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Honorable (i.e., Noble), Obedient (i.e., Dutiful)
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Noble, dutiful.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
noble and most virtuous
M. M. Pickthall   
Noble and righteous
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Honourable and Pious and Just
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
honourable and virtuous.
Safi Kaskas   
honorable and virtuous.
Wahiduddin Khan   
noble and virtuous scribes
Shakir   
Noble, virtuous
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
and ones who are kindly, generous.
T.B.Irving   
(noble, virtuous
Abdul Hye   
(who are) honorable and obedient.
The Study Quran   
noble and pious
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Noble and virtuous.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Noble and devoted
Dr. Kamal Omar   
noble (and) virtuous
M. Farook Malik   
who are noble and virtuous
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Honorable, benign
Muhammad Sarwar   
and angelic scribes
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
who are honorable, righteous
Shabbir Ahmed   
Honorable and virtuous
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Noble and virtuous
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Blessed and just
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Noble and dutiful
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Honourable and righteous
Abdel Haleem   
noble and virtuous scribes
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Honourable and virtuous
Ahmed Ali   
Noble and pious
Aisha Bewley   
noble, virtuous.
Ali Ünal   
Noble and virtuous
Ali Quli Qara'i   
noble and pious
Hamid S. Aziz   
Noble and righteous
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
noble and good.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Honorable, pious and just
Musharraf Hussain   
who are noble and righteous
Maududi   
noble and purified
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Honorable and righteous.
Mohammad Shafi   
Noble and virtuous

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Noble. virtuous.
Rashad Khalifa   
Who are honorable and righteous
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
noble and pious
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Nobel, virtuous
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Honoured/generous , righteous/obedient
Bijan Moeinian   
glorified book presented…through righteous angles
Faridul Haque   
Who are noble, virtuous
Sher Ali   
Noble and virtuous
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Who are possessors of eminence (and) embodiments of obedience
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Noble and virtuous
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Honourable and obedient

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
noble, pious
George Sale   
and just
Edward Henry Palmer   
noble, righteous scribes
John Medows Rodwell   
Cursed be man! What hath made him unbelieving
N J Dawood (2014)   
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New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Gracious and pious.
Munir Mezyed   
Noble and obedient.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Dignified and dutiful.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
…who are honorable and righteous.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
noble and devoted.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
virtuous scribes.
Samy Mahdy   
Are Honorables devotees.
Sayyid Qutb   
by the hands of noble and devout scribes. (15-16)
Ahmed Hulusi   
Noble (dignified, supreme) and dutiful,
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
who are noble and pious
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Honorable and pious and just
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Honourable, pious and just
Mir Aneesuddin   
honoured, virtuous.
The Wise Quran   
Noble, righteous.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Honourable and Pious and Just
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Noble, dutiful
OLD Transliteration   
Kiramin bararatin