34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 26:32 compared

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

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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  • So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.

    Saheeh International

  • Thereat he threw down his staff, and behold, it was a manifest python.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)!

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • So he cast his staff, and behold, it was a serpent manifest.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • پس عصایش را انداخت و ناگهان اژدهایی حقیقی نمایان شد،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • پس عصای خود بیفکند و بناگاه آن اژدری نمایان شد.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Musa) əsasını (yerə) atan kimi, o dərhal açıq-aşkar bir əjdaha oldu.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Maka Musa melemparkan tongkatnya, lalu tiba-tiba tongkat itu (menjadi) ular yang nyata.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Nabi Musa pun mencampakkan tongkatnya, maka tiba-tiba tongkatnya itu menjadi seekor ular yang jelas nyata.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • I Musa baci štap svoj, kad on – zmija prava,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Da warf er seinen Stock hin, und sogleich war er eine deutliche Schlange.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Entonces [Moisés] arrojó su vara, y ésta se convirtió en una serpiente auténtica.

    Isa García

Français

  • [Moïse] jeta donc son bâton et le voilà devenu un serpent manifeste.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Sai ya jẽfa sandarsa, sai ga ta kumurci bayyananne.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Basi akaitupa fimbo yake, mara ikawa nyoka wa kuonekana dhaahiri.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Toen wierp hij zijn staf en het was opeens duidelijk een slang.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Бас, у (Мусо) асосини ташлади. Баногоҳ у аниқ аждарга айланди.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Atëherë, (Musai) e hodhi shkopin e vet, i cili u shndërrua në gjarpër të vërtetë.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Markaasuu Tuuray Nabi Muuse Ushiishii waxayna Noqotay Mas Muuqda.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Bunun üzerine Musa değneğini attı, besbelli bir yılan oluverdi.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Муса бросил свой посох, и тот превратился в явную змею.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Муса таягын җиргә ташлады, шуннан соң ул йөрүче зур елан булды.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Асояшро партофт. Ба ошкоро аждаҳое шуд.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • مۇسا ھاسىسىنى تاشلىۋىدى، ناگاھان ئوپئوچۇق ئەجدىھاغا ئايلاندى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • موسیٰ نے اپنا عصا ڈال دیا اور وہ سانپ بن کر رینگنے لگا

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • نو هغه (موسٰى) خپله امسا وغورځوله، نو ناڅاپه هغه وه ښكاره ښامار

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • پوءِ پنھنجي لَٺ اُڇليائين ته اُھا اُمالڪ پڌرو واسينگ (نانگ) ٿي پئي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئه‌ویش گۆچانه‌که‌ی فڕێدا، ده‌ستبه‌جێ بوو به هه‌‌ژدیهایه‌کی گه‌وره‌ی ئاشکرا (فیرعه‌ون و دار و ده‌سته‌ی تۆقان)!!...

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ދެން އެކަލޭގެފާނުގެ އަސާކޮޅު އެކަލޭގެފާނު އެއްލެވިއެވެ. ފަހެ، އެހިނދު އެ އަސާކޮޅު، ފާޅުވެގެންވާ ހަރުފަޔަކަށް ވެއްޖެއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • በትሩንም ጣለ፡፡ እርሷም ወዲያውኑ ግልጽ እባብ ኾነች፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • অতঃপর তিনি লাঠি নিক্ষেপ করলে মুহূর্তের মধ্যে তা সুস্পষ্ট অজগর হয়ে গেল।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • ஆகவே அவர் தம் தடியைக் கீழே எறிந்தார்; அது தெளிவானதொரு மலைப்பாம்பாகி விட்டது.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അപ്പോള്‍ അദ്ദേഹം (മൂസാ) തന്‍റെ വടി താഴെയിട്ടു അപ്പോഴതാ അത് പ്രത്യക്ഷമായ ഒരു സര്‍പ്പമായി മാറുന്നു

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 26:32 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 26:32 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 26:32 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.