Quran 3 : 128

Not for you of the decision (of) anything whether He turns to them or punishes them for indeed, they (are) wrongdoers.
لَيْسَ
Laysa
لَكَ
Laka
مِنَ
Mina
ٱلْأَمْرِ
Alaamri
شَىْءٌ
Shaāʾun
أَوْ
Aaw
يَتُوبَ
Yatūba
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿAlayhim
أَوْ
Aaw
يُعَذِّبَهُمْ
Yuʿadhdhibahum
فَإِنَّهُمْ
Faiinnahum
ظَٰلِمُونَ
Ẓaālimūna

Ahmed Ali

You have no say in the matter if He pardon them or punish them, for they are unjust

Talal Itani (2012)

It is no concern of yours whether He redeems them or punishes them. They are wrongdoers

Musharraf Hussain

It isn’t your concern whether Allah forgives them or punishes them; they are wrongdoers.

Rashad Khalifa

It is not up to you; He may redeem them, or He may punish them for their transgressions.

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

It’s not for you to decide whether He should forgive or punish them. They are wrongdoers.

N J Dawood 2014

It is no concern of yours whether He will forgive or punish them. Wrongdoers they surely are

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

You will have no say in the matter, for He may pardon them, or punish them; for they are wicked.

Muhammad Sarwar

(Muhammad), it is not your concern whether He forgives them or punishes them for they are unjust

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

No part of the matter is yours whether He turns towards them or punishes them. They are harmdoers

Mohammad Shafi

It was not for you to decide whether to pardon them, or punish them. But they did indeed do wrong.h

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

You have no authority in the matter, unless Allah forgives them or punishes them, as they are unjust

Bakhtiari Nejad

Nothing is up to you, He either accepts their repentance or punishes them. They are indeed wrongdoers.

Mustaqim

You have no say in the matter. Or He may turn back to them or punish them because they are wrongdoers.

Sher Ali

It is none of thy concern whether HE may turn to them in mercy or punish them, for they are wrongdoers

Shabbir Ahmed

It is not your concern (O Messenger), whether He forgives them or punishes them, for they are wrongdoers

The Study Quran

Naught is thine in the matter, whether He relent unto them or punish them, for truly they are wrongdoers

Samy Mahdy

You have not from the matter of a thing. Or He repents upon them or torments them. So, they are oppressors.

Linda "iLham" Barto

It is not your concern whether (Allah) accepts their repentance or punishes them. They surely are sinners.

T.B.Irving

It is no concern at all of yours whether He relents towards them or punishes them, since they are wrongdoers.

Arthur John Arberry

No part of the matter is thine, whether He turns towards them again, or chastises them; for they are evildoers

Irving/Hegab

It is no concern at all of yours whether He relents towards them or punishes them, since they are wrongdoers.

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

It is no concern at all of thee (Muhammad) whether He relent toward them or punish them; for they are evil-doers

Abdel Haleem

Whether God relents towards them or punishes them is not for you [Prophet] to decide: they are wrongdoers

Aisha Bewley

You have no part in the affair. Either He will turn towards them or He will punish them, for they are wrongdoers.

Faridul Haque

This matter is not for you to decide - whether He guides them to repent or punishes them, for they are the unjust

The Wise Quran

Nothing is for you of the affair, whether He turn towards them or punishes them; for indeed, they are wrongdoers.

Ali Quli Qara'i

You have no hand in the matter, whether He accepts their repentance or punishes them, for they are indeed wrongdoers

George Sale

It is no business of thine; whether God be turned unto them, or whether he punish them; they are surely unjust doers

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Thou has no concern in the matter whether He turns to them (mercifully) or chastises them; surely they are wrongdoers

Shakir

You have no concern in the affair whether He turns to them (mercifully) or chastises them, for surely they are unjust

Corpus.Quran

Not for you of the decision (of) anything whether He turns to them or punishes them for indeed, they (are) wrongdoers

Abdul Hye

The decision is not for you (Muhammad) whether He turns in Mercy to them or punishes them; surely, they are wrongdoers.

Mir Aneesuddin

There is nothing for you in this affair whether He turns to them (mercifully) or punishes them because they are unjust.

