Surah Al-Qalam — Verse 13

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عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

AAutullin baAAda thalika zaneem

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

coarse, and on top of all that, an imposter.

Marmaduke Pickthall

Greedy therewithal, intrusive.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,-

Mufti Taqi Usmani

harsh, (and) after all that, notorious,

Al-Hilali & Khan

Cruel, and moreover base-born (of illegitimate birth).

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

the coarse-grained, and above all mean and ignoble;

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

[or] one who is cruel, by greed possessed, and, in addition to all this, utterly useless [to his fellow-men].

Rowwad · source edition

coarse, and furthermore, an illegitimate child[2].

Notes

[2] i.e., falsely claiming a particular lineage. It refers to Al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīrah (See also 74:11-25) or possibly Al-Akhnas ibn Shurayq.

Noor International · source edition

(13) Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.[1725]

Notes

[1725]- i.e., claiming a particular lineage falsely. The description given in these verses is of al-Waleed bin al-Mugheerah (see also 74:11-25) or possibly, as asserted by Ibn Katheer, al-Akhnas bin Shurayq.