34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 38:84 compared

قَالَ فَٱلْحَقُّ وَٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ

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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  • [Allah] said, "The truth [is My oath], and the truth I say -

    Saheeh International

  • Said He, ‘The truth is that—and I speak the truth—

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • He said: The Truth is, and the Truth I speak,

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • (Allah) said: "Then it is just and fitting- and I say what is just and fitting-

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Said He, 'This is the truth, and the truth I say;

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • [خدا] گفت: سوگند به حق و فقط حق را می گویم

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • فرمود: «حق [از من‌] است و حق را می‌گویم:

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Allah) buyurdu, “Həqiqətən, doğru deyirəm,

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Allah berfirman: "Maka yang benar (adalah sumpah-Ku) dan hanya kebenaran itulah yang Ku-katakan".

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Allah berfirman: " Maka Akulah Tuhan Yang Sebenar-benarnya, dan hanya perkara yang benar Aku firmankan -

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • "Istinom se kunem i istinu govorim" – reče Allah –

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Er sagte: "Es ist die Wahrheit - und Ich sage ja die Wahrheit;

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Dijo Dios: "La verdad es [lo que he jurado], y la verdad declaro:

    Isa García

Français

  • (Allah) dit: «En vérité, et c'est la vérité que je dis,

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • (Allah) Ya ce, "To, (wannan magana ita ce) gaskiya. Kuma gaskiya Nake faɗa."

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Akasema: Haki! Na haki ninaisema.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Hij zei: "De waarheid is -- en Ik spreek de waarheid --:

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • У зот: «Ҳақ шулки, Мен фақат ҳақни айтурман.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • (Zoti) Tha: “Pasha të vërtetën, e Unë e flas vetëm të vërtetën:

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Eebe wuxuu yidhi dhabtaan kusifoobaa, dhabtaana uhadlaa.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Allah: "Doğrudur; işte Ben hakikati söylüyorum, sen ve sana uyanların hepsiyle cehennemi dolduracağım" dedi.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Аллах сказал: «Вот истина! Я говорю только истину.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Аллаһ әйтте: "Хакны хак, дип әйтермен.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Гуфт: «Ҳақ аст ва он чӣ мегӯям, рост аст,

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • اﷲ ئېيتتى: «مېنىڭ سۆزۈم ھەقتۇر، مەن ھەقنى سۆزلەيمەن

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • ارشاد ہوا تو پھر حق یہ ہے اور میں تو حق ہی کہتا ہوں

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • الله وویل: پس حقه خبره دا ده، او زه حقه خبره كوم

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • الله فرمايو ته (اِھا ڳالھ) سچ آھي ۽ (آءٌ) سچ چوان ٿو.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • په‌روه‌ردگار فه‌رمووی: من خۆم حه‌ق و ڕاستیم و هه‌ر حه‌ق و ڕاستیش ده‌ڵێم.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އެކަލާނގެ وحى ކުރެއްވިއެވެ. ފަހެ، ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެއީ، حق ވަންތަ ރަސްކަލާނގެއެވެ. އަދި ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ وحى ކުރައްވަނީ حق ތެދެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • (አላህ) አለው «እውነቱም (ከኔ ነው)፡፡ እውነትንም እላለሁ፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আল্লাহ বললেনঃ তাই ঠিক, আর আমি সত্য বলছি-

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • (அதற்கு இறைவன்;) "அது உண்மை உண்மையையே நான் கூறுகிறேன் என்று இறைவன் கூறினான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അവന്‍ (അല്ലാഹു) പറഞ്ഞു: അപ്പോള്‍ സത്യം ഇതത്രെ- സത്യമേ ഞാന്‍ പറയുകയുള്ളൂ-

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 38:84 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 38:84 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 38:84 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.