34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 79:24 compared

فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

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 said, "I am your most exalted lord."

    Saheeh International

  • saying, ‘I am your exalted lord!’

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And proclaimed: "I (Pharaoh) am your Lord the Highest."

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and proclaimed, and he said, 'I am your Lord, the Most High!'

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و گفت: من پروردگار بزرگ تر شما هستم.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و گفت: «پروردگار بزرگتر شما منم!»

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • “Həqiqətən, mən sizin ən uca Rəbbinizəm!”

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • (Seraya) berkata: "Akulah tuhanmu yang paling tinggi".

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dengan berkata: "Akulah tuhan kamu, yang tertinggi".

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • "Ja sam gospodar vaš najveći!" – on je rekao,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Er sagte: "Ich bin euer höchster Herr."

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • "Yo soy su Señor supremo".

    Isa García

Français

  • et dit: «C'est moi votre Seigneur, le très haut».

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Sai ya ce: "Nĩ ne Ubangijinku mafi ɗaudaka."

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Akasema: Mimi ndiye Mola wenu Mlezi mkuu kabisa.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • hij zei: "Ik ben jullie hoogste heer."

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва, мен сизларнинг энг олий Роббингизман, деди.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • E u tha: “Unë jam zoti juaj më i lartë!”

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Isagoo dhihi waxaan ahay Eebihiinna sare.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • "Sizin en yüce rabbiniz benim" dedi.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • и сказал: «Я - ваш всевышний господь!».

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Әйтте: "Мин сезнең олугъ Раббыгызмын, миннән башка сезнең һич Илаһәгез юктыр", – дип.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ва гуфт: «Ман Парвардигори бартари шумо ҳастам!»

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • دېدى: «مەن سىلەرنىڭ بۈيۈك پەرۋەردىگارىڭلار بولىمەن»

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور کہا کہ میں تمہارا رب اعلیٰ ہوں

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • نو ويې ويل: زه ستاسو رب یم، تر ټولو اوچت (رب)

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • پوءِ چيائين ته آءٌ اوھان جو تمام مٿاھون پالڻھار آھيان.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • من په‌روه‌ردگاری هه‌ره به‌رزو بڵندی ئێوه‌م!!

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ފަހެ، އޭނާ ބުންޏެވެ. ތިމަންނާއީ، ތިޔަބައިމީހުންގެ އެންމެ މަތިވެރިވެގެންވާ ކަލާނގެއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • አለም፡- «እኔ ታላቁ ጌታችሁ ነኝ፡፡»

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং বললঃ আমিই তোমাদের সেরা পালনকর্তা।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • "நான்தான் உங்களுடைய மாபெரும் இறைவன் - ரப்புக்குமுல் அஃலா" என்று (அவர்களிடம்) கூறினான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ഞാന്‍ നിങ്ങളുടെ അത്യുന്നതനായ രക്ഷിതാവാകുന്നു എന്ന് അവന്‍ പറഞ്ഞു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 79:24 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 79:24 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 79:24 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.