34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 7:120 compared

وَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ

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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  • And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].

    Saheeh International

  • And the magicians fell down in prostration.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And the wizards fell down prostrate,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • But the sorcerers fell down prostrate in adoration.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • And the sorcerers were cast down, bowing themselves.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و جادوگران [با دیدن آن معجزه عظیم و باطل شدن سِحر خویش] به سجده افتادند.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و ساحران به سجده درافتادند.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Onlar (hamı birlikdə) səcdəyə qapanıb

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Dan ahli-ahli sihir itu serta merta meniarapkan diri dengan bersujud.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan (kemenangan Nabi Musa menjadikan) ahli-ahli sihir itu dengan sendirinya merebahkan diri mereka sujud,

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • a čarobnjaci se licem na tle baciše.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Und die Zauberer warfen sich ehrerbietig nieder.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Pero los hechiceros se prosternaron.

    Isa García

Français

  • Et les magiciens se jetèrent prosternés.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma aka jẽfar da matsafan, sunã mãsu sujada.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na wachawi wakapoomoka wakisujudu.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En de tovenaars werden neergeworpen om zich eerbiedig neer te buigen.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва сеҳргарлар саждага ташланиб:

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • E magjistarët u hodhën (u përulën) në sexhde),

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Waxaana loo riday Sixirlayaashii Sujuud.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Sihirbazlar secdeye kapanıp, "Alemlerin Rabbine, Musa ve Harun'un Rabbine inandık" dediler.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Колдуны пали ниц

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Фиргауннең сихерчеләре Мусаның могҗизасын күргәч, иман китерделәр һәм Аллаһуга сәҗдәгә егылдылар.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ҷодугарои ба саҷда афтоданд.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • سېھىرگەرلەر سەجدىگە باردى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور جادوگر سب کے سب سجدہ میں گر پڑے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او (جادوګر) وغورځول شول، په دې حال كې چې سجده كوونكي وو

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ جادوگر سجدي ۾ ڪري پيا.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • (کاتێک دڵنیابوون ئه‌وه موعجیزه‌یه‌و له‌ده‌سه‌ڵاتی ئاده‌میزادا نیه‌) جادووگه‌ران خران به‌روودا سوژده‌به‌ر بوون بۆ خوا.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި އެ ޖާދޫގަރުން سجدة އަށް ތިރިވެއްޖައޫއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ድግምተኞቹም ሰጋጆች ኾነው ወደቁ፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং যাদুকররা সেজদায় পড়ে গেল।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அன்றியும் அந்தச் சூனியக்காரர்கள் சிரம் பணிந்து

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അവര്‍ (ആ ജാലവിദ്യക്കാര്‍) സാഷ്ടാംഗംചെയ്യുന്നവരായി വീഴുകയും ചെയ്തു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 7:120 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 7:120 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 7:120 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.