34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 19:1 compared

كٓهيعٓصٓ

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
  • Kaf, Ha, Ya, 'Ayn, Sad.

    Saheeh International

  • Kaf, Ha, Ya, ‘Ayn, Suad.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Kaf. Ha. Ya. A'in. Sad.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Kaf. Ha. Ya. 'Ain. Sad.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Kaf Ha Ya Ain Sad

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • کهیعص

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • کاف، ها، یا، عین، صاد.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Kaf, Ha, Ya, Eyn, Sad!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Kaaf Haa Yaa 'Ain Shaad.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Kaaf, Haa, Yaa, Ain, Saad

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Kāf Hā Jā Ajīn Sād.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Kaf-Ha-Ya-'Ayn-Sad.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Kaf. Ha’. Ia’. ‘Ain. Sad.

    Isa García

Français

  • Kâf, Hâ', Yâ', 'Aîn, Sâd.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • K̃.H. Y.I. Ṣ̃.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Kaf Ha Ya A'yn S'ad

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • K[aaf] H[aa?] J[aa?] '[Ain] S[aad].

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Кааф, ҳаа, йаа, айн, сод.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Kaf Ha Ja’ A’jn Sadë!

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • waa la soo sheegay kuwo lamid ah.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Kaf, Ha, Ya, Ayn, Sad.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Каф. Ха. Йа. Айн. Сад.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Кәф һә йә ґәен сад. Мәгънәсен фәкать Аллаһ белер.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Коф, ҳо, ё, айн, сод.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • كاف، ھا، يا، عين، صاد

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • کۤھیعۤصۤ

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • كاف، ها، يا، عين، صاد

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ڪٓھٰيٰعٓصٓ.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • سه‌رنجی سه‌ره‌تای سوره‌تی (البقرة) بده‌.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ك هـ ى ع ص (މި އަކުރުތަކުގެ مراد ދެނެވޮޑިގެންވަނީ اللَّه އެވެ.)

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ከ.ሀ.የ.ዐ.ጸ (ካፍ ሃ ያ ዓይን ሷድ)

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • কাফ-হা-ইয়া-আইন-সাদ

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • காஃப், ஹா, யா, ஐன், ஸாத்

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • കാഫ്‌-ഹാ-യാ-ഐന്‍-സ്വാദ്‌.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 19:1 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 19:1 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 19:1 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.