34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 78:12 compared

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا

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 constructed above you seven strong [heavens]

    Saheeh International

  • and build above you the seven mighty heavens?

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • And We have built above you seven strong ones,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و بر فرازتان هفت آسماناستوار بنا نهادیم،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و بر فراز شما هفت [آسمان‌] استوار بنا کردیم.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Üstünüzdə yeddi (qat) möhkəm (göy) qurduq.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan Kami bina di atas kamu tujuh buah (langit) yang kokoh,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan Kami telah membina di atas kamu tujuh petala (langit) yang kuat kukuh?

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i iznad vas sedam silnih sazdali,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • construí sobre ustedes siete cielos firmes,

    Isa García

Français

  • et construit au-dessus de vous sept (cieux) renforcés,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma, Muka gina, a samanku, sammai bakwai mãsu ƙarfi?

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na tukajenga juu yenu saba zenye nguvu?

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Wij hebben boven jullie zeven hechte [hemelen] gebouwd.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Тепаларнгизга етти мустаҳкам (осмон)ни бино қилдик.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Dhe Ne kemi ndërtuar mbi ju një shtatëshe të fortë.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Korkiinna miyaannaan ka dhisin Tooddoba xoog leh.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Üstünüze yedi kat sağlam gök bina ettik;

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • и воздвигли над вами семь твердынь,

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Дәхи өстегездә җиде кат мәхкәм күкләрне бина кылдык.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва бар болои саратон ҳафт осмони устувор бино кардем.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۈستۈڭلاردا مۇستەھكەم يەتتە ئاسماننى بىنا قىلدۇق

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور تمہارے سروں پر سات مضبوط آسمان بنائے ہیں

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او ستاسو له پاسه مو اوه ډېر مضبوط اسمانونه جوړ كړي دي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ اوھان جي مٿون ست مُحڪم (آسمان) بڻاياسون.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • (ئایا) حه‌وت چین ئاسمانی به هێز و پته‌ومان به ڕا سه‌رتانه‌وه دروست نه‌کردووه‌؟

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ގަދަފަދަވެގެންވާ ހަތް އުޑު ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ ތިޔަބައިމީހުންގެ މަތީގައި ބިނާކުރެއްވީމެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ከበላያችሁም ሰባትን ብርቱዎች (ሰማያት) ገነባን፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • নির্মান করেছি তোমাদের মাথার উপর মজবুত সপ্ত-আকাশ।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • உங்களுக்குமேல் பலமான ஏழுவானங்களை உண்டாக்கினோம்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • നിങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് മീതെ ബലിഷ്ഠമായ ഏഴു ആകാശങ്ങള്‍ നാം നിര്‍മിക്കുകയും

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 78:12 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 78:12 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 78:12 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.