34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 80:21 compared

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

Translation is interpretation. Where these renderings differ, they differ in judgement — which sense of a word to take, how literally to render it, how much to explain. Reading several together shows you the shape of the choice a translator faced.

English

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  • Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.

    Saheeh International

  • then He made him die and buried him;

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • then makes him to die, and buries him,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • سپس او را میراند و در گور نهاد،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • آنگاه به مرگش رسانید و در قبرش نهاد.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Sonra onu öldürüb qəbrə qoydu.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • kemudian Dia mematikannya dan memasukkannya ke dalam kubur,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Kemudian dimatikannya, lalu diperintahkan supaya ia dikuburkan;

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • zatim mu život oduzme i učini da bude sahranjen,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Luego lo hace morir y ser enterrado.

    Isa García

Français

  • puis Il lui donne la mort et le met au tombeau;

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Sa'an nan, Ya matar da shi sai Ya sanya shi a cikin kabari.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Kisha akamfisha, akamtia kaburini.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Dan laat Hij hem sterven en begraaft hem.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Сўнгра ўлдирди ва қабрга киритди.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Mandej atë e bëri të vdesë dhe atij i bëri varr (të varrosët).

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Markaasuu dilaa Qabrina ku Asturaa.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Sonra onu öldürür ve kabre koyar.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • потом умертвил его и поместил в могилу.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Соңра аны үтерде дә кабергә куйды, ягъни хайваннар кеби җир өстенә ташламады.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Он гоҳ бимирондаш ва дар гӯр кард.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئاندىن ئۇنى ۋاپات قىلدۇردى، ئۇنىڭغا (كۆمۈلىدىغان) قەبرىنى بەرپا قىلدى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • پھر اسے موت دے کر دفنا دیا

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • بیا يې دى مړ كړ، نو دى يې په قبر كې كېښود

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • وري ماريائينس پوءِ قبر ۾ رکايائينس.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • له‌وه‌ودوا ده‌یمرێنێت و ده‌یخاته ناو گۆڕه‌وه‌.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ދެން އެކަލާނގެ އޭނާ މަރުގެންނެވިއެވެ. އަދި އޭނާ ކަށްވަޅުގައި ލެއްވިއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ከዚያም ገደለው፤ እንዲቀበርም አደረገው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • অতঃপর তার মৃত্যু ঘটান ও কবরস্থ করেন তাকে।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • பின் அவனை மரிக்கச் செய்து, அவனை கப்ரில்' ஆக்குகிறான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അനന്തരം അവനെ മരിപ്പിക്കുകയും, ഖബ്‌റില്‍ മറയ്ക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 80:21 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 80:21 in 34 translations across 29 languages, alongside the original Arabic. Each translation is credited to its translator and sourced from Tanzil.net.

Why do translations of Quran 80:21 differ from each other?

Translation is interpretation. Arabic words carry ranges of meaning that rarely map onto a single word in another language, and a translator must choose — which sense, which register, how much to render literally and how much to explain. Differences between the renderings below are differences of judgement, not errors; comparing them is one of the most useful things a reader without Arabic can do.