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Talal Itani· published 2012
Say, "Call Him God, or call Him the Most Merciful. Whichever name you use, to Him belong the Best Names." And be neither loud in your prayer, nor silent in it, but follow a course in between.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Say (unto mankind): Cry unto Allah, or cry unto the Beneficent, unto whichsoever ye cry (it is the same). His are the most beautiful names. And thou (Muhammad), be not loud-voiced in thy worship nor yet silent therein, but follow a way between
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
Say, 'Call on God, or call on the Merciful One, whichever ye may call on Him by; for His are the best of names.' And do not say thy prayers openly, nor yet murmur them, but seek a way between these
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
SAY: Call upon God (Allah), or call upon the God of Mercy (Arrahman), by whichsoever ye will invoke him: He hath most excellent names. And be not loud in thy prayer, neither pronounce it too low; but between these follow a middle way
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Say, call upon God, or call on the Merciful: By which soever of the two names ye invoke Him, it is equal; for He hath most excellent names. Pronounce not thy prayer aloud, neither pronounce it with too low a voice, but follow a middle way between these
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
Thuaj: "Thirrni: "O Allah", ose thirrni: "O Rrahman – i Gjithëmëshirshëm", me cilindo emër që ta lutni, Ai i ka emrat më të bukur." Mos e ngri zërin tepër gjatë namazit e as mos e ul shumë, por kërko një rrugë të mesme.
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বাংলা · Bengali
(হে রাসূল!) বলো: ‘তোমরা (তোমাদের রবকে) ‘আল্লাহ’ নামে ডাকো অথবা ‘রাহমান’ নামে ডাকো, যে নামেই তোমরা ডাকো না কেনো, তাঁর জন্যই তো রয়েছে সুন্দর নামসমূহ। তুমি তোমার সালাতে স্বর উঁচু করো না এবং তাতে ক্ষীণও করো না; বরং এর মাঝামাঝি পন্থা অবলম্বন করো।
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
Reci: “Zovite: ‘Allah!’ ili zovite: ‘Milostivi!’ – a kako god Ga budete zvali, Njegova su imena najljepša.” Ne izgovaraj na sav glas Kur’an kad molitvu obavljaš, a i ne prigušuj ga; traži sredinu između toga,
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Reci: “Zovite: ‘Allah’ ili zovite: ‘Milostivi’, a kako god Ga budete zvali, Njegova su imena najljepša. Ne izgovaraj na sav glas Kuran kad molitvu obavljaš, a i ne prigušuj ga; traži sredinu između toga",
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Maaku: "Noddiree mo Alla maa noddiro mo jurmotooɗo, kala no noddirɗon Mo, ko Kaŋko Inɗe Moƴƴe ɗen heeranii, wota a fenñin juulde maaɗa nden wota a suuɗnde nde ɗaɓɓu hakkunde ɗuum laawol.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
უთხარი: «მოუხმეთ ალლაჰს ან მოუხმეთ მოწყალეს, როგორც არ უნდა მიმართოთ მას ვედრებით (რა სახელითაც არ უნდა მოუხმოთ), და მას ეკუთვნის ულამაზესი სახელები. და შენ [ო, მოციქულო] ნუ წარმოთქვამ ლოცვას ხმამაღლა[1], მაგრამ არც ჩურჩულით წარმოთქვა, არამედ აირჩიე გზა ამ ორს შორის [საშუალო ხმა].
