34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 86:2 compared

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

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 what can make you know what is the night comer?

    Saheeh International

  • (and what will show you what is the nightly visitor?

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • - Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?-

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • And what shall teach thee what is the night-star?

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و تو چه می دانی چیزی که در شب پدیدار می شود، چیست؟

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و تو چه دانی که اختر شبگرد چیست؟

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Ya Peyğəmbər!) Sən nə bilirsən (haradan bilirsən) ki, gecə gələn nədir?!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • tahukah kamu apakah yang datang pada malam hari itu?

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan apa jalannya engkau dapat mengetahui apa dia "At-Taariq" itu? -

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • A znaš li ti šta je Danica?

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • ¿Y qué puede hacerte comprender lo que es el astro nocturno?

    Isa García

Français

  • Et qui te dira ce qu'est l'astre nocturne?

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • To, mẽ yã sanar da kai abin da ake cẽwa mai aukõwa da dare?

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na nini kitakacho kujuulisha ni nini hicho Kinacho kuja usiku?

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En hoe kom jij te weten wat de nachtster is?

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ториқ нималигини сенга не билдирди?

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • E ku e di tise çka është tariku - trokitësi?

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Ma taqaan Xiddigga guura.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Tarık'ın ne olduğunu sen bilir misin?

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Откуда ты мог знать, что такое ночной путник?

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ул Тарыйкның нинди икәнен сиңа нәрсә белдерде?

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва ту чӣ донӣ, ки он чӣ дар шаб ояд, чист?

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • تارىقنىڭ نېمىلىكىنى بىلەمسەن؟

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور تم کیا جانو کہ طارق کیا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او ته څه شي پوه كړې چې د شپې راتلونكى څه شى دى؟

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ ڪنھن سمجھايئي ته رات جو ايندڙ ڇا آھي؟

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • جا تۆ چووزانی (طارق) چیه‌.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ރޭގަނޑަށް ފާޅުކަންބޮޑު ތަރިޔަކީ، ކޮންއެއްޗެއްކަން ކަލޭގެފާނަށް އަންގައިދިނީ ކޮންއެއްޗެއްތޯއެވެ؟

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • የሌሊት መጪውም ምን እንደ ኾነ ምን አሳወቀህ?

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আপনি জানেন, যে রাত্রিতে আসে সেটা কি?

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • தாரிக் என்னவென்று உமக்கு அறிவித்தது எது?

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • രാത്രിയില്‍ വരുന്നത് എന്നാല്‍ എന്താണെന്ന് നിനക്കറിയുമോ?

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 86:2 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 86:2 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 86:2 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.