How many translations of Quran 91:2 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 91:2 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 91:2 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.

Quran 91:2 — compare 34 translations

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

And [by] the moon when it follows it
Saheeh International
by the moon when he follows her,
Ali Quli Qarai
And the moon when she followeth him,
Marmaduke Pickthall
By the Moon as she follows him;
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
and by the moon when she follows him,
A. J. Arberry

فارسی

و به ماه هنگامی که از پی آن برآید
انصاریان (Ansarian)
سوگند به مه چون پی [خورشید] رود.
فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

And olsun (günəşin) ardınca çıxan aya;
Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

dan bulan apabila mengiringinya,
Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

Dan bulan apabila ia mengiringinya;
Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

i Mjeseca kada ga prati,
Besim Korkut

Deutsch

und dem Mond, wenn er ihr folgt,
Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

por la Luna cuando lo refleja,
Isa García

Français

Et par la lune quand elle le suit!
Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

Kuma da wata idan ya bi ta.
Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

Na kwa mwezi unapo lifuatia!
Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

Bij de maan, wanneer zij haar volgt!
Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

Унинг ортидан келадиган Ой билан қасам.
Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

Pasha hënën kur vjen pas tij!
Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

Iyo Dayuxu markuu Qorraxda raaco.
Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

Ardından gelmekte olan aya,
Diyanet İşleri

Русский

Клянусь луной, когда она следует за ним!
Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

Вә ай белән, әгәр ул кояшка иярсә.
Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

ва савганд ба моҳ чун аз паи он барояд
Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

قۇياشقا ئەگەشكەن چاغدىكى ئاي بىلەن قەسەمكى،
محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

اور چاند کی قسم جب وہ اس کے پیچھے چلے
علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

اوسپوږمۍ باندې كله چې په ده پسې وروسته راځي
عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

۽ چنڊ جوقسم آھي جڏھن ان جي پوئتان اچي.
تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

سوێند به مانگ، کاتێك به‌شوێنیدا دێت.
تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

އަދި ހަނދު އޭގެ ފަހަތުންދާހިނދު ހަނދު، ގަންދެއްވަމެވެ.
ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

በጨረቃም በተከተላት ጊዜ፤
ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

শপথ চন্দ্রের যখন তা সূর্যের পশ্চাতে আসে,
মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

(பின்) அதனைத் தொடர்ந்து வரும் சந்திரன் மீதும் சத்தியமாக-
ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

ചന്ദ്രന്‍ തന്നെയാണ സത്യം; അത് അതിനെ തുടര്‍ന്ന് വരുമ്പോള്‍.
അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

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