34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 42:2 compared

عٓسٓقٓ

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
  • 'Ayn, Seen, Qaf.

    Saheeh International

  • ‘Ayn, Seen, Qaf.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • A'in. Sin. Qaf.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • 'Ain. Sin. Qaf.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Ain Sin Qaf

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • عسق

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • عین، سین، قاف.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Eyn, Sin, Qaf!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • 'Ain Siin Qaaf.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Ain, Siin, Qaaf.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Ajīn Sīn Kāf.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • 'Ayn-Sin-Qaf.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • ‘Ain. Sin. Qaf.

    Isa García

Français

  • Aîn, Sîn, Qâf.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Ĩ. Ṣ̃.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • A'yn Sin Qaf

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • '[Ain] S[ien] K[aaf].

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Айн. Сийн. Қо-оф.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Ajn, Sinë, Kaf.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Sidoo kale.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Ayn, Sin, Kaf,

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Айн. Син. Каф.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Гайн син каф – мәгънәләрен Аллаһ үзе белә.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Айн, син, қоф.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • عين، سىين، قاف

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • عۤسۤقۤ

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • عٓسٓقٓ

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • عٓسٓقٓ.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • (1)و (2) به‌یه‌که‌وه‌یه‌.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ح م ع س ق (މި އަކުރުތަކުގެ مراد ދެނެވޮޑިގެންވަނީ اللَّه އެވެ.)

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ዐ.ሰ.ቀ (ዓይን ሲን ቃፍ)፤

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আইন, সীন ক্বা-ফ।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • ஐன், ஸீன், காஃப்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ഐന്‍ സീന്‍ ഖാഫ്‌.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 42:2 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 42:2 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 42:2 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.