34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 96:5 compared

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

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
  • Taught man that which he knew not.

    Saheeh International

  • taught man what he did not know.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Teacheth man that which he knew not.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Taught man that which he knew not.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • taught Man that he knew not.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • [و] به انسان آنچه را نمی دانست تعلیم داد.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • آنچه را که انسان نمی‌دانست [بتدریج به او] آموخت.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (O Rəbbin ki) insana bilmədiklərini öyrətdi.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Dia mengajar kepada manusia apa yang tidak diketahuinya.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Ia mengajarkan manusia apa yang tidak diketahuinya.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • koji čovjeka poučava onome što ne zna.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • den Menschen gelehrt hat, was er nicht wußte.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • y le enseñó al hombre lo que este no sabía.

    Isa García

Français

  • a enseigné à l'homme ce qu'il ne savait pas.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Ya sanar da mutum abin da bai sani ba.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Kamfundisha mtu aliyo kuwa hayajui.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Hij heeft de mens onderwezen wat hij niet wist.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • У инсонга у билмаган нарсани ўргатди.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Ia mësoi njeriut atë që nuk e dinte.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Dadkana baray waxayna aqoonin.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Oku! Kalemle öğreten, insana bilmediğini bildiren Rabbin, en büyük kerem sahibidir.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • научил человека тому, чего тот не знал.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Кешегә белмәгән нәрсәләрен өйрәтте.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ба одами он чиро, ки намедонист, биёмухт.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئىنسانغا بىلمىگەن نەرسىلەرنى بىلدۈردى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور انسان کو وہ سب کچھ بتادیا ہے جو اسے نہیں معلوم تھا

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • انسان ته يې هغه څه ښودلي دي چې دى پرې نه پوهېده

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ماڻھوءَ کي اُھو سيکاريائين جو نه ڄاڻندو ھو.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئاده‌میزادی فێری ئه‌و شتانه کردووه که نه‌یزانیوون.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އިންސާނާއަށް އޭނާ ނުދަންނަ ކަންތައް، އެކަލާނގެ އުނގަންނައިދެއްވިއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ሰውን ያላወቀውን ሁሉ ያሳወቀ ሲኾን፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • শিক্ষা দিয়েছেন মানুষকে যা সে জানত না।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • மனிதனுக்கு அவன் அறியாதவற்றையெல்லாம் கற்றுக் கொடுத்தான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • മനുഷ്യന് അറിയാത്തത് അവന്‍ പഠിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 96:5 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 96:5 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 96:5 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.