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Talal Itani· published 2012
Who does greater wrong than he who fabricates lies about God? These will be presented before their Lord, and the witnesses will say, "These are they who lied about their Lord." Indeed, the curse of God is upon the wrongdoers.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah? Such will be brought before their Lord, and the witnesses will say: These are they who lied concerning their Lord. Now the curse of Allah is upon wrong-doers
Sources
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Edward Henry Palmer1840–1882 · published 1880
Who is more unjust than he who forges against God a lie? they shall be set before their Lord, and the witnesses shall say, 'These it is who lied against their Lord.'Aye! God's curse is on the unjust
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Who is guilty of a greater injustice than he who inventeth a lie concerning God? They shall be set before their Lord, and the witnesses shall say, "These are they who made their Lord a liar." Shall not the malison of God be on these unjust doers
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Who is more unjust than he who imagineth a lie concerning God? They shall be set before their Lord, at the day of judgment, and the witnesses shall say, these are they who devised lies against their Lord. Shall not the curse of God fall on the unjust
Sources
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Other languages (18)Shqip · Albanian
E kush është më i padrejtë se ai që trillon gënjeshtra për Allahun? Ata do të dalin para Zotit të tyre dhe dëshmitarët do të thonë: "Këta janë ata që kanë gënjyer për Zotin e tyre." Vini re! Mallkimi i Allahut qoftë mbi zullumqarët,
Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
বাংলা · Bengali
আর যারা আল্লাহর প্রতি মিথ্যা রটনা(৫) করে তাদের চেয়ে আর অধিক যালিম কে? তাদেরকে (কিয়ামতের দিন) তাদের রবের সামনে উপস্থিত করা হবে এবং সাক্ষীরা বলবে, এরাই তাদের রবের বিরুদ্ধে মিথ্যা বলেছিল। সাবধান! যালিমদের ওপরই আল্লাহর অভিসম্পাত বর্ষিত হবে।
Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Dawah Association in Rabwah, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
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Bosanski · Bosnian
A ko je više nepravedan od onih koji o Allahu laž iznose?! Oni će pred Gospodara svoga biti dovedeni, a svjedoci će reći: "Ovi su izmišljali laži o Gospodaru svome!" I, Allahovo prokletstvo stiglo je nepravedne,
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
A tko je više nepravedan od onih koji o Allahu laž iznose?! Oni će pred Gospodara svoga biti dovedeni, a svjedoci će reći: "Ovi su izmišljali laži o Gospodaru svome!" I, Allahovo prokletstvo stiglo je nepravedne,
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Fulfulde · Fulani
Alaambo ɓuri tooñde ɓuri on pekandiido fenaa- nde e Alla? ɓeen ɗoon kolliroyte ka Joomi maɓɓe, (malaleykaaji) seediiɓe ɓen mbi'a: "Ko ɓee ɗoo pennoo e Joomi maɓɓe". Hey, kuddi Alla ndin wonii e tooñooɓe ɓeen.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
და ვინ არის იმაზე უსამართლო, ვინც ალლაჰს სიცრუეს მიაწერს? ისინი წარდგებიან თავიანთი ღმერთის წინაშე და მოწმეები იტყვიან: «აი, ისინი, რომელთაც იცრუეს თავიანთ ღმერთზე. უეჭველად, დაე (იყოს) ალლაჰის წყევლა უსამართლოებზე [მრავალღმერთიანებზე]».
