34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 74:22 compared

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

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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  • Then he frowned and scowled;

    Saheeh International

  • then frowned and scowled.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Then frowned he and showed displeasure.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Then he frowned and he scowled;

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • then he frowned, and scowled,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • سپس چهره درهم کشید و قیافه نفرت آمیز به خود گرفت،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • سپس رو ترش نمود و چهره در هم کشید.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Sonra üz-gözünü turşutdu, qaşqabağını tökdü.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • sesudah itu dia bermasam muka dan merengut,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Setelah itu ia memasamkan mukanya serta ia bertambah masam berkerut;

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • pa se onda smrknuo i namrštio

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • hierauf hat er düster geblickt und ein finsteres Gesicht gemacht,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • pero [al no poder encontrar ningún argumento] frunció el ceño y ofuscó el semblante.

    Isa García

Français

  • Et il s'est renfrogné et a durci son visage.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Sa'an nan, ya gintse huska? kuma ya yi murtuk.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Kisha akakunja kipaji, na akanuna.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Toen fronste hij en grijnsde.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Сўнгра юзини буриштирди ва қавоғини солди.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Pastaj mrrolej dhe bëhej edhe i vrazhdë.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Wuuna Waji Macbuusay oo Uruuriyay.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Sonra kaşlarını çattı, suratını aştı;

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Затем он нахмурился и насупился.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Соңра Коръән сүзен ишеткәндә ачуланып йөзен сытты, маңгаен җыерды.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Сипас рӯй турш кард ва пешонӣ дар ҳам кашид.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئاندىن قوشۇمىسىنى تۈردى ۋە چىرايىنى پۈرۈشتۈردى،

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • پھر تیوری چڑھا کر منہ بسور لیا

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • بیا يې مخ تریو كړ او وچولى (تندى) يې بوټ كړ

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • وري منھن ۾ شور وڌائين ۽ گھنڊ پاتائين.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئینجا ناوچاوی هێنایه‌وه یه‌ك (وه‌ك یه‌کێك به‌قووڵی بیربکاته‌وه‌) ڕه‌ش داگیرسا.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ދެން އޭނާ މޫނު ކުނިކޮށްލިއެވެ. އަދި މޫނު ހެދިއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ከዚያም ፊቱን አጨፈገገ፤ አኮማተረም፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • অতঃপর সে ভ্রূকুঞ্চিত করেছে ও মুখ বিকৃত করেছে,

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • பின்னர், (அதுபற்றிக் குறை கூற இயலாதவனாக) கடுகடுத்தான், இன்னும் (முகஞ்) சுளித்தான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • പിന്നെ അവന്‍ മുഖം ചുളിക്കുകയും മുഖം കറുപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 74:22 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 74:22 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 74:22 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.