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Deutsch · German
Sag: „Ruft Allah oder ruft den Allerbarmer (arab. „Ar-Rahman“) an; welchen ihr auch ruft, Sein sind die schönsten Namen.“ Und sei nicht zu laut beim Gebet, und sei auch nicht zu leise dabei, sondern suche einen Weg dazwischen.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Πες (ω, Μωχάμμαντ, στους ειδωλολάτρες που σε επέκριναν ότι επικαλείσαι τον Αλλάχ με το Όνομα Αρ-Ραχμάν, νομίζοντας ότι επικαλείσαι δύο θεούς): «Είτε Τον επικαλείστε, Αλλάχ, είτε Τον επικαλείστε, Αρ-Ραχμάν (Παντελεήμονα), με όποιο (Όνομα από τα Όμορφα Ονόματά Του) Τον επικαλεστείτε, σ’ Αυτόν ανήκουν τα Ομορφότερα Ονόματα (δηλ. έχετε επικαλέσει τον Ίδιο Θεό).» Μην απαγγέλλεις (το Κορ’άν) στην προσευχή σου δυνατά (και να σε ακούν οι άπιστοι), ούτε ψιθυριστά (και να μην σε ακούν οι πιστοί), αλλά ακολούθα έναν τρόπο στο ενδιάμεσο.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
(ऐ नबी!) आप कह दें : 'अल्लाह' कहकर पुकारो या 'रहमान' कहकर पुकारो। तुम जिस नाम से भी पुकारोगे, उसके सभी नाम अच्छे[65] हैं। और (ऐ नबी!) नमाज़ में आवाज़ न तो ऊँची रखो और न नीची, बल्कि इन दोनों के बीच का मार्ग अपनाओ।[66]
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Di’: «Invocate Allāh, o invocate il Misericordioso! Con qualsiasi nome Lo invocherete, sappiate che Lui possiede degli splendidi nomi!” E non alzare la voce quando preghi, non tenerla mai troppo bassa, ma cerca di usare una via di mezzo.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
110. Sakyk (Muchammedai ﷺ): „Šaukitės Allaho arba šaukitės Maloningiausiojo (Allaho), kad ir kokiais vardais jūs Jo šaukiatės (tai tas pats), nes Jam priklauso Geriausieji Vardai. Ir atlikite Salat (maldą) nei garsiai, nei tyliai, tačiau sekite vidutiniu keliu.
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Jedhi: “Allaah kadhaa yookiin Rahmaaniin kadhaa; kamiinuu yoo kadhattan Isaaf maqoota babbareedaa ta’antu jira. Salaata kee keessatti (baay’ee) sagalee kee ol hin fuudhin; (baay’ee) gadis hin qabatin. Giddu (lamaan) sanitti karaa barbaadadhu. [19]
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Русский · Russian
Скажи: «Призывайте Аллаха или призывайте Всемилостивого. Каким бы [именем] вы ни взывали, у Него — прекраснейшие имена». И не произноси громко свою молитву и не произноси её слишком тихо, а ищи между этим путь.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
Реци: „Зовите Га: 'Аллах', или зовите: 'Свемилосни', а како год Га будете звали, Његова су имена најлепша. Не изговарај на сав глас Кур'ан кад молитву обављаш, а и не пригушуј га; нађи средину између тога.“
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Sema, "Mwombeni Allah (Mwenyezi Mungu), au mwombeni Ar-Rahman (Mwingi wa rehema), kwa jina lolote mnalomwita. Hakika, Yeye ana majina mazuri zaidi." Wala usiswali Swala yako kwa sauti kubwa sana, wala usiifiche kwa sauti ndogo sana, bali shika njia ya kati na kati ya hizo.
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Svenska · Swedish
Säg: ”Åkalla Gud eller åkalla den Nåderike! Vilket namn ni än åkallar honom med tillhör de vackraste och mest fullkomliga namnen honom.” Höj inte rösten i er bön och sänk den inte heller helt, utan sök en väg däremellan.
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Türkçe · Turkish
De ki: İster Allah diyerek dua edin, ister Rahman diyerek. Hangisiyle dua ederseniz edin, çünkü en güzel isimler O’nundur. Namazında (okurken) sesini pek yükseltme, çok da kısma! İkisinin arasında bir yol tut.
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اردو · Urdu
کہہ دیجئیے کہ اللہ کو اللہ کہہ کر پکارو یا رحمٰن کہہ کر، جس نام سے بھی پکارو تمام اچھے نام اسی کے ہیں[1] ۔ نہ تو تو اپنی نماز بہت بلند آواز سے پڑھ اور نہ بالکل پوشیده بلکہ اس کے درمیان کا راستہ تلاش کرلے.[2]
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Talal Itani2012 And say, "Praise be to God, who has not begotten a son, nor has He a partner in sovereignty, nor has He an ally out of weakness, and glorify Him constantly."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And say: Praise be to Allah, Who hath not taken unto Himself a son, and Who hath no partner in the Sovereignty, nor hath He any protecting friend through dependence. And magnify Him with all magnificence
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And say, 'Praise belongs to God, who has not taken to Himself a son, and has not had a partner in His kingdom, nor had a patron against (such) abasement.' And magnify Him greatly
John Medows Rodwell1861 And SAY: Praise be to God who hath not begotten a son, who hath no partner in the Kingdom, nor any protector on account of weakness. And magnify him by proclaiming His greatness
George Sale1734 And say, praise be unto God, Who hath not begotten any child; Who hath no partner in the kingdom, nor hath any to protect him from contempt: And magnify Him by proclaiming his greatness
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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
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.77
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.72
Talal Itani · George Sale0.72
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.72
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.69
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.69
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.66
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.65
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.63
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.39
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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.