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Muhammad Asad   
who has taught [man] the use of the pen –
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Who taught by the pen—
Safi Kaskas   
Who taught by the pen.

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Arabic   
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
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alladhī ʿallama bil-qalami
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Who taught by the pen
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
The One Who taught by the pen,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
who has taught [man] the use of the pen –
M. M. Pickthall   
Who teacheth by the pen
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
He Who taught (the use of) the pen,
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Who taught by the pen—
Safi Kaskas   
Who taught by the pen.
Wahiduddin Khan   
who taught by the pen
Shakir   
Who taught (to write) with the pe
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
He Who taught by the pen.
T.B.Irving   
[it is He] Who teaches by means of the pen,
Abdul Hye   
who has taught (writing) by the pen,
The Study Quran   
Who taught by the Pen
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
He who taught by the pen.
Talal Itani (2012)   
He who taught by the pen
Dr. Kamal Omar   
That Who taught — with the pen
M. Farook Malik   
Who taught by the pen
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Who taught by the pen
Muhammad Sarwar   
who, by the pen, taught the human being
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
who imparted knowledge by means of the pen
Shabbir Ahmed   
Who has taught the use of the pen
Dr. Munir Munshey   
He it is, Who imparted knowledge by the pen
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
He, Who taught (the use of) the pen—
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Who taught by the pen
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
The One who taught by the pen
Abdel Haleem   
who taught by [means of] the pen
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Who hath taught mankind by the pen
Ahmed Ali   
Who taught by the pen
Aisha Bewley   
He who taught by the pen,
Ali Ünal   
Who has taught (human) by the pen –
Ali Quli Qara'i   
who taught by the pen
Hamid S. Aziz   
Who teaches by the pen
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
the One Who taught by the pen.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
He Who taught the use of the pen
Musharraf Hussain   
Who taught with the Pen,
Maududi   
Who taught by the pen
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
The One who taught by the pen.
Mohammad Shafi   
Who taught by the pen —

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Who taught writing by the pen.
Rashad Khalifa   
Teaches by means of the pen
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
who taught by the pen
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Who taught by the pen
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Who taught/instructed by the pen/writing utensil
Bijan Moeinian   
.. taught you how to use the pen [and in this way separated you from other animals who cannot use the pen]
Faridul Haque   
The One Who taught to write with the pen
Sher Ali   
Who taught by the pen
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Who taught man (reading and writing) by the pen
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Who taught knowledge by means of the pen
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Who has taught (the writing) by the pen (the first person to write was Prophet Idrees (Enoch) )

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
who taught by the Pen
George Sale   
Who taught the use of the pen
Edward Henry Palmer   
Who taught the pen
John Medows Rodwell   
Who hath taught the use of the pen;
N J Dawood (2014)   
who by the pen taugh

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
He who taught through the pen.
Munir Mezyed   
Who taught by the pen,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Who taught with the pen,
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
the One Who taught by the pen—
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
He taught by the pen.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
[it is He] Who teaches by means of the pen,
Samy Mahdy   
The one who taught by the pen.
Sayyid Qutb   
who has taught the use of the pen,
Thomas Cleary   
who taught by the pen,
Ahmed Hulusi   
Who taught (programmed the genes and the essential qualities) by the Pen.
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
Who taught by the Pen
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
He taught by the pen, (the main instrument of learning and knowledge, the instrument of authorship)
Mir Aneesuddin   
Who taught with the pen.
The Wise Quran   
The one who taught with the pen,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
He Who taught (the use of) the pen,
OLD Literal Word for Word   
The One Who taught by the pen
OLD Transliteration   
Allathee AAallama bialqalami