34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 77:21 compared

فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ

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 We placed it in a firm lodging

    Saheeh International

  • [and] then lodged it in a secure abode

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Which We laid up in a safe abode

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • that We laid within a sure lodging

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • پس آن را در جایگاهی استوار قرار دادیم

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • پس آن را در جایگاهی استوار نهادیم،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Biz onu möhkəm bir yerdə (ana bətnində) saxladıq,

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • kemudian Kami letakkan dia dalam tempat yang kokoh (rahim),

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Lalu Kami jadikan air (benih) itu pada tempat penetapan yang kukuh,

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • koju na pouzdano mjesto stavljamo

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • das Wir dann in einem festen Aufenthaltsort haben sein lassen,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • que deposité en un lugar seguro [el útero]

    Isa García

Français

  • que Nous avons placée dans un reposoir sûr,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Sa'an nan Muka sanya shi a cikin wani wurin natsuwa amintacce.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Kisha tukayaweka mahali pa utulivu madhubuti?

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • die Wij toen in een solide verblijfplaats legden,

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Бас, уни мустаҳкам қароргоҳга жойламадикми?

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Dhe atë e vendosëm në një vend të sigurt.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Markaasna yeellay meel ilaashan.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Sizi bayağı bir sudan yaratıp onu belli bir süreye kadar sağlam bir yere yerleştirmedik mi?

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • и не поместили ее в надежном месте

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ул суны койдык бала ятак урынга, аны анда урнаштырдык.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва онро дар ҷойгоҳе устувор қарор надодем,

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇنى بىز مەلۇم ۋاقىتقىچە (يەنى تۇغۇلغۇچە) پۇختا ئارامگاھ (يەنى بەچچىدان) دا قىلدۇق

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • پھر اسے ایک محفوظ مقام پر قرار دیا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • پس مونږ دغه (اوبه) په مضبوط ځاى كې كېښودلې

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • پوءِ اُن کي ھڪ پختي ھنڌ ۾ رکيوسون.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئینجا له جێی مه‌حکه‌م و قایمدا نوتفه‌مان دانه‌ناوه‌؟!

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ފަހެ، ރައްކާތެރިވެގެންވާ ތަނެއްގައި، (އެބަހީ: رحم ގައި) ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ އެ ފެން ލެއްވީމެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • በተጠበቀ መርጊያ ውስጥም (በማሕፀን) አደረግነው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • অতঃপর আমি তা রেখেছি এক সংরক্ষিত আধারে,

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • பின்னர் அதனைப் பத்திரமான இடத்தில் (கர்ப்பத்தில்) உறுதியாக ஆக்கிவைத்தோம்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • എന്നിട്ട് നാം അതിനെ ഭദ്രമായ ഒരു സങ്കേതത്തില്‍ വെച്ചു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 77:21 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 77:21 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 77:21 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.