34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 81:7 compared

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

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 when the souls are paired

    Saheeh International

  • when the souls are assorted,

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And when souls are reunited,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • when the souls shall be coupled,

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • و هنگامی که هرکس [با همسان خود] قرین و جفت شوند [خوبان با خوبان و بدان با بدان]

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و آنگاه که جانها به هم درپیوندند،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Ruhlar (bədənlərə) qovuşacağı zaman;

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan apabila ruh-ruh dipertemukan (dengan tubuh)

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan apabila tiap-tiap diri disatukan dengan pasangannya;

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i kada se duše sa tijelima spare,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und wenn die Seelen gepaart werden

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • cuando las almas vuelvan a emparejarse [con sus cuerpos],

    Isa García

Français

  • et les âmes accouplées

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Kuma idan rãyuka aka haɗa su da jikunkunansu.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na nafsi zikaunganishwa,

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • En wanneer de zielen verenigd worden.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Ва вақтики, нафслар жуфтлаштирилса. (Яъни, руҳ танага қайтарилиб, икковлари бирлашсалар.)

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Dhe kur shpirtrat të jenë bashkuar.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Naf walbana Jidhkeedii lammaaneeyo.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Canlar bedenlerle birleştirildiği zaman;

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • когда души объединятся (праведники объединятся с праведниками, а грешники - с грешниками; или праведники соединятся с райскими гуриями, а неверующие - с дьяволами; или души соединятся с телами),

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Вә яхшы кешеләр яхшыларга һәм яман кешеләр яманнарга кушылсалар.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ва чун рӯҳҳо бо танҳо якҷоя гардганд!

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • جانلار (ئۆز قاياشلىرىغا) قوشۇلغان چاغدا،

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • جب روحوں کو جسموں سے جوڑ دیا جائے گا

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او كله چې نفسونه جوړه كړل شي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ جڏھن جيءَ پاڻ ۾ ملائبا.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • کاتێك گیانی هه‌ر که‌س ده‌گه‌رێته‌وه بۆ لاشه‌ی و جووت ده‌بێته‌وه له‌گه‌ڵیدا.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އަދި ފުރާނަތައް، އޭގެ ހަށިތަކާ ގުޅިދާހިނދެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • ነፍሶችም (በየአካሎቻቸው) በተቆራኙ ጊዜ፤

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • যখন আত্মাসমূহকে যুগল করা হবে,

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • உயிர்கள் ஒன்றிணைக்கப்படும் போது-

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • ആത്മാവുകള്‍ കൂട്ടിയിണക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോള്‍,

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 81:7 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 81:7 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 81:7 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.