34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 113:1 compared

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ

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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  • Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak

    Saheeh International

  • Say, ‘I seek the protection of the Lord of the daybreak

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Say: 'I take refuge with the Lord of the Daybreak

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • بگو: به پروردگار سپیده دم پناه می برم،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • بگو: «پناه می‌برم به پروردگار سپیده دم،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Ya Peyğəmbər!) De: “Pənah aparıram sübhün Rəbbinə!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Katakanlah: "Aku berlindung kepada Tuhan Yang Menguasai subuh,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad); "Aku berlindung kepada (Allah) Tuhan yang menciptakan sekalian makhluk,

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Reci: "Utječem se Gospodaru svitanja

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Sag: Ich nehme Zuflucht beim Herrn des Tagesanbruchs

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Di: "Me refugio en el Señor del amanecer,

    Isa García

Français

  • Dis: «Je cherche protection auprès du Seigneur de l'aube naissante,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Ka ce "ina neman tsari ga Ubangijin safiya"

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Sema: Najikinga kwa Mola Mlezi wa mapambazuko,

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Zeg: "Ik zoek bescherming bij de Heer van de ochtendschemering

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Тонг Роббисидан паноҳ сўрайман.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Thuaj: I mbështetem Zotit të agimit,

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Waxaad dhahdaa (Nabiyow) waxaan ka magangalay Eebeha Subaxa (abuuray).

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • De ki: "Yaratıkların şerrinden, bastırdığı zaman karanlığın şerrinden, düğümlere nefes eden büyücülerin şerrinden, hased ettiği zaman hasedcilerin şerrinden, tan yerini ağartan Rabbe sığınırım."

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Скажи: «Прибегаю к защите Господа рассвета

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Әйт, әй Мухәммәд, "Мин сыенамын таңның Раббысы Аллаһу тагаләгә күренеп вә күренмичә килә торган һәртөрле зарарлардан.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Бигӯ: «Ба Парвардигори субҳгоҳ паноҳ мебарам,

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • «مەخلۇقاتنىڭ شەررىدىن، قاراڭغۇلۇقى بىلەن كىرگەن كېچىنىڭ شەررىدىن، تۈگۈنلەرگە دەم سالغۇچى سېھىرگەرلەرنىڭ شەررىدىن، ھەسەتخورنىڭ ھەسەت قىلغان چاغدىكى شەررىدىن سۈبھىنىڭ پەرۋەردىگارى (اﷲ) غا سېغىنىپ پاناھ تىلەيمەن» دېگىن

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • کہہ دیجئے کہ میں صبح کے مالک کی پناہ چاہتا ہوں

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • (اى نبي) ته ووایه: زه په رب د سبا پورې پناه نيسم

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • (اي پيغمبر) چؤ ته صبح جي پالڻھار جي پناھ گھران ٿو.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • (ئه‌ی محمد (صلی الله علیه وسلم) ئه‌ی ئیماندار) بڵێ: په‌نا ده‌گرم به‌و په‌روه‌ردگاره‌ی که به‌ره‌به‌یان پێش ده‌هێنێت.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ކަލޭގެފާނު ވިދާޅުވާށެވެ! ފަތިހުގެ ވެރިރަސްކަލާނގެ حضرة ން ރައްކާތެރިކަން ލިބިގަންނަމެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • በል «በተፈልቃቂው ጎህ ጌታ እጠበቃለሁ፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • বলুন, আমি আশ্রয় গ্রহণ করছি প্রভাতের পালনকর্তার,

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • (நபியே!) நீர் சொல்வீராக: அதிகாலையின் இறைவனிடத்தில் நான் காவல் தேடுகிறேன்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • പറയുക: പുലരിയുടെ രക്ഷിതാവിനോട് ഞാന്‍ ശരണം തേടുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 113:1 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 113:1 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 113:1 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.