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And if We willed We could withdraw that which We have revealed unto thee, then wouldst thou find no guardian for thee against Us in respectthereof
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
Compare translations (4)Talal Itani· published 2012
If We willed, We could take away what We revealed to you. Then you will find for yourself no protecting guardian against Us.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
If We pleased, We should certainly take away that which We have revealed unto thee; in such case thou couldest not find any to assist thee therein against Us
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
Po të dëshironim, do ta hiqnim atë që ta shpallëm ty, e pastaj nuk do të mund të gjeje asnjë mbrojtës kundër Nesh.
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বাংলা · Bengali
নিশ্চয়ই আমি যদি চাই, তাহলে তোমার প্রতি যে ওহি আমি নাযিল করেছি তা সম্পূর্ণভাবে তুলে নিতে পারি(৩৮); অতঃপর সে বিষয়ে আমার বিরুদ্ধে তোমার জন্য কোনো কর্মবিধায়ক (বা রক্ষক) তুমি পাবে না।
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 da hoćemo, Mi bismo učinili da iščezne ono što smo ti objavili, i ti, poslije, ne bi nikog našao ko bi ti protiv Nas pomogao,
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
A da hoćemo, Mi bismo učinili da iščezne ono što smo ti objavili, i ti, poslije, ne bi nikog našao tko bi ti protiv Nas pomogao,
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Mi woondii, si Miɗen njiɗnoo min naɓatno nde hu'unde nde min wahyini fa'ade e maaɗa, refti heɓantaake ma fawtiiɗo ɗum e hoore amen.
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ქართული · Georgian
და რომ გვენებებინა [ჩვენ], უსათუოდ წავიღებდით იმას [ო, მუჰამმად], რაც ზეშთაგაგონეთ [ჩვენ შეგვიძლია ყურანი ამოვშალოთ შენი გულიდან], შემდეგ შენ ვერ იპოვიდი ამის გამო ჩვენს წინააღმდეგ ვერც მფარველს, და ვერც შემწეს (ვინც დაგიბრუნებდა ყურანს),
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Deutsch · German
Und wenn Wir wollten, würden Wir ganz gewiss wegnehmen, was Wir dir (als Offenbarung) eingegeben haben. Hierauf würdest du für dich in dieser (Sache) keinen Sachwalter gegen Uns finden.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Αν θέλαμε, θα είχαμε αφαιρέσει (από τα στήθη και τις γραφές σας) αυτό (το Κορ’άν) που σου αποκαλύψαμε (ω, Μωχάμμαντ), και τότε δε θα έβρισκες για σένα κανέναν υποστηρικτή εναντίον Μας (που να Μας ζητά την επιστροφή του, ή να Μας αποτρέψει από το να κάνουμε αυτό)!
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हिन्दी · Hindi
और यदि हम चाहें, तो वह सब कुछ (वापस) ले जाएँ, जो हमने आपकी ओर वह़्य भेजी है। फिर आप उसपर हमारे मुक़ाबले में अपना कोई सहायक नहीं पाएँगे।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
E se volessimo, ritireremmo quello che ti abbiamo rivelato; poi non troveresti, contro di Noi, grazie a ciò, nessun alleato:
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
86. Ir jei Mes panorėtume, Mes tikrai galėtume paimti tai, ką Mes tau apreiškėme (t. y. šį Koraną). Tada jūs nerastumėte globėjo sau prieš Mus tuo atžvilgiu.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Odoo feenee isa gara keetti wahyii goone ni deemsifna turre. Ergasii siif Nurraa isa (deebisu) itti gaafatamaa hin argattu.
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Русский · Russian
А если бы Мы пожелали, то непременно забрали бы то, что внушили тебе, — и тогда ты не нашёл бы себе в этом против Нас попечителя,
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Српски · Serbian
А да хоћемо, Ми бисмо учинили да ишчезне оно што смо ти објавили, и ти, после, не би никога нашао ко би ти против Нас помогао,
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Na tungelipenda, tungeliyaondoa yale tuliyokufunulia. Kisha usingelipata mwakilishi wa kukupigania kwetu kwa haya.
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Svenska · Swedish
Om vi ville skulle vi kunna få det som vi har uppenbarat för dig att försvinna, och det skulle inte finnas någon enda som kunde stoppa oss.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Andolsun, dileseydik biz sana vahyettiğimizi tamamen ortadan kaldırırdık; sonra bu konuda bize karşı kendine hiçbir yardımcı da bulamazdın.
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اردو · Urdu
اور اگر ہم چاہیں تو جو وحی آپ کی طرف ہم نے اتاری ہے سب سلب کرلیں[1] ، پھر آپ کو اس کے لئے ہمارے مقابلے میں کوئی حمایتی میسر نہ آسکے.[2]
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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.
Which translations appear here is set by copyright: they are the ones whose rights could be documented and cleared. The selection is not a judgement that these are the best.
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Easy-read
Easy-read is a simplified pronunciation,
not authoritative — a rule-by-rule romanisation, not a reading.
Each verse ends in its pause form, as it is said when you stop there. Pauses inside a verse and other tajwid rules are not shown. It is derived from the Tanzil
Simple edition, while the Arabic above is the
Uthmani edition; both are cleared, but they are not the
same edition and their orthography differs.
Easy-read (simplified)wayas'aloonaka 'ani r-roohi quli r-roohu min amri rabbee wamaa ooteetum mina l-'ilmi illaa qaleelaa
DIN 31635wayasʾalūnaka ʿani r-rūḥi quli r-rūḥu min ʾamri rabbī wamā ʾūtītum mina l-ʿilmi ʾillā qalīlan
Talal Itani2012 And they ask you about the Spirit. Say, "The Spirit belongs to the domain of my Lord; and you were given only little knowledge."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 They are asking thee concerning the Spirit. Say: The Spirit is by command of my Lord, and of knowledge ye have been vouchsafed but little
Edward Henry Palmer1880 They will ask thee of the spirit. Say, 'The spirit comes at the bidding of my Lord, and ye are given but a little knowledge thereof
John Medows Rodwell1861 And they will ask thee of the Spirit. SAY: The Spirit proceedeth at my Lord's command: but of knowledge, only a little to you is given
George Sale1734 They will ask thee concerning the spirit: Answer, the spirit was created at the command of my Lord: But ye have no knowledge given unto you, except a little
Talal Itani2012 Say, "If mankind and jinn came together to produce the like of this Quran, they could never produce the like of it, even if they backed up one another."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Say: Verily, though mankind and the jinn should assemble to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof though they were helpers one of another
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Say, 'If mankind and ginns united together to bring the like of this Qur'an, they could not bring the like, though they should back each other up
John Medows Rodwell1861 SAY: Verily, were men and Djinn assembled to produce the like of this Koran, they could not produce its like, though the one should help the other
George Sale1734 Say, verily if men and genii were purposely assembled, that they might produce a book like this Koran, they could not produce one like unto it, although the one of them assisted the other
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 —
0.68 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 · Edward Henry Palmer0.76
Talal Itani · George Sale0.76
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.73
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.73
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.71
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.66
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.65
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.63
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.59
One bar per pair of renderings, longest bar for the pair
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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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13 September 2026, 10:56 UTC
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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.