34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 1:4 compared

مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

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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  • Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.

    Saheeh International

  • Master of the Day of Retribution.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Master of the Day of Judgment,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Master of the Day of Judgment.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • the Master of the Day of Doom.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • مالک و فرمانروای روز پاداش و کیفر است.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • [و] خداوند روز جزاست.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Haqq-Hesab (qiyamət) gününün sahibinə!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Yang menguasai di Hari Pembalasan.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Yang Menguasai pemerintahan hari Pembalasan (hari Akhirat).

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Vladara Dana sudnjeg,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • dem Herrscher am Tag des Gerichts.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Soberano absoluto del Día del Juicio Final,

    Isa García

Français

  • Maître du Jour de la rétribution.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Mai nuna Mulkin Rãnar Sakamako.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Mwenye Kumiliki Siku ya Malipo.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • de heerser op de oordeelsdag.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • У қиёмат кунининг подшоҳи, эгаси. ("Дин" сўзи арабчада ҳисоб, жазо, мукофот маъноларини билдиради. "Явмид дин"-қиёмат кунида бандалар қайта тирилтирилиб ҳисоб-китоб қилинади. Яхшига мукофот, ёмонга жазо берилади. Бу оятни ўқиганда қиёматни эслаб, ўша даҳшатли кунда фақат Аллоҳнинг ўзи ҳукм чиқаришини, ўша ерда уялиб қолмасликни эслаб, унга тайёргарлик кўришга аҳд қилинади.)

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Sunduesit të ditës së Gjykimit!

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Ee hanta maalinta abaalmarinta (Qiyaamada).

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Din Gününün sahibidir.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Властелину Дня воздаяния!

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Аллаһу тәгалә, гаделлек белән хөкем итүче, ахирәт көненең патшасыдыр.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Фармонравои рӯзи ҷазо.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • قىيامەت كۈنىنىڭ ئىگىسىدۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • روزِقیامت کا مالک و مختار ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • د بَدلې د ورځې مالك دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • قيامت جي ڏينھن جو مالڪ (آھي).

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • خاوه‌ن و سه‌رداری ڕۆژی پاداشت و سزایه (پادشای ڕۆژی قیامه‌ته که دادپه‌روه‌ری ڕه‌هاو بێ سنووری تێدا به‌رپا ده‌کات).

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • قيامة ދުވަހުގެ ވެރި ރަސްކަލާނގެއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • የፍርዱ ቀን ባለቤት ለኾነው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • যিনি বিচার দিনের মালিক।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • (அவனே நியாயத்) தீர்ப்பு நாளின் அதிபதி(யும் ஆவான்).

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • പ്രതിഫല ദിവസത്തിന്റെ ഉടമസ്ഥന്‍.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 1:4 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 1:4 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 1:4 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.