34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 85:20 compared

وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ

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 Allah encompasses them from behind.

    Saheeh International

  • and Allah besieges them from all around.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and God is behind them, encompassing.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و خدا از همه سو بر آنان احاطه دارد.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • با آنکه خدا از هر سو بر ایشان محیط است.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Onların bütün ixtiyarı Allahın əlindədir!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • padahal Allah mengepung mereka dari belakang mereka.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Sedang Allah, dari belakang mereka, melingkungi mereka (dengan kekuasaanNya)!

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • a Allahu oni neće moći umaći:

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Doch Allah ist hinter ihnen her, (sie) umfassend.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Pero Dios los domina sin que lo sepan.

    Isa García

Français

  • alors qu'Allah, derrière eux, les cerne de toutes parts.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Alhãli, Allah daga bãyansu, Mai kẽwaye su ne (da saninSa).

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na Mwenyezi Mungu nyuma yao amewazunguka.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Maar God omvat hen van achteren.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ҳолбуки, Аллоҳ уларнинг ортидан иҳота қилиб турувчидир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Po All-llahu ata i ka rrethuar (nuk mund t’i shpëtojnë)!

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Eebana waa koobay (kamana baxsadaan).

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Oysa Allah onları ardlarından çevirmiştir.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Аллах же окружает их сзади.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Бит Аллаһ аларның артларыннан төшүче, һич котыла алмаслар.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ва Худо аз ҳама сӯ бар онҳо иҳота дорад.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • اﷲ كاپىرلارنىڭ ئەتراپىنى قورشاپ تۇرغۇچىدۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور اللہ ان کو پیچھے سے گھیرے ہوئے ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او الله د دوى له چاپېره نه راګېروونكى دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ الله سندن چؤڦير گھيرو ڪندڙ آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • (به‌ڵام با بزانن)، ده‌سه‌ڵاتی خوا له پشتیانه‌وه ده‌وره‌ی داون له ده‌ستی ده‌رناچن

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • اللَّه އެއުރެންގެ ހުރިހާކަމެއް ފުރިހަމަޔަށް ދެނެވޮޑިގެންވެތެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • አላህም በዙሪያቸው (በዕውቀቱ) ከባቢ ነው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আল্লাহ তাদেরকে চতুর্দিক থেকে পরিবেষ্টন করে রেখেছেন।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • ஆனால், அல்லாஹ்வோ அவர்களை முற்றிலும் சூழ்ந்திருக்கிறான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അല്ലാഹു അവരുടെ പിന്‍വശത്തുകൂടി (അവരെ) വലയം ചെയ്തുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നവനാകുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 85:20 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 85:20 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 85:20 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.