Safi Kaskas

You have nothing to do with the matter. Either He will accept their repentance or punish them because they are unjust.

Wahiduddin Khan

You have no say in this affair to decide whether He will relent towards them or He will punish them: they are wrongdoers

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Not with thee is aught of the affair: He shall either relent toward them or torment them, for verily they are wrong-doers

John Medows Rodwell

It is none of thy concern whether He be turned unto them in kindness or chastise them: for verily they are wrongful doers

Bilal Muhammad 2018

Not for you, but for God, is the decision. Whether He turns in mercy to them, or punishes them, for they are indeed wrongdoers

Edward Henry Palmer

Thou hast nothing to do with the affair at all, whether He turn towards them again or punish them; for, verily, they are unjust

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

This matter is not in your hand, whether He shows His graciousness to them for repent fence or torment them, for they are unjust.

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

(It) is not to you from the matter/affair a thing, or He forgives on them or He tortures them, so then they are unjust/oppressors

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Not for thee, (but for Allah), is the decision: Whether He turn in mercy to them, or punish them; for they are indeed wrong-doers

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Not for you, (but for Allah), is the decision: Whether He turns in mercy to them, or punishes them; For they are indeed wrongdoers

Maududi

(O Messenger!) It is not for you to decide whether He will accept their repentance or chastise them, for they surely are wrongdoers

Ahmed Hulusi

It is not for you to judge; He will accept their repentance if He wills, or cause them suffering. For indeed, they are the wrongdoers.

Bijan Moeinian

You (Mohammad) are not in charge of anything. It is up to God alone to decide to either forgive them or punish them for them so unjust

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

It is none of thy affair at all if He turns to them in forgiveness or He punishes them, for, truly, they are ones who are unjust.

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

(O Beloved! Now) this matter is not your concern, whether Allah enables them to repent or torments them, because they are the transgressors

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

You have nothing to do concerning the Command, (i.e. My Command) whether He relents towards them or torments them, as surely they are unjust

Hamid S. Aziz

It (the concern, responsibility or decision) is not for you whether He turns towards them again or punish them; for, verily, they are evil-doers

Mustafa Khattab 2018

You ˹O Prophet˺ have no say in the matter. It is up to Allah to turn to them in mercy or punish them, for indeed they are wrongdoers.

Dr. Kamal Omar

Not for you (is the responsibility) in the matter in any way whether He turns to them (in mercy) or punishes them because certainly they are transgressors

Fode Drame

From the command you have no part. Whether He accept their repentance or punish them - for they anyway are indeed those who have done wrong to their own souls.

Muhammad Asad

[And] it is in no wise for thee [O Prophet] to decide whether He shall accept their repentance or chastise them - for, behold, they are but wrongdoers

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Not for you, [O Muhammad, but for Allah ], is the decision whether He should [cut them down] or forgive them or punish them, for indeed, they are wrongdoers

Amatul Rahman Omar

(O Prophet!) You have no say whatsoever in the matter, (it is upto Him alone) whether He turns towards them with mercy or punishes them because they are certainly wrongdoers

Munir Mezyed

(O’ Muhammad) let it not be your concern, whether Allâh is going to forgive them, or whether He is going to chastise them, for indeed, they are grossly unfair and morally wrong.

MunirMezyed2023

Do not let it be your concern. It is up to Allah to forgive or punish them, for they have voluntarily and consciously abandoned the Knowledge of the Truth in favour of their own whims.

Dr. Munir Munshey

It isn´t your concern at all (Oh Muhammad, SAW) whether He (relents and) turns to them (in forgiveness), or inflicts a (severe) punishment upon them. They certainly are the wrong doers

Hilali - Khan

Not for you (O Muhammad SAW, but for Allah) is the decision; whether He turns in mercy to (pardons) them or punishes them; verily, they are the Zalimoon (polytheists, disobedients, and wrong-doers, etc.)

Ali Ünal

(O Messenger, you are a servant charged with a certain duty, therefore) it is not a matter for you whether He turns towards them in mercy (to accept their repentance for their unbelief, and grants them faith) or punishes them because they are wrongdoers