34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 97:2 compared

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ

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 what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?

    Saheeh International

  • And what will show you what is the Night of Ordainment?

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is!

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And what will explain to thee what the night of power is?

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • And what shall teach thee what is the Night of Power?

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • تو چه می دانی شب قدر چیست؟

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و از شب قدر، چه آگاهت کرد.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Ya Peyğəmbər!) Sən nə bilirsən (haradan bilirsən) ki, Qədr gecəsi nədir?!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Dan tahukah kamu apakah malam kemuliaan itu?

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan apa jalannya engkau dapat mengetahui apa dia kebesaran Malam Lailatul-Qadar itu?

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • a šta ti misliš šta je Noć Kadr?

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Und was läßt dich wissen, was die Nacht der Bestimmung ist?

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • ¿Y qué te hará comprender la importancia de la noche de la predestinación?

    Isa García

Français

  • Et qui te dira ce qu'est la nuit d'Al-Qadr?

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • To, me ya sanar da kai abin da ake cewa Lailatul ¡adari?

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na nini kitacho kujuulisha nini Laylatul Qadri?

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En hoe kom jij te weten wat de nacht van de beslissing is?

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Лайлатул Қадр қандоқ нарса эканини сенга нима билдирди?

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • E ç’të bëri ty të dijsh se ç’është nata e Kadrit?

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Ma taqaanna LaylatulQadarka.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Kadir gecesinin ne olduğunu sen bilir misin?

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Откуда ты мог знать, что такое ночь предопределения (или величия)?

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Сиңа кадер кичнең Шәрафәтен вә аның хикмәтен нәрсә белдерде?

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва ту чӣ донӣ, ки шаби қадр чист?

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • شەبى قەدرىنىڭ نېمە ئىكەنلىكىنى بىلەمسەن؟

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور آپ کیا جانیں یہ شب قدر کیا چیز ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او ته څه شي پوه كړې چې د قدر شپه څه شى دى؟

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ ڪنھن سمجھايئي ته شب قدر ڇا آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • جا تۆ چووزانی شه‌وی به‌فه‌ڕ کامه‌یه‌و چ خێرو به‌ره‌که‌تێکه‌.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ليلةالقدر ވިލޭރެޔަކީ، ކޮންރެޔެއްކަން ކަލޭގެފާނަށް އަންގައިދިނީ ކޮންއެއްޗެއްތޯއެވެ؟

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • መወሰኛይቱም ሌሊተ ምን እንደ ኾነች ምን አሳወቀህ?

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • শবে-কদর সমন্ধে আপনি কি জানেন?

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • மேலும் கண்ணியமிக்க இரவு என்ன என்பதை உமக்கு அறிவித்தது எது?

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • നിര്‍ണയത്തിന്‍റെ രാത്രി എന്നാല്‍ എന്താണെന്ന് നിനക്കറിയാമോ?

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 97:2 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 97:2 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 97:2 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.