34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 68:14 compared

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ

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
  • Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,

    Saheeh International

  • —[who behaves in such a manner only] because he has wealth and children.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • It is because he is possessed of wealth and children

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • because he has wealth and sons.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • [سرکشی و یاغی گری اش] برای آن [است] که دارای ثروت و فرزندان فراوان است.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • به صرف اینکه مالدار و پسردار است،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • O, mal-dövlət, oğul-uşaq sahibi olsa belə!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • karena dia mempunyai (banyak) harta dan anak.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Adakah kerana ia seorang hartawan dan ramai anak-pinaknya (maka ia mendustakan ugama Kami)? -

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • samo zato što je bogat i što ima mnogo sinova,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • (nur deshalb), weil er Besitz und Söhne hat.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • quien solo porque tiene riqueza e hijos

    Isa García

Français

  • Même s'il est doté de richesses et (de nombreux) enfants.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Sabõda yã kasance mai dũkiya da ɗiya.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Ati kwa kuwa ana mali na watoto!

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • ook al heeft hij bezit en zonen.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Моли ва ўғиллари кўп бўлганидан.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • (Mos e respekto) Vetëm pse ka pasuri e djem!

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • inuu Xoolo iyo Wiilal uu leeyahay darteed (yuu saas u falay).

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Diliyle iğneleyen, kovuculuk eden, iyiliği daima önleyen, aşırı giden, suç işleyen, çok yemin eden alçak zorbaya, bütün bunlar dışında bir de soysuzlukla damgalanmış kimseye, mal ve oğulları vardır diye aldırış etmeyesin.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • даже если он будет богат и будет иметь сыновей.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ул күп мал вә күп бала иясе булганы өчен генә аңа һич итагать итмә һәм дус булма!

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ба он ҷиҳат, ки соҳиби молу фарзанд аст.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • بىزنىڭ ئايەتلىرىمىز ئۇنىڭغا ئوقۇپ بېرىلسە، ئۇنىڭ مال - مۈلكى ۋە ئوغۇللىرى بولغانلىقى ئۈچۈن، «(بۇ) بۇرۇنقىلارنىڭ ھېكايىلىرىدۇر»، دەيدۇ

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • صرف اس بات پر کہ یہ صاحب همال و اولاد ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • په دې وجه چې دى د مال او زامنو والا دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • انھي ڪري جو مال ۽ اولاد وارو آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • هه‌ریه‌که‌یان به‌وه ده‌نازێت که‌هه‌ندێك ماڵ و سامان و کوڕی هه‌یه‌...

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އޭނާއީ މުދާވެރި، އަދި ދަރިންތިބި މީހަކަށްވީތީއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • የገንዘብና የልጆች ባለቤት በመኾኑ (ያስተባብላል)፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এ কারণে যে, সে ধন-সম্পদ ও সন্তান সন্ততির অধিকারী।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • பெரும் செல்வமும், (பல) ஆண் மக்களும் உள்ளவனாக அவனிருப்பதால்

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അവന്‍ സ്വത്തും സന്താനങ്ങളും ഉള്ളവനായി എന്നതിനാല്‍ (അവന്‍ അത്തരം നിലപാട് സ്വീകരിച്ചു.)

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 68:14 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 68:14 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 68:14 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.