34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 81:21 compared

مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

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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  • Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

    Saheeh International

  • one who is obeyed and is trustworthy as well.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • obeyed, moreover trusty.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • آنجا مورد اطاعت [فرشتگان] و امین است….

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • در آنجا [هم‌] مطاع [و هم‌] امین است.

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Elə bir elçi ki, mələklər arasında) itaət ediləndir, həm də (Allah yanında vəhyə) e’tibarlı müvəkkildir.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • yang ditaati di sana (di alam malaikat) lagi dipercaya.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Yang ditaati di sana (dalam kalangan malaikat), lagi dipercayai.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • kome se drugi potčinjavaju, tamo pouzdanog!

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • dem man dort gehorcht und (der) vertrauenswürdig (ist).

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • El obedecido [por otros ángeles] y el digno confidente [de la revelación].

    Isa García

Français

  • obéi, là-haut, et digne de confiance.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Wanda ake yi wa ɗã'a (wato shugaban malã'iku) ne a can, amintacce.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Anaye t'iiwa, tena muaminifu.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • gehoorzaamd en ook betrouwbaar.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Итоат қилинган, омонатли.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Që është i respektuar atje (në mesin e engjëjve) dhe besnik.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Laguna addeeco halkaas aaminna ah.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Bu Kuran, arşın sahibi katında değerli, güçlü, sözü dinlenen ve güvenilen şerefli bir elçinin getirdiği sözdür.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • которому там (на небесах) повинуются, доверенного.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Ул Җәбраилгә башка фәрештәләр итагать итәләр, соңра ул ышанычлы хыянәттән пакьдер.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • он ҷо (дар назди Худо) фармонравои боваринокаст

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • پەرىشتىلەر ئۇنىڭغا ئىتائەت قىلغۇچىدۇر. بۇ يەردە (يەنى ئاسماندا) ئۇ ئىشەنچلىكتۇر

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • وہ وہاں قابل اطاعت اور پھر امانت دار ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • منلى شوى دى هلته، امین دى

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • جو مڃوتيءَ وارو اُتي (مَلڪوت ۾) امين آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • فه‌رمانڕه‌وایه له‌وێ، هه‌روه‌ها ئه‌مین و دڵسۆزه له کاره‌کانیدا.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އެތާނގައި (އެބަހީ: އުޑުތަކުގައި) ކިޔަމަންވެވޭ އަމާނާތްތެރިޔެކެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • በዚያ ስፍራ ትእዛዙ ተሰሚ፤ ታማኝ የኾነ (መልክተኛ ቃል) ነው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • সবার মান্যবর, সেখানকার বিশ্বাসভাজন।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • (வானவர் தம்) தலைவர்; அன்றியும் நம்பிக்கைக்குரியவர்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അവിടെ അനുസരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നവനും വിശ്വസ്തനുമായ (ദൂതന്‍റെ)

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 81:21 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 81:21 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 81:21 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.