Quran Ayah `Abasa (He Frowned) 80:15 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
[borne] by the hands of messenger
Arthur John Arberry   
by the hands of scribe
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
(Written) by the hands of scribes

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Source Arabic and Literal tools
Arabic   
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
Arabic   
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
www.quran.live   
bi-aydī safaratin
www.quran.live   
in the hands of scribes (i.e., messenger-angel)
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
In (the) hands (of) scribes.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
[borne] by the hands of messenger
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
(Written) by the hands of scribes
M. M. Pickthall   
(Set down) by scribe
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
by the hands of angel-scribes,
Wahiduddin Khan   
by the hands o
Safi Kaskas   
by the hands of scribes,
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
by the hands of generous writers
T.B.Irving   
by the hands of noble, virtuous scribes.
Shakir   
In the hands of scribe
Abdul Hye   
in the hands of scribes (angels),
Saeed Malik   
by hands of scribes
The Study Quran   
in the hands of scribes
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
In the hands of scribes.
Talal Itani (2012)   
By the hands of scribes
M. Farook Malik   
and which remain in the hands of scribes
Dr. Kamal Omar   
in the hands of scribes
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Set down by scribes
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
(Written) by the hands of holy scribes (writers) —
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels
Muhammad Sarwar   
by the hands of the noble, virtuous
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
in the hands of those scribe
Shabbir Ahmed   
By the hands of Scribes
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
By the hands of (serene) Scribes
Hamid S. Aziz   
Set down by scribe
Abdel Haleem   
by the hands o
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
By the hands of scribes
Ahmed Ali   
In the hands of scribe
Aisha Bewley   
by the hands of scribes,
Ali Ünal   
(Borne) by the hands of angel-envoys
Ali Quli Qara'i   
in the hands of envoys
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
By the hands of scribes.
Musharraf Hussain   
written by the hands of angels
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
By the hands of scribes
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
by the hands of ambassadors/scribes,
Maududi   
borne by the hands of scribes
Mohammad Shafi   
By hands of scribes

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
With the hands of scribes.
Rashad Khalifa   
(Written) by the hands of messengers
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
by the hands of scribe
Faridul Haque   
Written by the hands of emissaries
Bijan Moeinian   
honorable and…
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
In the hands of scribes
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
By messengers'/scribes'/writers' hands
Sher Ali   
In the hands of writers
Edip Yuksel   
By the hands of scribes.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Which are in the hands of scribes
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
(Have come forth) by the hands of emissaries (and scribes)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
In the hands of scribes (angels)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
by the hands of devout and gracious scribes
Arthur John Arberry   
by the hands of scribe
Edward Henry Palmer   
in the hands o
George Sale   
by the hands of scribes honoured
John Medows Rodwell   
By the hands of Scribes, honoured, righteous

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
inscribed (Safarat') by (Bi) the hands (Ai'dii),
Fode Drame   
In the hands of scribes.
Munir Mezyed   
(Written) by the hands of scribes,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
In the hands of ambassadors,
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
…by the hands of scribes…
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
borne by the hands of scribes,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
by the hands of noble,
Samy Mahdy   
By the hands of scribes.
Sayyid Qutb   
by the hands of noble and devout scribes. (15-16)
Ali Quli Qarai   
in the hands of envoys,
Ahmed Hulusi   
By the hands (forces) of scribes (recording angels).
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
In the hands of ambassadors (Safarah),
A. S. Mohamed   
It is by the hands of scribes,
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
(written) by the hands of scribe
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
In the hand of scribes
Mir Aneesuddin   
in the hands of writers
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Recorded by Scribes emblematic of trust
The Wise Quran Project   
In hands of scribes,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
(Written) by the hands of scribes
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
By the hands of scribes.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
By the hands of scribes
OLD Literal Word for Word   
In (the) hands (of) scribes
OLD Transliteration   
Bi-aydee safaratin