34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 88:23 compared

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

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
  • However, he who turns away and disbelieves -

    Saheeh International

  • except him who turns back and disbelieves.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • But if any turn away and reject Allah,-

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • But he who turns his back, and disbelieves,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • ولی کسی که [به دنبال تذکر پی در پی] روی گردانید و کفر ورزید.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • مگر کسی که روی بگرداند و کفر ورزد،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Lakin kim (imandan) üz döndərib (Qur’anı) inkar etsə

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • tetapi orang yang berpaling dan kafir,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Akan tetapi sesiapa yang berpaling (dari kebenaran) serta ia kufur ingkar, -

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • A onoga koji glavu okreće i neće da vjeruje,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Wer sich aber abkehrt und ungläubig ist,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Pero sabe que a quien dé la espalda y rechace la verdad

    Isa García

Français

  • Sauf celui qui tourne le dos et ne croit pas,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Fãce dai duk wanda ya jũya bãya, kuma ya kãfirta.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Lakini anaye rudi nyuma na kukataa,

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Maar wie zich afkeert en ongelovig is,

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Лекин, ким юз ўгирса ва кофир бўлса.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Përveç atij zbrapset e nuk beson,

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Hase yeeshee Ruuxii xaqa ka jeedsada oo Gaalooba (ku soo celi xaqa).

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Ama kim yüz çevirir, inkar ederse, Allah onu en büyük azaba uğratır.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • А тех, кто отвернется и не уверует,

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Мәгәр берәү синнән артка борылса һәм Коръәнне инкяр кылса.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Магар он кас кӣ рӯйгардон шуд ва кофир шуд.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • لېكىن كىمكى (ۋەز - نەسىھەتتىن) يۈز ئۆرۈپ (اﷲ نى) ئىنكار قىلىدىكەن،

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • مگر جو منھ پھیر لے اور کافر ہوجائے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • مګر هغه څوك چې (له ایمانه) وګرځي او كافر شي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • پر جنھن مُنھن موڙيو ۽ ڪُفر ڪيو.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • به‌ڵاو ئه‌و که‌سه‌ی که پشت هه‌ڵکردووه و کوفر هه‌ڵبژاردووه‌...

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ފުރަގަސްދީ، كافر ވި މީހަކަށް މެނުވީއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ግን (ከእውነት) የዞረና የካደ ሰው፤

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • কিন্তু যে মুখ ফিরিয়ে নেয় ও কাফের হয়ে যায়,

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • ஆயினும், எவன் (சத்தியத்தைப்) புறக்கணித்து, மேலும் நிராகரிக்கின்றானோ-

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • പക്ഷെ, വല്ലവനും തിരിഞ്ഞുകളയുകയും, അവിശ്വസിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന പക്ഷം

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 88:23 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 88:23 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 88:23 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.