Quran Ayah al-Mudathir (The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing a Cloak, The Clothed One) 74:16 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
Nay, verily, it is against Our messages that he knowingly, stubbornly sets himself
Arthur John Arberry   
Nay! He is forward unto Our signs
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory

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Arabic   
كَلَّاۤۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِءَایَـٰتِنَا عَنِیدࣰا ۝١٦
Transliteration (2021)   
kallā innahu kāna liāyātinā ʿanīda
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
By no means! Indeed, he has been to Our Verses stubborn.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Nay, verily, it is against Our messages that he knowingly, stubbornly sets himself
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory
M. M. Pickthall   
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
But no! ˹For˺ he has been truly stubborn with Our revelations.
Wahiduddin Khan   
By no means! He has been stubbornly hostile to Our revelation
Safi Kaskas   
No! He was stubbornly hostile to Our revelation.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
No indeed; he had been stubborn about Our signs.
T.B.Irving   
Of course not; he has acted stubbornly towards Our signs.
Shakir   
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications
Abdul Hye   
Nay! Surely, he has been stubborn and opposing to Our revelations.
Saeed Malik   
No more! Of certain, he was unbending to OUR signs
The Study Quran   
Nay! Truly he sets himself against Our signs
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
No! He has been stubborn toward Our verses.
Talal Itani (2012)   
By no means! He was stubborn towards Our revelations
M. Farook Malik   
By no means! Because he has stubbornly denied Our revelations
Dr. Kamal Omar   
By no means! Surely he had been, regarding Ayaatina a stubborn opponent
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Of course not! Indeed, he was obstinate (and ardent) in opposing Our verses
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Nay! Truly, he has been opposing Our Signs
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate
Muhammad Sarwar   
Never will he receive more. He has been hostile to Our revelations
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Never! He is inimical towards Our verses
Shabbir Ahmed   
Nay! Behold, he has been a stubborn opponent of Our Revelations
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Not at all! Surely he has been stubborn to Our signs
Hamid S. Aziz   
By no means! For lo! He stubbornly opposes Our revelations
Abdel Haleem   
No! He has been stubbornly hostile to Our revelation
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
By no means! Verily he hath been Unto Our signs a foe
Ahmed Ali   
Never. He is refractory of Our signs
Aisha Bewley   
No indeed! He is obdurate about Our Signs.
Ali Ünal   
By no means! Surely he has been in obstinate opposition to Our Revelations
Ali Quli Qara'i   
No indeed! He is an obstinate opponent of Our signs
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
No. He was stubborn to Our revelations.
Musharraf Hussain   
No! He is a determined opponent of Our Revelations.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
By no mean, because to Our signs he has been rebellious
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
No way, indeed he is stubborn against Our signs.
Maududi   
By no means; he is stubbornly opposed to Our Signs
Mohammad Shafi   
Nay! To Our Verses/signs he has been obstinately and illogically opposed

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Never, he is hostile to Our signs.
Rashad Khalifa   
He stubbornly refused to accept these proofs.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Not at all! Surely, he has been disobedient to Our verses
Faridul Haque   
Never! For he is an enemy to Our signs
Bijan Moeinian   
No way; he is the one who refuses to listen to my words
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
By no means! Surely he is inimical to Our messages
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
No, but he was to Our verses/evidences stubborn/obstinate
Sher Ali   
Certainly not ! for he was stubbornly opposed to Our Signs
Edip Yuksel   
No. He was stubborn to Our signs.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Certainly not, for he has been a stubborn opponent to Our Messages
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
No way! He has certainly been inimical to Our Revelations
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Nay! Verily, he has been stubborn and opposing Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
By no means! Because he has stubbornly denied Our revelations
Arthur John Arberry   
Nay! He is forward unto Our signs
Edward Henry Palmer   
nay, verily, he is hostile to our signs
George Sale   
By no means: Because he is an adversary to our signs
John Medows Rodwell   
But no! because to our signs he is a fo

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
“Nay (Kallaa)! Indeed, he (Innahu) has been stubborn (Äniidaa) to (Li) Our verses (Aayaati-naa).
Fode Drame   
Not at all! He truly goes wayward to Our signs.
Munir Mezyed   
By no means! He has been truly stubborn to What We have revealed.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
But no, he resisted Our signs.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Ridiculous! He has been oblivious to Our signs.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
But no! He was stubborn towards Our signs
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Of course not; he has acted stubbornly towards Our signs.
Samy Mahdy   
Nay! Surely, he was for Our verses, stubborn.
Ali Quli Qarai   
No indeed! He is an obstinate opponent of Our signs.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Never! Indeed, he is very stubborn against Our signs.
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
Nay! Verily, he has been opposing Our Ayat.
A. S. Mohamed   
But no! He was stubborn towards Our revelations.
Mir Aneesuddin   
By no means ! he offers opposition to Our signs.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Yet how obstinate to Our signs, revelations and ordinances he has been; holding no opinions but they held him and reign in his core
The Wise Quran Project   
Not so, indeed he was stubborn to Our signs.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
No. He was stubborn to Our revelations.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
No. He was stubborn to Our revelations
OLD Literal Word for Word   
By no means! Indeed, he has been to Our Verses stubborn
OLD Transliteration   
Kalla innahu kana li-ayatina AAaneedan