34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 53:42 compared

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ

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 that to your Lord is the finality

    Saheeh International

  • that the terminus is toward your Lord,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And that thy Lord, He is the goal;

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • That to thy Lord is the final Goal;

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and that the final end is unto thy Lord,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و اینکه پایان [همه امور] به سوی پروردگارتوست؛

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و اینکه پایان [کار] به سوی پروردگار توست.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Həqiqətən, axır dönüş sənin Rəbbinədir!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan bahwasanya kepada Tuhanmulah kesudahan (segala sesuatu),

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan bahawa sesungguhnya kepada hukum Tuhanmu lah kesudahan (segala perkara);

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i da će se Gospodaru tvome ponovo vratiti,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und daß zu deinem Herrn das Endziel sein wird

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • y que ante tu Señor se ha de comparecer finalmente.

    Isa García

Français

  • et que tout aboutit, en vérité, vers ton Seigneur,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma lalle, makõmar zuwa Ubangijinka kawai take?

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na kwamba kwao Mola wako Mlezi ndio mwisho.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En dat bij jouw Heer de eindbestemming is.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва, албатта, интиҳо Роббинг ҳузуридадир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Dhe se kthimi përfundimtar është te Zoti yt

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Eebaa xaggiisana loo ahaan.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Doğrusu son varış Rabbinedir.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • К твоему Господу предстоит конечный исход (или твоему Господу принадлежит конечный предел).

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Тәхкыйк Раббың хозурындадыр барып туктый торган урын.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва поёни роҳи ҳама Парвардигори туст.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ھەممىنىڭ ئاخىر بارىدىغان جايى پەرۋەردىگارىڭنىڭ دەرگاھىدۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور بیشک سب کی آخری منزل پروردگار کی بارگاہ ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او دا چې بېشكه ستا رب ته (د ټولو مخلوقاتو) ورګرځېدل دي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ ته تنھنجي پالڻھار ڏانھن موٽڻ آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • به‌ڕاستی و دڵنیاییه‌وه ده‌ڵێین: که‌کۆتایی ئه‌م ڕێگوزه‌ره له‌لای په‌روه‌ردگارته‌وه‌سه‌رهه‌ڵ ده‌دات

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި އެނބުރި ދިއުންވަނީ، ކަލޭގެފާނުގެ ވެރިރަސްކަލާނގެ حضرة އަށެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • መጨረሻውም ወደ ጌታህ ብቻ ነው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • তোমার পালনকর্তার কাছে সবকিছুর সমাপ্তি,

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • மேலும் உம் இறைவனில் பால்தான் இறுதி (மீளுதல்) இருக்கிறது.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • നിന്‍റെ രക്ഷിതാവിങ്കലേക്കാണ് എല്ലാം ചെന്ന് അവസാനിക്കുന്നതെന്നും,

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 53:42 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 53:42 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 53:42 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.