34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 81:17 compared

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

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 by the night as it closes in

    Saheeh International

  • by the night as it approaches,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And the close of night,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • And the Night as it dissipates;

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • by the night swarming,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و سوگند به شب هنگامی که [روی می آورد، و زمانی که] می رود

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • سوگند به شب چون پشت گرداند،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Qaralmaqda olan gecəyə (yaxud: qaralmaqda və çəkilməkdə olan gecəyə)

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • demi malam apabila telah hampir meninggalkan gelapnya,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan malam, apabila ia hampir habis,

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i noći kad ona veo diže,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und bei der Nacht, wenn sie anbricht,

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • y [juro] por la noche cuando extiende su oscuridad,

    Isa García

Français

  • par la nuit quand elle survient!

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Da dare idan ya bãyar da bãya.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na kwa usiku unapo pungua,

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Bij de nacht wanneer hij opdoemt!

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Қоронғулиги билан кириб келган кеча билан қасам.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Pasha natën kur ajo ia beh me errësirë.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Iyo Habecnku markuu jeedsado.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Kararmaya başlayan geceye and olsun;

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Клянусь ночью, когда она наступила (или отступила)!

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Вә төн белән ант итәм, һәркайчан килсә ул төн.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ва савганд ба шаб, чун торик шавад

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • قاراڭغۇلۇققا چۆمگەن كېچە بىلەن قەسەم قىلىمەن،

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور رات کی قسم جب ختم ہونے کو آئے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او قسم خورم په شپې كله چې شروع شي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ قسم آھي رات جو جڏھن پوئتي موٽندي آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • به‌و شه‌وه‌ی که دادێت و تاریکایه‌که‌ی ڕوومان تێده‌کات.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ރޭގަނޑު އަނދިރިކަމާއިގެން ފަސްދީދާހިނދު، އެ ރޭގަނޑު ގަންދެއްވަމެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • በሌሊቱም (ጨለማውን) በጠነሰሰ ጊዜ፤

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • শপথ নিশাবসান ও

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • பின்வாங்கிச் செல்லும் இரவின் மீதும்,

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • രാത്രി നീങ്ങുമ്പോള്‍ അതു കൊണ്ടും,

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 81:17 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 81:17 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 81:17 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.