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Und wer ist ungerechter, als wer gegen Allah eine Lüge ersinnt? Jene werden ihrem Herrn vorgeführt, und die Zeugen werden sagen: „Das sind diejenigen, die gegen ihren Herrn gelogen haben.“ So möge der Fluch Allahs über die Ungerechten kommen.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Ποιος είναι πιο άδικος απ' εκείνον που επινοεί ψέματα εναντίον του Αλλάχ (αποδίδοντας στον Αλλάχ εταίρους στη λατρεία ή ισχυρίζεται ότι ο Αλλάχ απέκτησε έναν γιο); Εκείνοι (που κάνουν αυτό) θα παρουσιαστούν ενώπιον του Κυρίου τους (την Ημέρα της Κρίσεως για να τους δικάσει). Τότε θα πουν οι μάρτυρες (από τους Αγγέλους, τους Αγγελιαφόρους και τα άκρα του σώματός τους): «Αυτοί είναι που επινόησαν ψέματα εναντίον του Κυρίου τους.» Ας πέσει η κατάρα του Αλλάχ στους άδικους.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
और उससे बड़ा अत्याचारी कौन होगा, जो अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़े? ऐसे लोग अपने पालनहार के समक्ष प्रस्तुत किए जाएँगे और गवाही देने वाले कहेंगे कि यही वे लोग हैं जिन्होंने अपने पालनहार पर झूठ गढ़ा था। सुन लो! अत्याचारियों पर अल्लाह की धिक्कार है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Chi è più ingiusto di quelli che diffondono menzogne su Allāh? Quelli saranno portati davanti al loro Dio, e i testimoni diranno: «Loro sono quelli che hanno mentito sul loro Dio.” La maledizione di Allāh sia sugli ingiusti!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
18. Ir kas daro daugiau blogio, nei tas, kuris sukuria melą apie Allahą. Tokie bus pristatyti priešais jų Viešpatį ir liudytojai sakys: „Tai tie, kurie melavo apie savo Viešpatį!“ Nėr abejonės! Allaho prakeiksmas yra Al-Zalimūn (daugiadieviams, nusidėjėliams, engėjams).
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Isa Rabbi irratti kijiba kijibe caalaa namni of miidhe eenyu? Warri sun Gooftaa isaanii irra fidamu. Ragoonni nijedhu “isaan kun warra Gooftaa isaanii irratti kijibaniidha”. Dhagayaa! Abaarsi Rabbii miidhaa hojjattoota irra haa jiraatu.
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Русский · Russian
Кто же более несправедлив, чем тот, кто измышляет ложь на Аллаха? Такие будут представлены пред своим Господом, и свидетели скажут: «Вот те, которые возводили ложь на своего Господа!» Знайте же: проклятие Аллаха — на несправедливых,
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
А има ли већих неправедника од оних који о Аллаху износе лаж?! Они ће пред својим Господаром да буду изведени, а сведоци ће да кажу: „Ови су измишљали лажи о своме Господару!“ Нека Аллахово проклетство стигне незнанобошце,
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Na ni nani aliye dhalimu zaidi kuliko yule anayemzulia Mwenyezi Mungu uongo? Hao wataletwa mbele ya Mola wao Mlezi, na mashahidi watasema, "Hawa ndio waliomdanganyishia Mola wao Mlezi. Sikilizeni! Laana ya Mwenyezi Mungu iwapate madhalimu."
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Vem är mer orättfärdig än den som diktar ihop lögner om Gud? Dessa ska föras fram inför sin Herre och vittnena ska säga: ”Här är de som ljög om sin Herre! Guds fördömelse vilar över de orättfärdiga.”
