Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and is not – however little you may [be prepared to] believe it - the word of a poet
M. M. Pickthall
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
It is not the prose of a poet ˹as you claim˺, ˹yet˺ you hardly have any faith.
Wahiduddin Khan
it is not the word of a poethow little you believe
Safi Kaskas
And It is not the word of a poet; how little you believe,
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and not the saying of a poet. Little do you believe!
T.B.Irving
It is no poet´s statement; how little do you believe!
Shakir
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe
Abdul Hye
It is not the word of a poet, little is that you believe,
The Study Quran
and not the speech of a poet. Little do you believe
Talal Itani (2012)
And it is not the speech of a poet—little do you believe
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
It is not the word of a poet—how little you believe.
Dr. Kamal Omar
And it is not (the) word of a poet; little is that you Believe
Dr. Munir Munshey
(Certainly)! it is not the word of a poet. Little do you believe
Syed Vickar Ahamed
It is not the word of a poet: Little it is you believe
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe
It is not the word of a poet - little is it that you believe
Muhammad Sarwar
It is not the word of a poet but only a few of you have faith
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and it is not the speech of a poet, (but) little you believe
Shabbir Ahmed
This is not the speech of a poet. Seldom do you reach conviction
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And in no way is it the saying of a poet- little do you believe
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
It is not the utterance of a poet; rarely do you believe
Abdel Haleem
not the words of a poet- how little you believe!
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And it is not the speech of a poet. Little it is that ye believ
Ahmed Ali
And not the word of a poet. How little is it that you believe
Aisha Bewley
It is not the word of a poet — how little iman you have!
Ali Ünal
And not a poet’s speech (composed in a poet’s mind). How little is what you believe! (It is so limited by the poverty of your souls and hearts.
Ali Quli Qara'i
and it is not the speech of a poet. Little is the faith that you have
Hamid S. Aziz
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
It is not the word of a poet. Little is it you believe
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and it is not word of a poet. A few of you believe (or you believe a little).
Musharraf Hussain
not the speech of a poet, little do you believe!
Maududi
not the speech of a poet. Little do you believe
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
It is not the utterance of a poet; rarely do you believe
Mohammad Shafi
And not that of a poet! Little do you believe
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And it is not the word of any poet. How little you believe!
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
It is not the speech of a poet little do you believ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And it is not the word of a poet. Little is it that you believe
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And it is not with a poet's word/saying , little (is) what you believe
Bijan Moeinian
These are not the words of a poet (how stubborn of you not to refer to your own conscious to find the truth.
Faridul Haque
And it is not the speech of a poet; how little do you believe
Not the utterance of a poet; rarely do you believe.
Sher Ali
And not the word of a poet; little is it what you believe
Amatul Rahman Omar
It is not at all the word of a poet. Little is the faith you have
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And it is not the poetry of a poet (composed with literary expertise). You have but little faith
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
It is not the word of a poet, little is that you believe
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And it is not word of a poet. Little is that which you believe.
Munir Mezyed
It is not the utterance of a poet. You have so little faith!
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And it is not the speech of a poet, little do you believe,
Linda “iLHam” Barto
It is not the word of a poet. You have little faith!
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
and in no way is it the word of a poet—little do youpl believe,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
It is no poet's statement; how little do you believe!
Samy Mahdy
And it is not a saying of a poet, little is what you are believing.
Ahmed Hulusi
It is not the word of a poet... How limited is your faith!
Mir Aneesuddin
and it is not a word of a poet, little is it that you believe,
And not a gifted utterance championed by a poet that you could hardly believe
The Wise Quran
And it is not speech of a poet; little is what you believe.