34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 53:49 compared

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ

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 it is He who is the Lord of Sirius

    Saheeh International

  • that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius;

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius;

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star);

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و او پروردگار [ستاره] شِعری است،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و هم اوست پروردگار ستاره «شِعری».

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Şi’ranın (Şi’ra ulduzunun) da Rəbbi Odur!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan bahwasanya Dialah yang Tuhan (yang memiliki) bintang syi'ra,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan bahawa sesungguhnya, Dia lah Tuhan (Pencipta) "Bintang Syikra;

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i da je On Sirijusa Gospodar,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und daß Er es ist, Der der Herr des Hundssterns ist,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Él es el Señor de Sirio,

    Isa García

Français

  • Et c'est Lui qui est le Seigneur de Sirius,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma lalle, Shĩ, Shi ne Ubangijin Shi'ira.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na kwamba hakika Yeye ndiye Mola Mlezi wa nyota ya Shii'ra.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En dat Hij de Heer van Sirius is.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва, албатта Шеъронинг Роббиси ҳам Унинг Ўзи.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Dhe se Ai është Zoti i Shi’rasë (ylli polar)

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Waana Eebaha xiddigga Shicra.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Doğrusu Şira yıldızının Rabbi O'dur.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Он - Господь Сириуса.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Дәхи Ул – Аллаһ Шигъра йолдызының Раббысыдыр.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва Ӯст Парвардигори ситораи Шиъро.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • اﷲ شىئرا يۇلتۇزىنىڭ پەرۋەردىگارىدۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور وہی ستارہ شعریٰ کا مالک ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او دا چې همدغه (الله) د شِعرٰى ستوري رب (او مالك) دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ ته اُھو ئي شِعۡرىٰ تاري جو پالڻھار آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • هه‌ر خوایش په‌روه‌ردگاری شیعرایه‌: (ئه‌ستێره‌یه‌که هه‌ندێ له‌عه‌ره‌به‌کان په‌رستویانه‌، قه‌باره‌که‌ی ده‌، ئه‌وه‌نده‌ی خۆره‌، یه‌ک ملیۆن ئه‌وه‌نده‌ی نێوان زه‌وی و خۆر لێمانه‌ووه دووره‌....)

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އެކަލާނގެއީ، الشعرى އޭ ކިއުނު ތަރީގެ ވެރިރަސްކަލާނގެއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • እነሆ እርሱም የሺዕራ ጌታ ነው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • তিনি শিরা নক্ষত্রের মালিক।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • நிச்சயமாக அவன் தான் (இவர்கள் வணங்கும்) ஷிஃரா (எனும் கோளத்திற்கும்) இறைவன்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അവന്‍ തന്നെയാണ് ശിഅ്‌റാ നക്ഷത്രത്തിന്‍റെ രക്ഷിതാവ്‌. എന്നുമുള്ള കാര്യങ്ങള്‍.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 53:49 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 53:49 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 53:49 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.