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Allah’a karşı yalan düzerek iftira edenden daha zâlim kim olabilir? İşte bunlar, Rablerine arz edilecekler ve şâhitler de, “Rablerine karşı yalan söyleyenler işte bunlardır” diyeceklerdir. Biliniz ki, Allah’ın lâneti zalimler üzerinedir.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
اس سے بڑھ کر ﻇالم کون ہوگا جو اللہ پرجھوٹ باندھے[1] یہ لوگ اپنے پروردگار کے سامنے پیش کئے جائیں گے اور سارے گواه کہیں گے کہ یہ وه لوگ ہیں جنہوں نے اپنے پروردگار پر جھوٹ باندھا، خبردار ہو کہ اللہ کی لعنت ہے ﻇالموں پر.[2]
Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.3
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Talal Itani2012 These-they will have nothing but the Fire in the Hereafter. Their deeds are in vain therein, and their works are null.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Those are they for whom is naught in the Hereafter save the Fire. (All) that they contrive here is vain and (all) that they are wont to do is fruitless
Edward Henry Palmer1880 These are those for whom there is nothing in the hereafter save the Fire; and void is what they made therein, and vain what they were doing
John Medows Rodwell1861 These are they for whom there is nothing in the next world but the Fire: all that they have wrought in this life shall come to nought, and vain shall be all their doings
George Sale1734 These are they for whom no other reward is prepared in the next life, except the fire of hell: That which they have done in this life shall perish; and that which they have wrought shall be vain
DIN 31635ʾafaman kāna ʿalā bayyinatin min rabbihi wayatlūhu šāhidun minhu wamin qablihi kitābu mūsā ʾimāman waraḥmatan ʾūlāʾika yuʾminūna bihi waman yakfur bihi mina l-ʾaḥzābi fan-nāru mawʿiduhu falā taku fī miryatin minhu ʾinnahu l-ḥaqqu min rabbika walākinna ʾakṯara n-nāsi lā yuʾminūna
Talal Itani2012 Is he who possesses a clear proof from his Lord, recited by a witness from Him, and before it the Book of Moses, a guide and a mercy? These believe in it. But whoever defies it from among the various factions, the Fire is his promise. So have no doubt about it. It is the truth from your Lord, but most people do not believe.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Is he (to be counted equal with them) who relieth on a clear proof from his Lord, and a witness from Him reciteth it, and before it was the Book of Moses, an example and a mercy? Such believe therein, and whoso disbelieveth therein of the clans, the Fire is his appointed place. So be not thou in doubt concerning it. Lo! it is the Truth from thy Lord; but most of mankind believe not
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Is he (like them) who stands upon a manifest sign from his Lord, which is a witness from Him, and recites it, with the book of Moses before him for a model and a mercy? These believe in it; and whosoever of the crews disbelieves in him, the Fire is his promise. Be not thou in doubt about it; verily, it is truth from thy Lord, though most men do not believe
John Medows Rodwell1861 With such can they be compared who rest upon clear proofs from their Lord? to whom a witness from him reciteth the Koran, and who is preceded by the Book of Moses, a guide and mercy? These have faith in it: but the partisans of idolatry, who believe not in it, are menaced with the fire! Have thou no doubts about that Book, for it is the very truth from thy Lord. But most men will not believe
George Sale1734 Shall he therefore be compared with them, who followeth the evident declaration of his Lord, and whom a witness from him attendeth, preceded by the book of Moses, which was revealed for a guide, and out of mercy to mankind? These believe in the Koran: But whosoever of the confederate infidels believeth not therein, is threatened with the fire of hell, which threat shall certainly be executed: Be not therefore in a doubt concerning it; for it is the truth from thy Lord: But the greater part of men will not believe
Easy-read (simplified)oolaa'ika lam yakoonoo mu'jizeena fee l-'ardi wamaa kaana lahum min dooni llaahi min awliyaa'a yudaa'afu lahumu l-'adhaabu maa kaanoo yastatee'oona s-sam'a wamaa kaanoo yubsiroon
DIN 31635ʾūlāʾika lam yakūnū muʿǧizīna fī l-ʾarḍi wamā kāna lahum min dūni llāhi min ʾawliyāʾa yuḍāʿafu lahumu l-ʿaḏābu mā kānū yastaṭīʿūna s-samʿa wamā kānū yubṣirūna
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Talal Itani2012 These will not escape on earth, and they have no protectors besides God. The punishment will be doubled for them. They have failed to hear, and they have failed to see.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Such will not escape in the earth, nor have they any protecting friends beside Allah. For them the torment will be double. They could not bear to hear, and they used not to see
Edward Henry Palmer1880 They cannot make Him helpless in the earth, nor have they other than God for patrons. Doubled for them is the torment. They could not hear, nor did they see
John Medows Rodwell1861 God's power on earth they shall not weaken; and beside God they have no protector! Doubled shall be their punishment! They were not able to hearken, and they could not see
George Sale1734 These were not able to prevail against God on earth, so as to escape punishment; neither had they any protectors besides God: Their punishment shall be doubled unto them. They could not hear, neither did they see
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0.644
Share of measured verses above it
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Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.64
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.62
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Talal Itani · George Sale0.59
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.53
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.49
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.45
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.45
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.42
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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Licence read verbatim from the block embedded in this very file. Ingested exactly as shipped: no normalisation, no stripping of marks, no Unicode recomposition.
