34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 53:5 compared

عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ

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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  • Taught to him by one intense in strength -

    Saheeh International

  • taught him by one of great powers,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Which one of mighty powers hath taught him,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • He was taught by one Mighty in Power,

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • taught him by one terrible in power,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • [فرشته] بسیار نیرومند به او تعلیم داده است.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • آن را [فرشته‌] شدیدالقوی به او فرا آموخت،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Onu (Muhəmməd əleyhissəlama) çox qüvvətli olan (Cəbrail) öyrətdi.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • yang diajarkan kepadanya oleh (Jibril) yang sangat kuat.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • wahyu itu (disampaikan dan) diajarkan kepadanya oleh (malaikat jibril) yang amat kuat gagah, -

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • uči ga jedan ogromne snage,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Belehrt hat ihn der Besitzer starker Kräfte,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Aquello que le enseñó el dotado de poder

    Isa García

Français

  • Que lui a enseigné [l'Ange Gabriel] à la force prodigieuse,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • (Malã'ika) mai tsananin ƙarfi ya sanar da shi.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Amemfundisha aliye mwingi wa nguvu,

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Hem onderwees een grootmachtige

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Унга шиддатли қувват эгаси ўргатди.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Atë ia mësoi fuqiforti (Xhibrili)

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Waxaana wax baray (oo xagga Eebe ka soo gaadhsiiyay) ku xoog wayn, (Malaku Jibriil).

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Ona, çetin kuvvetlere sahip ve güçlü olan Cebrail öğretmiştir; en yüksek ufukta iken doğruluvermiş.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Научил его обладающий могучей силой

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Вәхийне яки Ислам динен аңа каты куәт иясе Җәбраил фәрештә өйрәтте.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ӯро он фариштаи пурқувват таълим додааст,

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ۋەھىينى ئۇنىڭغا كۈچلۈك پەرىشتە (جىبرىئىل) تەلىم بەردى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اسے نہایت طاقت والے نے تعلیم دی ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • ده ته (دا) د ډېرو سختو قوتونو والا (جبریل) ښودلى دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • اُن کي ڏاڍي سگھ واري سيکاريو آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • جوبره‌ئیلی فریشته خاوه‌نی هێزو توانای زۆر، قورئانی فێر کردووه‌

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ބާރުގަދަ ملائكة އަކު، އެކަލޭގެފާނަށް އެ (وحى) އުނގަންނައިދެއްވިއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ኀይሎቹ ብርቱው (መልአክ) አስተማረው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • তাঁকে শিক্ষা দান করে এক শক্তিশালী ফেরেশতা,

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • மிக்க வல்லமையுடைவர் (ஜிப்ரயீல்) அவருக்குக் கற்றுக் கொடுத்தார்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ശക്തിമത്തായ കഴിവുള്ളവനാണ് (ജിബ്‌രീല്‍ എന്ന മലക്കാണ്‌) അദ്ദേഹത്തെ പഠിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുള്ളത്‌.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 53:5 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 53:5 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 53:5 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.