34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 53:4 compared

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ

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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  • It is not but a revelation revealed,

    Saheeh International

  • it is just a revelation that is revealed [to him],

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • It is naught save an inspiration that is inspired,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • It is no less than inspiration sent down to him:

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • This is naught but a revelation revealed,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • گفتار او چیزی جز وحی که به او نازل می شود، نیست.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • این سخن بجز وحیی که وحی می‌شود نیست.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Bu, ancaq (Allah dərgahından) nazil olan bir vəhydir.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Ucapannya itu tiada lain hanyalah wahyu yang diwahyukan (kepadanya).

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Segala yang diperkatakannya itu (sama ada Al-Quran atau hadis) tidak lain hanyalah wahyu yang diwahyukan kepadanya.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • to je samo Objava koja mu se obznanjuje,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Es ist nur eine Offenbarung, die eingegeben wird.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Él solo trasmite lo que le ha sido revelado.

    Isa García

Français

  • ce n'est rien d'autre qu'une révélation inspirée.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • (Maganarsa) ba ta zamo ba, fãce wahayi ne da ake aikõwa.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Hayakuwa haya ila ni ufunuo ulio funuliwa;

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Dit is niet anders dan een ingegeven openbaring.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • У (Қуръон) ваҳийдан ўзга нарса эмас.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Ajo nuk është tjetër pos shpalljes që i shpallet

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • quraankuna waxaan waxyi Eebe ahayn ma aha.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Onun konuşması ancak, bildirilen bir vahy iledir.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Это - всего лишь внушаемое ему откровение.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Аның Ислам хакында сөйләгән сүзе фәкать Аллаһудан иңдерелгән вәхийдер.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ин сухан фақат он чизест, ки ба ӯ ваҳй мешавад.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • پەقەت ئۇنىڭغا نازىل قىلىنغان ۋەھيىنىلا سۆزلەيدۇ

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اس کا کلام وہی وحی ہے جو مسلسل نازل ہوتی رہتی ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • نه دى دا (قرآن) مګر وحي چې (ده ته) وحي كول شي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ھيُ قرآن رڳو وحي آھي جو موڪليو ويندو آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئه‌مه‌ی که‌رای ده‌گه‌یه‌نێت ته‌نها نیگاو وه‌حی خوای یه‌

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އެއީ އެކަލޭގެފާނަށް އިއްވަވާ وحى އެއްކަމުގައި ނޫނީ ނުވެތެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • እርሱ (ንግግሩ) የሚወርረድ ራእይ እንጅ ሌላ አይደለም፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • কোরআন ওহী, যা প্রত্যাদেশ হয়।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அது அவருக்கு வஹீ மூலம் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டதேயன்றி வேறில்லை.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അത് അദ്ദേഹത്തിന് ദിവ്യസന്ദേശമായി നല്‍കപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു ഉല്‍ബോധനം മാത്രമാകുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 53:4 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 53:4 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 53:4 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.