34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 44:45 compared

كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ

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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  • Like murky oil, it boils within bellies

    Saheeh International

  • Like molten copper it will boil in their bellies,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • like molten copper, bubbling in the belly

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • مانند مس گداخته شده در شکم ها می جوشد،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • چون مس گداخته در شکمها می‌گدازد؛

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • O, ərinmiş mis (yağ) kimi qarınlarda qaynar;

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • (Ia) sebagai kotoran minyak yang mendidih di dalam perut,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • (Makanan ini pula panas) seperti tembaga cair, mendidih dalam perut, -

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • u trbuhu će kao rastopljena kovina vreti,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • wie siedendes Öl kocht er in den Bäuchen,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Similar al metal fundido, hierve en las entrañas,

    Isa García

Français

  • Comme du métal en fusion; il bouillonnera dans les ventres

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kamar narkakken kwalta yanã tafasa a cikin cikunna.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Kama shaba iliyo yayushwa, hutokota matumboni

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Als gesmolten metaal kookt het in de buiken,

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • У худди эритилган маъдандек қоринларда қайнайдир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • vlon si katran (si pezhgeja) në barqet.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • waana Laami oo kale kuna kari Caloosha.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Doğrusu günahkarların yiyeceği zakkum ağacıdır; karınlarda suyun kaynaması gibi kaynayan, erimiş maden gibidir.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Подобно осадку масла (или расплавленной меди), оно будет кипеть в животах так,

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Эрегән җиз кеби.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Монанди миси гудохта дар шикамҳо меҷушад.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇ ئېرىتىلگەن مىستەك (قىزىق) دۇر، ئۇ قورساقلاردا قايناقسۇدەك قاينايدۇ

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • وہ پگھلے ہوئے تانبے کی مانند پیٹ میں جوش کھائے گا

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • د ویلې كړى شویو مسو (د تېلو تورې خټې) په شان چې په ګېډو كې به اېشیږي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • پگھريل ٽامي جان، پيٽن ۾ ٽچڪندو.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • هه‌روه‌ك کانزای تواوه له‌ناو ورگ و ڕیخۆڵه‌کاندا ده‌کوڵێت.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ތެޔޮކުނޑިފަދައިން ބަނޑުތަކުގައި އެ ކެކޭނެތެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • እንደ ዘይት አተላ ነው፡፡ በሆዶች ውስጥ የሚፈላ ሲኾን፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • গলিত তাম্রের মত পেটে ফুটতে থাকবে।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அது உருக்கப்பட்ட செம்பு போல் இருக்கும்; வயிறுகளில் அது கொதிக்கும்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ഉരുകിയ ലോഹം പോലിരിക്കും (അതിന്‍റെ കനി.) അത് വയറുകളില്‍ തിളയ്ക്കും.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 44:45 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 44:45 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 44:45 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.