34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 53:3 compared

وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ

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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  • Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.

    Saheeh International

  • Nor does he speak out of [his own] desire:

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Nor doth he speak of (his own) desire.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • nor speaks he out of caprice.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و از روی هوا و هوس سخن نمی گوید.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و از سر هوس سخن نمی‌گوید.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • O, kefi istəyəni (havadan) danışmır.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan tiadalah yang diucapkannya itu (Al-Quran) menurut kemauan hawa nafsunya.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan ia tidak memperkatakan (sesuatu yang berhubung dengan ugama Islam) menurut kemahuan dan pendapatnya sendiri.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • On ne govori po hiru svome –

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und er redet nicht aus (eigener) Neigung.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • ni habla de acuerdo a sus pasiones.

    Isa García

Français

  • et il ne prononce rien sous l'effet de la passion;

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma bã ya yin magana daga son zuciyarsa.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Wala hatamki kwa matamanio.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • noch spreekt hij uit een bevlieging.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • У ҳаводан нутқ қилмас.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Dhe ai nuk flet nga dëshira

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Kumana hadlo hawadiisa.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • O, kendiliğinden konuşmamaktadır.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Он не говорит по прихоти.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Һәм ул үз белдеге белән сөйләмәс.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва сухан аз рӯи ҳаво (ҳавас) намегӯяд.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • (ئۇ) ئۆز نەپسى خاھىشى بويىچە سۆزلىمەيدۇ

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور وہ اپنی خواہش سے کلام بھی نہیں کرتا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او دى له خپل خواهش نه خبرې نه كوي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ نڪي (نفس جي) سَڌ کان ڳالھائيندو آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • قسه‌و گوفتاریشی (ئه‌وه‌ی که‌قورئانه‌) له‌ئاره‌زوو بازی و هه‌واو هه‌وه‌سه‌وه‌نیه‌

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި އެކަލޭގެފާނު އަމިއްލަ އެދުންފުޅަކަށް ވާހަކަފުޅެއް ނުމެދައްކަވާމެއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ከልብ ወለድም አይናገርም፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং প্রবৃত্তির তাড়নায় কথা বলেন না।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அவர் தம் இச்சைப்படி (எதையும்) பேசுவதில்லை.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അദ്ദേഹം തന്നിഷ്ടപ്രകാരം സംസാരിക്കുന്നുമില്ല.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 53:3 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 53:3 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 53:3 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.