34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 23:5 compared

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ

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
  • And they who guard their private parts

    Saheeh International

  • guard their private parts,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And who guard their modesty -

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Who abstain from sex,

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and guard their private parts

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • و آنان که نگه دارنده دامنشان [از شهوت های حرام] اند،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و کسانی که پاکدامنند،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • O kəslər ki, ayıb yerlərini (zinadan) qoruyub saxlayarlar;

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan orang-orang yang menjaga kemaluannya,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan mereka yang menjaga kehormatannya, -

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i koji stidna mjesta svoja čuvaju –

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und denjenigen, die ihre Scham hüten,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • preservan sus genitales [del adulterio y la fornicación],

    Isa García

Français

  • et qui préservent leurs sexes [de tout rapport],

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma waɗanda suke ga farjõjinsu mãsu tsarẽwa ne.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na ambao wanazilinda tupu zao,

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • en die hun schaamstreek kuis bewaren,

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Улар фаржларини сақловчилардир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • dhe ata të cilët e ruajnë nderin e vet (sa i përket jetës intime),

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Oo ah kuwa Furuujtooda Ilaaliya.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Onlar, eşleri ve cariyeleri dışında, mahrem yerlerini herkesten korurlar. Doğrusu bunlar yerilemezler.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • которые оберегают свои половые органы от всех,

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Вә алар гаурәт әгъзаларын күрсәтмәсләр һәм зинадан сакланырлар.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ва онон, ки шармгоҳи худро нигоҳ медоранд

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇلار ئەۋرەتلىرىنى (ھارامدىن) ساقلىغۇچىلاردۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور اپنی شرمگاہوں کی حفاظت کرنے والے ہیں

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او هغه چې هغوى د خپلو فرجونو (د شهوت ځایونو) ساتونكي دي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ جي پنھنجين اُگھڙن کي (زنا کان) بچائيندڙ آھن.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئه‌وانه‌ش که پارێزه‌رى داوێنى خۆیانن...

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި އެއުރެންނީ، އެއުރެންގެ فرج ތަކަށް ރައްކާތެރިވާމީހުންނެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • እነዚያም እነርሱ ብልቶቻቸውን ጠባቂዎች የሆኑት (አገኙ)፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং যারা নিজেদের যৌনাঙ্গকে সংযত রাখে।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • மேலும், அவர்கள் தங்களுடைய வெட்கத் தலங்களைக் காத்துக் கொள்வார்கள்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • തങ്ങളുടെ ഗുഹ്യാവയവങ്ങളെ കാത്തുസൂക്ഷിക്കുന്നവരുമത്രെ അവര്‍.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 23:5 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 23:5 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 23:5 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.