34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 53:44 compared

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا

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 causes death and gives life

    Saheeh International

  • that it is He who brings death and gives life,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life;

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • That it is He Who granteth Death and Life;

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and that it is He who makes to die, and that makes to live,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و هم اوست که می میراند و زنده می کند.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و هم اوست که می‌میراند و زنده می‌گرداند.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Öldürən də, dirildən də Odur!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan bahwasanya Dialah yang mematikan dan menghidupkan,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan bahawa sesungguhnya, Dia lah yang mematikan dan menghidupkan;

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i da On usmrćuje i oživljava,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und daß Er es ist, Der sterben läßt und wieder lebendig macht,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Él es Quien causa la muerte y la vida,

    Isa García

Français

  • et que c'est Lui qui a fait mourir et qui a ramené à la vie,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma lalle, Shĩ, Shĩ ne Ya kashe, kuma Ya rãyar.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na kwamba Yeye ndiye anaye fisha na kuhuisha.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En die laat sterven en die leven geeft.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Албатта, ўлдирган ҳам Ўзи, тирилтирган ҳам Ўзи.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Dhe se Ai jep vdekjen dhe Ai jep jetën

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Isagaana wax dila waxna nooleeya.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Doğrusu dirilten de öldüren de O'dur.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Он умерщвляет и оживляет.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Һәм Ул – Аллаһ үтерде вә тергезде.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва Ӯст, ки мемиронаду зинда мекунад.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • اﷲ ئۆلتۈرۈشكە ۋە تىرىلدۈرۈشكە قادىر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور وہی موت و حیات کا دینے والا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او دا چې هم دغه (الله) مرګ وركوي او ژوند وركوي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ ته اُن ماريو ۽ جياريو.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • هه‌روه‌ها هه‌ر خۆی دیارده‌ی مردن و ژیانی دروست کردووه‌

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި މަރުގަންނަވަނީވެސް، އަދި ދިރުއްވަނީވެސް ހަމައެކަލާނގެއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • እነሆ እርሱም ገደለ፣ አስነሳም፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং তিনিই মারেন ও বাঁচান,

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • இன்னும் நிச்சயமாக அவனே மரிக்கச் செய்கிறான், இன்னும் உயிர்ப்பிக்கிறான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അവന്‍ തന്നെയാണ് മരിപ്പിക്കുകയും ജീവിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തതെന്നും,

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 53:44 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 53:44 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 53:44 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.