34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 68:30 compared

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ

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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  • Then they approached one another, blaming each other.

    Saheeh International

  • Then they turned to one another, blaming each other.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • And they advanced one upon another, blaming each other.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • پس به یکدیگر رو کرده به سرزنش و ملامت هم پرداختند.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • پس بعضی‌شان رو به بعضی دیگر آوردند و همدیگر را به نکوهش گرفتند.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Onlar bir-birini danlamağa başladılar.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Lalu sebahagian mereka menghadapi sebahagian yang lain seraya cela mencela.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Kemudian setengahnya mengadap yang lain, sambil cela-mencela.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • I onda počeše jedni druge koriti.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Da wandten sie sich einander zu, sich gegenseitig tadelnd.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Y comenzaron a recriminarse unos a otros.

    Isa García

Français

  • Puis ils s'adressèrent les uns aux autres, se faisant des reproches.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Sai suka fuskanci jũna, sunã zargin kansu.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Basi wakakabiliana kulaumiana wao kwa wao.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Toen gingen zij elkaar verwijten maken.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Бас, баъзилари баъзиларни маломат қила бошладилар.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Dhe u kthyen e po e qortojën njëri-tjetrin.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Markaasaa qaarba qaar ku jeedsaday iyagoo is dagaali.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Birbirlerini yermeye başladılar.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Они стали попрекать друг друга

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Һәм бер-берсенә каршы килеп шелтәләшә башладылар

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Пас забон ба маломати якдигар кушуданд.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • شۇنىڭ بىلەن ئۇلار بىر - بىرگە قارىشىپ ئۆز ئارا مالامەت قىلىشتى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • پھر ایک نے دوسرے کو ملامت کرنا شروع کردی

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • نو د دوى ځینو ځینو نورو ته مخ واړوه، چې یو بل يې ملامته كول

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • پوءِ ھڪ ٻئي کي ملامت ڪندڙ ٿي ھڪڙن ٻـين ڏانھن مھاڙ ڪئي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئه‌وسا ڕویان کرده یه‌کترو ده‌ستیان کرده لۆمه‌کردن و سه‌رزه‌نشت کردنی یه‌کتری و...

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ފަހެ، އެއުރެން އެއްބަޔަކު އަނެއްބަޔަކާ ކުރިމަތިލައި އެއްބަޔަކު އަނެއްބަޔަކަށް މަލާމާތްކުރެތެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • የሚወቃቀሱም ኾነው ከፊሎቻቸው በከፊሉ ላይ መጡ፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • অতঃপর তারা একে অপরকে ভৎর্সনা করতে লাগল।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • பின்னர், அவர்களில் சிலர் சிலரை நிந்தித்தவர்களாக முன்னோகினர்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അങ്ങനെ പരസ്പരം കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തിക്കൊണ്ട് അവരില്‍ ചിലര്‍ ചിലരുടെ നേര്‍ക്ക് തിരിഞ്ഞു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 68:30 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 68:30 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 68:30 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.