But not the chosen servants of Allah. (As-Saffat [37] : 40)
1 Mufti Taqi Usmani
unlike Allah’s chosen servants.
2 Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But not the chosen servants of Allah.
3 Ruwwad Translation Center
except the chosen slaves of Allah.
4 A. J. Arberry
Except for God's sincere servants;
5 Abdul Haleem
Not so God’s true servants.
6 Abdul Majid Daryabadi
But the bondmen of Allah, the sincere ones -
7 Abdullah Yusuf Ali
But the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah,-
8 Abul Ala Maududi
But Allah's chosen servants (shall be spared this woeful end).
9 Ahmed Ali
Except the chosen creatures of God,
10 Ahmed Raza Khan
Except the chosen bondmen of Allah.
11 Ali Quli Qarai
—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.
12 Ali Ünal
But not so God’s servants endowed with sincerity in faith and practicing the Religion.
13 Amatul Rahman Omar
Different however is the case of the (chosen) servants of Allâh, the true and purified ones.
14 English Literal
Except God`s worshippers/slaves , the faithful/loyal
15 Faridul Haque
Except the chosen bondmen of Allah.
16 Hamid S. Aziz
Save the servants of Allah, the purified ones
17 Hilali & Khan
Save the chosen slaves of Allah (faithful, obedient, true believers of Islamic Monotheism).
18 Maulana Mohammad Ali
And you are requited naught but for what you did --
19 Mohammad Habib Shakir
Save the servants of Allah, the purified ones.
20 Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Save single-minded slaves of Allah;
21 Muhammad Sarwar
But the sincere servants of God
22 Qaribullah & Darwish
But for the sincere worshipers of Allah,
23 Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Save the chosen servants of Allah.
24 Wahiduddin Khan
But the chosen servants of God;
25 Talal Itani
Except for God’s sincere servants.
26 Tafsir jalalayn
Except for God's sincere servants, namely, the believers (the exception clause here is a discontinuous one),
27 Tafseer Ibn Kathir
Save the chosen servants of Allah.
meaning, they will not taste the painful torment nor will they be brought to account. Their evil acts, if there are any, will be overlooked, and each good deed will be rewarded in multiples of between ten and seven hundred, or as much as Allah wills.
أُوْلَيِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ
28 Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
But excluded from punishment in the abysm of Hell shall be those who were faithful to Allah and sincerely conformed to His system of faith and worship