34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 92:1 compared

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

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
  • By the night when it covers

    Saheeh International

  • By the night when it envelops,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • By the night enshrouding

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • By the Night as it conceals (the light);

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • By the night enshrouding

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • سوگند به شب هنگامی که فرو پوشد

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • سوگند به شب چون پرده افکند،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • And olsun (aləmi zülmətə) bürüməkdə olan gecəyə;

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Demi malam apabila menutupi (cahaya siang),

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Demi malam apabila ia menyelubungi segala-galanya (dengan gelap-gelitanya),

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Tako mi noći kada tmine razastre,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Bei der Nacht, wenn sie (alles) überdeckt,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Juro por la noche cuando cubre con la oscuridad,

    Isa García

Français

  • Par la nuit quand elle enveloppe tout!

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Inã rantsuwa da dare a lõkacin da yake rufẽwa.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Naapa kwa usiku unapo funika!

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Bij de nacht wanneer hij toedekt!

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Туннинг қоплаб келаётган пайти билан қасам.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Pasha natën që me errësirë mbulon gjithësinë!

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Eebe wuxuu ku dhaartay Habeenku markuu wax qariyo.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Kararıp ortalığı bürüdüğü zaman geceye and olsun.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Клянусь ночью, когда она покрывает землю!

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Төн белән ант итәм, һәркайчан караңгылыгы белән капласа.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Савганд ба шаб, он гоҳ ки чаҳонро бо торикиаш бипӯшад

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • قاراڭغۇلۇقى ئالەمنى قاپلىغان كېچە بىلەن قەسەمكى،

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • رات کی قسم جب وہ دن کو ڈھانپ لے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • قسم دى په شپه كله چې دا (هر شى) پټ كړي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • رات جو قسم آھي جڏھن ڍَڪي ٿي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • سوێند به شه‌و کاتێک دنیا داده‌گرێت...

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ރޭގަނޑު އިރު ނިވައިކުރާހިނދު، އެ ރޭގަނޑު ގަންދެއްވަމެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • በሌሊቱ እምላለሁ (በጨለማው) በሚሸፍን ጊዜ፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • শপথ রাত্রির, যখন সে আচ্ছন্ন করে,

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • (இருளால்) தன்னை மூடிக்கொள்ளும் இரவின் மீது சத்தியமாக

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • രാവിനെതന്നെയാണ സത്യം ; അത് മൂടികൊണ്ടിരിക്കുമ്പോള്‍

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 92:1 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 92:1 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 92:1 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.