The Quran

سورة المعَارج

Surah Al-Ma‘ârij 70:31

The Ways of Ascent · Verse 31 of 44

فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

But it is those who seek (to satisfy their lust) in any other way excepting that (of marriage) that are the transgressors.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors;-

Ahmed Ali

But those who seek more than this will be transgressors;

12 more translations

Ali Unal

But whoever seeks beyond that, such are those who exceed the bounds (set by God).

Daryabadi

And whosoever seeketh beyond that, then it is those who are the trespassers

Faridul Haque

So those who desire more than this – it is they who are the transgressors.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

But he who seeks to go beyond this, these are the transgressors.

Maulvi Sher Ali

But those who seek to go beyond that, it is these who are transgressors -

Muhammad Asad

whereas such as seek to go beyond that [limit] are truly transgressors;

Muhammad Musin Khan

But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers.

Muhammad Pickthall

But whoso seeketh more than that, those are they who are transgressors;

Muhammad Sarwar

but whoever goes beyond this is a transgressor;

Muhammed ali Shakir

But he who seeks to go beyond this, these it is that go beyond the limits--

Rashad Khalifa

anyone who transgresses these limits is a sinner.

Shabbir Ahmed

But anyone who seeks beyond this, those are the transgressors.