34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 26:220 compared

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

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 is the Hearing, the Knowing.

    Saheeh International

  • Indeed He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • For it is He Who heareth and knoweth all things.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Surely He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • یقیناً او شنوا و داناست.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • او همان شنوای داناست.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Həqiqətən, (hər şeyi) eşidən, bilən Odur!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Sesungguhnya Dia adalah Yang Maha Mendengar lagi Maha Mengetahui.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Sesungguhnya Dia lah jua yang Maha Mendengar, lagi Maha Mengetahui.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • jer On, doista, sve čuje i sve zna.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Er ist ja der Allhörende und Allwissende.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Él todo lo oye, todo lo sabe.

    Isa García

Français

  • C'est Lui vraiment, l'Audient, l'Omniscient.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Lalle Shi, Shi ne Mai ji, Masani.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Hakika Yeye ndiye Mwenye kusikia Mwenye kujua.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Hij is de horende, de wetende.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Албатта, Унинг Ўзи ўта эшитгувчи ва ўта билгувчи зотдир.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Në të vërtetë, Ai është dëgjuesi, i dijshmi.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Eebana waa Maqle Og.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Senin kalkıp namaz kılanlar arasında bulunduğunu gören, güçlü ve merhametli olan Allah'a güven. Doğrusu O işitir ve bilir.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Воистину, Он - Слышащий, Знающий.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ул – Аллаһ сезнең сүзләрегезне ишетүче вә күңелләрегезне белүчедер.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Албатта Ӯст шунавои доно!

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • شۈبھىسىزكى، اﷲ ھەممىنى ئاڭلاپ تۇرغۇچىدۇر، ھەممىنى بىلىپ تۇرغۇچىدۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • وہ سب کچھ سننے والا اور جاننے والا ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • بېشكه هغه، هم هغه ښه اورېدونكى، ښه عالم دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • بيشڪ اُھوئي ٻڌندڙ ڄاڻندڙ آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • به‌ڕاستی ئه‌و خوایه زاتێکی بیسه‌رو زانایه (به‌گوفتارو نیه‌تتان).

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ހަމަކަށަވަރުން، އެކަލާނގެއީ، މޮޅަށް އައްސަވާވޮޑިގެންވާ، މޮޅަށް ދެނެވޮޑިގެންވާ ރަސްކަލާނގެއެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • እነሆ እርሱ ሰሚው ዐዋቂው ነውና፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • নিশ্চয় তিনি সর্বশ্রোতা, সর্বজ্ঞানী।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • நிச்சயமாக அவன் (யாவற்றையும்) செவியேற்பவன், மிக அறிபவன்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • തീര്‍ച്ചയായും അവന്‍ എല്ലാം കേള്‍ക്കുന്നവനും അറിയുന്നവനുമത്രെ

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 26:220 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 26:220 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 26:220 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.