34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 53:19 compared

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ

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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  • So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?

    Saheeh International

  • Have you considered Lat and ‘Uzza?

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Have ye seen Lat. and 'Uzza,

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Have you considered El-Lat and El-'Uzza

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • پس به من از لات و عزّی [دو بت خویش] خبر دهید

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • به من خبر دهید از لات و عزّی،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Ey müşriklər!) Bir deyin görək (sizin ibadət etdiyiniz) Lat və Uzza nəyə qadirdilər?!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Maka apakah patut kamu (hai orang-orang musyrik) menganggap al Lata dan al Uzza,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • (Setelah kamu - wahai kaum musyrik Makkah - mendengar keterangan yang membuktikan kekuasaan dan keagungan Allah) maka adakah kamu nampak bahawa "Al-Laat" dan "Al-Uzza" -

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Šta kažete o Latu i Uzzau

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Was meint ihr wohl zu al-Lat und al-'Uzza

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • ¿Cómo es que adoran a [los ídolos] Lat, a ‘Uzza

    Isa García

Français

  • Que vous en semble [des divinités], Lât et Uuzzâ

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Shin, kun ga Lãta da uzza?

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Je! Mmemuona Lata na Uzza?

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Hoe zien jullie dan al-Laat en al-'Oezza,

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Лот ва Уззони ўйлаб кўрдингизми?

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • E ju, a shihni Latin dhe Uzanë?

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Ka warrama (Sanamyada) Laata iyo Cuza.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Ey inkarcılar! Şimdi Lat, Uzza ve bundan başka üçüncüleri olan Menat'ın ne olduğunu söyler misiniz?

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Не видели ли вы аль-Лат и аль-Уззу,

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Лут, Гүзза исемле сынымнарны күрдегезме?

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Оё Лот ва Уззоро дидаед?

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئېيتىپ بېقىڭلارچۇ! لات، ئۇززا ۋە ئۈچىنچىسى بولغان ماناتلار (اﷲ تائالادەك كۈچ - قۇۋۋەتكە ئىگىمۇ؟)

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • کیا تم لوگوں نے لات اور عذٰی کو دیکھا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • نو تاسو ما ته خبر راكړئ د لات او عُزّٰى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • لات ۽ عُزّىٰ کي ڏٺو اَٿوَ ڇا؟

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • جا هه‌واڵم بده‌نێ ده‌رباره‌ی لات و عوززا و (دوودانه‌بتی ناشرین و ئێسک تاڵی دروستکراو)!

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ފަހެ، لات އާއި، عزّى އާމެދު ތިޔަބައިމީހުން ވިސްނައި ބެލީމުހެއްޔެވެ؟

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • አል-ላትንና አል-ዑዛን አያችሁን?

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • তোমরা কি ভেবে দেখেছ লাত ও ওযযা সম্পর্কে।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • நீங்கள் (ஆராதிக்கும்) லாத்தையும், உஸ்ஸாவையும் கண்டீர்களா?

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ലാത്തയെയും ഉസ്സയെയും പറ്റി നിങ്ങള്‍ ചിന്തിച്ചു നോക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ടോ?

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 53:19 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 53:19 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 53:19 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.