34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 68:40 compared

سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ

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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  • Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.

    Saheeh International

  • Ask them, which of them will aver [any of] that!

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that!

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Ask them, which of them will guarantee that!

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • از آنان بپرس کدامشان ضامن آن ادعاست [که مسلمان و مجرم یکسانند؟!!]

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • از آنان بپرس: کدامشان ضامن این [ادعا] یند؟

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Ya Peyğəmbər!) Onlardan soruş ki, hansı biri buna zamindir?

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Tanyakanlah kepada mereka: "Siapakah di antara mereka yang bertanggung jawab terhadap keputusan yang diambil itu?"

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Bertanyalah kepada mereka: "Siapakah orangnya di antara mereka yang menjamin benarnya hukum: bahawa mereka akan mendapat di akhirat apa yang didapati oleh orang Islam?"

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Upitaj ih ko je od njih jamac za to.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Frage sie, wer von ihnen dafür Bürge ist.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Pregúntales: "¿Quién es el garante de ese pacto?"

    Isa García

Français

  • Demande-leur qui d'entre eux en est garant?

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Ka tambaye su, wãne, a cikinsu, ke lãmuncewã ga sãmun wannan (hukuncin)?

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Waulize: Ni nani miongoni mwao dhamini wa haya?

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Vraag hun wie van hen dat beweert.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Сўра улардан, қай бирлари бу нарсага кафил экан?

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Pyeti ata se cili është prej tyre që u garanton atë?

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Weydii (Nabiyow) Gaalada Cidda damiinka ugu ah Xaalkaas.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Sor onlara: "Bunu kim üzerine alır?"

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Спроси их, кто из них поручается за это?

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Син алардан сорагыл – кайсы бу ялган хөкемнәрен вә батыл дәгъваләрен өстенә ала, яки бу сүзләрне кайсысы дөресли ала.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Аз онҳо бипурс, кадом якашон зомини чунин паймонест?

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇلاردىن سوراپ باققىنكى، ئۇلارنىڭ ئارىسىدا قايسىسى يۇقىرىقى ئىشلارغا كېپىللىك قىلالايدۇ؟

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • ان سے پوچھئے کہ ان سب باتوں کا ذمہ دار کون ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • ته له دوى نه پوښتنه وكړه چې په دوى كې كوم یو د دغه كار ضامن دى؟

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • (اي پيغمبر) مشرڪن کان پڇ ته انھن مان ڪير ھن (ڳالھ) جو ذمي وار آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • پرسیاریان لێ بکه بزانه کامیان زامنی ئه‌و کاره‌یه‌!!

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ކަލޭގެފާނު އެއުރެންނާ سؤال ކުރައްވައި ބައްލަވާށެވެ! އެއުރެންކުރެ އެކަމަށް ޖާމިނުވާހުށީ ކާކުހެއްޔެވެ؟

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • በዚህ ማንኛቸው ተያያዥ እንደ ኾነ ጠይቃቸው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আপনি তাদেরকে জিজ্ঞাসা করুন তাদের কে এ বিষয়ে দায়িত্বশীল?

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • (அவ்வாறெனில்) அவர்களில் எவர் அதற்குப் பொறுப்பேற்பவர் என்பதை (நபியே!) நீர் அவர்களிடம் கேட்பீராக.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അവരില്‍ ആരാണ് ആ കാര്യത്തിന് ഉത്തരവാദിത്തം ഏല്‍ക്കാനുള്ളത് എന്ന് അവരോട് ചോദിച്ചു നോക്കുക.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 68:40 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 68:40 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 68:40 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.