34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 56:48 compared

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

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 our forefathers [as well]?"

    Saheeh International

  • And our forefathers too?!’

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And also our forefathers?

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • "(We) and our fathers of old?"

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • What, and our fathers, the ancients?'

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • و آیا پدران گذشته ما نیز برانگیخته می شوند؟!

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • یا پدران گذشته ما [نیز]؟»

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Yaxud bizdən əvvəl gəlib-getmiş atalarımız da dirildiləcəklərmi?!”

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • apakah bapak-bapak kami yang terdahulu (juga)?"

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • "Dan adakah juga datuk nenek kita yang telah lalu, (akan dibangkitkan hidup semula)? "

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • zar i drevni naši preci?"

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Und auch unsere Vorväter?"

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • ¿Y nuestros ancestros también?"

    Isa García

Français

  • ainsi que nos anciens ancêtres?..»

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • "Shin, kuma da ubanninmu na farko?"

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Au baba zetu wa zamani?

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En onze vaderen dan, die er eertijds waren?"

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Аввалги оталаримиз ҳам-а?!» дер эдилар.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • A edhe prindërit tanë të hershëm?

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Ama Aabayaalkannagii horeeyay.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • "Önce gelip geçmiş babalarımız da mı?"

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Или же наши праотцы?».

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Дәхи безнең борынгы бабаларыбыз да терелеп кубарылырлармы? Бу эш була торган түгел", – дип.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ё ниёгони моро?»

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇلار: «بىز ئۆلۈپ توپىغا ۋە قۇرۇق سۆڭەككە ئايلانغان چاغدا بىز چوقۇم تىرىلدۈرۈلەمدۇق؟ ئاتا - بوۋىلىرىمىزمۇ تىرىلدۈرۈلەمدۇ؟» دەيتتى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • کیا ہمارے باپ دادا بھی اٹھائے جائیں گے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او ایا زمونږ ړومبني پلرونه هم!

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • يا اسان جا پھريان پيءُ ڏاڏا.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • یاخود باوو باپیرانی دێرینیشیان؟!

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ތިމަންމެންގެ އިސްވެދިޔަ ކާބަފައިންވެސް ހެއްޔެވެ؟

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • «የፊተኞቹ አባቶቻችንም?»

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং আমাদের পূর্বপুরুষগণও!

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • "அல்லது, முன்னோர்களான நம் தந்தையருமா? (எழுப்பப்படுவர்?" என்றும் கூறினர்.)

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ഞങ്ങളുടെ പൂര്‍വ്വികരായ പിതാക്കളും (ഉയിര്‍ത്തെഴുന്നേല്‍പിക്കപ്പെടുമെന്നോ?)

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 56:48 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 56:48 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 56:48 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.