34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 88:20 compared

وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

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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  • And at the earth - how it is spread out?

    Saheeh International

  • and the earth, how it has been surfaced?

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And the earth, how it is spread?

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And at the Earth, how it is spread out?

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • how the earth was outstretched?

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و به زمین که چگونه گسترده شده؟

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و به زمین که چگونه گسترده شده است؟

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Və yerə (baxmırlar ki) necə döşədilmişdir?

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Dan bumi bagaimana ia dihamparkan?

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan keadaan bumi bagaimana ia dihamparkan?

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i Zemlju – kako je prostrta?!

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und zur Erde, wie sie flach gemacht worden ist?

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Y en la Tierra, cómo ha sido extendida.

    Isa García

Français

  • et la terre comment elle est nivelée?

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Da zuwa ga ƙasa yadda aka shimfiɗã ta?

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na ardhi jinsi ilivyo tandazwa?

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En naar de aarde hoe zij is geëffend?

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва ерни қандоқ текислаб қўйилганига?

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Edhe tokën se si është shtruar!

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Iyo sida dhulka loo fidiyay.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Bu insanlar, devenin nasıl yaratıldığına, göğün nasıl yükseltildiğine, dağların nasıl dikildiğine, yerin nasıl yayıldığına bir bakmazlar mı?

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • как распростерта земля?

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Вә җиргә карамыйлармы – ничек палас кеби түшәлгән?

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва ба замин, ки чӣ сон густурда шуда?

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • زېمىن قانداق يېيىتىلدى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور زمین کو کس طرح بچھایا گیا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او ځمكې ته چې څنګه غوړول شوې ده؟

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ زمين ڏانھن ته ڪيئن وڇائي وئي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئه‌ی سه‌رنجی ده‌شته‌کانی زه‌وی ناده‌ن چۆن ته‌خت کراوه (له‌بار هێنراوه بۆ کشتوکاڵ و ڕێگه‌وبان و ژیان)؟!

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ބިން ފަތުރުއްވާފައިވަނީ، ކޮންފަދައަކުން ކަމާމެދު އެއުރެން ބިމަށް ނުބަލަނީހެއްޔެވެ؟

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ወደ ምድርም እንዴ እንደተዘረጋች (አይመለከቱምን?)

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং পৃথিবীর দিকে যে, তা কিভাবে সমতল বিছানো হয়েছে?

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • இன்னும் பூமி அது எப்படி விரிக்கப்பட்டிருக்கிறது? (என்றும் அவர்கள் கவனிக்க வேண்டாமா?)

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ഭൂമിയിലേക്ക് (അവര്‍ നോക്കുന്നില്ലേ?) അത് എങ്ങനെ പരത്തപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നുവെന്ന്‌

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 88:20 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 88:20 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 88:20 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.