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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.
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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.
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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.
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
They said, "O Saleh, we had hopes in you before this. Are you trying to prevent us from worshiping what our parents worship? We are in serious doubt regarding what you are calling us to."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
They said: O Salih! Thou hast been among us hitherto as that wherein our hope was placed. Dost thou ask us not to worship what our fathers worshipped? Lo! we verily are in grave doubt concerning that to which thou callest us
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
They said, 'O Zalih! thou wert amongst us one we hoped in before this: dost thou forbid us to worship what our fathers worshipped? verily, we are in hesitating doubt as to that to which thou callest us
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
They said, "O Saleh! our hopes were fixed on thee till now: forbiddest thou us to worship what our fathers worshipped? Truly we misdoubt the faith to which thou callest us, as suspicious
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
They answered, oh, thou wast a person on whom we placed our hopes before this. Dost thou forbid us to worship that which our fathers worshipped? But we are certainly in doubt concerning the religion to which thou dost invite us, as justly to be suspected
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
Ata thanë: "O Salih! Ne shpresonim në ty para kësaj. A po na ndalon të adhurojmë ata që adhuronin baballarët tanë, ndërkohë që ne njëmend jemi në mëdyshje lidhur me atë në të cilën na thërret."
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
তারা বললো: ‘হে সালিহ! তুমি তো ইতঃপূর্বে (তোমার এ দাওয়াত দেওয়ার আগে) আমাদের মধ্যে ছিলে আশা-ভরসার স্থল।(২৪) তুমি কি আমাদেরকে নিষেধ করছো তাদের ইবাদাত করতে, যাদের ইবাদাত করতো আমাদের পিতৃপুরুষরা? তুমি আমাদেরকে যে (তাওহীদের) দিকে আহ্বান করছো, সে ব্যাপারে নিশ্চয় আমরা বড় সংশয়ে আছি।’
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.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
"O Salih", govorili su oni, "ti si među nama prije ovoga cijenjen bio. Zašto braniš da obožavamo ono što su preci naši obožavali? Mi uveliko sumnjamo u ono čemu nas ti pozivaš."
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 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
"O Salih," govorili su oni, "ti si među nama prije ovoga cijenjen bio. Zašto braniš da obožavamo ono što su predci naši obožavali? Mi uveliko sumnjamo u ono čemu nas ti pozivaš."
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
Ɓe mbi'i: "eeheyma Saalihu, gooŋɗii a woniino hakkunde amen jaakoraaɗo ado ɗum ɗoo. E a haɗay amen rewugol ko baabiraaɓe amen rewatno? Minen non, min ngonii e sikke e huunde nde noddataa amen e mun (sikke) jaaliiɗe".
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
ქართული · Georgian
უთხრეს (სამუდელებმა): «ჰეი, საალიჰ! შენ ჩვენ შორის იმედის მომცემი იყავი (პატივისცემას იმსახურებდი, ჭკვიანი და საღი აზრის მქონე იყავი) ამაზე წინ. ნუთუ გვიკრძალავ, რომ ვეთაყვანოთ იმას, რასაც ჩვენი მამები ეთაყვანებოდნენ? და ჭეშმარიტად, ჩვენ ღრმა ეჭვში ვართ იმის შესახებ, რისკენაც შენ გვიხმობ».
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 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Sie sagten: „O Salih, du warst zuvor unter uns einer, auf den man Hoffnung setzte. Willst du uns denn untersagen, dem zu dienen, dem unsere Väter zu dienen pflegten? Wir sind fürwahr über das, wozu du uns aufrufst, in einem starken Zweifel.“
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 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Είπαν: «Ω, Σάλιχ! Είχαμε ελπίδες σε σένα (να έχεις υψηλή θέση ανάμεσά μας) πριν απ' αυτό (που είπες). Μας απαγορεύεις να λατρεύουμε αυτά που λάτρευαν οι πατέρες μας; Έχουμε αμφιβολία γι' αυτό που μας καλείς, η οποία εγείρει την κατηγορία (εναντίον σου ότι λες ψέματα).»
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
उन्होंने कहा : ऐ सालेह! हमें इससे पहले तुझसे बड़ी आशाएँ थीं। क्या तू हमें उन (बुतों) की पूजा करने से रोक रहा है, जिनकी पूजा हमारे बाप-दादा करते आए हैं? तू जिस चीज़ की ओर हमें बुला रहा है, निःसंदेह उसके बारे में हमें (ऐसा) संदेह है, जो हमें दुविधा में डाले हुए है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Dissero: «O Sāleħ, tu sei stato per noi una speranza, prima di questo. Ci dissuadi forse dall’adorare ciò che adoravano i nostri padri? E siamo in verità molto dubbiosi su ciò a cui c’inviti.»
