34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 19:57 compared

وَرَفَعْنَٰهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا

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 We raised him to a high station.

    Saheeh International

  • and We raised him to an exalted station.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And We raised him to high station.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And We raised him to a lofty station.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • We raised him up to a high place.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و او را به جایگاه و مقام بلندی ارتقا دادیم.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و [ما] او را به مقامی بلند ارتقا دادیم.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Biz onu yüksək bir məqama (Cənnətə, yaxud dördüncü göyə) qaldırdıq.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Dan Kami telah mengangkatnya ke martabat yang tinggi.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan Kami telah mengangkatnya ke tempat yang tinggi darjatnya.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i Mi smo ga na visoko mjesto digli.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Und Wir hoben ihn zu einem hohen Ort empor.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Lo elevé a un lugar sublime.

    Isa García

Français

  • Et Nous l'élevâmes à un haut rang.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Muka ɗaukaka shi a wuri maɗaukaki.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na tulimuinua daraja ya juu.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En Wij hebben hem naar een hoge plaats verheven.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва уни олий мақомга кўтардик. (Унинг қадрини юксак, зикрини олий қилдик. Дунёда шундай олиймақом зотлар ўтган.)

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Ne e ngriëm atë në një vend të Lartë (ia ngritëm lart famën).

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • waxaana u koryeellay meel sare.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Biz onu yüce bir yere yükselttik.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Мы вознесли его на высокое место.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Вә Без аны күтәрдек югары урынга, күккә яки җәннәткә.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ӯро ба маконе баланл бардоштем.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇنى بىز يۇقىرى ئورۇنغا كۆتۈردۇق

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور ہم نے ان کو بلند جگہ تک پہنچادیا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او دى مونږ ډېر اوچت ځاى ته پورته كړى دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ وڏي مرتبي ڪري سندس مانُ مٿاھون ڪيوسون.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • بۆیه ڕێزی زۆرمان لێگرت و پایه‌دارو به‌رزو بڵندمان کرد له جێگه و ڕێگه‌ی تایبه‌تدا.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ، އެކަލޭގެފާނު މަތިވެރިވެގެންވާ مقام އަކަށް އުފުއްލެވީމެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ወደ ከፍተኛም ስፍራ አነሳነው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আমি তাকে উচ্চে উন্নীত করেছিলাম।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • மேலும், நாம் அவரை ஓர் உயரிய இடத்தில் உயர்த்தினோம்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അദ്ദേഹത്തെ നാം ഉന്നതമായ സ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് ഉയര്‍ത്തുകയും ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 19:57 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 19:57 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 19:57 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.