34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 19:88 compared

وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا

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 they say, "The Most Merciful has taken [for Himself] a son."

    Saheeh International

  • They say, ‘The All-beneficent has taken a son!’

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!"

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • And they say, 'The All-merciful has taken unto Himself a son.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و [مشرکان] گفتند: [خدای] رحمان برای خود فرزندی گرفته است.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و گفتند: «[خدای‌] رحمان فرزندی اختیار کرده است.»

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Müşriklər:) “Rəhman özünə övlad götürmüşdür!” – dedilər.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Dan mereka berkata: "Tuhan Yang Maha Pemurah mengambil (mempunyai) anak".

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan mereka yang kafir berkata: "(Allah) Ar-Rahman, mempunyai anak."

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Oni govore: "Milostivi je uzeo dijete!" –

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Und sie sagen: "Der Allerbarmer hat Sich Kinder genommen."

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Dicen: "El Compasivo tuvo un hijo".

    Isa García

Français

  • Et ils ont dit: «Le Tout Miséricordieux S'est attribué un enfant!»

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma suka ce: "Mai rahama Yã riƙi ã!"

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na wao ati husema kuwa Arrahmani Mwingi wa Rehema ana mwana!

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En zij zeggen: "De Erbarmer heeft zich een kind genomen."

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Улар: «Роҳман бола тутди», дедилар.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Ata thanë: “I Gjithëfuqishmi ka fëmijë”.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • waxay dheheen (gaaladu) wuxuu yeeshay Eebaha Raxmaana ilmo.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Bazı kimseler: "Rahman çocuk edindi" dediler

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Они говорят: «Милостивый взял Себе сына».

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Имансызлар әйттеләр: "Аллаһ бала китерде", – дип.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Гуфтанд: «Худой раҳмон соҳиби фарзандест».

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇلار: «اﷲ نىڭ بالىسى بار» دېيىشتى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور یہ لوگ کہتے ہیں کہ رحمان نے کسی کو اپنا فرزند بنالیا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او دغه (كافران) وايي: رحمٰن د ځان لپاره اولاد نیولى دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ چوندا آھن ته الله پاڻ لاءِ اولاد ورتو آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • (جووله‌که و گاورو بت په‌رستان) ده‌یانوت: خوای میهره‌بان ڕۆڵه و نه‌وه‌ی بۆ خۆی داناوه‌!!

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • رحمن ވަންތަ ރަސްކަލާނގެ، ދަރިކަލަކު ހިއްޕެވިކަމަށް އެ كافر ވި މީހުން ބުނޫއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • «አልረሕማንም ልጅን ያዘ (ወለደ)» አሉ፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • তারা বলেঃ দয়াময় আল্লাহ সন্তান গ্রহণ করেছেন।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • இன்னும், "அர்ரஹ்மான் (தனக்கென) ஒரு குமாரனை எடுத்துக் கொண்டுள்ளான்" என்று அவர்கள் கூறுகிறார்கள்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • പരമകാരുണികന്‍ ഒരു സന്താനത്തെ സ്വീകരിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടെന്ന് അവര്‍ പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 19:88 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 19:88 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 19:88 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.