34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 56:88 compared

فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

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 if the deceased was of those brought near to Allah,

    Saheeh International

  • Then, if he be of those brought near,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Thus if he is of those brought nigh,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah,

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Then, if he be of those brought nigh the Throne,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • پس اگر [جان به گلو رسیده] از مقربان باشد،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و اما اگر [او] از مقربان باشد،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Amma əgər (ölən kimsə Allah dərgahına, Allahın lütf və mərhəmətinə) yaxın olanlardandırsa,

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • adapun jika dia (orang yang mati) termasuk orang-orang yang didekatkan (kepada Allah),

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Kesudahannya: jika ia (yang mati itu) dari orang-orang " Muqarrabiin ",

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • I ako bude jedan od onih koji su Allahu bliski –

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Wenn er nun zu den (Allah) Nahegestellten gehört,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Si [el agonizante] es uno de los adelantados

    Isa García

Français

  • Si celui-ci est du nombre des rapprochés (d'Allah),

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • To, amma idan (mai mutuwar) ya kasance daga makusanta,

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Basi akiwa miongoni mwa walio karibishwa,

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En als hij behoort tot hen die in de nabijheid van God zijn gebracht,

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Агар, у муқарраблардан бўлса.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • E nëse ai (i vdekuri) është prej të afërmëve (të Zotit).

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Hadduu ka mid yahay (Ruuxa dhiman) kuwa Eebe dhaweeyay.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Eğer ölen o kişi, gözdelerden ise, rahatlık, hoşluk ve nimet cenneti onundur.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Если он будет одним из приближенных,

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Әгәр ул үлгән кеше Аллаһуга якын кешеләрдән булса,

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Аммо агар аз муқаррабон (наздикшудагон) бошад.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئەگەر ئۇ مېيىت مۇقەررەبلەردىن (يەنى تائەت - ئىبادەت ۋە ياخشى ئىشلارنى ئەڭ ئالدىدا قىلغۇچىلاردىن) بولىدىغان بولسا، (ئۇنىڭ مۇكاپاتى) راھەت - پاراغەت، ياخشى رىزىق ۋە نازۇنېمەتلىك جەننەت بولىدۇ

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • پھر اگر مرنے والا مقربین میں سے ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • نو كه چېرې (دغه مړى) له مقربینو څخه وي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • پوءِ جيڪڏھن (مئل الله جي) ويجھن ٻانھن مان ھوندو.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • جا ئه‌گه‌ر ئه‌و که‌سه‌ی که‌له‌سه‌ره‌مه‌رگدایه له‌نزیکان و خۆشه‌ویستانی ئێمه بێت

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ފަހެ، އެ (މަރުވި) މީހާ ކުއްތަންކުރައްވާފައިވާ މީހުންގެ ތެރެއިންވާނަމަ، ދަންނާށެވެ!

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • (ሟቹ) ከባለሟሎቹ ቢኾንማ፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • যদি সে নৈকট্যশীলদের একজন হয়;

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • (இறந்தவர் இறைவனுக்கு) நெருக்கமானவர்களில் நின்றும் இருப்பாராயின்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അപ്പോള്‍ അവന്‍ (മരിച്ചവന്‍) സാമീപ്യം സിദ്ധിച്ചവരില്‍ പെട്ടവനാണെങ്കില്‍-

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 56:88 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 56:88 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 56:88 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.