34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 53:43 compared

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ

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 that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep

    Saheeh International

  • that it is He who makes [men] laugh, and weep,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh weep,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • That it is He Who granteth Laughter and Tears;

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and that it is He who makes to laugh, and that makes to weep,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • و این اوست که می خنداند و می گریاند؛

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و هم اوست که می‌خنداند و می‌گریاند.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Güldürən də, ağladan da Odur!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan bahwasanya Dialah yang menjadikan orang tertawa dan menangis,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan bahawa sesungguhnya, Dia lah yang menyebabkan (seseorang itu bergembira) tertawa, dan menyebabkan (seseorang itu berdukacita) menangis;

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i da On na smijeh i na plač navodi,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und daß Er es ist, Der lachen und weinen läßt,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Él es Quien hace reír y hace llorar,

    Isa García

Français

  • et que c'est Lui qui a fait rire et qui a fait pleurer,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma lalle, Shĩ, Shĩ ne Ya sanya dariya, kuma Ya sanya kũka.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na kwamba Yeye ndiye anaye leta kicheko na kilio.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En dat Hij het is die laat lachen en die laat huilen.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва, албатта, кулдирган ҳам Ўзи, йиғлатган ҳам Ўзи.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Dhe se Ai jep qeshjen dhe Ai jep të qarit

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Eebe waakan wax ka qosliya kana oohiya.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Doğrusu, güldüren de ağlatan da O'dur.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Он заставляет смеяться и плакать.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Тәхкыйк Ул – Аллаһ кешеләрне көлдерде һәм елатты.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва Ӯст, ки механдонаду мегирёнад.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • اﷲ ئىنساننى كۈلدۈرەلەيدۇ ۋە يىغلىتالايدۇ

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور یہ کہ اسی نے ہنسایا بھی ہے اور ----- فِلایا بھی ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او دا چې بېشكه هم دغه (الله) (خلق) خندوي او ژړوي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ ته اُن کلايو ۽ رئاريو.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • بێگومان هه‌ر ئه‌و زاته‌ش دیارده‌ی پێکه‌نین و گریانی له‌ئاده‌میزادا به‌دیهێناوه‌

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ހެއްވަވަނީވެސް، އަދި ރޮއްވަވަނީވެސް ހަމައެކަލާނގެއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • እነሆ እርሱም አስሳቀ፣ አስለቀሰም፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং তিনিই হাসান ও কাঁদান

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அன்றியும், நிச்சயமாக அவனே சிரிக்க வைக்கிறான், அழச் செய்கிறான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അവന്‍ തന്നെയാണ് ചിരിപ്പിക്കുകയും കരയിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തതെന്നും,

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 53:43 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 53:43 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 53:43 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.