34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 54:16 compared

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

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 how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

    Saheeh International

  • So how were My punishment and warnings?

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • But how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning?

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • How then were My chastisement and My warnings?

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • پس عذاب و هشدارهایم چگونه بود؟

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • پس چگونه بود عذاب من و هشدارها[ی من‌]؟

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Bir (görəydiniz) Mənim əzabım və qorxutmağım necə oldu!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Maka alangkah dahsyatnya azab-Ku dan ancaman-ancaman-Ku.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Oleh itu, perhatikanlah bagaimana buruknya azabKu dan kesan amaran-amaranKu.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • I kakve su bile kazna Moja i opomene Moje!

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Wie waren da Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen!

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • ¡Qué severos fueron Mi castigo y Mi advertencia!

    Isa García

Français

  • Comment furent Mon châtiment et Mes avertissements?

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • To, yãyã azãbãTa take da gargaɗiNa?

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Basi ilikuwaje adhabu yangu, na maonyo yangu.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En hoe waren Mijn bestraffing en Mijn waarschuwingen dan?

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Бас, Менинг азобим ва огоҳлантиришим қандоқ бўлди?!

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • E çfarë ishte ndëshkimi Im dhe kërcënimi Im!

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Seese yahay Caddib Eebe iyo digiddiisu.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Benim azabım ve uyarmam nasılmış?

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Какими же были мучения от Меня и предостережения Мои!

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Күрдеңме куркытуым вә ґәзабым аларга ничек булды!

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Пас азобу бим доданҳои Ман чӣ гуна буд?

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • مېنىڭ ئازابىم ۋە ئاگاھلاندۇرۇشلىرىم قانداق ئىكەن!

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • پھر ہمارا عذاب اور ڈرانا کیسا ثابت ہوا

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • نو زما عذاب او زما وېرول څنګه وو؟

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • پوءِ منھنجو عذاب ۽ منھنجا دڙڪا ڪھڙي طرح ھوا.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • سه‌رنج بده‌ن چۆن بوو سزاو تۆڵه‌و خه‌شم و قینی من له‌و یاخی بووانه‌؟

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ފަހެ، ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ عذاب އާއި، ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ إنذار ތައްވީ ކޮންފަދައަކުން ހެއްޔެވެ؟

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ቅጣቴና ማስጠንቀቂያዎቼም እንዴት ነበሩ?

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • কেমন কঠোর ছিল আমার শাস্তি ও সতর্কবাণী।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • ஆகவே, என் (கட்டளையினால் ஏற்பட்ட) வேதனையும், எச்சரிக்கையும் எப்படி இருந்தன? (என்பதை கவனிக்க வேண்டாமா?)

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അപ്പോള്‍ എന്‍റെ ശിക്ഷയും താക്കീതുകളും എങ്ങനെയായിരുന്നു.(എന്നു നോക്കുക)

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 54:16 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 54:16 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 54:16 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.