34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 82:17 compared

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ 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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  • And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?

    Saheeh International

  • And what will show you what is the Day of Retribution?

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • And what shall teach thee what is the Day of Doom?

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و تو چه می دانی روز جزا چیست؟

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و تو چه دانی که چیست روز جزا؟

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Ya Peyğəmbər!) sən nə bilirsən (haradan bilirsən) ki, haqq-hesab günü nədir?!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Tahukah kamu apakah hari pembalasan itu?

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan apa jalannya engkau dapat mengetahui kedahsyatan hari pembalasan itu?

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • A znaš li ti šta je Sudnji dan,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Tag des Gerichts ist?

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • ¿Qué te hará comprender todo lo que sucederá el Día de la Retribución?

    Isa García

Français

  • Et qui te dira ce qu'est le jour de la Rétribution?

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma mẽ ya sanar da kai abin da ake cẽ wa rẽnar sakamako?

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na nini kitakacho kujuulisha Siku ya Malipo ni siku gani?

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En hoe kom jij te weten wat de oordeelsdag is?

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва жазо куни нима эканини сенга нима билдирди?

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • E ç’të mësoi ty se ç’është dita e gjykimit?

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Maalinta abaalmarinta ma taqaannaa.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Din gününün ne olduğunu sen nereden bilirsin?

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Откуда ты мог знать, что такое День воздаяния?

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ул җәза көненең каты куркынычлы икәнлеген сиңа нәрсә белдерде?

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ту чӣ донӣ, ки рӯзи шумор чист?

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • قىيامەت كۈنىنىڭ (دەھشەتلىكلىكىنىڭ) قانداقلىقىنى قانداق بىلەلەيسەن؟

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور تم کیا جانو کہ جزا کا دن کیا شے ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او ته څه شي پوه كړې چې د بدلې ورځ (قیامت) څه شى دى؟

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ ڪنھن سمجھايئي ته عملن جي بدلي جو ڏينھن ڇا آھي؟

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • جا تۆ ئه‌ی ئینسان چووزانیت ڕۆژی قیامه‌ت چیه و چۆنه‌؟!

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • قيامة ދުވަހަކީ، ކޮންދުވަހެއްކަން ކަލޭގެފާނަށް އަންގައިދިނީ ކޮންއެއްޗެއްތޯއެވެ؟

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • የፍርድ ቀን ምን እንደኾነ ምን አሳወቀህ?

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আপনি জানেন, বিচার দিবস কি?

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • நியாயத் தீர்ப்பு நாள் என்ன வென்று உமக்கு அறிவிப்பது எது?

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • പ്രതിഫലനടപടിയുടെ ദിവസം എന്നാല്‍ എന്താണെന്ന് നിനക്കറിയുമോ?

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 82:17 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 82:17 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 82:17 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.