34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 87:17 compared

وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

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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  • While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

    Saheeh International

  • while the Hereafter is better and more lasting.’

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and the world to come is better, and more enduring.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • در حالی که آخرت بهتر و پایدارتر است.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • با آنکه [جهان‌] آخرت نیکوتر و پایدارتر است.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Halbuki axirət daha xeyirli və daha baqidir.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Sedang kehidupan akhirat adalah lebih baik dan lebih kekal.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Padahal kehidupan akhirat lebih baik dan lebih kekal.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • a onaj svijet je bolji i vječan je.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • aunque deben saber que la vida del más allá es superior y eterna.

    Isa García

Français

  • alors que l'au-delà est meilleur et plus durable.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Alhãli Lãhira ita ce mafi alheri kuma mafi wanzuwa.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na Akhera ni bora na yenye kudumu zaidi.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Maar het hiernamaals is beter en onvergankelijker.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ҳолбуки, охират яхшироқ ва боқийроқдир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Ndërsa ahireti (amshimi) është më i mirë dhe e përjetshëm.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Aakhiraase khayr badan baaqina ah (hadhi).

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Oysa ahiret daha iyi ve daha bakidir.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • хотя Последняя жизнь - лучше и дольше.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Бит ахирәт дөньядан яхшырактыр һәм мәңгелектер.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ҳол он ки охират беҳтару пояндатар аст.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئاخىرەت ياخشىدۇر ۋە باقىيدۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • جب کہ آخرت بہتر اور ہمیشہ رہنے والی ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • حال دا چې اخرت ډېر غوره او تل ترتله دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ (حقيقت ڪري) آخرت ڀَلي آھي ۽ ھميشه رھڻ واري آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • له‌کاتێکدا قیامه‌ت و به‌ده‌ست هێنانی به‌هه‌شت چاکتره و به‌رده‌وامیشه (هه‌ر به‌راورد ناکرێت له‌گه‌ڵ ته‌مه‌نی کورتی دنیادا).

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ކިއެއްތަ! آخرة ގެ ހެޔޮކަން ބޮޑުވެފައި، ދެމިހުރުން ބޮޑުވެގެންވާ حال ވެސް، ތިޔަބައިމީހުން ދުނިޔޭގެ ދިރިއުޅުން އިސްކުރަމުއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • መጨረሻይቱ (ሕይወት) በላጭ ሁል ጊዜ ዘውታሪም ስትኾን፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • অথচ পরকালের জীবন উৎকৃষ্ট ও স্থায়ী।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • ஆனால் மறுமை (வாழ்க்கை)யோ சிறந்ததாகும்; என்றும் நிலைத்திருப்பதும் ஆகும்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • പരലോകമാകുന്നു ഏറ്റവും ഉത്തമവും നിലനില്‍ക്കുന്നതും.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 87:17 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 87:17 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 87:17 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.