34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 37:7 compared

وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ

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 as protection against every rebellious devil

    Saheeh International

  • and to guard from any froward devil.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • With security from every froward devil.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • (For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits,

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and to preserve against every rebel Satan;

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و آن را از هر شیطان سرکشی حفظ کردیم،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و [آن را] از هر شیطان سرکشی نگاه داشتیم!

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Biz həm də göyü) itaətdən çıxmış hər bir şeytandan qoruduq.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan telah memeliharanya (sebenar-benarnya) dari setiap syaitan yang sangat durhaka,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan (Kami pelihara urusan langit itu) dengan serapi-rapi kawalan dari (masuk campur) tiap-tiap Syaitan yang derhaka;

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i čuvamo ga od svakog šejtana prkosnoga

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und als Schutz vor jedem rebellischen Satan.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • como protección contra todo demonio rebelde,

    Isa García

Français

  • afin de le protéger contre tout diable rebelle.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma sunã tsari daga dukan Shaiɗan mai tsaurin kai.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na kulinda na kila shet'ani a'si.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • om ook elke opstandige satan af te weren,

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва ҳар бир итоатсиз шайтондан сақлаш учун.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Dhe me mbrojtje prej çdo djalli të prishur.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Iyo ka dhowrid shaydaan kastoo madax adag.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Onu, inatçı her türlü şeytandan koruduk.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • и оберегаем его от всякого мятежного дьявола.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Вә ул күкне атылучы йолдызлар белән исламга һөҗүм итүче шайтаннардан сакладык.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва аз ҳар шайтони нофармон нигаҳ доштем.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • اﷲ نىڭ ئىتائىتىدىن چىققۇچى ھەر بىر شەيتاندىن ئۇنى قوغدىدۇق

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور انہیں ہر سرکش شیطان سے حفاظت کا ذریعہ بنادیا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او له هر سركښه شیطان نه مو ښه ساتلى دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ سڀڪنھن سرڪش شيطان کان (انھيءَ) کي نگاھ رکيوسون.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئاسمانمان پاڕاستووه له پیلان و شه‌ڕی هه‌موو شه‌یتانێکی سه‌رکه‌ش.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ނުކިޔަމަންތެރި ކޮންމެ شيطان އެއްގެ ކިބައިން އެ އުޑު ރައްކާތެރިކުރެއްވީމެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • አመጸኛም ከሆነ ሰይጣን ሁሉ መጠበቅን ጠበቅናት፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং তাকে সংরক্ষিত করেছি প্রত্যেক অবাধ্য শয়তান থেকে।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • (அதைத்) தீய ஷைத்தான்கள் அனைவருக்கும் தடையாகவும் (ஆக்கினோம்).

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ധിക്കാരിയായ ഏതു പിശാചില്‍ നിന്നും (അതിനെ) സുരക്ഷിതമാക്കുകയും ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 37:7 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 37:7 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 37:7 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.