34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 78:33 compared

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا

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 full-breasted [companions] of equal age

    Saheeh International

  • and buxom maidens of a like age,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And voluptuous women of equal age;

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And voluptuous women of equal age;

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and maidens with swelling breasts, like of age,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و دخترانی نو رسیده و هم سن

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و دخترانی همسال با سینه‌های برجسته،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Sinələri yenicə qabarmış (dolmuş, tumurcuqlanmış, gözəllikdə və məlahətdə bir-birinə bənzər) həmyaşıd qızlar.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan gadis-gadis remaja yang sebaya,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan perawan-perawan yang sebaya umurnya;

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i djevojke mlade, godīnā istih,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • compañeras de eterna juventud,

    Isa García

Français

  • et des (belles) aux seins arrondis, d'une égale jeunesse,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Da cikakkun 'yammata, tsãrar jũna.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na wake walio lingana nao,

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • rondborstige gezellinnen die even oud zijn

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва янги бўйи етган бир хил ёшдаги қизлар бордир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Edhe vasha të një moshe.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Waxayna Guursan Haween da'yar oo isle eg.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Doğrusu, Allah'a karşı gelmekten sakınanlara kurtuluş, bahçeler, bağlar, yaşıtlar ve dolu kadehler vardır.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • и полногрудые сверстницы,

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Дәхи аларга яшьтәш булган яшь кызлар.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ва духтароне ҳамсол бо пистонҳои баромада

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • تەڭتۇش قىزلاردۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • نوخیز دوشیزائیں ہیں اورسب ہمسن

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او انارسینه همځولې پېغلې دي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ ھم عمر نوجوان زالون.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • (له‌و جێگه و ڕێگه خۆشانه‌دا هاوسه‌ر و هاوده‌می) ئافره‌تانی سینه جوان و (دیمه جوان) هاوته‌مه‌ن ئاماده‌یه‌.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި އެއްފުރާވަރުގެ ޒުވާން އަންހެން ކުދިންނެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • እኩያዎች የኾኑ ጡተ ጉቻማዎችም፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • সমবয়স্কা, পূর্ণযৌবনা তরুণী।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • ஒரே வயதுள்ள கன்னிகளும்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • തുടുത്ത മാര്‍വിടമുള്ള സമപ്രായക്കാരായ തരുണികളും.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 78:33 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 78:33 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 78:33 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.