34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 52:2 compared

وَكِتَٰبٍ مَّسْطُورٍ

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

5
  • And [by] a Book inscribed

    Saheeh International

  • by the Book inscribed

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • And a Scripture inscribed

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • By a Decree inscribed

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • and a Book inscribed

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • و به کتابی که نوشته شده،

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • و کتابی نگاشته شده،

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • And olsun yazılmış kitaba (Tövrata, Qur’ana, yaxud bütün ilahi kitablara) -

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • dan Kitab yang ditulis,

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Dan demi Kitab yang tertulis dengan rapi -

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • i Knjige u retke napisane,

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • und bei einem Buch, das in Zeilen niedergeschrieben ist

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • por el Libro escrito

    Isa García

Français

  • Et par un Livre écrit

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Da wani littãfi rubũtacce.

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Na Kitabu kilicho andikwa

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Bij een boek dat is opgetekend

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Сатрланган китоб билан қасам.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Dhe librin e shkruar në rreshta.

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Iyo Kitaabka la dhigay,

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Tura, yayılmış ince deri üzerine satır satır dizilmiş Kitap'a, mamur bir ev olan Kabe'ye, yükseltilmiş tavan gibi göğe, kaynayacak denize and olsun ki, Rabbinin azabı hiç şüphesiz gelecektir. Onu savacak yoktur.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Клянусь Писанием, начертанным

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • вә язылмыш Коръән яки гамәл дәфтәре белән

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • ва қасам ба китоби навишташуда,

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • ئوچۇق قەغەزگە يېزىلغان كىتاب (يەنى قۇرئان) بىلەن قەسەمكى،

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اور لکھی ہوئی کتاب کی قسم

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • او په كتاب لیكل شوي

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • ۽ لکيل ڪتاب جو (قسم) آھي.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • سوێند به‌کتێبی نوسراو که (لوح المحفوظه‌).

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ފަތުރައިލެވިފައިވާ ހަމުގައި ލިޔެވިގެންވާ ފޮތާއި،

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • በተጻፈው መጽሐፍም፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • এবং লিখিত কিতাবের,

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • ஏட்டில் எழுதப்பட்ட வேதத்தின் மீது சத்தியமாக!

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • എഴുതപ്പെട്ട ഗ്രന്ഥം തന്നെയാണ, സത്യം.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 52:2 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 52:2 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 52:2 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.