Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and whenever they pass by them, they wink at one another [derisively]
M. M. Pickthall
And wink one to another when they passed them
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
wink to one another whenever they passed by,
Safi Kaskas
They would wink at one another when the believers passed by them,
Wahiduddin Khan
when they passed by them, they would wink at one another
Shakir
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And when they passed by them, they would wink at one another,
T.B.Irving
Whenever they pass by them, they nod to one another.
Abdul Hye
and wink one to another (in mockery) whenever they passed by them.
The Study Quran
When they passed them, they would wink at one another
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And when they passed by them, they would exchange winks.
Talal Itani (2012)
And when they passed by them, they would wink at one another
Dr. Kamal Omar
And when they passed by them they would wink at each other (in mockery)
and wink at one another as they passed them by
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And when they passed by them (they used) to wink one to another
Muhammad Sarwar
When passing by them, they would wink at one anothe
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and when they passed by them, they used to wink at one another
Shabbir Ahmed
And whenever they passed by the believers they winked at each other in sarcasm. (Look, these people 'waste' their wealth and person on strangers)
Dr. Munir Munshey
As they passed by the believers, they would wink at each other (jokingly)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery)
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And when they passed by them they used to wink to each other
Abdel Haleem
they would wink at one another when the believers passed by them
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And, when they passed them, to wink at each other
Ahmed Ali
And winked at one another as they passed by them
Aisha Bewley
When they passed by them, they would wink at one another.
Ali Ünal
Whenever they passed by them, they winked at one another (in derision)
Ali Quli Qara'i
and when they passed them by they would wink at each other
Hamid S. Aziz
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and when they passed by them, they would wink at each other (ridiculing them)
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And whenever they passed by them, they used to wink at each other
Musharraf Hussain
when they passed by them, they would wink at each other teasingly.
Maududi
when they passed by them they winked
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Andwhen they passed by them they used to wink to each other.
Mohammad Shafi
And they [mischievously] wink at one another as they pass by them
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And when they pass by them, they wink at them among themselves.
When they passed by them, they used to poke fun
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
and winked at one another as they passed them by
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And when/if they passed by them, they signal/wink to each other
Bijan Moeinian
The disbelievers used to wink at each other whenever they passed by the believers
Faridul Haque
And when the believers used to pass by, they used to gesture at each other with their eyes
Sher Ali
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And winked at one another when they passed by them
Amatul Rahman Omar
And when they passed by them (- the believers) they winked at one another (by way of ridiculously finding fault with them)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink one to another (in mockery)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And when they passed by them, they used to wink at one another.
Munir Mezyed
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another in derision.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And when they passed them by, they winked at each other.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
When they passed by them, they winked at each other.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
and when they passed by them, they would wink at one another;
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Whenever they pass by them, they nod to one another.
Samy Mahdy
And when they passed by them, they were winking.
Sayyid Qutb
and wink at one another as they pass by them.
Ahmed Hulusi
When they saw them they used to blink their eyes and mock them.
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
"and wink to each other (making fun) when they passed them,"
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And when they passed by them, they were winking at one another (in mockery;
When they went by them they winked to each other and treated them with ridicule
Mir Aneesuddin
and when they passed by them they used to wink at one another.
The Wise Quran
And when they pass by them they make signs to one another with their eyes.