34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 20:31 compared

ٱشْدُدْ بِهِۦٓ أَزْرِى

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
  • Increase through him my strength

    Saheeh International

  • Strengthen my back through him,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Confirm my strength with him

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • "Add to my strength through him,

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • by him confirm my strength,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • پشتم را به او محکم کن،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • پشتم را به او استوار کن،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Onunla arxamı möhkəmləndir.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • teguhkanlah dengan dia kekuatanku,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • "Kuatkanlah dengan sokongannya, pendirianku,

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • osnaži me njime

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Festige durch ihn meine Stärke,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • para que con él me sienta fortalecido,

    Isa García

Français

  • accrois par lui ma force!

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • "Ka ƙarfafa halittata da shi."

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Kwake yeye niongeze nguvu zangu.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Geef mij door hem meer kracht

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • У билан белимни қувватла.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Që me të të ma forcosh fuqinë time,

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Kuna adkee «Xooji» Tabartayda (Dhabarkayga).

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Musa: "Rabbim! Göğsümü genişlet, işimi kolaylaştır, dilimin düğümünü çöz ki sözümü iyi anlasınlar. Ailemden kardeşim Harun'u bana vezir yap, beni onunla destekle, onu görevimde ortak kıl ki Seni daha çok tesbih edelim ve çokça analım. Şüphesiz Sen bizi görmektesin" dedi.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Умножь благодаря ему силу мою

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Аның белән минем куәтемне яки арт тарафымны ныгыт.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Пушти маро ба ӯ маҳкам кун.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇنىڭ بىلەن مېنى تېخىمۇ كۈچەيتكىن

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اس سے میری پشت کو مضبوط کردے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • په ده سره ته زما مَلا قوي كړه

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • اُن سان منھنجي سگھ مُحڪم ڪر.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • خوایه پشتمی پێ به‌هێز بکه‌،

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އެކަލޭގެފާނުގެ ސަބަބުން ތިމަންކަލޭގެފާނުގެ ބާރުގަދަ ކުރައްވާނދޭވެ!

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • «ኅይሌን በእርሱ አበርታልኝ፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • তার মাধ্যমে আমার কোমর মজবুত করুন।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • "அவரைக் கொண்டு என் முதுகை வலுப்படுத்துவாயாக!

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അവന്‍ മുഖേന എന്‍റെ ശക്തി നീ ദൃഢമാക്കുകയും,

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 20:31 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 20:31 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 20:31 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.