34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 7:1 compared

الٓمٓصٓ

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
  • Alif, Lam, Meem, Sad.

    Saheeh International

  • Alif, Lam, Mim, Suad.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Alif Lam Mim Sad

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • المص

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • الف، لام، میم، صاد.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Əlif, Lam, Mim, Sad.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Alif laam mim shaad.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Alif, Laam, Miim, Saad.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Elif Lām Mīm Sād.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Alif-Lam-Mim-Sad

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Álif. Lam. Mim. Sad.

    Isa García

Français

  • Alif, Lâm, Mîm, Sâd.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • A. L̃. M̃. Ṣ̃.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • ALIF LAM MYM 'SAAD

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • A[lif] L[aam] M[iem] S[aad].

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Алиф. Лаам. Миим. Соод.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Elif, Lam, Mim, Sadë.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • (Waxay ku Tusin Muejisada Quraanka).

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Elif, Lam, Mim, Sad.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Алиф. Лам. Мим. Сад.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Мәгънәсен Аллаһу тәгалә белә.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Алиф, лом, мим, сод.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئەلىف، لام، مىم، صاد

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • الۤمۤصۤ

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • الف، لام، ميم، صاد

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • الٓمّٓصٓ.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • سه‌رنجی سه‌ره‌تای سووره‌تی (البقرة) بده‌.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ا ل م ص (މި އަކުރުތަކުގެ مراد ދެނެވޮޑިގެންވަނީ اللَّه އެވެ.)

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • አ.ለ.መ.ሰ (አሊፍ፤ ላም ፤ሚም፤ ሷድ)፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আলিফ, লাম, মীম, ছোয়াদ।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அலிஃப், லாம், மீம், ஸாத்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അലിഫ്‌-ലാം-മീം-സ്വാദ്‌.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 7:1 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 7:1 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 7:1 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.