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Muhammad Asad   
tearing away his skin
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
ripping off scalps.
Safi Kaskas   
that strips away the skin

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Source Arabic and Literal tools
Arabic   
نَزَّاعَةࣰ لِّلشَّوَىٰ ۝١٦
Transliteration (2021)   
nazzāʿatan lilshaw
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
A remover of the skin of the head,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
tearing away his skin
M. M. Pickthall   
Eager to roast
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Plucking out (his being) right to the skull!
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
ripping off scalps.
Safi Kaskas   
that strips away the skin
Wahiduddin Khan   
stripping away his skin
Shakir   
Dragging by the head
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
removing their scalps,
T.B.Irving   
tugging at his scalp,
Abdul Hye   
to take away (burn completely) the head skin,
The Study Quran   
ripping away the scalp
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Snatching away the scalps.
Talal Itani (2012)   
It strips away the scalps
Dr. Kamal Omar   
one that strips off the skin
M. Farook Malik   
eager to pluck out his skull
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Constantly plucking forth the scalps
Muhammad Sarwar   
will strip-off the fles
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
that will pull out the skin of the scalp
Shabbir Ahmed   
That burns all coverings and defenses
Dr. Munir Munshey   
And it will scald away the scalps (of the unbelievers)
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Tearing out (his existence) right out of his skull
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
A remover of exteriors
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Eager to roast
Abdel Haleem   
that strips away the skin
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Flaying off the scalp-skin
Ahmed Ali   
That would skin the scalp
Aisha Bewley   
stripping away the limbs and scalp,
Ali Ünal   
Tearing away the skin
Ali Quli Qara'i   
which strips away the scalp
Hamid S. Aziz   
Dragging him right to his skull
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
stripping off the scalp (by burning it),
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Burning down to the skull
Musharraf Hussain   
that peels away the skin.
Maududi   
that will strip off the scalp
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Eager to roast
Mohammad Shafi   
That would be stripping their scalds off

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Putting off the skin.
Rashad Khalifa   
KHALIFA:Eager to burn.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
It snatches away by the scalps
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Plucking out the extremities -
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Pulling away/removing to the extremities/outer layer of skin
Bijan Moeinian   
… which is eager to roast the one who turned away…
Faridul Haque   
A fire that melts the hide
Sher Ali   
Stripping off the skin even to the extremities of the body
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Stripping off the skin of all the limbs and the scalp
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Stripping off the skin even to the extremities (of the human body)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Taking away (burning completely) the head skin

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
snatching away the scalp
George Sale   
dragging them by their scalps
Edward Henry Palmer   
dragging by the scalp
John Medows Rodwell   
Dragging by the scalp
N J Dawood (2014)   
shall drag him down by the scalp

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Which pulls away the skin.
Munir Mezyed   
Extremely eager for burning.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
It tears away the flesh,
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
…plucking to the skull.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
that strips away the scalps,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
tugging at his scalp,
Samy Mahdy   
Tearer out what was grilled (skin and muscles).
Ahmed Hulusi   
That peels and sears the skins!
Mir Aneesuddin   
taking off the skin.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
The Fire which, with its infernal hiss and crackle, shall burn into his inmost being, but reserves both his physical and mental feeling for the realization of pain and distress which will not abate nor expire
The Wise Quran   
Dragging much to the skin of the head,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Plucking out (his being) right to the skull!
OLD Literal Word for Word   
A remover of the skin of the head
OLD Transliteration   
NazzaAAatan lilshshawa