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
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
62. Jie sakė: „Salihai, tu buvai tarp mūsų kaip geros vilties asmuo (ir mes linkėjome tau tapti mūsų vyriausiuoju) iki šio [naujo dalyko, kurį mums atnešei – liepimą mums palikti mūsų dievus ir garbinti tavo Dievą (Allahą) Vienintelį ! Argi tu (dabar) draudi mums garbinimą to, ką mūsų tėvai garbindavo? Mes tikrai rimtai abejojame dėl to, į ką tu mus kvieti (monoteizmą).“
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
Ni jedhan: Yaa Saalih! Ati kana dura nu keessatti nama kajeelamaa turte. Sila ati waan abbootiin keenya gabbaraa turan gabbaruu irraa nu dhorgitaa? Nuti waan ati itti nu waamtu irraa shakkii keessatti jirra.
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 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
Они сказали: «О Салих! Прежде ты был среди нас тем, на кого возлагались надежды! Неужели ты запрещаешь нам поклоняться тому, чему поклонялись наши отцы? Воистину, мы пребываем в тягостном сомнении о том, к чему ты нас призываешь».
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
„О Салахе“, говорили су они, „ти си међу нама пре овог позива био цењен. Зашто браниш да обожавамо оно што су преци наши обожавали? Ми увелико сумњамо у оно чему нас ти позиваш.“
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
Kiswahili · Swahili
Wakasema: Ewe Saleh! Hakika kabla ya haya ulikuwa unatarajiwa heri kwetu. Je, unatukataza kuwaabudu wale ambao baba zetu walikuwa wakiwaabudu? Na hakika sisi tuna shaka na wasiwasi kwa hayo unayotuitia.
Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
De svarade: ”Ṣāliḥ! Du är en man vi tidigare satte vårt hopp till. Förbjuder du oss att dyrka det våra förfäder dyrkade? Vi tvivlar starkt på det du kallar oss till!”
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
"Ey Salih! Sen bundan önce, içimizde ümit beslenilen bir kimseydin; şimdi babalarımızın ibadet ettiklerine ibadet etmekten bizi men mi ediyorsun? Doğrusu bizi çağırdığın şeyden çok kuşkulandıran bir şüphe içindeyiz" dediler.
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
انہوں نے کہا اے صالح! اس سے پہلے تو ہم تجھ سے بہت کچھ امیدیں لگائے ہوئے تھے، کیا تو ہمیں ان کی عبادتوں سے روک رہا ہے جن کی عبادت ہمارے باپ دادا کرتے چلے آئے، ہمیں تو اس دین میں حیران کن شک ہے جس کی طرف تو ہمیں بلا رہا ہے.[1]
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
About these translations
5 cleared translations, newest first, by year of publication, so the modern English comes before the historical ones. That is an ordering by date, not a judgement. Each is shown complete — this platform never excerpts a translation — and each renders under its translator's name. No translation here is marked as the correct one.
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Uthmani edition; both are cleared, but they are not the
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Talal Itani2012 And they were pursued by a curse in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, Aad blasphemed against their Lord-so away with Aad, the people of Hud.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And a curse was made to follow them in the world and on the Day of Resurrection. Lo! A'ad disbelieved in their Lord. A far removal for A'ad, the folk of Hud
Edward Henry Palmer1880 They were followed in this world by a curse, and on the resurrection day - 'Did not 'Ad disbelieve their Lord? Aye! away with 'Ad the people of Hud
John Medows Rodwell1861 Followed therefore were they in this world by a curse; and in the day of the Resurrection it shall be said to them, "What! Did not Ad disbelieve their Lord?" Was not Ad, the people of Houd, cast far away
George Sale1734 Wherefore they were followed in this world by a curse, and they shall be followed by the same on the day of resurrection. Did not Ad disbelieve in their Lord? Was it not said, away with Ad, the people of Hud
Easy-read (simplified)wa'ilaa thamooda akhaahum saalihan qaala yaa qawmi 'budoo llaaha maa lakum min ilaahin ghayruhu huwa ansha'akum mina l-'ardi wasta'marakum feehaa fastaghfiroohu thumma tooboo ilayhi inna rabbee qareebun mujeeb
DIN 31635waʾilā ṯamūda ʾaḫāhum ṣāliḥan qāla yā qawmi ʿbudū llāha mā lakum min ʾilāhin ġayruhu huwa ʾanšaʾakum mina l-ʾarḍi wastaʿmarakum fīhā fastaġfirūhu ṯumma tūbū ʾilayhi ʾinna rabbī qarībun muǧībun
Talal Itani2012 And to Thamood, their brother Saleh. He said, "O my people, worship God, you have no god other than Him. He initiated you from the earth, and settled you in it. So seek His forgiveness, and repent to Him. My Lord is Near and Responsive."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And unto (the tribe of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: O my people! Serve Allah, Ye have no other Allah save Him. He brought you forth from the earth and hath made you husband it. So ask forgiveness of Him and turn unto Him repentant. Lo! my Lord is Nigh, Responsive
