34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 53:50 compared

وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ

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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  • And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad

    Saheeh International

  • that it is He who destroyed the former ‘Ad,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient 'Ad (people),

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and that He destroyed Ad, the ancient,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و اوست که قوم عاد نخستین را هلاک کرد،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و هم اوست که عادیان قدیم را هلاک کرد.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Əvvəlki (ilkin) Adı (Ad qövmünü) O məhv etdi.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan bahwasanya Dia telah membinasakan kaum 'Aad yang pertama,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan bahawa sesungguhnya, Dia lah yang membinasakan kaum "Aad" yang pertama (kaum Nabi Hud), -

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i da je On drevni narod Ad uništio,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • daß Er die früheren 'Ad vernichtete

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Él destruyó al antiguo pueblo de ‘Ad

    Isa García

Français

  • et c'est Lui qui a fait périr les anciens 'Aad,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma lalle, Shĩ, Shĩ ne Ya halaka Ãdãwa na farko.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na kwamba Yeye ndiye aliye waangamiza A'di wa kwanza,

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En dat Hij de 'Aad van eertijds heeft vernietigd

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва, албатта, биринчи Одни ҳалок қилган ҳам Ўзи.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Dhe Ai shkatërroi Adin e lashtë

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Eebe isagaa halaagay Caadkii hore.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • İlk Ad milletini, Semud milletini yok edip geri bırakmayan O'dur.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Он погубил первых адитов,

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Дәхи Ул – Аллаһ беренче Гад кавемен һәлак кылды.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва Ӯст, ки Од — он қавми пешинро ҳалок кард,

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇ (يەنى اﷲ) قەدىمكى ئادنى ھالاك قىلدى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور اسی نے پہلے قوم عاد کو ہلاک کیا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او دا چې بېشكه همده ړومبني عادیان هلاك كړې دي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ ته اُن پھرين عاد کي ناس ڪيو.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • هه‌ر ئه‌و زاته‌ش قه‌ومی عادی یه‌که‌می له‌ناو برد

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ކުރީގެ عاد ބާގައިމީހުން ހަލާކުކުރައްވައި ނެތިކުރެއްވީވެސް އެކަލާނގެއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • እነሆ እርሱም የፊተኛይቱን ዓድ አጥፍቷል፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • তিনিই প্রথম আদ সম্প্রদায়কে ধ্বংস করেছেন,

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • நிச்சயமாக முந்திய ஆ(து கூட்டத்)தை அழித்தவனும் அவன்தான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ആദിമ ജനതയായ ആദിനെ അവനാണ് നശിപ്പിച്ചതെന്നും,

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 53:50 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 53:50 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 53:50 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.