# 80. Surah 'Abasa, Verse 16 - **Surah:** 80. Surah 'Abasa (He frowned) — سورة عبس - **Verse:** 16 / 42 · **Juz:** 30 · **Mushaf page:** 584 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-abasa/verse-16 ## Arabic كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍۜ ## Transcription Kiramin barara ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley noble, virtuous. ### Progressive Muslims Honourable and righteous. ### Shabbir Ahmed Honorable and virtuous. ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation Noble and virtuous. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation Honorable and righteous. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Who are honorable and righteous. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Noble and pious. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) Noble and dutiful. ### Muhammad Asad noble and most virtuous. ### Marmaduke Pickthall Noble and righteous. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary noble[1] and purified.[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] This refers to the angels who were writing the scrolls of the Quran under the direct guidance of Allah, were guarding them and conveying them intact to the Prophet (peace be upon him). Two words have been used to qualify them: karim, i.e. noble, and barara, i.e. virtuous. The first word is meant to say that they are so honored and noble that it is not possible that such exalted beings would commit even the slightest dishonesty in the trust reposed in them. The second word has been used to tell that they carry out the responsibility entrusted to them of writing down the scrolls, guarding them and conveying them to the Messenger with perfect honesty and integrity. - [2] If the context in which these verses occur, is considered deeply, it becomes obvious that here the Quran has not been praised for the sake of its greatness and glory but to tell the arrogant people, who were repudiating its message with contempt, plainly: The glorious Quran is too holy and exalted a Book to be presented before you humbly with the request that you may kindly accept it if you so please. For it does not stand in need of you as you stand in need of it. If you really seek your well-being, you should clear your head of the evil thoughts and submit to its message humbly; otherwise you are not so self-sufficient of this Book as this Book is self-sufficient of you. Your treating it with scorn and contempt will not affect its glory and greatness at all, rather your own pride and arrogance will be ruined on account of it. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab Honourable, pious and just. ### Bijan Moeinian glorified book presented…through righteous angles. ### Al-Hilali & Khan Honourable and obedient. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Honourable and Pious and Just. ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran honourable and virtuous. ### Taqi Usmani who are honorable, righteous. ### Abdul Haleem noble and virtuous scribes. ### Arthur John Arberry noble, pious. ### E. Henry Palmer noble, righteous scribes! ### Hamid S. Aziz Noble and righteous. ### Mahmoud Ghali Honorable, benign. ### George Sale and just. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed Blessed and just. ### Amatul Rahman Omar Noble and virtuous. ### Ali Quli Qarai noble and pious. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Keriym (şerefli, üstün) ve Barr (daima iyilik ve taat sadır olan Sefere). ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı (Ki onlar,) Üstün değerli, 'iyilik ve dürüstlük sembolü.' ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali - Kur'an,kutsal sayfalardır. Yüksek tutulan tertemiz sayfalarda, yazıcıların yani değerli, iyi yazıcıların ellerinde. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali (13-16) O, şerefli ve sadık yazıcı meleklerin elindeki yüksek, tertemiz ve çok değerli sahifelerdedir. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Kiramı berare ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) şerefli, takva sahibi yazıcıların. ### Gültekin Onan (Ki onlar,) Üstün değerli, 'iyilik ve dürüstlük sembolü'. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim (15-16) Kıymetli, sevgili, takva saahibi katiblerin elleriyle (yazılmışdır). ### İbni Kesir Kıymetli, saygıdeğer. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı seçkin ve erdem sahibi (elçilerin). ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Şerefli ve tertemiz.. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Değerli, iyi (yazıcıların). ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Ak pak, mübarek yazıcıların. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an türünün en iyisi ve hata yapmayan (elçilerin). ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Şerefli ve birr[1] sahiplerince. _Footnotes_ - [1] Hayır, iyilik, bağış, itaat, doğruluk, adalet, gerçeklik, erdem, gönül. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Seçkin ve erdemli. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali İyi ve değerli yazıcıların… ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir (13, 14, 15, 16) (Kur'an) kıymetli ve güvenilir elçilerin ellerinde, yüceltilmiş, arındırılmış, kutsal, değerli sahifelerdedir. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Şerefli ve birr[1] sahiplerince. _Footnotes_ - [1] İyi olan her şey, bütün iyilikler, bağış, doğruluk, adalet, gerçeklik, erdem, gönül. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Şerefli ve birr[1] sahiplerince. _Footnotes_ - [1] İyi, yararlı ve doğru olan her şey, bütün iyilikler, bağışlamak, sadakat, samimiyet, doğruluk, adalet, gerçeklik, erdem, gönül. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali değerli ve erdemli olanların (elleriyle yazılmıştır). ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | كِرَامٍۭ — kirāmin | Noble | كرم — Kef-Ra-Mim | | 2 | بَرَرَةٍۢ — bararatin | dutiful | برر — Be-Ra-Ra | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-abasa/verse-15.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-abasa/verse-17.md Retrieved: 2026-08-24 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.