What is meant by translating the Qur'an, and what is the role of the translator?

Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: Who is qualified to translate the meanings of the verses of the Noble Qur'an? If a verse has more than one meaning and the exegetes differ in its interpretation, how does the translator choose a view to translate the verse?

Answer:
My brothers, translation is not for the one who translates to interpret the Qur'an. The translator takes a book from the reliable books of tafsir (exegesis), a reliable book, and translates it. He does not translate from his own understanding; rather, he translates an interpretation from the reliable interpretations. That is why it is called a translation of meanings; it is not a translation of the Qur'an. The meanings of the Noble Qur'an are known only to the verified exegetes. As for the translator, he is merely a conveyor from one language to another. He does not translate and interpret from his own understanding. Many of these people have made errors in translating the Qur'an because they rely on their own understanding. Many errors have occurred in the translations because of this. Yes.