34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 26:54 compared

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ

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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  • [And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band,

    Saheeh International

  • [proclaiming:] ‘These are indeed a small band.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • (Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • (Saying): "These (Israelites) are but a small band,

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • 'Behold, these are a small troop,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • [و گفت:] مسلماً اینان [که بر ضد من برخاسته اند] گروهی اندکند،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • [و گفت:] «اینها عده‌ای ناچیزند.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (O, belə deyirdi:) “Şübhəsiz ki, bunlar (İsrail övladı) kiçik bir tayfadır!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • (Fir'aun berkata): "Sesungguhnya mereka (Bani Israil) benar-benar golongan kecil,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • (Sambil berkata kepada mereka): "Sesungguhnya orang-orang (Musa) itu adalah segolongan kecil,

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • "Ovih je zaista malo

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • "Diese sind fürwahr (nur) eine kleine Schar;

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • [Diciendo:] "Ellos son solo unos pocos,

    Isa García

Français

  • «Ce sont, en fait, une bande peu nombreuse,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • "Lalle ne, waɗannan, haƙĩƙa, ƙungiya ce kaɗan."

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • (Wakieneza): Hakika hawa ni kikundi kidogo.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • "Dezen zijn maar een klein groepje

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • «Шубҳасиз, анавилар озгина тоифадирлар.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • (Duke u thënë se) Ata janë një grup i vogël (të cilët ikën me Musain).

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Isagoo dhihi Kuwaasu «Banii Israa'iil» waa Koox Yar.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Bu arada Firavun şehirlere, "Doğrusu bunlar bizi öfkelendiren döküntü azınlıklardır; hepimiz tedbirli olmalıyız" diyen münadiler gönderdi.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Он сказал: «Это - всего лишь малочисленная кучка.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Фиргаун әйтте: "Мусаның гаскәре безнекенә караганда аз гаскәрдер.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ки инҳо гурӯҳе андаканд

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • (پىرئەۋن ئېيتتىكى) «بۇ كىشىلەر ھەقىقەتەن بىر ئوچۇم ئادەملەردۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • کہ یہ تھوڑے سے افراد کی ایک جماعت ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • (او ويې ویل) بېشكه دغه (بني اسرائیل) ډېره لږه وړه ډله ده

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • (چيائين) ته بيشڪ ھيء (ماڻھو) ٿوري ٽولي آھن.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • (جاڕی داو وتی) بێگومان ئه‌وانه ده‌سته‌یه‌کی که‌من و زوو باڵبه‌ستیان ده‌که‌ین...

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ހަމަކަށަވަރުން، މިބައިމީހުންނީ، (އެބަހީ: إسرآءيل ގެދަރިންނަކީ) ނިކަމެތި މަދުމީސްކޮޅެއްކަން ކަށަވަރެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • «እነዚህ ጥቂቶች ጭፈሮች ናቸው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • নিশ্চয় এরা (বনী-ইসরাঈলরা) ক্ষুদ্র একটি দল।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • "நிச்சயமாக இவர்கள் மிகவும் சொற்பத் தொகையினர் தான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • തീര്‍ച്ചയായും ഇവര്‍ കുറച്ച് പേര്‍ മാത്രമുള്ള ഒരു സംഘമാകുന്നു

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 26:54 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 26:54 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 26:54 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.