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Talal Itani· published 2012
And thus We established Joseph in the land, to live therein wherever he wished. We touch with Our mercy whomever We will, and We never waste the reward of the righteous.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Thus gave We power to Joseph in the land. He was the owner of it where he pleased. We reach with Our mercy whom We will. We lose not the reward of the good
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
Thus did we establish Joseph in the land that he might settle in what part thereof he pleased - we overtake with our mercy whom we will, nor do we waste the hire of those who do good
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Thus did we stablish Joseph in the land that he might house himself therein at pleasure. We bestow our favours on whom we will, and suffer not the reward of the righteous to perish
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Thus did We establish Joseph in the land, that he might provide himself a dwelling therein, where he pleased. We bestow our mercy on whom We please, and We suffer not the reward of the righteous to perish
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
Kështu i dhamë Jusufit pushtet në Tokë, prandaj mund të banonte kudo që të dëshironte. Ne ia dhurojmë mëshirën Tonë kujt të duam dhe nuk ua humbim shpërblimin punëmbarëve.
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বাংলা · Bengali
আর এমনিভাবে আমি ইউসুফকে (মিসরের) জমিনের কর্তৃত্ব প্রদান করেছি, তার যেখানে ইচ্ছা সে সেখানেই তো অবস্থান করতে পারতো। আমি যাকে ইচ্ছা স্বীয় রহমত দান করি, আর আমি সৎকর্মশীলদের প্রতিদান নষ্ট করি না।
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
I tako Mi Jusufu dadosmo vlast u zemlji; boravio je ondje gdje je htio; milost svoju Mi dajemo onome kome hoćemo i ne uništavamo nagradu onima koji dobra djela čine.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
I tako Mi Josipu dadosmo vlast u zemlji; boravio je ondje gdje je htio; milost svoju Mi dajemo onome kome hoćemo i ne uništavamo nagradu onima koji dobra djela čine.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Ko wano nii min ñimnirani Yuusufa ka leydi, homo jippora e mayri nokku ka o yiɗi. miɗen keɓnira yurmeende amen nden on mo min muuyi, min njeebataaka njoɓdi moƴƴinooɓe ɓen.
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ქართული · Georgian
(მეფემ დანიშნა იუსუფი მინისტრად). ამგვარადვე გავამყარეთ იუსუფის მდგომარეობა ამ ქვეყანაში, რათა ეცხოვრა იქ, სადაც ისურვებდა, ჩვენ ვუნაწილებთ ჩვენს მოწყალებას ვისაც ვინებებთ, და არ ვკარგავთ კეთილისმქმნელთა ჯილდოს.
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Deutsch · German
Und auf diese Weise verliehen Wir Yusuf eine feste Stellung im Land, so dass er sich darin aufhalten konnte, wo immer er wollte. Wir treffen mit Unserer Barmherzigkeit, wen Wir wollen, und Wir lassen den Lohn der Gutes Tuenden nicht verlorengehen.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Έτσι δώσαμε δύναμη στον Ιωσήφ στη γη, να πηγαίνει σ' αυτήν όπου θέλει. Δίνουμε το έλεός Μας σε όποιον θέλουμε, και δεν αφήνουμε την ανταμοιβή αυτών που πράττουν το καλό να χαθεί.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
और इसी प्रकार, हमने यूसुफ़ को उस धरती (देश) में अधिकार प्रदान किया। वह उसमें जहाँ चाहते, रहते थे। हम अपनी दया जिसे चाहें, प्रदान करते हैं और हम सदाचारियों का प्रतिफल नष्ट नहीं करते।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Così abbiamo dato a Yūsuf autorità sulla terra, e poteva stare ovunque voleva. Diamo la Nostra grazia a chi vogliamo e non manchiamo di premiare i pii.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
56. Taigi, Mes suteikėme pilną valdžią Jusufui (Juozapui) šalyje, imti jos nuosavybę kada ir kur jis panorės. Mes suteikiame iš Savo Gailestigumo tam, kam Mes norime, ir Mes nepraleidžiame atlyginimo Al-Muhsinūn (gera darantiesiems – žr. ają 2:112).
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Akka kanatti Yuusufiif dachii keessatti mijjeessine, ishee irraa bakka fedhe kan qubatu ta’ee. Rahmata keenyaan nama feene tuqna. Mindaa warreen toltuu hojjataniis hin balleessinu.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
Так Мы утвердили Юсуфа в этой земле — он мог поселиться там, где пожелает. Мы одариваем Своей милостью кого пожелаем и не даём пропасть награде добродетельных.
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Српски · Serbian
И тако смо Ми Јосифу дали власт у земљи; боравио је где је хтео; своју милост Ми дајемо ономе коме хоћемо и не дозвољавамо да пропадне награда онима који чине добра дела.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Basi hivyo ndivyo tulivyomuimarisha Yusuf katika ardhi, akawa anakaa humo popote anapotaka. Tunamfikishia rehema zetu tumtakaye, wala hatupotezi malipo ya wafanyao mazuri.
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Svenska · Swedish
På detta sätt gav vi Josef inflytande över landet, och han kunde bosätta sig varhelst han önskade. Vi skänker vår barmhärtighet till den vi vill och låter inte de godas lön gå förlorad.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Böylece Yûsuf’a, dilediği yerde konaklamak üzere ülkede imkân ve iktidar verdik. Biz rahmetimizi istediğimize veririz ve iyi davrananların mükâfatını zayi etmeyiz.
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اردو · Urdu
اسی طرح ہم نے یوسف (علیہ السلام) کو ملک کا قبضہ دے دیا۔ کہ وه جہاں کہیں چاہے رہے سہے[1] ، ہم جسے چاہیں اپنی رحمت پہنچا دیتے ہیں۔ ہم نیکو کاروں کا ﺛواب ضائع نہیں کرتے.[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.
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Talal Itani2012 The king said, "Bring him to me, and I will reserve him for myself." And when he spoke to him, he said, "This day you are with us established and secure."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And the king said: Bring him unto me that I may attach him to my person. And when he had talked with him he said: Lo! thou art to-day in our presence established and trusted
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And the king said, 'Bring him to me. I will take him specially for myself.' And when he had spoken with him he said, 'Verily, today thou art with us in a permanent place of trust
John Medows Rodwell1861 And the King said, "Bring him to me: I will take him for my special service." And when he had spoken with him he said, "From this day shalt thou be with us, invested with place and trust
George Sale1734 And the king said, bring him unto me: I will take him into my own peculiar service. And when Joseph was brought unto the king, and he had discoursed with him, he said, thou art this day firmly established with us, and shalt be intrusted with our affairs
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
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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
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.70
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.69
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.65
Talal Itani · George Sale0.64
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.63
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.62
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.62
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.62
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.37
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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.