices. In that case I would have certainly become lost, and I would not have been of the guided ones.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I have been forbidden to worship those whom you invoke (worship) besides Allah." Say: "I will not follow your vain desires. If I did, I would go astray, and I would not be one of the rightly guided."

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Say: 'I am forbidden to serve those you call on apart from God.' Say: 'I do not follow your caprices, or else I had gone astray, and would not be of the right-guided.
George Sale   
Say, 'I am forbidden to worship those on whom you call besides God.' Say, 'I will not follow your low desires. In that case, I shall have gone astray and I shall not be of the rightly guided.
Edward Henry Palmer   
Say, 'I am forbidden to worship those ye call upon beside God;' say, 'I will not follow your lusts, for then should I err and not be of the guided.
John Medows Rodwell   
SAY: Forbidden am I to worship those whom ye call on beside God. SAY: I will not follow your wishes; for then should I have gone astray, and should not be of the guided
N J Dawood (2014)   
Say: ‘I am forbidden to worship the deities you invoke besides God.‘ Say: ‘I will not yield to your wishes, for then I would have strayed and ceased to be on the right path.‘

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Say, “I indeed am forbidden to worship those whom you invoke besides Allah” Say, “I do not follow your vain desires” [If I do then] I indeed would have gone astray and I would not be of those who are the well guided.
Munir Mezyed   
Say: ‘Truly I have been forbidden to worship those (fabled gods) whom you (idolize) and you call upon, other than Allâh.” And say: “I am not going to yield to your whims lest I fall away from the Faith and lose this awesome opportunity for receiving salvation.”
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Say: I have been forbidden to serve those you call besides Allah. Say: I do not follow your desires, otherwise I would have gone astray and would not be guided.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Say, “I have been forbidden from worshiping those you call upon apart from Allah.” Say, “I do not follow your whims, for then I would have surely gone astray and would not be of those guided.”
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Say, “I am forbidden to worship those you worship instead of Allah.” Say, “I will not follow your perverse views or I would be astray. I would not be among the rightly guided.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
SAY: "I am forbidden to serve those whom you appeal to instead of to Allah (God)." SAY: "I do not follow your whims: in that case I would go astray and not be guided."
Samy Mahdy   
Say, “I am prohibited to worship those whom you call without Allah.” Say, “I will not follow your desires; Then I will be already strayed, and I will not be among the guided ones.”
Sayyid Qutb   
Say: I am forbidden to worship those beings whom you invoke instead of God. Say: I do not follow your whims, for then I would have gone astray, and would not be on the right path.
Thomas Cleary   
Say, “I am forbidden to worship those upon whom you call other than God.” Say, “I do not follow your desires; I would have strayed in that case. and would not be among the guided."
Ahmed Hulusi   
Say, “Indeed I have been forbidden to worship the deities you have taken besides Allah!”... Say, “I will never follow your empty fantasies! For then I will surely become corrupted and deviate from the way of the guided ones; those who realize their essential reality.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Say: ' I am forbidden to worship those whom you call besides Allah', Say: ' I do not follow your low desires, for then indeed I should have gone astray and I will not be of the (rightly) guided
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Say to them O Muhammad: "I have been forbidden to worship those deities whom you invoke in prayer or appeal to for aid and protection besides Allah. " And say to them: "Should I be tempted to follow your wishes or act upon your desires, then I will have missed the path of righteousness and failed to be one of those who have the world all before them and Providence their guide"
Mir Aneesuddin   
Say, "I am forbidden to serve, those whom you pray to, besides Allah," Say, "I will not follow your desires, (and in case I did) then indeed I would go astray and I would not be of those who are guided."

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Say: "I am forbidden to worship those - others than God - whom ye call upon." Say: "I will not follow your wain desires: If I did, I would stray from the path, and be not of the company of those who receive guidance."
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Say, "Indeed I [I] am forbidden that I worship those whom you call besides Allah." Say, "Not I follow your (vain) desires, certainly I would go then, and not I (would be) from the guided-ones.
OLD Transliteration   
Qul innee nuheetu an aAAbuda allatheena tadAAoona min dooni Allahi qul la attabiAAu ahwaakum qad dalaltu ithan wama ana mina almuhtadeena