34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 20:5 compared

ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱسْتَوَىٰ

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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  • The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.

    Saheeh International

  • —the All-beneficent, settled on the Throne.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • The Beneficent One, Who is established on the Throne.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • (Allah) Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (of authority).

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • the All-compassionate sat Himself upon the Throne; to Him belongs

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • [خدای] رحمان بر تخت فرمانروایی و تدبیر امور آفرینش چیره و مسلّط است.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • خدای رحمان که بر عرش استیلا یافته است.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Rəhman ərşi yaradıb hökmü altına almışdır (ərşə hakimdir).

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • (Yaitu) Tuhan Yang Maha Pemurah. Yang bersemayam di atas 'Arsy.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Iaitu (Allah) Ar-Rahman, yang bersemayam di atas Arasy.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Milostivi, koji upravlja svemirom svim.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Der Allerbarmer ist über dem Thron erhaben.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • el Compasivo, que se estableció sobre el Trono.

    Isa García

Français

  • Le Tout Miséricordieux S'est établi «Istawâ» sur le Trône.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Mai rahama, Ya daidaita a kan Al'arshi.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Arrahmani, Mwingi wa Rehema, aliye tawala juu ya Kiti cha Enzi.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • de Erbarmer; Hij heeft zich op de troon gevestigd.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • У–Роҳман Аршни эгаллади. (Роҳман сифатининг соҳиби Аллоҳ Аршни эгаллади. Аршни эгаллашининг эса, ўхшаши йўқ, мисли йўқ, шакли ҳам йўқ. Унинг эгаллаши ўзига хос.)

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Mëshiruesi që qëndron mbi Arsh.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Eebaha Raxmaana Carshiguu ku Istawooday (si u cunanta).

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Rahman arşa hükmetmektedir.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Милостивый вознесся на Трон (или утвердился на Троне).

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ул – Аллаһ Ґәрешкә хуҗа булды.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Худои раҳмон бар арш истилову иҳота дорад.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • مەرھەمەتلىك اﷲ ئەرش ئۈستىدە (ئۆزىگە لايىق رەۋىشتە) قارار ئالدى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • وہ رحمان عرش پر اختیار و اقتدار رکھنے والا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • رحمٰن په عرش باندې برقراره شو

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • (اُھو) ٻاجھارو عرش تي قائم آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • خوای میهره‌بان به‌سه‌ر ته‌ختی فه‌مانڕه‌وایه‌تی خۆیه‌وه وه‌ستاوه (عه‌رشی ئه‌و زاته له سه‌رو حه‌وت چین ئاسمانه‌وه‌یه و له‌وێوه سه‌رپه‌رشتی هه‌موو به دیهێنراوه‌کان ده‌کات، سه‌رنجی لاپه‌ڕه 249 ئایه‌تی ژماره /2 الرعد).

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • رحمن ވަންތަ ރަސްކަލާނގެ، عرش ގެ މައްޗަށް استواء ވެ ވޮޑިގެންވިއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • (እርሱ) አልረሕማን ነው በዐርሹ ላይ (ስልጣኑ) ተደላደለ፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • তিনি পরম দয়াময়, আরশে সমাসীন হয়েছেন।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அர்ரஹ்மான் அர்ஷின் மீது அமைந்தான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • പരമകാരുണികന്‍ സിംഹാസനസ്ഥനായിരിക്കുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 20:5 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 20:5 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 20:5 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.