34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 100:7 compared

وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ

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

5
  • And indeed, he is to that a witness.

    Saheeh International

  • and indeed he is [himself] witness to that!

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And lo! he is a witness unto that;

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And to that (fact) he bears witness (by his deeds);

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and surely he is a witness against that!

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و بی تردید خود او بر این ناسپاسی گواه است،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و او خود بر این [امر]، نیک گواه است.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Və o özü də buna şahiddir.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan sesungguhnya manusia itu menyaksikan (sendiri) keingkarannya,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan sesungguhnya ia (dengan bawaannya) menerangkan dengan jelas keadaan yang demikian;

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i sam je on toga, doista, svjestan,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und er (selbst) ist darüber wahrlich Zeuge.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Y él mismo es testigo de ello,

    Isa García

Français

  • et pourtant, il est certes, témoin de cela;

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Lalle ne shi mai shaida ne a kan laifinsa dl haka.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na hakika yeye mwenyewe bila ya shaka ni shahidi wa hayo!

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Hij is er zelf getuige van.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва албатта, у ана шунга ўзи гувоҳдир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Edhe vetë është dëshmues i asaj (përbuzje).

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Arrintaasna Dadku wuu ogyahay.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Doğrusu kendisi de bunların hepsine şahittir.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • и он сам является тому свидетелем.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Тәхкыйк имансыз кеше үзенең имансызлыгына Аллаһуга каршы кылган эшләре белән гуаһдыр.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ва ӯ худ бар ин гувоҳ аст.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئىنسان ھەقىقەتەن ئۇنىڭغا (يەنى اﷲ نىڭ نېمىتىنى ئىنكار قىلغانلىقىغا) ئەلۋەتتە ئۆزى گۇۋاھتۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور وہ خود بھی اس بات کا گواہ ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او بېشكه دى په دې خبره یقینًا ښه خبردار (او ګواه) دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ بيشڪ اُھو پاڻ انھن تي شاھد آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • خۆیشی شایه‌ته له‌سه‌ر ئه‌و حاڵه‌ی خۆی، (ڕۆژی قیامه‌ت دان به که‌مته‌ر خه‌می خۆیدا ده‌نێت).

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ހަމަކަށަވަރުން، އެ އިންސާނާއީ، އެކަމުގެ މައްޗަށް ހެކިވެރިޔަކުކަން ކަށަވަރެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • እርሱም በዚህ ላይ መስካሪ ነው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং সে অবশ্য এ বিষয়ে অবহিত

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அன்றியும், நிச்சயமாக அவனே இதற்குச் சாட்சியாகவும் இருக்கின்றான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • തീര്‍ച്ചയായും അവന്‍ അതിന്ന് സാക്ഷ്യം വഹിക്കുന്നവനുമാകുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 100:7 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 100:7 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 100:7 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.