34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 20:19 compared

قَالَ أَلْقِهَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ

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
  • [Allah] said, "Throw it down, O Moses."

    Saheeh International

  • He said, ‘Moses, throw it down.’

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • He said: Cast it down, O Moses!

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • (Allah) said, "Throw it, O Moses!"

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Said He, 'Cast it down, Moses!'

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

2
  • خدا فرمود: ای موسی! آن را بیفکن.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • فرمود: «ای موسی، آن را بینداز.»

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Allah) buyurdu: “Ya Musa! Onu (əsanı yerə) at!”

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Allah berfirman: "Lemparkanlah ia, hai Musa!"

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Allah Taala berfirman: "Campakkanlah tongkatmu itu wahai Musa!"

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • "Baci ga, o Musa!" – reče On.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Er sagte: "Wirf ihn hin, o Musa!"

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Dijo [Dios]: "Arrójalo, ¡oh, Moisés!"

    Isa García

Français

  • [Allah lui] dit: «Jette-le, O Moïse».

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Ya ce: "Ka yi jĩfa da ĩta, yã Mũsã!"

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Akasema: Itupe, ewe Musa!

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Hij zei: "Werp hem neer, Moesa."

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • У зот: «Эй Мусо, уни ташла», деди.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Ai (All-llahu) i tha: “Hidh atë, O Musa!”

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • wuxuu yidhi (Eebe) Tuur Usha Muusow.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Allah: "Ey Musa! Bırak onu" dedi.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Аллах сказал: «О Муса (Моисей)! Брось его».

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Аллаһ әйтте: "Ий Муса, таягыңны ташлагыл җиргә".

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Гуфт: «Эй Мӯсо, онро бияфкан».

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • اﷲ: «ئى مۇسا! ئۇنى (يەرگە) تاشلىغىن» دېدى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • ارشاد ہوا تو موسٰی اسے زمین پر ڈال دو

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • (الله) وویل: اى موسٰی! ته دا وغورځوه

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • (الله) فرمايو ته اي مُوسىٰ اُھا اُڇلي ڇڏ.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • خوا فه‌رمووی: ده فرێی بده ئه‌ی موسا.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އެކަލާނގެ وحى ކުރެއްވިއެވެ. އޭ موسى ގެފާނެވެ! އެ އަސާ އެއްލަވާށެވެ!

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • (አላህም) «ሙሳ ሆይ! ጣላት» አለው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আল্লাহ বললেনঃ হে মূসা, তুমি ওটা নিক্ষেপ কর।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • அதற்கு (இறைவன்) "மூஸாவே! அதை நீர் கீழே எறியும்" என்றான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അവന്‍ (അല്ലാഹു) പറഞ്ഞു: ഹേ; മൂസാ, നീ ആ വടി താഴെയിടൂ.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 20:19 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 20:19 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 20:19 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.