34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 37:117 compared

وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَ

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 We gave them the explicit Scripture,

    Saheeh International

  • We gave them the illuminating scripture

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And We gave them the clear Scripture

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And We gave them the Book which helps to make things clear;

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and We gave them the Manifesting Book,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • و هر دو را کتاب بسیار روشنگر عطا کردیم،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و آن دو را کتاب روشن دادیم.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Onların hər ikisinə (hökmləri) açıq-aydın o kitabı (Tövratı) verdik.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Dan Kami berikan kepada keduanya kitab yang sangat jelas.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan Kami berikan kepada keduanya Kitab Suci yang amat jelas keterangannya;

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i Knjigu im jasnu dali

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Und Wir gaben ihnen beiden die verdeutlichende Schrift

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Les concedí un Libro esclarecedor,

    Isa García

Français

  • Et Nous leur apportâmes le livre explicite

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma Muka ba su Littãfi mai iyãkar bayãni.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na tukawapa wawili hao Kitabu kinacho bainisha.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En Wij gaven hun beiden het overduidelijke boek

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва Биз икковларига равшану комил баёнли китобни бердик.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Atyre dyve u hamë librin e përsosur e të qartë.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • waxaana siinay Kitaabkii caddaa.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Her ikisine de, apaçık anlaşılan bir Kitap vermiştik.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Мы даровали им ясное Писание

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Вә Без аларга һәрнәрсәне бәян кылып бетергән Тәүратны бирдек.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва китобе равшангарашон додем.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇلارغا روشەن بىر كىتابنى (يەنى تەۋراتنى) بەردۇق

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور ہم نے انہیں واضح مطالب والی کتاب عطا کی ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او مونږ دغو دواړو ته ډېر واضحه كتاب وركړى و

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ کين پڌرو ڪتاب ڏنوسون.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • پاشان ته‌وراتمان پێبه‌خشین که ڕوونکه‌ره‌وه‌ی هه‌موو شتێکه‌، (تا په‌یڕه‌ویی بکه‌ن).

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ އެ ދެބޭކަލުންނަށް بيان ވެގެންވާ ފޮތް (އެބަހީ: توراة) ދެއްވީމެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • በጣም የተብራራውንም መጽሐፍ ሰጠናቸው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আমি উভয়কে দিয়েছিলাম সুস্পষ্ট কিতাব।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அவ்விருவருக்கும் நாம் துலக்கமான வேதத்தைக் கொடுத்தோம்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അവര്‍ക്ക് രണ്ടുപേര്‍ക്കും നാം (കാര്യങ്ങള്‍) വ്യക്തമാക്കുന്ന ഗ്രന്ഥം നല്‍കുകയും,

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 37:117 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 37:117 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 37:117 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.