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Qurʾān 70:29 compared

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ

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

5
  • And those who guard their private parts

    Saheeh International

  • and those who guard their private parts

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And those who preserve their chastity

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And those who guard their chastity,

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and guard their private parts

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • و آنان که دامنشان را [از آلوده شدن به شهوات حرام] حفظ می کنند،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و کسانی که دامن خود را حفظ می‌کنند،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • O kəslər ki, ayıb yerlərini qoruyub saxlayarlar (zina etməzlər);

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Dan orang-orang yang memelihara kemaluannya,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan mereka yang menjaga kehormatannya, -

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i oni koji stidna mjesta svoja budu čuvali

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • - und diejenigen, die ihre Scham hüten,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Los que preservan su sexualidad

    Isa García

Français

  • et qui se maintiennent dans la chasteté

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Da waɗanda suke, ga farjojinsu, mãsu tsarewa ne.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na ambao wanahifadhi tupu zao.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • en die hun schaamstreek kuis bewaren --

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва улар ўз фаржларини сақлайдиганлардир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Edhe ata që janë ruajtur prej punëve të ndyra (amorale).

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Kuwa ka ilaaliya Xubinta (dhalmaha) sino.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Eşleri ve cariyeleri dışında, mahrem yerlerini herkesten koruyanlar, doğrusu bunlar yerilmezler.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • которые оберегают свои половые органы от всех,

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Дәхи алар гаурәтләрен зинадан саклаучылардыр.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ва касоне, ки шармгоҳи худ нигаҳ медоранд,

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇلار ئەۋرەتلىرىنى ھارامدىن ساقلىغۇچىلاردۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور جو اپنی شرمگاہوں کی حفاظت کرنے والے ہیں

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او هغه كسان چې هغوى د خپل شرم ځایونو حفاظت كوونكي دي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ اُھي جيڪي پنھنجين اگھڙن کي نگاھ رکڻ وارا آھن.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئه‌وانه‌ی داوێنی خۆیان ده‌پارێزن.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި، އެއުރެންނީ، އެއުރެންގެ فرج ތަކަށް ރައްކާތެރިވާ މީހުންނެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • እነዚያም እነርሱ ብልቶቻቸውን ጠባቂዎች የኾኑት፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং যারা তাদের যৌন-অঙ্গকে সংযত রাখে

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அன்றியும், தங்கள் மறைவிடங்களை (கற்பை) பேணிக் கொள்கிறார்களே அவர்கள்-

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • തങ്ങളുടെ ഗുഹ്യാവയവങ്ങള്‍ കാത്തുസൂക്ഷിക്കുന്നവരും (ഒഴികെ)

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 70:29 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 70:29 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 70:29 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.