Parsed structurally from the EPUB: an h3 names the surah, one p per verse with its number in its own span. An unnumbered p is the basmala and is not a verse, except in surah 1 where the basmala IS verse 1. 112 unnumbered paragraphs were found, which is 114 surahs less surah 1 and surah 9. Text is stored VERBATIM: NFC normalisation and XML entity unescaping only, because CC BY-ND forbids modification.
CLEARED on a licence read first-hand from the translator's own download page, not from an aggregator. Tanzil also hosts this translation, but under a blanket "non-commercial purposes only" term that directs the user to the translator or publisher for permission - a hosting disclaimer, not a grant - so the grant was taken from the licensor directly. The "God" edition was ingested; ClearQuran also publishes an "Allah" edition, differing in how the divine name is rendered, which is not ingested.
CLEARED ON THE WORK, WITH TWO RECORDED CAVEATS ON THIS COPY. (1) Rights basis is the expired copyright term, NOT the redistributing repository's licence. That repository dedicates its contents to the public domain under the Unlicense while also redistributing plainly in-copyright translations (Abdel Haleem, Saheeh International, The Study Quran), so it is dedicating rights it cannot hold and its blanket grant is not relied upon here. (2) The file declares its own upstream as tanzil.net, and Tanzil attaches a non-commercial condition to its TRANSLATION distributions, though not to its Qur'anic text. Since Pickthall's copyright has expired, nobody holds rights in these words and no licence is required from anyone; Tanzil's terms are a contract binding those who download from Tanzil, which we did not. The chain is nonetheless not spotless and Anwar may prefer a clean digitisation of the 1930 printing. NOT VERIFIED: that this digital text matches the 1930 first printing rather than a later revised edition. No page images were collated. Recorded as unverified rather than presented as established. SERVED TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE CITED FILE AT ONE VERSE, 37:97: the file reads "red-hotfire" (a glued token, also in Gutenberg #16955); the served row reads "red-hot fire", restored 2026-09-13 from Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (London: George Allen & Unwin, printed for Alfred A. Knopf; 1930), p. 460, XXXVII 97 - scan archive.org in.ernet.dli.2015.216140, PDF page 475; banked data/derivation-sources/pickthall-1930-dli-2015.216140-text.pdf (sha256 70e81146c97fa3a590243a82e04e349108546074787e2551a78c616202138870) on Anwar Malik's grant.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is not stated by the redistributor and the printing is unverified. No statement of purpose is recorded for Palmer because none was sourced from his own preface in this pass; nothing is asserted on his behalf.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. TWO edition caveats. (1) The upstream is not stated by the redistributor. (2) Rodwell's own edition PRESENTS THE SURAHS IN HIS OWN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, not the mushaf order — he says so in his preface. This digital text is keyed to mushaf order, so it derives from a restored-order printing (such as the Everyman edition) rather than from Rodwell's own arrangement. Which printing is not stated and has not been established.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is NOT STATED by the redistributor, so the printing it represents is unverified; Sale's text was reprinted and re-edited many times between 1734 and 1900. Recorded as unverified rather than assumed to be the first edition.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.