34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 53:46 compared

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ

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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  • From a sperm-drop when it is emitted

    Saheeh International

  • from a drop of [seminal] fluid when emitted;

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • From a drop (of seed) when it is poured forth;

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • From a seed when lodged (in its place);

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • of a sperm-drop, when it was cast forth,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • از نطفه هنگامی که در رحم ریخته شود.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • از نطفه‌ای چون فرو ریخته شود.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Bir qərtə) nütfədən (o, ata belindən analığa) axıb tökülərkən.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dari air mani, apabila dipancarkan.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dari (setitis) air mani ketika dipancarkan (ke dalam rahim);

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • od kapi sjemena kad se izbaci;

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • aus einem Samentropfen, wenn er ausgespritzt wird,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • de una gota de esperma eyaculada.

    Isa García

Français

  • d'une goutte de sperme quand elle est éjaculée

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Daga wani ɗigon ruwa guda a lõkacin da ake jẽfa shi a cikin mahaifa.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Kutokana na mbegu ya uzazi inapo miminwa.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • uit een druppel, wanneer die wordt uitgestort.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Нутфадан, оқиб тушганда.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Nga pika e farës që hidhet

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Kana ahaysiiyay dhibic soo baxday.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Doğrusu, atıldığında meniden erkek ve dişiyi, iki çifti yaratan O'dur.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • из капли, которая извергается.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ана җенесләрнең карнына төшкән бер тамчы судан.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • аз дутфа, он гоҳ, ки дар раҳм рехта мешавад.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئېتىلىپ چىققان مەنىدىن (ياراتتى)

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اس نطفہ سے جو رحم میں ڈالا جاتا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • له یوه څاڅكي (نطفې) نه، كله چې وڅڅول شي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • منيءَ جي ھڪ ڦڙي مان جڏھن (ڳڀيرڻ ۾) ھاريو وڃي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • له‌نوتفه‌یه‌ک (له‌خاڵێکی زۆر بچووک ئه‌ویش ئه‌گه‌ر ویستی خوای له‌سه‌ربێت) کاتێک له‌جێی خۆیدا داده‌نرێت

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި رحم ގެ ތެރެޔަށް މަނިފޮދެއް އެޅޭހިނދު އެއިން، ފިރިހެން އަންހެން ދެބާވަތް ހެއްދެވީވެސް އެކަލާނގެއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ከፍትወት ጠብታ (በማህጸን ውስጥ) በምትፈሰስ ጊዜ፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • একবিন্দু বীর্য থেকে যখন স্খলিত করা হয়।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • (கர்ப்பக் கோளறையில்) செலுத்தப் படும் போதுள்ள இந்திரியத் துளியைக் கொண்டு.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ഒരു ബീജം സ്രവിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോള്‍ അതില്‍ നിന്ന്‌

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 53:46 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 53:46 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 53:46 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.