34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 20:35 compared

إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًا

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
  • Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing."

    Saheeh International

  • Indeed You see us best.’

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Lo! Thou art ever Seeing us.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • "For Thou art He that (ever) regardeth us."

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Surely Thou seest into us.'

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • بی تردید تو به ما بینایی.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • زیرا تو همواره به [حال‌] ما بینایی.»

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Sən, şübhəsiz ki, Bizi görürsən!”

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Sesungguhnya Engkau adalah Maha Melihat (keadaan) kami".

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • "Sesungguhnya Engkau adalah sedia melihat dan mengetahui hal ehwal kami".

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Ti, uistinu, znaš za nas."

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Gewiß, Du siehst uns wohl."

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Tú bien ves que necesitamos de Ti".

    Isa García

Français

  • Et Toi, certes, Tu es Très Clairvoyant sur nous».

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • "Lalle Kai, Ka kasance Mai gani gare mu."

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Hakika Wewe unatuona.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • U doorziet ons!"

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Албатта, Сен Ўзинг бизни кўриб турувчи эдинг», деди.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Vërtet, Ti je Ai që na sheh dhe na i di punët”.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Adugu waxaad tahay mid na Arkee.

    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

  • Воистину, Ты видишь нас».

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Тәхкыйк Син безнең хәлләрне күреп беләсең.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ки Ту бар ҳоли мо огоҳ будаӣ».

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • سەن ھەقىقەتەن بىزنى كۆرۈپ تۇرغۇچىسەن»

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • یقینا تو ہمارے حالات سے بہتر باخبر ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • بېشكه هم ته زمونږ حال ښه لیدونكى يې

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • بيشڪ تون اسان جو حال ڏسندڙ آھين.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • چونکه به‌ڕاستی تۆ هه‌میشه بینای به حاڵی ئێمه‌، به هه‌ڵس و که‌وتی ئێمه‌، به هه‌موو شتێکی ئێمه‌.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ހަމަކަށަވަރުން، އަޅަމެންނާމެދު މޮޅަށް ބައްލަވާވޮޑިގެންވާ ކަލަކު ކަމުގައި އިބަރަސްކަލާނގެ ވޮޑިގެންވަމުއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • «አንተ በእኛ ነገር ዐዋቂ ነህና፡፡»

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আপনি তো আমাদের অবস্থা সবই দেখছেন।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • "நிச்சயமாக, நீ எங்களை நோக்கியவனாகவே இருக்கிறாய்" (என்றார்)

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • തീര്‍ച്ചയായും നീ ഞങ്ങളെപ്പറ്റി കണ്ടറിയുന്നവനാകുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 20:35 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 20:35 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 20:35 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.