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Talal Itani· published 2012
But whoever desires the Hereafter, and pursues it as it should be pursued, while he is a believer; these-their effort will be appreciated.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And whoso desireth the Hereafter and striveth for it with the effort necessary, being a believer; for such, their effort findethfavour (with their Lord)
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 whoso desires the next life, and strives for it and is a believer - these, their striving shall be gratefullyreceived
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
But whoso chooseth the next life, and striveth after it as it should be striven for, being also a believer, - these! their striving shall be grateful to God
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
But whosoever chooseth the life to come, and directeth his endeavour towards the same, being also a true believer; the endeavour of these shall be acceptable unto God
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
E, sa i përket atij që synon botën tjetër dhe përpiqet për të ashtu siç duhet, duke qenë besimtar, mundi i tij do të vlerësohet.
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 যে ব্যক্তি মু’মিন অবস্থায় (কল্যাণকর কর্মসমূহের মাধ্যমে) আখিরাত চায় এবং তার জন্য যথাযথ চেষ্টা করে, তাদের প্রচেষ্টা হবে পুরস্কারযোগ্য।
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
A onaj ko želi onaj svijet i trudi se da ga zasluži, a vjernik je, trud će mu hvale vrijedan biti.
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
A onaj tko želi onaj svijet i trudi se da ga zasluži, a vjernik je, trud će mu hvale vrijedan biti.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Fulfulde · Fulani
On paalaaɗo laakara, o gollani ɗum golle mum, hara kaŋko ko o gooŋɗinɗo ;ɓeen ɗoon, golle maɓɓe ɗen ngonii jaarnaaɗe.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
ხოლო იმან, ვინც ისურვა მარადიული ცხოვრება, იღვაწა მისთვის (ალლაჰისადმი მორჩილებით) და მორწმუნე იყო, დაფასებულ იქნება მათი ღვაწლი.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Und wer das Jenseits will und sich darum bemüht, wie es ihm zusteht, wobei er gläubig ist, - jenen wird für ihr Bemühen gedankt.
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
Όποιος όμως επιθυμεί τη Μέλλουσα Ζωή και πράττει γι' αυτήν τις καλές πράξεις που της αρμόζουν, ενώ είναι πιστός, εκείνων των ανθρώπων οι προσπάθειες θα εκτιμηθούν.
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
तथा जो व्यक्ति आख़िरत चाहता है और उसके लिए प्रयास करता है, जबकि वह ईमान रखने वाला हो, तो वही लोग हैं, जिनके प्रयास का सम्मान किया जाएगा।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Ma chi preferisce l’altra vita, e si impegna da credente per ottenerla, il loro sforzo sarà di certo apprezzato lì.
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
19. O kas trokšta Amžinybės ir stengiasi dėl to, (dėdamas) būtinas pastangas dėl to (t. y. elgiasi teisingai paklusdamas Allahui), būdamas tikintysis (Allaho Vienumą – islamiškąjį monoteizmą) – tada tokie yra tie, kurių siekis bus įvertintas (už tai Allahas padėkos ir atsilygins).
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Nama Aakhiraa fedhee haala dhugoomsee jiruun hojii ishee isiif hojjate, warra san hojiin isaanii galateeffatamaa ta’eera.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
А кто желает Последней жизни, старается ради неё должным старанием, будучи верующим, — такие: их старание будет отблагодарено.
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
А онај ко жели Будући свет и труди се да га заслужи, а верник је, труд ће му хвале вредан бити.
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
Na anayeitaka Akhera, na akaifanyia juhudi ipasavyo ilhali ni Muumini, basi hao juhudi zao zitakuwa ni za kushukuriwa.
Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Men de troende som söker det kommande livet och som är uppriktiga i sin strävan – deras arbete ska uppskattas högt.
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
Kim de ahireti ister ve bir Mümin olarak tüm çabasıyla onun için gayret ederse, işte bunların gayretleri makbuldür.
