34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 88:18 compared

وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

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 at the sky - how it is raised?

    Saheeh International

  • and the sky, how it has been raised?

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And the heaven, how it is raised?

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And at the Sky, how it is raised high?-

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • how heaven was lifted up,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و به آسمان که چگونه بر افراشته شده؟

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و به آسمان که چگونه برافراشته شده؟

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Göyə (baxmırlar ki) necə ucaldılmışdır?

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Dan langit, bagaimana ia ditinggikan?

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan keadaan langit bagaimana ia ditinggikan binaannya.?

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i nebo – kako je uzdignuto,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und zum Himmel, wie er emporgehoben worden ist,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • En el cielo, cómo ha sido elevado.

    Isa García

Français

  • et le ciel comment il est élevé,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Da zuwa ga sama yadda aka ɗaukaka ta?

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na mbingu jinsi ilivyo inuliwa?

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En naar de hemel hoe hij is opgeheven?

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва осмонни қандоқ кўтарилганига?

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Edhe qiellin se si është ngritur lart!

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Iyo sida Samada loo koryeelay.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Bu insanlar, devenin nasıl yaratıldığına, göğün nasıl yükseltildiğine, dağların nasıl dikildiğine, yerin nasıl yayıldığına bir bakmazlar mı?

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • как вознесено небо,

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Вә күккә карамыйлармы – ничек күтәрелгән?

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва ба осмон, ки чӣ гуна бардошташуда?

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئاسمان قانداق ئېگىز قىلىندى،

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور آسمان کو کس طرح بلند کیا گیا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او اسمان ته چې دى څنګه اوچت كړى شوى دى؟

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ آسمان ڏانھن ته ڪيئن مٿي ڪيو ويو.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئایا سه‌رنجی ئاسمان ناده‌ن چۆن به‌رزکراوه‌ته‌وه (ئه‌و هه‌موو ئه‌ستێره و کاکه‌شان و هه‌ساره بێ شوماره ده‌وره‌ی زه‌ویداوه له بڵندیه‌وه ڕاگیراون).

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި އުޑު އުފުއްލަވާފައިވަނީ، ކޮންފަދައަކުން ކަމާމެދު އެއުރެން އުޑަށް ނުބަލަނީހެއްޔެވެ؟

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ወደ ሰማይም እንዴት ከፍ እንደ ተደረገች!

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং আকাশের প্রতি লক্ষ্য করে না যে, তা কিভাবে উচ্চ করা হয়েছে?

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • மேலும் வானத்தை அது எவ்வாறு உயர்த்தப்பட்டிருக்கிறது? என்றும்,

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ആകാശത്തേക്ക് (അവര്‍ നോക്കുന്നില്ലേ?) അത് എങ്ങനെ ഉയര്‍ത്തപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു എന്ന്‌.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 88:18 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 88:18 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 88:18 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.