34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 37:34 compared

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

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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  • Indeed, that is how We deal with the criminals.

    Saheeh International

  • Indeed, that is how We deal with the guilty.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Lo! thus deal We with the guilty.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • Verily that is how We shall deal with Sinners.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Even so We do with the sinners;

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • ما با مجرمان این گونه رفتار می کنیم؛

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • [آری،] ما با مجرمان چنین رفتار می‌کنیم!

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Həqiqətən, Biz günahkarlarla belə rəftar edirik.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Sesungguhnya demikianlah Kami berbuat terhadap orang-orang yang berbuat jahat.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Sesungguhnya demikianlah Kami melakukan kepada orang-orang yang berdosa.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • jer Mi ćemo tako sa mnogobošcima postupiti.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Gewiß, so verfahren Wir mit den Übeltätern,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Eso haré con los pecadores".

    Isa García

Français

  • Ainsi traitons-Nous les criminels.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Lalle Mũ, kamar haka Muke aikatãwa game, da mãsu laifi.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Hivyo ndivyo tutakavyo wafanyia wakosefu.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Zo doen Wij met de boosdoeners.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Албатта, Биз жиноятчиларга шундоқ қилурмиз.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Kështu Ne veprojmë me kriminelët.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Annaguna saasaan kufalla dambiilayaasha.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Doğrusu suçlulara böyle yaparız.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Воистину, так Мы поступаем с грешниками.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Без, әлбәттә, кәферләрне вә азганнарны өнә шулай җәза кылачакбыз.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Мо бо гунаҳкорон чунин мекунем.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • بىز ھەقىقەتەن گۇناھكارلارغا مۇشۇنداق قىلىمىز، (يەنى ئەگەشتۈرگۈچىلەر بىلەن ئەگەشكۈچىلەرنىڭ ھەممىسىگە ئازاب قىلىمىز)

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور ہم اسی طرح مجرمین کے ساتھ برتاؤ کیا کرتے ہیں

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • بېشكه مونږ له مجرمانو سره همداسې كوو

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • بيشڪ اسين ڏوھارين سان اھڙي طرح ڪندا آھيون.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • ئێمه بێگومان ئاوا ده‌که‌ین به گوناهکار و تاوانباران.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ހަމަކަށަވަރުން، ކުށްވެރިންނާމެދު، ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ ކަންތައްކުރައްވަނީ އެފަދައިންނެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • እኛ በአመጸኞች ሁሉ እንደዚሁ እንሠራለን፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • অপরাধীদের সাথে আমি এমনি ব্যবহার করে থাকি।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • குற்றவாளிகளை இவ்வாறு தான் நாம் நிச்சயமாக நடத்துவோம்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • തീര്‍ച്ചയായും നാം കുറ്റവാളികളെക്കൊണ്ട് ചെയ്യുന്നത് അപ്രകാരമാകുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 37:34 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 37:34 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 37:34 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.