Quran Ayah al-Qalam (The Pen) 68:13 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
[or] one who is cruel, by greed possessed, and, in addition to all this, utterly useless [to his fellow-men]
Arthur John Arberry   
moreover ignoble
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,

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Source Arabic and Literal tools
Arabic   
عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَ ٰلِكَ زَنِیمٍ ۝١٣
Transliteration (2021)   
an kāna dhā mālin wabanīn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Cruel, after (all) that utterly useless.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
[or] one who is cruel, by greed possessed, and, in addition to all this, utterly useless [to his fellow-men]
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,
M. M. Pickthall   
Greedy therewithal, intrusive
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
brute, and—on top of all that—an illegitimate child.
Wahiduddin Khan   
who is ignoble and besides all that, baseborn
Safi Kaskas   
cruel, moreover, and furthermore one who is despicable.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
cruel and after that, ignoble,
T.B.Irving   
brawling, and a bastard besides that
Shakir   
Ignoble, besides all that, base-born
Abdul Hye   
cruel, and moreover wicked (of illegitimate birth),
Saeed Malik   
a beastly one, beyond that, pompous
The Study Quran   
churlish, surly, and ignoble withal
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
Brutal, and on top of that, an illegitimate pretender.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Rude and fake besides
M. Farook Malik   
wicked oppressor, and above all, ignoble by birth
Dr. Kamal Omar   
one who is ill-mannered (violent, cruel, and misbehaves without reason), (and) over and above it (he is) one who has bad reputation
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Ignoble and greedy, in short, despised
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Violent (and cruel) and in addition a shrewd manipulator—
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender
Muhammad Sarwar   
ill-mannered, and moraly corrupt or that because he may possess wealth and children
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
harsh, (and) after all that, notorious
Shabbir Ahmed   
- Or to one greedy to the extent of insensitivity, and, in addition, worthless to the society
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Coarse-grained, and of spurious parentage after all (Literally: after that
Hamid S. Aziz   
Ignoble (violent, cruel and greedy), besides all that, base-born (inherently degenerate)
Abdel Haleem   
coarse, and on top of all that, an imposter
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Gross, and therewithal ignoble
Ahmed Ali   
Crude, and above all, mean and infamous
Aisha Bewley   
gross, coarse and furthermore, despicable,
Ali Ünal   
Cruel and ignoble, and in addition to all that, morally corrup
Ali Quli Qara'i   
callous and, on top of that, baseborn
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
Unappreciative, and greedy.
Musharraf Hussain   
an oppressor, and moreover of doubtful birth.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Violent and cruel, with all that– useless
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
ill-mannered (and despicable), and after all this mean (and notorious),
Maududi   
the coarse-grained, and above all mean and ignoble
Mohammad Shafi   
[And obey not] one who is cruel, besides being of no use to society

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Ill-mannered, and moreover his birth is faulty.
Rashad Khalifa   
Unappreciative, and greedy.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
the crude of low characte
Faridul Haque   
Foul mouthed, and in addition to all this, of improper lineage
Bijan Moeinian   
… above all, a low life at birth
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Ignoble, besides all that, notoriously mischievous -
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Rough/rude , after that a known mean low or evil person
Sher Ali   
Ill-mannered and, in addition to that, of doubtful birth
Edip Yuksel   
Ignoble, and additionally, mischievous.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
(Nor listen to any) hard-hearted ruffian who is, above all this, utterly useless and known for mischief making
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
(The one who is) rude, unmannerly, crooked and moreover of doubtful birth.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Cruel, after all that base-born (of illegitimate birth)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
the bully who is of doubtful birth to boot
Arthur John Arberry   
moreover ignoble
Edward Henry Palmer   
rude, and base-born too
George Sale   
cruel, and besides this, of spurious birth
John Medows Rodwell   
Harsh - beside this, impure by birth

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
disordered 6 (Utulli) after (Ba'da) that (Zaalika), ignoble 7 (Zaniim);
Fode Drame   
overreaching, and beyond all that ignominious.
Munir Mezyed   
Willfully causing suffering to others, besides all that, morally corrupt,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
A demagogue and a low-life.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
[He/she is] cruel and, in addition, callous.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
brutal; moreover, of spurious parentage!
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
cruel, and a bastard besides that
Samy Mahdy   
Brutal man and more than that, illegitimate son.
Ali Quli Qarai   
callous and, on top of that, baseborn
Ahmed Hulusi   
Stingy, ignorant and moreover branded with disbelief!
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
`Utul, and moreover Zanim.
A. S. Mohamed   
gross, and furthermore, dishonourable,
Mir Aneesuddin   
merciless, besides that, mean,
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Moreover, cruel, hurtful and callous
The Wise Quran Project   
Rough, after that ignoble.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Unappreciative, and greedy.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Unappreciative, and greedy
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Cruel, after (all) that utterly useless
OLD Transliteration   
AAutullin baAAda thalika zaneemin