34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 26:23 compared

قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

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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  • Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"

    Saheeh International

  • He said, ‘And what is ‘‘the Lord of all the worlds?’’ ’

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds?

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Pharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher of the worlds'?"

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Pharaoh said, 'And what is the Lord of all Being?'

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • فرعون گفت: پروردگار جهانیان چیست؟

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • فرعون گفت: «و پروردگار جهانیان چیست؟»

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Fir’on dedi: “Aləmlərin Rəbbi nədir? (Nə cür şeydir?)”

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Fir'aun bertanya: "Siapa Tuhan semesta alam itu?"

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Firaun berkata (dengan sombongnya): "Dan apa dia Tuhan sekalian alam itu?"

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • "A ko je Gospodar svjetova?" – upita faraon.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Fir'aun sagte: "Was ist denn der Herr der Weltenbewohner?"

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Preguntó el Faraón: "¿Quién es el Señor del Universo?"

    Isa García

Français

  • «Et qu'est-ce que le Seigneur de l'univers?» dit Pharaon.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Fir'auna ya ce: "Kuma mene ne Ubangijin halittu?"

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Firauni akasema: Na nani huyo Mola Mlezi wa walimwengu wote?

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Fir'aun zei: "En wat is dan de Heer van de wereldbewoners?"

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Фиръавн: «Роббул Оламийн нима?» деди.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • (Faraoni) Tha: “E cili është ai zot i botëve (që ju dërgoj)?”

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Fircoon wuxuun Yidhi waa maxay Eebaha Caalamka.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Firavun: "Alemlerin Rabbi de nedir?" dedi.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Фараон сказал: «А что такое Господь миров?».

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Фиргаун әйтте: "Галәмнәрне тәрбия итүче ул нинди зат?

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Фиръавн гуфт: «Парвардигори ҷаҳониён чист?»

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • پىرئەۋن ئېيتتى: «ئالەملەرنىڭ پەرۋەردىگارى دېگەن نېمە؟»

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • فرعون نے کہا کہ یہ ربّ العالمین کیا چیز ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • فرعون وویل: او رب العلمین څه شى دى؟

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • فرعون چيو ته جھانن جو پاليندڙ ڇا (کي چئبو) آھي؟

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئینجا فیرعه‌وون وتی: باشه، په‌روه‌ردگاری جیهانه‌کان چی‌یه و کێ‌یه؟...

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • فرعون ދެންނެވިއެވެ. (ކަލޭގެފާނު އެފަރާތަކުން رسول ކަމާއިގެން ވަޑައިގެންނެވި) عالم ތަކުގެ ވެރިރަސްކަލާނގެއަކީ ކޮބައިހެއްޔެވެ؟

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ፈርዖን አለ «(ላከኝ የምትለው) የዓለማትም ጌታ ምንድነው»

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • ফেরাউন বলল, বিশ্বজগতের পালনকর্তা আবার কি?

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அதற்கு ஃபிர்அவ்ன்; "அகிலத்தாருக்கு இறைவன் யார்?" என்று கேட்டான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ഫിര്‍ഔന്‍ പറഞ്ഞു: എന്താണ് ഈ ലോകരക്ഷിതാവ് എന്ന് പറയുന്നത്‌?

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 26:23 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 26:23 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 26:23 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.