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Talal Itani· published 2012
But they hamstrung her, and so He said, "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. This is a prophecy that is infallible."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
But they hamstrung her, and then he said: Enjoy life in your dwelling-place three days! This is a threat that will not be belied
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
But they did hamstring her, and he said, 'Enjoy yourselves in your houses for three days;- that is the promise that shall not be belied
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Yet they killed her; and Saleh said, enjoy yourselves in your dwellings for three days; after which ye shall be destroyed. This is an infallible prediction
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
Por, ata e therën atë e ai u tha: "Kënaquni në shtëpitë tuaja tri ditë! Ky është një premtim i vërtetë."
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
বাংলা · Bengali
অতঃপর তারা তাকে (উটনীকে) হত্যা করলো। তাই সে (সালিহ তার জাতিকে) বললো: ‘তোমরা তিন দিন নিজ নিজ গৃহে আনন্দে-ফূর্তিতে কাটাও। এটা (আল্লাহর শাস্তি আসাটা) এমন এক প্রতিশ্রুতি, যা মিথ্যা হওয়ার নয়।’
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
Ali, oni je zaklaše, pa on reče: "Uživajte u zemlji svojoj još samo tri dana, to nije lažna prijetnja."
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
Ali, oni je zaklaše, pa on reče: "Uživajte u zemlji svojoj još samo tri dana, to nije lažna prijetnja."
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Fulfulde · Fulani
Ɓe mborii-ba. o maaki: "ndakmitee ka galleeji mon balɗe tati! Ɗuum ko fodoore nde fennetaake".
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
მაგრამ მათ დაკლეს იგი. მაშინ მან (შუამავალმა საალიჰმა) უთხრა მათ: «ისიამოვნეთ თქვენს სახლებში სამი დღე. ეს არის აღთქმა (იმ უბედურებისა რაც თავს დაგატყდებათ), რომელიც არ იქნება ცრუ».
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Da schnitten sie ihr die Sehnen durch. So sagte er: „Genießt (euer Leben) in eurer Wohnstätte noch drei Tage lang.“ Dies ist ein Versprechen, das nicht erlogen ist.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Αλλά την έσφαξαν και έτσι (ο Σάλιχ) είπε: «Να χαρείτε (τη ζωή σας) στη γη σας για τρεις μέρες (έπειτα θα πέσει σε σας η τιμωρία του Αλλάχ). Αυτή είναι μία υπόσχεση που δεν είναι ψευδής (αλλά θα πραγματοποιηθεί οπωσδήποτε)!»
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
तो उन्होंने उसे मार डाला। तब सालेह़ ने कहा : तुम अपने नगर में तीन दिन अपने जीवन का आनंद लो! यह वचन झूठा सिद्ध होने वाला नहीं है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
La uccisero, disse: «Godete in casa vostra per tre giorni! Quello è un termine indubitabile!»
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
65. Tačiau jie nužudė ją. Taigi jis tarė: „Mėgaukitės savo namuose tris dienas. Tai yra pažadas (t. y. grasinimas), kuris nebus nepatvirtintas.“
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Ishee ni waraanan, Inni nijedhe “ganda keessan keessa guyyoota sadihiif qanani’aa. Kun waadaa (adabbii) hin kijibsiifamneedha”.[14]
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Русский · Russian
Но они подсекли ей поджилки. И он сказал: «Наслаждайтесь же в своих жилищах ещё три дня. Это — обещание непреложное!»
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
Али, они је заклаше, па он рече: „Уживајте у животу у земљи својој још само три дана, то није лажна претња!“
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
Lakini wakamchinja. Basi (Saleh) akasema: Stareheni katika makazi yenu (muda wa) siku tatu. Hiyo ni ahadi isiyokuwa ya uongo.
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Svenska · Swedish
Men de slaktade henne, så han sa: ”Ni har tre dagar kvar att leva i era hem; detta är ett osvikligt löfte.”
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Türkçe · Turkish
Derken deveyi kestiler. Salih, dedi ki: “Yurdunuzda üç gün daha yaşayın. (Sonra helâk olacaksınız.) İşte bu, yalanlanamayacak bir tehdittir.”
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
پھر بھی ان لوگوں نے اس اونٹنی کے پاؤں کاٹ ڈالے، اس پر صالح نے کہا کہ اچھا تم اپنے گھروں میں تین تین دن تک تو ره سہ لو، یہ وعده جھوٹا نہیں 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
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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
DIN 31635falammā ǧāʾa ʾamrunā naǧǧaynā ṣāliḥan wallaḏīna ʾāmanū maʿahu biraḥmatin minnā wamin ḫizyi yawmiʾiḏin ʾinna rabbaka huwa l-qawiyyu l-ʿazīzu
Talal Itani2012 Then, when Our command came, We saved Saleh and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, from the disgrace of that day. Your Lord is the Strong, the Mighty.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 So, when Our commandment came to pass, We saved Salih, and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, from the ignominy of that day. Lo, thy Lord! He is the Strong, the Mighty
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when our order came we saved Zalih, and those who believed with him, by our mercy, from disgrace upon that day. Verily, thy Lord He is powerful and mighty
John Medows Rodwell1861 And when our sentence came to pass, we rescued Saleh and those who had a like faith with him, by our mercy, from ignominy on that day. Verily, thy Lord is the Strong, the Mighty
George Sale1734 And when our decree came to be executed, we delivered Saleh and those who believed with him, through our mercy, also from the disgrace of that day; for thy Lord is the strong, the mighty God
DIN 31635waʾaḫaḏa llaḏīna ẓalamū ṣ-ṣayḥatu faʾaṣbaḥū fī diyārihim ǧāṯimīna
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 And the Scream struck those who transgressed, and they became motionless bodies in their homes.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And the (awful) Cry overtook those who did wrong, so that morning found them prostrate in their dwellings
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And the noise caught those who had done wrong; and on the morrow they were lying corpses in their houses
John Medows Rodwell1861 And a violent tempest overtook the wicked, and they were found in the morning prostrate in their dwellings
George Sale1734 But a terrible noise from heaven assailed those who had acted unjustly; and in the morning they were found in their houses, lying dead and prostrate
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 —
0.61 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
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.71
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.69
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.66
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.65
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.61
Talal Itani · George Sale0.59
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.56
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.56
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.56
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.48
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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.
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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.