34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 55:44 compared

يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٍ

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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  • They will go around between it and scalding water, heated [to the utmost degree].

    Saheeh International

  • They shall circuit between it and boiling hot water.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • They go circling round between it and fierce, boiling water.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • In its midst and in the midst of boiling hot water will they wander round!

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • they shall go round between it and between hot, boiling water.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • آنان در میان آتش و آب جوشان رفت و آمد می کنند

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • میان [آتش‌] و میان آب جوشان سرگردان باشند.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Onlar onunla (cəhənnəm odu ilə) qaynar su arasında dolanıb duracaqlar.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Mereka berkeliling di antaranya dan di antara air mendidih yang memuncak panasnya.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Mereka (terus diseksa) berulang-ulang di antara api neraka dengan air yang menggelegak yang cukup masak panasnya!

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • I između vatre i ključale vode oni će kružiti –

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Sie werden zwischen ihr und siedend heißem Wasser umhergehen.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • No dejarán de ir y venir entre el fuego y un agua hirviente.

    Isa García

Français

  • Ils feront le va-et-vient entre lui (l'Enfer) et une eau bouillante extrêmement chaude.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Sunã kẽwaya a tsakaninta da ruwan ɗimi mai tsananin tafasa.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Watakuwa wakizunguka baina ya hiyo na maji ya moto yanayo chemka.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Zij lopen tussen haar en gloeiend heet water heen en weer.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Улар жаҳаннам билан ўта қайноқ сув ўртасида айланур.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Ata do të sillen vërdallë ndërmjet atij (zjarrit) dhe ujit të valë deri në kulminacion.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Waxay ku meereysan Jahannamo iyo biyo kulayl daran dhexdooda.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Onlar, cehennem ateşiyle kaynar su arasında dolaşır dururlar.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Они будут ходить между нею и кипящей водой.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Алар җәһәннәм белән кайнап торган су арасында әйләнеп йөрерләр.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ва акнун дар миёни он ва оби ҷӯшон, мегарданд.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇلار دوزاخ بىلەن قايناقسۇ ئارىسىدا بېرىپ - كېلىپ تۇرىدۇ (يەنى گاھىدا ئوت بىلەن، گاھىدا قايناقسۇ بىلەن ئازابلىنىدۇ

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اب اس کے اور کھولتے ہوئے پانی کے درمیان چکر لگاتے پھریں گے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • دوى به د دغه (دوزخ) په مینځ كې او د ډېرو ګرمو اوبو په مینځ كې ګرځي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • انھيءَ (دوزخ) ۾ ۽ تَتي ٽھڪندڙ پاڻيءَ ۾ پيا ايندا ويندا.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • جا له‌نێوان ئاگرو ئاوی گه‌رمدا که‌به‌سه‌رچاوه‌یاندا ده‌کرێت هه‌ر ده‌خولێنه‌وه‌

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އެ ނަރަކައިގެ އަލިފާނާއި، އަދި ކެކިކެކިހުންނަ ހޫނުފެނާ ދެމެދުގައި، އެއުރެން ހިނގަހިނގާ ތިބޭނެތެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • በእርሷና በጣም ሞቃት በኾነ ፍል ውሃ መካከል ይመላለሳሉ፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • তারা জাহান্নামের অগ্নি ও ফুটন্ত পানির মাঝখানে প্রদক্ষিণ করবে।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அவர்கள் அதற்கு இடையிலும், கொதித்துக் கொண்டிருக்கும் நீருக்கிடையிலும் சுற்றிக் கொண்டிருப்பார்கள்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അതിന്നും തിളച്ചുപൊള്ളുന്ന ചുടുവെള്ളത്തിനുമിടക്ക് അവര്‍ ചുറ്റിത്തിരിയുന്നതാണ്‌.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 55:44 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 55:44 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 55:44 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.