Translations of Surah 16: “The Bee”

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English Translations

Popular and/or Featured Works

Muhammad Asad Arthur John Arberry Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Source Arabic and Literal tools

Arabic Transliteration-2 Word by Word (2021)

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Mustafa Khattab 2018 Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall Safi Kaskas 2025 Wahiduddin Khan Shakir T.B.Irving Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Saeed Malik Abdul Hye The Study Quran Talal Itani (2012) Talal Itani & AI (2025) Dr. Munir Munshey Dr. Kamal Omar M. Farook Malik Abdel Haleem Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Syed Vickar Ahamed Abdul Majid Daryabadi Ahmed Ali Muhammad Taqi Usmani Muhammad Sarwar Aisha Bewley Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Ali Ãœnal Ali Quli Qara'i [The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition) Hamid S. Aziz Shabbir Ahmed Ali Bakhtiari Nejad Bilal Muhammad 2018 Musharraf Hussain Maududi Mohammad Shafi

Controversial or status undetermined works

Bijan Moeinian Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Rashad Khalifa Faridul Haque Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah Maulana Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ahmed - Samira Sher Ali Edip Yuksel Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Amatul Rahman Omar Hilali - Khan

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

Edward Henry Palmer John Medows Rodwell George Sale N J Dawood 2014

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi Fode Drame MunirMezyed2023 Linda "iLham" Barto Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation Mustaqim Samy Mahdy Irving/Hegab Qarai Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress) Ahmed Hulusi Mubarakpuri A. S. Mohamed Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Mir Aneesuddin [Al-Muntakhab] The Wise Quran Project

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) [The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) [The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) OLD Word by Word Transliteration

Other Languages

Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan)

(Azərbaycan)"> Vasim M. and Ziya B. Vasim M. and Ziya B. · 1999

Bosnian (Bosanski)

(Bosanski)"> Besim Korkut Besim Korkut · 1999 (Bosanski)"> Mustafa Mlivo Mustafa Mlivo · 1999

Chinese (中文)

(中文)"> Ma Jian Ma Jian

Dutch (Nederlands)

(Nederlands)"> Salomo Keyzer Salomo Keyzer · 1999

Farsi (فارسی)

(فارسی)"> Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi · 1999 (فارسی)"> Ghodratollah Bakhtiari Nejad Ghodratollah Bakhtiari Nejad · 1999 (فارسی)"> Hussain Ansarian Hussain Ansarian · 1999 (فارسی)"> Mahdi Elahi Ghomshei Mahdi Elahi Ghomshei · 1999

French (Français)

(Français)"> Montada Montada · 1999 (Français)"> Muhammad Hamidullah Muhammad Hamidullah · 1999 (Français)"> Rashid Maash Rashid Maash

German (Deutsch)

(Deutsch)"> Der Edle Quran auf Deutsch Abu-r-Rida Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rassoul · 2024 (Deutsch)"> At-Tafsir: eine philologisch, islamologisch fundierte Erläuterung des Quran-Textes Amir Zaidan · 2000 (Deutsch)"> Der edle Qur'an - Übersetzung seiner Bedeutungen in die deutsche Sprache Sheikh A. S. F. Bubenheim & N. Elyas · 1980 (Deutsch)"> Word by Word Word by Word (JA2022) · 2022

Hausa

Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)

(Bahasa Indonesia)"> Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia · 1999

Italian (Italiano)

(Italiano)"> Hamza Roberto Piccardo Hamza Roberto Piccardo · 1999 (Italiano)"> Safi Kaskas Safi Kaskas · 1999

Japanese (日本語)

(日本語)"> Japanese Japanese

Malayalam (മലയാളം )

(മലയാളം )"> C. Abdul Hameed & K. Parappur C. Abdul Hameed & K. Parappur · 1999

Portugese (Português)

(Português)"> Explanação dos significados do Nobre Alcorão em português Helmi Nasr · 2024 (Português)"> Samir El-Hayek Samir El-Hayek · 1999

Russian (Русский)

(Русский)"> Kuliev E. Kuliev E. · 1999 (Русский)"> M.-N.O. Osmanov M.-N.O. Osmanov · 1999 (Русский)"> V. Porokhova V. Porokhova · 1999

Sindhi (سنڌي )

(سنڌي )"> Maulana Taj Mehmood Amroti Maulana Taj Mehmood Amroti · 1999

Spanish (Español)

(Español)"> Julio Cortes Julio Cortes · 1999 (Español)"> Muhammad Isa García Muhammad Isa García · 2014 (Español)"> Raúl González Bórnez Raúl González Bórnez · 2014

Tatar (татар теле)

(татар теле)"> Yakub Ibn Nugman Yakub Ibn Nugman · 1999

Turkish (Türkçe)

(Türkçe)"> Ali Ozek et al Ali Ozek et al (Türkçe)"> Sha'aban British Sha'aban British (Türkçe)"> Yasar Nuri Ozturk Yasar Nuri Ozturk · 1999

Urdu (اردو)

(اردو)"> Maulana Doctor Tahir ul Qadri Maulana Doctor Tahir ul Qadri · 1999 (اردو)"> Maulana Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry Maulana Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry · 1999 (اردو)"> Maulana Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Maulana Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan · 1999

Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)

(Tiếng Việt)"> Vietnamese:Rowwad Translation Center Rowwad Translation Center · 2024

Yoruba (Yorùbá)

(Yorùbá)"> Yoruba:Mikail Yoruba:Mikail