34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 37:81 compared

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

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, he was of Our believing servants.

    Saheeh International

  • He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • For he was one of our believing Servants.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • he was among Our believing servants.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • بی تردید او از بندگان مؤمن ما بود.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • به راستی او از بندگان مؤمن ما بود.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Şübhəsiz ki, o Bizim mö’min bəndələrimizdən idi!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Sesungguhnya dia termasuk di antara hamba-hamba Kami yang beriman.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Sesungguhnya Nabi Nuh itu dari hamba-hamba Kami yang beriman.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • on je bio rob Naš, vjernik,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Er gehört ja zu Unseren gläubigen Dienern.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Él era uno de Mis siervos creyentes.

    Isa García

Français

  • Il était, certes, un de Nos serviteurs croyants.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Lalle shi, yanã daga bãyinMu mũminai.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Hakika yeye ni katika waja wetu walio amini.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Hij behoort tot Onze gelovige dienaren.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Албатта, у мўмин бандаларимиздандир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Vërtet, ai ishte prej robëve tanë që janë besimtarë.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Wuxuuna ka midyahay addomadannada rumeeyay (xaqa).

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Doğrusu o, bizim inanmış kullarımızdandı.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Воистину, он - один из Наших верующих рабов.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ул Нух Безнең хак мөэмин колларыбыздандыр.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Ӯ аз бандагони мӯъмини Мо буд.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئۇ ھەقىقەتەن بىزنىڭ مۆمىن بەندىلىرىمىزدىن ئىدى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • وہ ہمارے ایماندار بندوں میں سے تھے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • بېشكه هغه زمونږ د مومنو بنده ګانو څخه و

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • بيشڪ اُھو اسان جي مؤمنن ٻانھن مان آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • به‌ڕاستی ئه‌و له‌به‌نده ئیمانداره‌کانی ئێمه‌یه‌.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ހަމަކަށަވަރުން، އެކަލޭގެފާނުވަނީ، ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ مؤمن އަޅުންގެ ތެރެއިންނެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • እርሱ ከምእምናን ባሮቻችን ነውና፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • সে ছিল আমার ঈমানদার বান্দাদের অন্যতম।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • நிச்சயமாக அவர் (நூஹ்) முஃமின்களான நம் நல்லடியார்களில் நின்றுமுள்ளவர்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • തീര്‍ച്ചയായും അദ്ദേഹം നമ്മുടെ സത്യവിശ്വാസികളായ ദാസന്‍മാരുടെ കൂട്ടത്തിലാകുന്നു.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 37:81 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 37:81 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 37:81 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.