Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[And] he said: "Am I to seek for you a deity other than God, although it is He who has favoured you above all other people?"
M. M. Pickthall
He said: Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah when He hath favoured you above (all) creatures
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He said: "Shall I seek for you a god other than the (true) Allah, when it is Allah Who hath endowed you with gifts above the nations?"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
He added, “Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah, while He has honoured you above the others?”
Safi Kaskas
He said, "Why should I seek for you a god other than God, since it is He who has favored you above all other people?"
Wahiduddin Khan
He said, Shall I seek a deity for you other than God, while it is He who has exalted you above all peoples
Shakir
He said: What! shall I seek for you a god other than Allah while He has made you excel (all) created things
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
He said: Should I look for any god other than God for you while He gave you an advantage over the worlds?
T.B.Irving
He said: ´Should I seek something instead of God as a deity for you, while He has preferred you ahead of [everyone in] the Universe?
Abdul Hye
Shall I seek for you a deity other than Allah, while He has exalted you above the worlds
The Study Quran
He said, “Shall I seek for you a god other than God, when He has favored you above the worlds?
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
He said, “Should I seek a god other than God for you, when He has favored you above all others?”
Talal Itani (2012)
He said, 'Shall I seek for you a god other than God, when He has favored you over all other people?'
Dr. Kamal Omar
(Musa further) said: “Shall I seek for you an ilah other than Allah while He made you superior over the worlds (as Muslims)?”
He further said: "Should I seek for you a god for worship other than Allah: when it is He who has exalted you above all the world
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
He said, "Shall I inequitably seek a god for you other than Allah and He has graced you over the worlds.?"
Muhammad Sarwar
Should I choose for you a lord other than God who has favored you above all other people
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
He said, .Shall I seek any one other than Allah as God for you, while He has given you excellence over the (people of all the) worlds
Shabbir Ahmed
Shall I seek a god for you other than Allah, when He has blessed you more than the other existing nations?"
Dr. Munir Munshey
He (further) said, "Shall I seek other gods for you besides Allah? Although it is He, Who has favored you and preferred you over the entire world."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
He (Musa) said: "Shall I find a god for you other than the (True and Only) Allah, when He has given you the gift above the creations (of men and jinns)?"
He said, "Is it other than Allah I should desire for you as a god while He has preferred you over the worlds?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
He said: "Shall I seek other than God as a god for you when He has preferred you over the worlds"
Abdel Haleem
Why should I seek any god other than God for you, when He has favoured you over all other people?’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
He said: shall I seek for you a god other than Allah, whereas He hath preferred you above the worlds
Ahmed Ali
"Do you want me to seek for you," he said, "a god other than God, when He has exalted you over all the nations of the world
Aisha Bewley
He said, ´Should I seek something other than Allah as a god for you when He has favoured you over all other beings?´
Ali Ünal
He said: "What! shall I seek a deity for you other than God, when He has exalted you above all other people (through faith and the true religion with which He has favored you)?"
Ali Quli Qara'i
He said, ‘Shall I find you a god other than Allah, while He has graced you over all the nations?’
Hamid S. Aziz
He said, "Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah, when He has preferred you above all creatures?"
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
He said: “Should I look for a god other than God for you, while He preferred you over all other people?”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
He said, “Should I seek for you a god other than God, when it is God Who has endowed you with gifts above the nations?
Musharraf Hussain
He said, “How can I seek a god other than Allah for you, it is He Who has favoured you over the rest of humanity?
Maududi
Moses said: ´Should I seek any god for you other than Allah although it is He who has exalted you above all?´
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He said: "Shall I seek other than God as a god for you when He has preferred you over the worlds?"
Mohammad Shafi
He said, "Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah, while He has favoured you over the worlds!?"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
He said, "Shall I seek for you a God other than Allah whereas He has exalted you above all peoples.
"Shall I seek for you other than GOD to be your god, when He has blessed you more than anyone else in the world?"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Should I seek any god for you except Allah? He has exalted you above the nations
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah, while He has made you excel (all) created things
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
He said: "Is other than God a god I wish/desire (for) you, and He preferred/favoured you over the creations all together/(universes)?"
Bijan Moeinian
Then he added: "Should I look for another god for you while it was God who showered you, more than any other nation in the world, with His blessing?"
Faridul Haque
He said, "Shall I seek for you a God other than Allah, whereas He has given you superiority above the entire world?" (By sending His message towards you)
Sher Ali
He said, `Shall I seek for you a god other than ALLAH, while HE has exalted you above all peoples?
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(Musa [Moses]) said: ‘Should I seek for you a god other than Allah, whilst He (Allah) is the One Who has granted you superiority over all the worlds?
Amatul Rahman Omar
(Moses) added, `Am I to seek for you a god other than Allah? Whereas He has made you excel the peoples of your time
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
He said: "Shall I seek for you an Ilahan (a God) other than Allah, while He has given you superiority over the Alameen (mankind and jinns of your time)."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
He said, “Should I seek any god for you other than Allah when it is He who has favoured you over all the peoples.”
Munir Mezyed
He said: "Shall I seek for you a god, other than Allâh, when He has preferred you above the peoples?”
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
He said: should I desire any god other than Allah for you when He has favoured you over everybody else?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
He said, “Should I seek for you a god other than Allah? It is Allah who has favored you above all other nations.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
He said, “Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah when He has favored you over all communities?”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
He said: 'Should I seek something instead of Allah (God) as a deity for you, while He has preferred you ahead of [everyone in] the Universe?
Samy Mahdy
He said, “Shall I seek for you a God other than Allah, and He has preferred you over the worlds?”
Sayyid Qutb
[And] he said: “Am I to seek for you a deity other than God, although He has favoured you above all other people?â€
Ahmed Hulusi
“When he has chosen you (by informing you of the reality of vicegerency) over the worlds (mankind), shall I assume a god for you besides Allah?”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
He said: � Shall I find for you a god other than Allah, while He has preferred you above all creatures ? �
"Would I", he added, "induce you to pay reverence and veneration to a deity other than Allah, the Creator, and adore him (or it) with appropriate acts and rites, when it was He Who confined to you such prerogative as to be the chosen for His mercy and blessings out of all people?* "
Mir Aneesuddin
He said, "Should I seek for you, a god other than Allah, when He has favoured you above the worlds?"