34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 55:17 compared

رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ

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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  • [He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.

    Saheeh International

  • Lord of the two easts, and Lord of the two wests!

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests!

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • (He is) Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests:

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Lord of the Two Easts, Lord of the Two Wests,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • پروردگار دو مشرق و پروردگار دو مغرب است.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • پروردگار دو خاور و پروردگار دو باختر.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • İki məşriqin və iki məğribin Rəbbi (günəşin və ayın yazda və qışda çıxıb batdığı yerlərin sahibi) Odur.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Tuhan yang memelihara kedua tempat terbit matahari dan Tuhan yang memelihara kedua tempat terbenamnya

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • (Dia lah) Tuhan yang mentadbirkan dua timur, dan Tuhan yang mentadbirkan dua barat.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • Gospodara dva istoka i dva zapada –

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • (Er ist) der Herr der beiden Osten und der Herr der beiden Westen.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • El Señor de los dos nacientes y los dos ponientes.

    Isa García

Français

  • Seigneur des deux Levants et Seigneur des deux Couchants!

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Ubangjin mafita biyu na rãnã, kuma Ubangijin mafãɗã biyu na rãnã.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Mola Mlezi wa mashariki mbili na wa magharibi mbili.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • De Heer van de beide oostkanten en de beide westkanten.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • У икки машриқ ва икки мағрибнинг Роббисидир. (Икки машриқ деганда, қуёшнинг ёздаги ва қишдаги чиқиш жойларини ҳамда икки мағриб деганда, ёздаги ва қишдаги ботиш жойларини тушуниш керак.)

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Zot i dy lindeve dhe Zot i dy perëndimeve.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Ilaaheen waa Eebaha Labada Qorrax ka soo bax iyo Labada Qorrax u dhac.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • O, iki doğunun Rabbidir, iki batının Rabbidir.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Господь обоих востоков и Господь обоих западов!

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ул – Аллаһ ике мәшрикъның һәм ике мәгърибнең Раббысыдыр.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Парвардигори ду машриқ ва Парвардигори ду мағриб.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇ ئىككى مەشرىق (يەنى كۈن بىلەن ئاينىڭ پاتىدىغان ئىككى جايى) نىڭ پەرۋەردىگارىدۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • وہ چاند اور سورج دونوں کے مشرق اور مغرب کا مالک ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • (هغه د ژمي او د اوړي) د دواړو مشرقونو رب دى او (د ژمي او د اوړي) د دواړو مغربونو رب دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • جو ٻنھي اوڀرن جو پالڻھار آھي ۽ ٻنھي اولھن جو پالڻھار آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • خوا خاوه‌نی هه‌ردوو ڕۆژهه‌ڵات و هه‌ردوو ڕۆژئاوایه‌

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އިރުއަރާ ދެތަނާއި، އިރުއޮއްސޭ ދެތަނުގެ ވެރިރަސްކަލާނގެއެވެ. (އެބަހީ: ދެ موسم އަށް އިރުއަރާ ދެތަނާއި، އޮއްސޭ ދެތަނުގެ ވެރިރަސްކަލާނގެއެވެ.)

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • የሁለቱ ምሥራቆች ጌታ፤ የሁለቱ ምዕራቦችም ጌታ ነው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • তিনি দুই উদয়াচল ও দুই অস্তাচলের মালিক।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • இரு கீழ்திசைகளுக்கும் இறைவன் அவனே, இரு மேல்திசைகளுக்கும் இறைவன் அவனே.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • രണ്ട് ഉദയസ്ഥാനങ്ങളുടെ രക്ഷിതാവും രണ്ട് അസ്തമന സ്ഥാനങ്ങളുടെ രക്ഷിതാവുമാകുന്നു അവന്‍.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 55:17 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 55:17 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 55:17 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.