Quran Ayah al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding, The Defrauders, The Cheats, Cheating) 83:35 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
[for, resting in paradise] on couches, they will look on [and say to themselves]
Arthur John Arberry   
upon couches gazing
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things)

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Source Arabic and Literal tools
Arabic   
عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
Arabic   
عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
www.quran.live   
`alā l-arā’iki yanzuruna
www.quran.live   
˹seated˺ on couches, looking on
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
On the thrones observing.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
[for, resting in paradise] on couches, they will look on [and say to themselves]
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things)
M. M. Pickthall   
On high couches, gazing
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
as they sit on ˹canopied˺ couches, looking on.
Wahiduddin Khan   
as they sit on couches, gazing around
Safi Kaskas   
while seated on luxurious furnishings, looking around.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
seated on raised benches, they look on.
T.B.Irving   
from couches where they [lie] watching.
Shakir   
On thrones, they will look
Abdul Hye   
as they recline on high couches and look (at then saying):
Saeed Malik   
On their couches, looking on
The Study Quran   
upon couches, gazing
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
On couches, gazing.
Talal Itani (2012)   
On luxurious furnishings, looking on
M. Farook Malik   
as they recline on couches and gaze at them
Dr. Kamal Omar   
On sofas they shall (recline and) watch (the delights in Paradise)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
(The believers would be sitting) on elevated thrones, looking on
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
On Thrones (of dignity) they will be able to see a view (of all things)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
On adorned couches, observing
Muhammad Sarwar   
while reclining on couches and reviewing (the bounties given to them)
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
While (sitting) on thrones, they will be seeing
Shabbir Ahmed   
On beautiful thrones, they will look up (to the Magnificent Kingdom (76:20))
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
On couches, looking (down upon them)
Hamid S. Aziz   
On thrones (of dignity), they will gaze
Abdel Haleem   
as they sit on couches, gazing around
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Reclining on couches, looking on
Ahmed Ali   
Regarding them from their cushioned seats
Aisha Bewley   
on couches, gazing in wonder.
Ali Ünal   
On thrones, looking on (at the condition of the unbelievers in Hell)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
observing from couches
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
Upon raised couches, they are looking.
Musharraf Hussain   
sitting on the sofas watching them in misery:
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
On thrones they will observe
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
they are on sofas looking.
Maududi   
seated upon their couches, they are looking around
Mohammad Shafi   
As they [believers] look around them [seated comfortably] upon their couches [and ruminate,

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
They look seated on thrones.
Rashad Khalifa   
On luxurious furnishings they watch
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
as they (recline) upon their couches and gaze (around them)
Faridul Haque   
On high thrones, watching
Bijan Moeinian   
While enjoying the sight from their throne
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
On raised couches, gazing
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
On the luxurious beds/couches they (are) looking/watching
Sher Ali   
Seated on couches, gazing around
Edip Yuksel   
Upon the luxurious furnishings they are observing.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
(Seated) on raised couches of (dignity). They (- the believers) will be looking (at the miserable state of the disbelievers in Gehenna)
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Reclining on ornamented couches, they are viewing the sight (comparing their own prosperity and the disbelievers’ impoverishment)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
On (high) thrones, looking (at all things)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
as they recline upon their couches and gaze around
Arthur John Arberry   
upon couches gazing
Edward Henry Palmer   
Upon couches shall they gaze
George Sale   
Lying on couches they shall look down upon them in hell
John Medows Rodwell   
As reclining on bridal couches they behold them

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
observing (Yanzuruun) on (Älaa) couches (El'Araa'iki).
Fode Drame   
on the couches, gazing.
Munir Mezyed   
(They are) on adorned couches, gazing around.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Looking on on couches.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
From thrones, they will watch.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
on couches, looking on.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
from couches where they [lie] watching.
Samy Mahdy   
On the couches, they look.
Sayyid Qutb   
as they recline upon their couches and look around them.
Ali Quli Qarai   
observing from their couches:
Ahmed Hulusi   
Upon lounges, observing...
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
On thrones, looking.
A. S. Mohamed   
On the couches, they observe.
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
"on couches, gazing (in wonder)."
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
(Sitting) on thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things
Mir Aneesuddin   
They will be seeing (reclining) on couches.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Gracefully seated, the devotees will direct their eyes at Allah's light and glory and be thankful for the favourable gain
The Wise Quran Project   
On raised couches, they will look.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things)
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Upon raised couches, they are looking.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Upon the luxurious furnishings they are observing
OLD Literal Word for Word   
On the thrones observing
OLD Transliteration   
AAala al-ara-iki yanthuroona