34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 83:21 compared

يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

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
  • Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].

    Saheeh International

  • witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • witnessed by those brought nigh.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • مقربان آن را مشاهده می کنند.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • مقرّبان آن را مشاهده خواهند کرد.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Onu ancaq (Allaha) yaxın olan mələklər görə bilər!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • yang disaksikan oleh malaikat-malaikat yang didekatkan (kepada Allah).

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Yang disaksikan oleh sekumpulan malaikat, yang didampingkan Tuhan di sisinya.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • nad njom bdiju oni Allahu bliski.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • in das die (Allah) Nahegestellten Einsicht nehmen.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • que puede ser visto por los [ángeles] cercanos [a Dios].

    Isa García

Français

  • Les rapprochés [d'Allah: les Anges] en témoignent.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Muƙarrabai suke halarta shi.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Wanakishuhudia walio karibishwa.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • waarvan zij die in de nabijheid [van God] zijn gebracht getuige zijn.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Унга муқарраб(фаришта)лар шоҳид бўларлар.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Të cilin e dëshmojnë engjëjt që janë më të të afërmit.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Waxaana Gacanta ku haya Malaa'ig Eebe u dhaw.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • O, gözde meleklerin gördüğü, yazılı bir kitapdır.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Ее видят (или о ней будут свидетельствовать) приближенные.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ул китаплар яныңда Аллаһуның якын фәрештәләре булырлар, кыямәт көнендә ул китаплардан хәбәр бирер өчен.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ки муқаррабони (наздикшудагони) Худо дар он менигаранд.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇنىڭغا اﷲ نىڭ يېقىن پەرىشتىلىرى گۇۋاھ بولىدۇ

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • جس کے گواہ ملائکہ مقربین ہیں

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • چې ده ته مقرب (بنده ګان او ملايك) حاضرېږي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • اُن وٽ (الله جا) مقرب حاضر رھندا آھن.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئه‌و نامه‌یه فریشته نزیکه به‌ڕێزه‌کانی لای خوا ده‌یکه‌نه‌وه‌و (به‌سه‌رسامی و خۆشیه‌وه سه‌رنجی چاکه و خواپه‌رستی چاکان ده‌ده‌ن و) شایه‌تی له‌سه‌ر ده‌ده‌ن.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ކުއްތަންކުރައްވާފައިވާ ملائكة ން އެ ފޮތް ދެކެވަޑައިގަންނަވާނެތެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ባለሟልዎቹ ይጣዱታል፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আল্লাহর নৈকট্যপ্রাপ্ত ফেরেশতাগণ একে প্রত্যক্ষ করে।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • (அல்லாஹ்விடம்) நெருங்கிய (கண்ணியம் மிக்க வான)வர்கள் அதை பார்ப்பார்கள்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • സാമീപ്യം സിദ്ധിച്ചവര്‍ അതിന്‍റെ അടുക്കല്‍ സന്നിഹിതരാകുന്നതാണ്‌.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 83:21 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 83:21 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 83:21 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.