34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 40:2 compared

تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ

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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  • The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

    Saheeh International

  • The [gradual] sending down of the Book is from Allah, the All-mighty, the All-knowing,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • The revelation of the Scripture is from Allah, the Mighty, the Knower,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • The revelation of this Book is from Allah, Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge,-

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • The sending down of the Book is from God the All-mighty, the All-knowing,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • این کتاب نازل شده از سوی خدای توانای شکست ناپذیر وداناست؛

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • فرو فرستادن این کتاب، از جانب خدای ارجمند داناست،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Kitabın (Qur’anın) nazil edilməsi yenilməz qüvvət sahibi olan, (hər şeyi) bilən Allahdandır-

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Diturunkan Kitab ini (Al Quran) dari Allah Yang Maha Perkasa lagi Maha Mengetahui,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Turunnya Al-Quran ini dari Allah Yang Maha Kuasa, lagi Maha Mengetahui;

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Knjigu objavljuje Allah, Silni i Sveznajući,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • (Dies ist) die Offenbarung des Buches von Allah, dem Allmächtigen und Allwissenden,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • La revelación de este Libro proviene de Dios, el Poderoso, el que todo lo sabe.

    Isa García

Français

  • La révélation du Livre vient d'Allah, le Puissant, l'Omniscient.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Saukar da Littãfi daga Allah ne, Mabuwãyi, Masani.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Uteremsho wa Kitabu umetoka kwa Mwenyezi Mungu Mwenye nguvu, Mwenye kujua.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • De neerzending van het boek is gebeurd door God, de machtige, de wetende,

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Бу китобнинг нозил қилиниши азизу ўта илмли Аллоҳ томонидандир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Shpallja e librit është prej All-llahut, Fuqiplotit, Gjithdijshmit.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Soo dajinta Kitaabka (quraanka) waxay ka ahaatay Eebaha adkaada ee wax walba og.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Kitap'ın indirilmesi, güçlü ve bilgin olan Allah katındandır.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Писание ниспослано от Аллаха Могущественного, Знающего,

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ошбу Коръән һәр эштә галип, һәр эшне белүче Аллаһудан иңдерелгән хак китаптыр.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Нозил шудани ин китоб аз ҷониби Худои ғолиби доност,

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • (بۇ) كىتاب (يەنى قۇرئان) غالىب، ھەممىنى بىلگۈچى اﷲ تەرىپىدىن نازىل قىلىنغاندۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • یہ خدائے عزیز و علیم کی طرف سے نازل کی ہوئی کتاب ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • د كتاب نازلول د الله له جانبه دي چې ډېر غالب، ښه پوه دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • (ھن) ڪتاب جو ھيٺ لاھڻ الله غالب ڄاڻندڙ وٽان آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • هاتنه خواره‌وه‌ی ئه‌م قورئانه له‌لایه‌ن خوای باڵاده‌ست و شاره‌زا و زاناوه‌یه‌.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • މިއީ عزيز ވަންތަ، މޮޅަށް ދެނެވޮޑިގެންވާ اللَّه ގެ حضرة ން ބާވައިލެއްވި ފޮތެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • የመጽሐፉ መወረድ አሸናፊ ዐዋቂ ከሆነው አላህ ነው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • কিতাব অবতীর্ণ হয়েছে আল্লাহর পক্ষ থেকে, যিনি পরাক্রমশালী, সর্বজ্ঞ।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • (யாவரையும்) மிகைத்தோனும், மிக அறிந்தோனுமாகிய அல்லாஹ்விடமிருந்து இறக்கியருளப்பட்டதே இவ்வேதம்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ഈ ഗ്രന്ഥത്തിന്‍റെ അവതരണം പ്രതാപിയും സര്‍വ്വജ്ഞനുമായ അല്ലാഹുവിങ്കല്‍ നിന്നാകുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 40:2 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 40:2 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 40:2 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.