Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[every] withholder of good [and] sinful aggressor [and] fomentor of distrust [between man and man – everyone]
M. M. Pickthall
Hinderer of good, transgressor, doubter
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"Who forbade what was good, transgressed all bounds, cast doubts and suspicions
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
withholder of good, transgressor, and doubter,
Safi Kaskas
everyone who prevented good from reaching others, aggressor, who caused others to doubt,
Wahiduddin Khan
hinderer of good, transgressor, causing others to doubt
Shakir
Forbidder of good, exceeder of limits, doubter
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
who delays the good, one who exceeds the limits, one who is in grave doubt,
T.B.Irving
[since he is] hindering good, aggressive, suspicious,
Abdul Hye
opponent of good, doubting transgressor
The Study Quran
every hinderer of good, every transgressor, every doubte
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Obstructor of good, aggressor, doubter.
Talal Itani (2012)
Preventer of good, aggressor, doubter
Dr. Kamal Omar
hinderer of good, transgressor, doubter
every opponent of good, and every doubting transgresso
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
All) persistent preventers of charity, transgressors, (and the ones) causing suspicion
Muhammad Sarwar
who is an opponent of good, a suspicious transgresso
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
who used to prevent (others) from good (behavior), who transgressed all bounds, who cast doubts (in true faith)
Shabbir Ahmed
"Every withholder of charity - given to extremes - fomenter of distrust between people."
Dr. Munir Munshey
"The one who forbade the good, the transgressor, the skeptic."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"Who prevented what was good, exceeded all bounds, created doubts and suspicions
Preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Denier of good, transgressor, doubter
Abdel Haleem
everyone who hindered good, was aggressive, caused others to doubt
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Hinderer o fgood, trespasser, doubte
Ahmed Ali
"Every obstructor of good, transgressor, and the sceptic
Aisha Bewley
impeder of good, doubt-causing aggressor,
Ali Ünal
"Who impedes the doing of good (preventing himself and others), and who exceeds all bounds (of right and decency), and who is lost in doubts and implants doubts (in others)
Ali Quli Qara'i
[every] hinderer of all good, transgressor, and skeptic
Hamid S. Aziz
"Forbidder of good, exceeder of limits, doubter
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
who prevented from the good, exceeded the limits, and was a doubter,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
“Who made forbidden what was good, transgressed all bounds, cast doubts and suspicions
Musharraf Hussain
everyone who obstructed others from good, every aggressor, every doubter
Maududi
who hinders good, exceeds the limits, is immersed in doubts
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
"Denier of good, transgressor, doubter."
Mohammad Shafi
"Who was forbidding what was good, transgressing all bounds, and casting doubts and suspicions."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Who is hinderer of the good transgressor, doubter.
Forbidder of charity, aggressor, full of doubt.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
forbidder of good, transgressor and doubter
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Forbidder of good, exceeder of limits, doubter
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Miser/often preventing to the good , (a) transgressor/violator , doubtful/ suspicious
Bijan Moeinian
“Who was full of doubt, forbidding charity and passed the bounds of morality in everything he did.”
Faridul Haque
“The one who excessively prevented from virtue, the transgressor, the doubtful.”
Sher Ali
Hinderer of good, transgressor, doubter
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
That hinders from good, exceeds the limits, doubts and puts into doubt
Amatul Rahman Omar
`Forbidder of good, transgressor, entertainer of doubts
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
"Hinderer of good, transgressor, doubter
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
every diligent withholder of good, every transgressive doubting one;
Munir Mezyed
Who has wasted his life on promoting evil, yielding to temptation, casting doubt on every certainty,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Who forbids what is good in transgression and doubt.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
“[Throw into Hell] everyone who banned what was good. [He/she] sinned aggressively and fed doubt.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
preventer of good, transgressor, doubter,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
[since he is] hindering good, aggressive, suspicious,
Samy Mahdy
Preventer for goodness, aggressor, doubter.
Ahmed Hulusi
“The preventer of every good (pertaining to the Truth) and doubter.”
Mir Aneesuddin
forbidder of good, exceeder of limits, doubter,
Who was an opponent of a good deed and a hinderer of benevolence, symbolic of transgressive infirmity and disposed to suspicion
The Wise Quran
Preventer of the good, transgressor, doubter.