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Muhammad Asad   
[or to] the slanderer that goes about with defaming tales
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Constantly slandering, ever-walking about with detraction
Safi Kaskas   
or any backbiter and slander-monger,

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Source Arabic and Literal tools
Arabic   
هَمَّازࣲ مَّشَّاۤءِۭ بِنَمِیمࣲ ۝١١
Transliteration (2021)   
hammāzin mashāin binamīmi
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Defamer going about with malicious gossip,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
[or to] the slanderer that goes about with defaming tales
M. M. Pickthall   
Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
A slanderer, going about with calumnies
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
slanderer, gossip-monger,
Safi Kaskas   
or any backbiter and slander-monger,
Wahiduddin Khan   
or to any defamer or one who spreads slander
Shakir   
Defamer, going about with slande
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
one who goes about with slander, slandering,
T.B.Irving   
any faultfinder who goes around spreading gossip,
Abdul Hye   
a slanderer, going about with mischief,
The Study Quran   
slanderer spreading calumny
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
A defamer, a spreader of slander.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Backbiter, spreader of slander
Dr. Kamal Omar   
one who is a slanderer, very active (in) defaming (others)
M. Farook Malik   
mischief making slanderer
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Constantly slandering, ever-walking about with detraction
Muhammad Sarwar   
back-biting, gossiping
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
a slanderer who goes about with calumnies
Shabbir Ahmed   
- Or to a defamer that goes about spreading slander
Dr. Munir Munshey   
The abusive mudslinger, who throws insults around (all the time)
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
A slanderer, going about with hurtful falsehoods
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
A slanderer, a backbiter.
Abdel Haleem   
to any backbiter, slander-monger
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
A defamer, spreader abroad of slander
Ahmed Ali   
Or backbiter, calumniator, slanderer
Aisha Bewley   
any backbiter, slandermonger,
Ali Ünal   
A defamer, circulating slander (in all directions)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
scandal-monger, talebearer
Hamid S. Aziz   
Defamer, going about with slande
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
slandering, going around (spreading) malicious lies,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
A slanderer going about with slander
Musharraf Hussain   
a fault-finder, dashing around backbiting,
Maududi   
the fault-finder who goes around slandering
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
A slanderer, a backbiter.
Mohammad Shafi   
Or [obey not] any gossip-monger going about with malicious gossip

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
One who taunts a lot, going around with slander.
Rashad Khalifa   
A slanderer, a backbiter.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
the backbiter who goes about slandering
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Defamer, going about with slander
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Backbiter/urger , walking gossiper with slander/malice
Bijan Moeinian   
… knows nobody believes him, therefore he swears every time that he mentions something…
Faridul Haque   
The excessively insulting one, spreader of spite
Sher Ali   
Backbiter, one who goes about slandering
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
(The one who is) a slanderer, fault-finder, mischief-monger, (and) who backbites the people to rouse strife
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Who is backbiter, one who goes about with slander and evil talk
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
A slanderer, going about with calumnies

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
backbiter, going about with slander
George Sale   
a defamer, going about with slander
Edward Henry Palmer   
a back-biter, a walker about with slander
John Medows Rodwell   
Defamer, going about with slander
N J Dawood (2014)   
the mischief-making slanderer

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
slanderous, propagator of foul gossip,
Munir Mezyed   
Slanderer, spreading vilification (in all directions),
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Who incites and spreads dissent.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
[He/she is] a liar, spreading gossip.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
backbiter, spreader of malicious gossip,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
any faultfinder who goes around spreading gossip,
Samy Mahdy   
Backbiter, walking by gossiping.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Who mocks, reproaches and gossips;
Mir Aneesuddin   
defamer, going about spreading slander,
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
A gossiper who delights in idle talk, a slanderer who fans the flow of discord
The Wise Quran   
Backbiter, walking about with slander,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
A slanderer, going about with calumnies
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Defamer going about with malicious gossip
OLD Transliteration   
Hammazin mashsha-in binameemin