34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 37:46 compared

بَيْضَآءَ لَذَّةٍ لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ

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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  • White and delicious to the drinkers;

    Saheeh International

  • snow-white, delicious to the drinkers,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • White, delicious to the drinkers,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Crystal-white, of a taste delicious to those who drink (thereof),

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • white, a delight to the drinkers,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • [نوشیدنی] سپید [و درخشنده] و لذت بخش برای نوشندگان،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • [باده‌ای‌] سخت سپید که نوشندگان را لذتی [خاص‌] می‌دهد؛

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Ağappaq, özü də içənlərə ləzzət verən (bir məin).

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • (Warnanya) putih bersih, sedap rasanya bagi orang-orang yang minum.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Minuman itu putih bersih, lagi lazat rasanya, bagi orang-orang yang meminumnya,

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • bistrim i prijatnim onima koji budu pili,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • weiß, köstlich für diejenigen, die (daraus) trinken.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • blanco y delicioso para quienes lo beban,

    Isa García

Français

  • blanche, savoureuse à boire,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Farã mai dãɗi ga mashãyan.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Kinywaji cheupe, kitamu kwa wanywao.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • die helderwit is en aangenaam voor de drinkers,

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Оппоқ, ичгувчига лаззатбахшдир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • E barshë (vera), që ka shije për ata që e pinë,

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Taasoo cad oo u macaan kuwa cabi.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Baş ağrısı vermeyen, sarhoş etmeyen, içenlere zevk bahşeden bembeyaz bir kaynaktan doldurulmuş kadehler sunulur.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • белого, доставляющего удовольствие пьющим.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ул хәмер сөттән ак булып эчүчеләргә ләззәтледер.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • сафед асту нӯшандагонашро лаззатбахш,

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇلارغا ئېقىپ تۇرغان، ئاپئاق، ئىچكۈچىلەرگە لەززەت بېغىشلايدىغان شارابلاردىن تولدۇرۇلغان جاملار ئايلاندۇرۇپ تۇرۇلىدۇ

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • سفید رنگ کی شراب جس میں پینے والے کو لطف آئے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • چې تك سپین به وي، د څښونكو لپاره به خوندور وي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • جو (بلڪل) اڇو پيئندڙن لاءِ مزيدار ھوندو.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • شه‌رابه‌که زۆر سپی و به‌له‌زه‌ته بۆ ئه‌و که‌سانه‌ی که ده‌یخۆنه‌وه و نۆشی ده‌که‌ن.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ބޯމީހުންނަށް މީރު، ހުދުކުލައިގެ ބުއިމެކެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ነጭ ለጠጪዎች ጣፋጭ ከኾነች፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • সুশুভ্র, যা পানকারীদের জন্যে সুস্বাদু।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • (அது) மிக்க வெண்மையானது அருந்துவோருக்கு மதுரமானது.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • വെളുത്തതും കുടിക്കുന്നവര്‍ക്ക് ഹൃദ്യവുമായ പാനീയം.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 37:46 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 37:46 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 37:46 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.