34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 55:1 compared

ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ

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
  • The Most Merciful

    Saheeh International

  • The All-beneficent

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • The Beneficent

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • (Allah) Most Gracious!

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • The All-merciful

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • [خدای] رحمان

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • [خدای‌] رحمان،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Rəhman! (Mərhəmətli olan Allah!)

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • (Tuhan) Yang Maha Pemurah,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • (Tuhan) Yang Maha Pemurah serta melimpah-limpah rahmatNya.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Milostivi

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Der Allerbarmer

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • El Compasivo

    Isa García

Français

  • Le Tout Miséricordieux.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • (Allah) Mai rahama.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Arrah'man, Mwingi wa Rehema

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • De Erbarmer,

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Роҳман.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Rrahmani - Mëshiruesi (Zoti ynë),

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • (Eebaha) Raxmaan ah.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Rahman olan Allah Kuran'ı öğretti;

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Милостивый

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Рәхимле Аллаһ.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Худои раҳмон

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • مېھرىبان اﷲ

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • وہ خدا بڑا مہربان ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • ډېر زیات مهربان ذات

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ٻاجھاري (الله).

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • خوای میهره‌بان، کانگای سۆزو ڕه‌حمه‌ت.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • رحمن ވަންތަ ރަސްކަލާނގެއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • አል-ረሕማን፤

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • করুনাময় আল্লাহ।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அளவற்ற அருளாளன்,

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • പരമകാരുണികന്‍

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 55:1 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 55:1 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 55:1 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.