Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
Talal Itani· published 2012
"And ask your Lord for forgiveness, and repent to Him. He will provide you with good sustenance until a statedterm, and will bestow His grace on every possessor of virtue. But if you turn away, then I fear for you the punishment of a grievous Day."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And (bidding you): Ask pardon of your Lord and turn to Him repentant. He will cause you to enjoy a fairestate until a time appointed. He giveth His bounty unto every bountiful one. But if ye turn away, lo! (then) I fear for you the retribution of an awful Day
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
and that ye seek pardon from your Lord, then turn again to Him! He will cause you to enjoy a good provision to a named and appointed time, and will give His grace to every one deserving grace; but if ye turn your backs, I fear for you the torment of a great day
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And that ye seek pardon of your Lord, and then be turned unto Him! Goodlyenjoyments will He give you to enjoy until a destined time, and His favours will He bestow on every one who deserves his favours. But if ye turn away, then verily I fear for you the chastisement of the great day
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
and that ye ask pardon of your Lord, and then be turned unto Him. He will cause you to enjoy a plentiful provision, until a prefixed time: And unto every one that hath merit by good works, will He give his abundantreward. But if ye turn back, verily I fear for you the punishment of the great day
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
Dhe (ju këshilloj) që të kërkoni falje nga Zoti juaj e të ktheheni tek Ai me pendim, që t'ju begatojë me të mira për një kohë të caktuar dhe që t'i dhurojë mirësi çdo punëmiri. E, nëse kthejnë shpinën (atëherë thuaju:) "Me të vërtetë, unë kam frikë për ju nga dënimi i një Dite të madhe."
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 তোমরা তোমাদের রবের কাছে ক্ষমা প্রার্থনা করো। তারপর তাঁর কাছে ফিরে আসো। (তাহলে) তিনি তোমাদেরকে নির্ধারিত সময় পর্যন্ত উত্তম ভোগ-উপকরণ দিবেন এবং প্রত্যেক আনুগত্যশীলকে তাঁর আনুগত্য অনুসারে দান করবেন। আর যদি তোমরা মুখ ফিরিয়ে নাও, তবে নিশ্চয় আমি তোমাদের ওপর মহা দিনের (কিয়ামতের ভয়াবহ কঠিন দিনের) শাস্তির আশঙ্কা করি।
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
da od Gospodara svoga oprosta tražite i da se pokajete, a On će vam dati da do roka koji je određen lijepo proživite i svakom darežljivom dat će iz Svoje darežljivosti. A ako se okrenete – pa, ja se, zaista, bojim za vas patnje na Velikom danu."
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
da od Gospodara svoga oprosta tražite i da se pokajete, a On će vam dati da do roka koji je određen lijepo proživite i svakom darežljivom dat će iz Svoje darežljivosti. A ako se okrenete – pa, ja se, zaista, bojim za vas patnje na Velikom danu."
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
E nde imsintoɗon Joomi mon; refti tuubanon mo. O dakmita on dakamme labaaɗo haa e lajal innangal o jonna kala jom ɓural ɓural makko ngal. Si on nduŋtiima, haray min mi hulanii on lepte ñalaande mawnde.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
და რომ შესთხოვოთ პატიება (ცოდვებისთვის) თქვენს უფალს, შემდეგ მოინანიოთ მის წინაშე, ის მოგანიჭებთ თქვენ მშვენიერ სარჩოს დათქმულ დრომდე და მიაგებს ყოველ ღირსეულს თავის ღირსებას. ხოლო თუ პირს იბრუნებთ, მაშინ მე მეშინია თქვენთვის დიდი დღის სასჯელის.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
und ihr (sollt) euren Herrn um Vergebung bitten, hierauf wendet euch Ihm in Reue zu, so wird Er euch einen schönen Nießbrauch auf eine festgesetzte Frist gewähren, und Er wird jedem, der voll Huld ist, Seine Huld gewähren. Wenn sie sich jedoch abkehren, (so sag:) „Wahrlich, ich fürchte für euch die Strafe eines großen Tages.“
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Και να ζητήσετε τη συγχώρεση από τον Κύριό σας, και έπειτα να στραφείτε προς Αυτόν με μεταμέλεια (και υπακοή), ώστε να σας παρέχει καλά αγαθά (και καλή ζωή) μέχρι ένα ορισμένο χρόνο (όταν πεθάνετε), και να δώσει σε κάθε έναν που πράττει το καλό την ανταμοιβή για το καλό που έκανε. Αλλά αν απομακρυνθείτε, πράγματι, φοβάμαι για σας το μαρτύριο μιας μεγάλης Ημέρας (της Κρίσεως).
