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]
M. M. Pickthall
Greedy therewithal, intrusive
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
brute, and—on top of all that—an illegitimate child.
Safi Kaskas
cruel, moreover, and furthermore one who is despicable.
Wahiduddin Khan
who is ignoble and besides all that, baseborn
Shakir
Ignoble, besides all that, base-born
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
cruel and after that, ignoble,
T.B.Irving
brawling, and a bastard besides that
Abdul Hye
cruel, and moreover wicked (of illegitimate birth),
The Study Quran
churlish, surly, and ignoble withal
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Rude and fake.
Talal Itani (2012)
Rude and fake besides
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
wicked oppressor, and above all, ignoble by birth
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Coarse-grained, and of spurious parentage after all (Literally: after that
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
Dr. Munir Munshey
Ignoble and greedy, in short, despised
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Violent (and cruel) and in addition a shrewd manipulator—
Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Unappreciative, and greedy
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
Hamid S. Aziz
Ignoble (violent, cruel and greedy), besides all that, base-born (inherently degenerate)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
ill-mannered (and despicable), and after all this mean (and notorious),
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Violent and cruel, with all that– useless
Musharraf Hussain
an oppressor, and moreover of doubtful birth.
Maududi
the coarse-grained, and above all mean and ignoble
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Unappreciative, and greedy.
Mohammad Shafi
[And obey not] one who is cruel, besides being of no use to societ
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Ill-mannered, and moreover his birth is faulty.
Unappreciative, and greedy.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
the crude of low characte
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Ignoble, besides all that, notoriously mischievous -
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Rough/rude , after that a known mean low or evil person
Bijan Moeinian
… above all, a low life at birth
Faridul Haque
Foul mouthed, and in addition to all this, of improper lineage
Sher Ali
Ill-mannered and, in addition to that, of doubtful birth
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(The one who is) rude, unmannerly, crooked and moreover of doubtful birth.
Amatul Rahman Omar
(Nor listen to any) hard-hearted ruffian who is, above all this, utterly useless and known for mischief making
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Cruel, after all that base-born (of illegitimate birth)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
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.
Ahmed Hulusi
Stingy, ignorant and moreover branded with disbelief!
Mir Aneesuddin
merciless, besides that, mean,
Moreover, cruel, hurtful and callous
The Wise Quran
Rough, after that ignoble.