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
اور جس کا اراده آخرت کا ہو اور جیسی کوشش اس کے لئے ہونی چاہیئے، وه کرتا بھی ہو اور وه باایمان بھی ہو، پس یہی لوگ ہیں جن کی کوشش کی اللہ کے ہاں پوری قدردانی کی جائے گی.[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)wakam ahlaknaa mina l-qurooni min ba'di noohin wakafaa birabbika bidhunoobi 'ibaadihi khabeeran baseeraa
DIN 31635wakam ʾahlaknā mina l-qurūni min baʿdi nūḥin wakafā birabbika biḏunūbi ʿibādihi ḫabīran baṣīran
Talal Itani2012 How many generations have We destroyed after Noah? Your Lord is sufficient as Knower and Beholder of the sins of his servants.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 How many generations have We destroyed since Noah! And Allah sufficeth as Knower and Beholder of the sins of His slaves
Edward Henry Palmer1880 How many generations have we destroyed after Noah! but thy Lord of the sins of his servant is well aware, and sees enough
John Medows Rodwell1861 And since Noah, how many nations have we exterminated! And of the sins of his servants thy Lord is sufficiently informed, observant
George Sale1734 And how many generations have We consumed since Noah? For thy Lord suffinciently knoweth and seeth the sins of his servants
Easy-read (simplified)man kaana yureedu l-'aajilata 'ajjalnaa lahu feehaa maa nashaa'u liman nureedu thumma ja'alnaa lahu jahannama yaslaahaa madhmooman madhooraa
DIN 31635man kāna yurīdu l-ʿāǧilata ʿaǧǧalnā lahu fīhā mā našāʾu liman nurīdu ṯumma ǧaʿalnā lahu ǧahannama yaṣlāhā maḏmūman madḥūran
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Whoever desires the fleeting life, We expedite for him what We decide to give him, to whomever We desire. Then We consign him to Hell, where he will roast, condemned and defeated.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Whoso desireth that (life) which hasteneth away, We hasten for him therein what We will for whom We please. And afterward We have appointed for him hell; he will endure the heat thereof, condemned, rejected
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Whoso is desirous of this life that hastens away, we will hasten on for him therein what we please,- for whom we please. Then we will make hell for him to broil in - despised and outcast
John Medows Rodwell1861 Whoso chooseth this quickly passing life, quickly will we bestow therein that which we please - even on him we choose; afterward we will appoint hell for him, in which he shall burn - disgraced, outcast
George Sale1734 Whosoever chooseth this transitory life, We will bestow on him therein before hand that which We please; on him, namely, whom We please: Afterwards will We appoint him hell for his abode; he shall be thrown into the same to be scorched, covered with ignominy, and utterly rejected from mercy
DIN 31635kullan numiddu hāʾulāʾi wahāʾulāʾi min ʿaṭāʾi rabbika wamā kāna ʿaṭāʾu rabbika maḥẓūran
Talal Itani2012 To all-these and those-We extend from the gifts of your Lord. The gifts of your Lord are not restricted.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Each do We supply, both these and those, from the bounty of thy Lord. And the bounty of thy Lord can never be walled up
Edward Henry Palmer1880 To all - these and those - will we extend the gifts of thy Lord; for the gifts of thy Lord are not restricted
John Medows Rodwell1861 To all - both to these and those - will we prolong the gifts of thy Lord; for not to any shall the gifts of thy Lord be denied
George Sale1734 On all will We bestow the blessings of this life, both on these and on those, of the gift of thy Lord; for the gift of thy Lord shall not be denied unto any
Talal Itani2012 See how We have favored some of them over others; yet the Hereafter is greater in ranks, and greater in favors.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 See how We prefer one of them above another, and verily the Hereafter will be greater in degrees and greater in preferment
Edward Henry Palmer1880 See how we have preferred some of them over others, but in the next life are greater degrees and greater preference
John Medows Rodwell1861 See how we have caused some of them to excel others! but the next life shall be greater in its grades, and greater in excellence
George Sale1734 Behold, how We have caused some of them to surpass others in wealth and dignity: But the next life shall be more considerable in degrees of honour, and greater in excellence
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 —
0.71 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
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.87
Talal Itani · George Sale0.82
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.76
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.75
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.74
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.71
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.70
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.65
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.52
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Method Wording differences — derived 13 September 2026
Method
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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.