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
और यह कि अपने पालनहार से क्षमा माँगो, फिर उसकी ओर पलट आओ। वह तुम्हें एक निर्धारित अवधि तक उत्तम सामग्री प्रदान करेगा और प्रत्येक अतिरिक्त सत्कर्म करने वाले को उसका अतिरिक्त बदला देगा और यदि तुम फिर गह, तो मैं तुमपर एक बड़े दिन की यातना से डरता हूँ।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
E invocate perdono al vostro Dio, poi tornate a Lui pentiti; vi farà godere delle delizie fino a un termine stabilito, e concederà a ogni meritevole la Sua grazia. Ma se volterete le spalle, temo per voi la punizione di un giorno doloroso!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
3. Ir (įsakymas jums): „Prašykite savo Viešpaties atleidimo, ir atsigręžkite į Jį atgailoje, kad Jis suteiktų jums gerą malonumą, paskirtam laikui, ir suteiktų Savo gausią Malonę kiekvienam malonės savininkui (t. y. tam, kuris padeda skurstantiems ir nusipelniusiems, fiziškai ir savo turtu, ar bent geru žodžiu). Tačiau jei jūs nusigręžiate, tada aš bijau jums Didžiosios Dienos (Prikėlimo Dienos) kančios.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
“Gooftaa keessan araarama kadhadhaa; ergasii gara Isaatti tawbaa deebi’aa, qananii bareedaa isin qanansiisa, hanga beellama beekamaatti. Abbootii tolaa hundaafis tola (mindaa) isaa ni kenna” jechuun (addaan baafamte). Yoo (irraa) gara galan, ani adabbii guyyaa guddaan isin irratti sodaadha. [2]
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
И просите прощения у своего Господа, а затем покайтесь пред Ним: тогда Он дарует вам прекрасное пользование [благами] до назначенного срока и воздаст каждому обладателю достоинства по его заслугам. А если вы отвернётесь, то, воистину, я боюсь за вас наказания великого дня.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
да од свога Господара тражите опрост и да се покајете, а Он ће да вам подари да на овом свету лепо живите до одређеног рока, и даће сваком вернику доброчинитељу потпуну награду из Своје дарежљивости. А ако напустите веровање - па, ја се, заиста, бојим за вас патње на великом Судњем дану.“
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Na ili mumwombe msamaha Mola wenu Mlezi, kisha mtubie kwake. Atawastarehesha starehe nzuri mpaka muda maalumu. Na atampa kila mwenye fadhila, fadhila yake. Na wakikengeuka, basi mimi hakika ninawahofia adhabu ya hiyo Siku Kubwa.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Och för att ni ska söka er Herres förlåtelse och sedan vända er till honom i ånger. Han ska då låta er njuta av ett gott liv till en bestämd tid och ge varje god människa sin fulla lön. Men vänder de sig bort, [säg då:] ”Jag fruktar en väldig dags straff för er.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Rabbinizden mağfiret dileyin, sonra da tevbe ile O'na dönün ki, sizi belli bir süreye kadar güzel bir şekilde geçindirip, yaşatsın ve her fazilet sahibine faziletinin karşılığını versin. Şayet yüz çevirirseniz, şüphesiz ben o zaman sizin hakkınızda o büyük günün azabından korkarım.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
اور یہ کہ تم لوگ اپنے گناه اپنے رب سے معاف کراؤ پھر اسی کی طرف متوجہ رہو، وه تم کو وقت مقرر تک اچھا سامان [1] (زندگی) دے گا اور ہر زیاده عمل کرنے والے کو زیاده ﺛواب دے گا۔ اور اگر تم لوگ اعراض کرتے رہے تو مجھ کو تمہارے لیے ایک بڑے دن [2]کے عذاب کا اندیشہ ہے.
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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DIN 31635ʾalif lām rā kitābun ʾuḥkimat ʾāyātuhu ṯumma fuṣṣilat min ladun ḥakīmin ḫabīrin
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Alif, Lam, Ra. A Scripture whose Verses were perfected, then elaborated, from One who is Wise and Informed.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Alif. Lam. Ra. (This is) a Scripture the revelations whereof are perfected and then expounded. (It cometh) from One Wise, Informed
Edward Henry Palmer1880 A. L. R. A book whose signs are confirmed and then detailed, from the wise one, the aware
John Medows Rodwell1861 ELIF. LAM. RA. A book whose verses are stablished in wisdom and then set forth with clearness from the Wise, the All-informed
George Sale1734 AL. R. This book, the verses whereof are guarded against corruption, and are also distinctly explained, is a revelation from the wise, the knowing God
Talal Itani2012 They wrap their chests to hide from Him. But even as they cover themselves with their clothes, He knows what they conceal and what they reveal. He knows what lies within the hearts.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! now they fold up their breasts that they may hide (their thoughts) from Him. At the very moment when they cover themselves with their clothing, Allah knoweth that which they keep hidden and that which they proclaim. Lo! He is Aware of what is in the breasts (of men)
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Do they not, verily, fold up their breasts, that they may hide from Him? But when they cover themselves with their garments, does He not know what they conceal and what they display? verily, He knows the nature of men's breasts
John Medows Rodwell1861 Do they not doubly fold up their breasts, that they may hide themselves from Him? But when they enshroud themselves in their garments, doth He not know alike what they conceal and what they shew? For He knoweth the very inmost of their breast
George Sale1734 Do they not double the folds of their breasts, that they may conceal their designs from him? When they cover themselves with their garments, doth not He know that which they conceal, and that which they discover? For He knoweth the innermost parts of the breasts of men
These figures count the words the translations share. They measure wording, not meaning, and they do not say which translation is right.
Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
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where 0 means identical wording and 1 means no shared words. It is
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The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · George Sale0.60
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.60
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.59
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.58
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.51
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.51
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.50
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.46
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.44
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.