34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 55:4 compared

عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ

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
  • [And] taught him eloquence.

    Saheeh International

  • [and] taught him articulate speech.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • He hath taught him utterance.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • He has taught him speech (and intelligence).

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and He has taught him the Explanation.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • به او بیان آموخت؛

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • به او بیان آموخت.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Ona danışmağı (fikrini və duyğularını bəyan etməyi) öyrətdi.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Mengajarnya pandai berbicara.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dia lah yang telah membolehkan manusia (bertutur) memberi dan menerima kenyataan.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • uči ga govoru.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Er hat ihn die klare Darlegung gelehrt.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • y le enseñó a hablar con elocuencia.

    Isa García

Français

  • Il lui a appris à s'exprimer clairement.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Yã sanar da shi bayãni (magana).

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Akamfundisha kubaini.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Hij onderwees hem de uiteenzetting.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Унга баённи ўргатди.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Ia mësoi atij të folurit (të shprehurit të shqiptuarit).

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Wuxuuna baray dadka (Hadalka).

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • İnsanı yarattı, ona konuşmayı öğretti.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • и научил его изъясняться.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ул кешегә сөйләүне вә уку, язуны һәм аңлау-аңлатуны өйрәтте.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ба ӯ гуфтан омӯхт.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇنىڭغا (مەقسىتىنى ئۇقتۇرۇش ئۈچۈن) سۆزلەشنى ئۆگەتتى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور اسے بیان سکھایا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • ده ته يې بیان (او وینا) كول ښودلي دي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ان کي پڌرو ڳالھائڻ سيکاريائين.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • هه‌ر ئه‌ویش فێری گوفتارو ئاخاوتنی کردووه‌

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އެކަލާނގެ އެ އިންސާނާއަށް ބަސްމޮށުންތެރިކަން އުނގަންނައިދެއްވިއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • መናገርን አስተማረው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • তাকে শিখিয়েছেন বর্ণনা।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அவனே மனிதனுக்கு (பேச்சு) விளக்கத்தையும் கற்றுக் கொடுத்தான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അവനെ അവന്‍ സംസാരിക്കാന്‍ പഠിപ്പിച്ചു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 55:4 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 55:4 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 55:4 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.