34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 20:49 compared

قَالَ فَمَن رَّبُّكُمَا 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

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  • [Pharaoh] said, "So who is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"

    Saheeh International

  • He said, ‘Who is your Lord, Moses?’

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • (Pharaoh) said: Who then is the Lord of you twain, O Moses?

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • (When this message was delivered), (Pharaoh) said: "Who, then, O Moses, is the Lord of you two?"

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • Pharaoh said, 'Who is your Lord, Moses?'

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • فرعون گفت: ای موسی! پروردگار شما دو نفر کیست؟

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • [فرعون‌] گفت: «ای موسی، پروردگار شما دو تن کیست؟»

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • (Fir’on:) “Elədə Rəbbiniz kimdir, ya Musa?” –deyə soruşdu.

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Berkata Fir'aun: "Maka siapakah Tuhanmu berdua, hai Musa?.

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • (Setelah mereka menyampaikan perintah Allah itu), Firaun berkata: "Jika demikian, siapakah Tuhan kamu berdua, hai Musa?"

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • "Pa ko je Gospodar vaš, o Musa?" – upita faraon.

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Er sagte: "Wer ist denn euer beider Herr, o Musa?"

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • Dijo [el Faraón]: "Respóndeme, ¡oh, Moisés! ¿Y quién es su Señor?"

    Isa García

Français

  • Alors [Pharaon] dit: «Qui donc est votre Seigneur, ô Moïse?»

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Ya ce: "To, wãne ne Ubangijinku? Ya Mũsã!"

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • (Firauni) akasema: Basi Mola wenu Mlezi ni nani, ewe Musa?

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Hij zei: "Wie is dan jullie Heer, Moesa?"

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • У: «Эй Мусо, икковингизнинг Роббингиз ким?» деди.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Ai (faraoni) tha: “E kush është Zoti i ju dyve, o Musa?”

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • Wuxuu Yidhi (Fircoon) waayo Eebihiin Muusow.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • Firavun: "Musa! Rabbiniz kimdir?" dedi.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Фараон сказал: «Кто же ваш Господь, о Муса (Моисей)?».

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Фиргаун әйтте: "Ий Муса! Сезнең Раббыгыз кем?"

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Гуфт: «Эй Мӯсо, Парвардигори шумо кист?»

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • (ئۇلار پىرئەۋنگە كېلىپ اﷲ تائالا تەرىپىدىن ۋەھيى قىلىنغان نەرسىلەرنى يەتكۈزگەندىن كېيىن) پىرئەۋن: «ئى مۇسا، سىلەرنىڭ پەرۋەردىگارىڭلار كىم؟» دېدى

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • اس نے کہا کہ موسٰی تم دونوں کا رب کون ہے

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • ده (فرعون) وویل: اى موسٰی ستاسو د دواړو رب څوك دى؟

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • (فرعون) چيو ته پوءِ اي مُوسىٰ اوھان جو پالڻھار ڪير آھي؟

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • فیرعه‌ون به فیزه‌وه وتی: باسه ئه‌ی موسا په‌روه‌ردگاری ئێوه کێیه‌؟!

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • އޭނާ ބުންޏެވެ. އޭ موسى ގެފާނެވެ! ތިޔަ ދެބޭކަލުންގެ ވެރިރަސްކަލާނގެއަކީ ފަހެ، ކާކުހެއްޔެވެ؟

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • (ፈርዖንም) «ሙሳ ሆይ! ጌታችሁ ማነው» አለ፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • সে বললঃ তবে হে মূসা, তোমাদের পালনকর্তা কে?

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • (இதற்கு ஃபிர்அவ்ன்) "மூஸாவே! உங்களிருவருடைய இறைவன் யார்?" என்று கேட்டான்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • അവന്‍ (ഫിര്‍ഔന്‍) ചോദിച്ചു: ഹേ; മൂസാ, അപ്പോള്‍ ആരാണ് നിങ്ങളുടെ രണ്ട് പേരുടെയും രക്ഷിതാവ്‌?

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 20:49 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 20:49 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 20:49 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.