34 translations · 29 languages

Qurʾān 20:68 compared

قُلْنَا لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

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, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior.

    Saheeh International

  • We said, ‘Do not be afraid. Indeed, you will have the upper hand.

    Ali Quli Qarai

  • We said: Fear not! Lo! thou art the higher.

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • We said: "Fear not! for thou hast indeed the upper hand:

    Abdullah Yusuf Ali

  • We said unto him, 'Fear not; surely thou art the uppermost.

    A. J. Arberry

فارسی

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  • گفتیم: مترس که بی تردید تو برتری.

    انصاریان (Ansarian)

  • گفتیم: «مترس که تو خود برتری؛

    فولادوند (Fooladvand)

Azərbaycanca

  • Biz ona belə buyurduq: “Qorxma, üstün gələcək mütləq sənsən!

    Məmmədəliyev & Bünyadov

Bahasa Indonesia

  • Kami berkata: "janganlah kamu takut, sesungguhnya kamulah yang paling unggul (menang).

    Kementerian Agama

Bahasa Melayu

  • Kami berfirman kepadanya: "Janganlah engkau takut (wahai Musa)! Sesungguhnya engkaulah yang tertinggi mengatasi mereka dengan kemenangan.

    Abdullah Basmeih

Bosanski

  • "Ne boj se!" – rekosmo Mi – "ti ćeš, doista, pobijediti!

    Besim Korkut

Deutsch

  • Wir sagten: "Fürchte dich nicht; du, ja gewiß du, wirst die Oberhand gewinnen.

    Bubenheim & Elyas

Español

  • pero le dije: "No tengas temor, porque tú serás el vencedor.

    Isa García

Français

  • Nous lui dîmes: «N'aie pas peur, c'est toi qui auras le dessus.

    Muhammad Hamidullah

Hausa

  • Muka ce: "Kada ka ji tsõro. lalle kai ne mafi ɗaukaka."

    Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Kiswahili

  • Tukasema: Usikhofu! Hakika wewe ndiye utakaye shinda.

    Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Nederlands

  • Wij zeiden: "Weest niet bang, jij houdt de overhand.

    Fred Leemhuis

Oʻzbekcha

  • Биз: «Қўрқма, албатта, сен устунсан.

    Muhammad Sodik

Shqip

  • Ne i thamë atij: “Mos ke frikë, është më se e sigurt se ti do të jesh triumfues!”

    Sherif Ahmeti

Soomaali

  • waxaana nidhi ha Cabsan adigu adaa Sarreyne.

    Mahmud Muhammad Abduh

Türkçe

  • "Korkma, sen muhakkak daha üstünsün" dedik.

    Diyanet İşleri

Русский

  • Мы сказали: «Не бойся! Ты одержишь верх.

    Кулиев (Kuliev)

Татарча

  • Әйттек: "Ий Муса, курыкма, син алардан өстенсең, алар җиңелер.

    Yakub ibn Nugman

Тоҷикӣ

  • Гуфтем; «Матарс, ки ту болотар ҳастӣ.

    Оятӣ (Ayati)

ئۇيغۇرچە

  • بىز (ئۇنىڭغا) ئېيتتۇقكى، «قورقمىغىن سەن چوقۇم ئۈستۈنلۈك قازىنىسەن،

    محمد صالح (Muhammad Saleh)

اردو

  • ہم نے کہا کہ موسٰی ڈرو نہیں تم بہرحال غالب رہنے والے ہو

    علامہ جوادی (Jawadi)

پښتو

  • مونږ (ده ته) وویل: ته مه وېرېږه، بېشكه هم ته ښه غالب يې

    عبدالولي خان (Abdulwali)

سنڌي

  • چيوسون ته نه ڊڄ ڇوته تون ئي غالب آھين.

    تاج محمود امروٽي (Amroti)

کوردی

  • (ئێمه‌ش نیگامان بۆ کرد) وتمان: مه‌ترسه و دڵنیابه چونکه به‌ڕاستی هه‌ر تۆ به‌رزو سه‌رکه‌توویت.

    تەفسیری ئاسان (Asan)

ދިވެހި

  • ތިމަންރަސްކަލާނގެ وحى ކުރެއްވީމެވެ. ކަލޭގެފާނު ބިރުފުޅު ނުގަންނާށެވެ! ހަމަކަށަވަރުން، ކާމިޔާބުލިބި މޮޅުވާނީ ހަމަކަލޭގެފާނެވެ.

    ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Official)

አማርኛ

  • «አትፍራ አንተ የበላዩ አንተ ነህና» አልነው፡፡

    ሳዲቅ እና ሳኒ (Sadiq & Sani)

বাংলা

  • আমি বললামঃ ভয় করো না, তুমি বিজয়ী হবে।

    মুহিউদ্দীন খান (Muhiuddin Khan)

தமிழ்

  • "(மூஸாவே!) நீர் பயப்படாதீர்! நிச்சயமாக நீர் தாம் மேலோங்கி நிற்பீர்!" என்று நாம் சொன்னோம்.

    ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் (Jan Trust)

മലയാളം

  • നാം പറഞ്ഞു: പേടിക്കേണ്ട. തീര്‍ച്ചയായും നീ തന്നെയാണ് കൂടുതല്‍ ഔന്നത്യം നേടുന്നവന്‍.

    അബ്ദുൽ ഹമീദ് & കുഞ്ഞി മുഹമ്മദ് (Abdul Hameed & Kunhi)

Questions

How many translations of Quran 20:68 are there here?

Tartīl shows Quran 20:68 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 20:68 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.