34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 83:8 compared

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ

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 what can make you know what is sijjeen?

    Saheeh International

  • And what will show you what is Sijjeen?

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and what shall teach thee what is Sijjin?

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و تو چه می دانی که سجّین چیست؟

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و تو چه دانی که «سجّین» چیست؟

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Sən nə bilirsən (haradan bilirsən) ki, Siccin nədir?! (Və ya: Siccin nədir, bilirsənmi?)

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Tahukah kamu apakah sijjin itu?

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan apa jalannya engkau dapat mengetahui: apa dia "Sijjiin" itu,

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • a znaš li ti šta je Sidždžin?

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Und was läßt dich wissen, was Siggin ist?

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • ¿Y qué te hará saber lo que es un libro ineludible?

    Isa García

Français

  • et qui te dira ce qu'est le Sijjîn? -

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma, mẽ ya sanar da kai abin da akẽ cẽ wa Sijjĩn?

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Unajua nini Sijjin?

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En hoe kom jij te weten wat dat is: Siddjien?

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • «Сижжин» қандай нарса эканини сенга нима билдирди?! (Сижжин нима эканини қаердан ҳам билардинг, унинг моҳияти шундоқ каттаки, сен уни идрок эта олмайсан. Билиб қўй!)

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • E, ku e di ti se ç’është sixhini?

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Ma taqaannaa Sijiin.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Siccin'in ne olduğunu sen nerden bilirsin?

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Откуда ты мог знать, что такое Сиджжин?

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Нәрсә белдерде сиңа ул сиҗҗиннең хакыйкатен?

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ту чӣ медонӣ, ки сиҷҷин чист?

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • سىججىن دېگەن نېمە؟ ئۇنى قانداق بىلەلەيسەن؟

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور تم کیا جو کہ سجین کیا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او ته څه شي پوه كړې چې سجین څه شى دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ ڪنھن سمجھايئي ته سجين ڇا آھي؟

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • جا تۆ چووزانی (سجین) چیه‌؟

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • سِجّين އަކީ ކޮންއެއްޗެއްކަން ކަލޭގެފާނަށް އަންގައިދިނީ ކޮންއެއްޗެއްތޯއެވެ؟

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ሲጂንም ምን እንደ ኾነ ምን አሳወቀህ?

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আপনি জানেন, সিজ্জীন কি?

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • 'ஸிஜ்ஜீன்' என்பது என்னவென்று உமக்கு எது அறிவிக்கும்?

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • സിജ്ജീന്‍ എന്നാല്‍ എന്താണെന്ന് നിനക്കറിയാമോ?

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 83:8 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 83:8 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 83:8 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.