34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 87:11 compared

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى

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
  • But the wretched one will avoid it -

    Saheeh International

  • and the most wretched will shun it

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • But the most hapless will flout it,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • but the most wretched shall flout it,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و کسی که از همه بدبخت تر است از آن کناره می گیرد.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و نگون‌بخت، خود را از آن دور می‌دارد؛

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Bədbəxt (kafir) isə ondan (öyüd-nəsihətdən) qaçacaqdır.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan orang-orang yang celaka (kafir) akan menjauhinya.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan (sebaliknya) orang yang sangat celaka akan menjauhinya,

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • a izbjegavaće je onaj najgori,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • pero el negador de la verdad la rechazará

    Isa García

Français

  • et s'en écartera le grand malheureux,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma shaƙiyyi, zai nisanceta,

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na atajitenga mbali nayo mpotovu,

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Maar vermijden zal het de ellendeling

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва бадбахт ундан четда бўладир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Ndërsa do të shmanget më i keqi,

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Waxaana ka fogaan waanada Ruuxa xune.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Bedbaht olan ondan kaçınacaktır.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • и уклонится от него самый несчастный,

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Вә Коръән вәгазеннән качар һич кабул итмәс, бик явыз яман кеше.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва бадбахт аз он дурӣ мегирад,

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئەڭ شەقى ئادەم ۋەز - نەسىھەتتىن قاچىدۇ

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور بدبخت اس سے کنارہ کشی کرے گا

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او له دغه (نصیحت) نه به تر ټولو بدبخته ډډه كوي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ اُن (نصيحت وٺڻ) کان (اُھو) تمام نڀاڳو پاسو ڪندو.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • خراپترین که‌س خۆی لێ دوور ده‌گرێت...

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި އަބާއްޖަވެރިކަން އެންމެ ބޮޑުމީހާ، އެކަމުން ދުރުހެލިވާނެތެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • መናጢውም ይርቃታል፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আর যে, হতভাগা, সে তা উপেক্ষা করবে,

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • ஆனால் துர்பாக்கியமுடையவனோ, அதை விட்டு விலகிக் கொள்வான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ഏറ്റവും നിര്‍ഭാഗ്യവാനായിട്ടുള്ളവന്‍ അതിനെ (ഉപദേശത്തെ) വിട്ടകന്നു പോകുന്നതാണ്‌.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 87:11 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 87:11 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 87:11 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.