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And unto Thamud (we sent) their brother Zalih; said he, 'O my people! worship God; ye have no god but Him. He it is that produced you from the earth, and made you live therein! Then ask pardon of Him; then turn again to Him: verily, my Lord is nigh and answers
John Medows Rodwell1861 And unto Themoud we sent their Brother Saleh: - "O my people! said he, worship God: you have no other god than Him. He hath raised you up out of the earth, and hath given you to dwell therein. Ask pardon of him then, and be turned unto him; for thy Lord is nigh, ready to answer
George Sale1734 And unto the tribe of Thamud we sent their brother Saleh. He said unto them, O my people, worship God; ye have no God besides Him. It is He who hath produced you out of the earth, and hath given you an habitation therein. Ask pardon of Him therefore, and be turned unto Him; for my Lord is near, and ready to answer
Easy-read (simplified)qaala yaa qawmi ara'aytum in kuntu 'alaa bayyinatin min rabbee wa'aataanee minhu rahmatan faman yansurunee mina llaahi in 'asaytuhu famaa tazeedoonanee ghayra takhseer
DIN 31635qāla yā qawmi ʾaraʾaytum ʾin kuntu ʿalā bayyinatin min rabbī waʾātānī minhu raḥmatan faman yanṣurunī mina llāhi ʾin ʿaṣaytuhu famā tazīdūnanī ġayra taḫsīrin
Talal Itani2012 He said, "O my people, have you considered? If I stand upon clear evidence from my Lord, and He has given me mercy from Him, who would protect me from God, if I disobeyed Him? You add nothing for me except loss."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 He said: O my people! Bethink you: if I am (acting) on clear proof from my Lord and there hath come unto me a mercy from Him, who will save me from Allah if I disobey Him? Ye would add to me naught save perdition
Edward Henry Palmer1880 He said, 'O my people! let us see; if I stand upon a manifest sign from my Lord, and there come from Him mercy, who will help me against God if I rebel against Him? Ye will add only to my loss
John Medows Rodwell1861 He said, "O my people! what think ye? If I have a revelation from my Lord to support me, and if He hath shewed his mercy on me, who could protect me from God if I rebel against him? Ye would only confer on me increase of ruin
George Sale1734 Saleh said, O my people, tell me; if I have received an evident declaration from my Lord, and He hath bestowed on me mercy from Himself; who will protect me from the vengeance of God, if I be disobedient unto Him? For ye shall not add unto me, other than loss
Talal Itani2012 "O my people, this is the she-camel of God, a sign for you. Let her graze on God's land, and do not harm her, lest an imminent punishment overtakes you."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O my people! This is the camel of Allah, a token unto you, so suffer her to feed in Allah's earth, and touch her not with harm lest a near torment seize you
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O my people! this she-camel of God is a sign for you; leave her, then, to feed in God's earth, and touch her not with evil, or there will catch you torment that is nigh
John Medows Rodwell1861 O my people! this is the she-Camel of God, and a sign unto you. Let her go at large and feed in God's earth, and do her no harm, lest a speedy punishment overtake you
George Sale1734 And he said, O my people, this she-camel of God is a sign unto you; therefore dismiss her freely that she may feed in God's earth, and do her no harm, lest a swift punishment seize you
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 —
0.69 on a scale
where 0 means identical wording and 1 means no shared words. It is
computed, not judged.
The page says a verse is worded differently only above the cut below. The cut is a stated convention, not a property of the text, and it can be changed.
The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · George Sale0.76
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.76
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.75
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.73
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.70
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.69
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.69
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.60
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.56
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Method Wording differences — derived 13 September 2026
Method
Mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the lowercased word sets of the cleared translations of each verse. A verse is marked as worded differently when its score falls in the top third of the corpus — the cut set out in Analysis details.
As at
13 September 2026, 10:56 UTC
Gate
verify/divergence_gate.py re-derives and fails on drift
The platform does not say which is right, and does not
characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed
together so the difference is visible; reading it is the reader's work.