Quran Ayah al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding, The Defrauders, The Cheats, Cheating) 83:30 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
and whenever they pass by them, they wink at one another [derisively]
Arthur John Arberry   
when them passed them by winking at one another
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery)

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Arabic   
وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ
Arabic   
وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ
www.quran.live   
wa-idhā marrū bihim yataghāmazūna
www.quran.live   
and when they (i.e., crime committers) passed by them (i.e., believers), they winked ˹in mockery about the believers˺ to one another (i.e., amongst their crime committers)
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
and whenever they pass by them, they wink at one another [derisively]
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery)
M. M. Pickthall   
And wink one to another when they passed them
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
wink to one another whenever they passed by,
Wahiduddin Khan   
when they passed by them, they would wink at one another
Safi Kaskas   
They would wink at one another when the believers passed by them,
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.
Shakir   
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another
Abdul Hye   
and wink one to another (in mockery) whenever they passed by them.
Saeed Malik   
When they passed by them, they would wink at one another.
The Study Quran   
When they passed them, they would wink at one another
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
When they passed by them, they would wink at one another.
Talal Itani (2012)   
And when they passed by them, they would wink at one another
M. Farook Malik   
and wink at one another as they passed them by
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And when they passed by them they would wink at each other (in mockery)
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)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances
Muhammad Sarwar   
When passing by them, they would wink at one another
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)
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And when they passed by them (they used) to wink one to another
Hamid S. Aziz   
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another
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
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
And when they passed by them they used to wink to each other.
Musharraf Hussain   
when they passed by them, they would wink at each other teasingly.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
And whenever they passed by them, they used to wink at each other
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
and when they passed by them, they would wink at each other (ridiculing them)
Maududi   
when they passed by them they winked
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.
Rashad Khalifa   
When they passed by them, they used to poke fun
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
and winked at one another as they passed them by
Faridul Haque   
And when the believers used to pass by, they used to gesture at each other with their eyes
Bijan Moeinian   
The disbelievers used to wink at each other whenever they passed by the believers
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
Sher Ali   
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another
Edip Yuksel   
When they passed by them, they used to wink to each other.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And when they passed by them (- the believers) they winked at one another (by way of ridiculously finding fault with them)
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And winked at one another when they passed by them
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink one to another (in mockery)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
and wink at one another as they pass by them
Arthur John Arberry   
when them passed them by winking at one another
Edward Henry Palmer   
and when they pass by they wink at one another
George Sale   
and when they pass by them, they wink at one another
John Medows Rodwell   
And when they pass by them they wink at one another,

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
And (Wa) whenever (Izaa) they (the wrongful) passed by them (Marru' Bihim'), they would wink at each other (Yatagaamazuun).
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.
Ali Quli Qarai   
and when they passed them by they would wink at each other,
Ahmed Hulusi   
When they saw them they used to blink their eyes and mock them.
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
And, whenever they passed by them, used to wink one to another.
A. S. Mohamed   
and when they passed by them, they would wink at one another,
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;
Mir Aneesuddin   
and when they passed by them they used to wink at one another.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
When they went by them they winked to each other and treated them with ridicule
The Wise Quran Project   
And when they pass by them they make signs to one another with their eyes.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery)
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Andwhen they passed by them they used to wink to each other.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And when they passed by them they used to wink to each other
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another
OLD Transliteration   
Wa-itha marroo bihim yataghamazoona