34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 87:5 compared

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ

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
  • And [then] makes it black stubble.

    Saheeh International

  • and then turned it into a black scum.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Then turneth it to russet stubble.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • then made it a blackening wrack.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • و آن را خاشاکی سیاه گردانید،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و پس [از چندی‌] آن را خاشاکی تیره‌گون گردانید.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Sonra da onu (qupquru) qara çör-çöpə döndərdi.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • lalu dijadikan-Nya rumput-rumput itu kering kehitam-hitaman.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Kemudian Ia menjadikan (tumbuh-tumbuhan yang menghijau) itu kering - (berubah warnanya) kehitam-hitaman.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i potom čini da postanu suhi, potamnjeli.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • y luego la convierte en heno seco.

    Isa García

Français

  • et en a fait ensuite un foin sombre.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Sa'an nan Ya mayar da ita ƙeƙasassa, baƙa.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Kisha akayafanya makavu, meusi.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • en het daarna dor en grauw maakt.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Бас, У уни қорайган хашак қилган зотдир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • E pastaj atë e bëri mbeturinë të zezë.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Kana dhiga markaas ka dib caws ingagagan oo Madow.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Sonra da onları siyah çerçöpe çevirmiştir.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • а потом превратил их в темный сор.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ул үләннәрне көзге көннәрдә кипкән сары кау кылды.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • сипас хушку сиёҳ гардонид.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئاندىن ئۇلارنى قارامتۇل قۇرۇق ئوت - خەسكە ئايلاندۇردى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • پھر اسے خشک کرکے سیاہ رنگ کا کوڑا بنادیاہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • بيا يې هغه وګرځوله وچه توره

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • پوءِ اُن کي سُڪو سڙيو ڪيائين.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • (به‌ڵام دوای ماوه‌یه‌ک) ده‌یکاته پووش و په‌ڵاشتێکی زه‌رده و وشك و ڕه‌شهه‌ڵگه‌ڕاو.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި އެކަލާނގެ އެތަކެތި، ކަޅުކުލައިގެ ހިކި ކުނޑިތަކެއް ކަމުގައި ލެއްވިއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • (ከዚያ) ደረቅ ጥቁር ያደረገውንም (አምላክ ስም አሞግስ)፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • অতঃপর করেছেন তাকে কাল আবর্জনা।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • பின்னர் அவற்றை உலர்ந்த கூளங்களாக ஆக்கினான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • എന്നിട്ട് അതിനെ ഉണങ്ങിക്കരിഞ്ഞ ചവറാക്കി തീര്‍ത്തവനുമായ (രക്ഷിതാവിന്‍റെ നാമം)

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 87:5 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 87:5 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 87:5 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.