34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 78:28 compared

وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا

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 denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

    Saheeh International

  • and they denied Our signs mendaciously,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • They called Our revelations false with strong denial.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and they cried loud lies to Our signs;

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و آیات ما را به شدت و با همه وجود انکار می کردند

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و آیات ما را سخت تکذیب می‌کردند.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Ayələrimizi də elə hey təkzib edirdilər.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan mereka mendustakan ayat-ayat Kami dengan sesungguh-sungguhnya.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan mereka telah mendustakan dengan sesungguh-sungguhnya akan ayat-ayat keterangan Kami;

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i dokaze Naše su pretjerano poricali,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • y por eso desmintieron abiertamente Mi Mensaje,

    Isa García

Français

  • et traitaient de mensonges, continuellement, Nos versets,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma, suka ƙaryata game da ãyõyinMu, ƙaryatãwa!

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na wakikanusha Aya zetu kwa nguvu.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • en zij loochenden Onze tekenen herhaaldelijk.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва Бизнинг оятлариимизни ёлғон дейишган эди, ёлғон!.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Dhe argumentet Tona i përgënjeshtruan më këmbëngulje.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Waxayna beeniyeen Aayaadkannaga.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Ayetlerimizi hep yalan sayıp dururlardı.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • и полностью отрицали Наши знамения.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Дәхи Безнең аятьләребезне ныклап ялганга тоталар иде.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва оёти Моро ба сахтӣ дурӯғ мебароварданд.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ھەمدە بىزنىڭ ئايەتلىرىمىزنى قاتتىق ئىنكار قىلاتتى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اورانہوں نے ہماری آیات کی باقاعدہ تکذیب کی ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او زمونږ ایتونه به يې دروغ ګڼل، سخت دروغ ګڼل

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ اسان جي حُڪمن کي بلڪل ڪوڙ ڀائيندا ھوا.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • به‌ڵکو زۆر به‌توندی دژایه‌تی ئایه‌ته‌کانی ئێمه‌یان ده‌رکرد و به درۆیان ده‌زانی..

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ބޮޑުވެގެންވާ ދޮގުކުރުމަކުން، ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ آية ތައް އެއުރެން ދޮގުކުރޫއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • በአንቀጾቻችንም ማስተባበልን አስተባበሉና፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং আমার আয়াতসমূহে পুরোপুরি মিথ্যারোপ করত।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அன்றியும் அவர்கள் நம் வசனங்களைப் பொய்யெனக் கூறி பொய்யாக்கிக் கொண்டிருந்தார்கள்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • നമ്മുടെ ദൃഷ്ടാന്തങ്ങളെ അവര്‍ തീര്‍ത്തും നിഷേധിച്ചു തള്ളുകയും ചെയ്തു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 78:28 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 78:28 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 78:28 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.