34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 68:4 compared

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ

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 indeed, you are of a great moral character.

    Saheeh International

  • and indeed you possess a great character.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • surely thou art upon a mighty morality.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و یقیناً تو بر بلندای سجایای اخلاقی عظیمی قرار داری.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و راستی که تو را خویی والاست

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Şübhəsiz ki, sən böyük bir əxlaq üzərindəsən!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Dan sesungguhnya kamu benar-benar berbudi pekerti yang agung.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan bahawa sesungguhnya engkau mempunyai akhlak yang amat mulia.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • jer ti si, zaista, najljepše ćudi

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Und du bist wahrlich von großartiger Wesensart.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Eres de una naturaleza y moral grandiosas.

    Isa García

Français

  • Et tu es certes, d'une moralité éminente.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma, lalle haƙiƙa kana a kan hãlãyen kirki, manya.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na hakika wewe una tabia tukufu.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • en jij bent hoogstaand van karakter.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва албатта, сен улкан хулқдасан.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Vërtet, ti je në një shkallë të lartë morali!

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Waxaana kuu sugnaaday dabeeco (fiican) oo weyn.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Şüphesiz sen büyük bir ahlaka sahipsindir.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Воистину, твой нрав превосходен.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Тәхкыйк син күркәм холыктасың.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ва турост хулқе азим.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • (ئى مۇھەممەد!) سەن ھەقىقەتەن بۈيۈك ئەخلاققا ئىگىسەن

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور آپ بلند ترین اخلاق کے درجہ پر ہیں

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او بېشكه چې ته یقینًا په ډېرو لویو اخلاقو باندې (فايز) يې

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ بيشڪ تون وڏي خُلق تي آھين.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • به‌ڕاستی تۆ له‌سه‌ر ڕه‌وشت و خوویه‌کی زۆر جوان و په‌سه‌ند و بێ وێنه و مه‌زنیت.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ހަމަކަށަވަރުން، ކަލޭގެފާނު ވަނީ މާތްވެގެންވާ خلق ފުޅެއްގެ މަތީގައިކަން ކަށަވަރެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • አንተም በታላቅ ጠባይ ላይ ነህ፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আপনি অবশ্যই মহান চরিত্রের অধিকারী।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • மேலும், (நபியே) நிச்சயமாக நீர் மிக உயர்ந்த மகத்தான நற்குணம் உடையவராக இருக்கின்றீர்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • തീര്‍ച്ചയായും നീ മഹത്തായ സ്വഭാവത്തിലാകുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 68:4 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 68:4 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 68:4 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.