قُل لَّوْ كَانَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَلَٰٓئِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُولًا
Easy-read (simplified)qul law kaana fee l-'ardi malaa'ikatun yamshoona mutma'inneena lanazzalnaa 'alayhim mina s-samaa'i malakan rasoolaa
DIN 31635qul law kāna fī l-ʾarḍi malāʾikatun yamšūna muṭmaʾinnīna lanazzalnā ʿalayhim mina s-samāʾi malakan rasūlan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
7 sources stand behind this page. Each is listed once, in the order the page first cites it, with the licence it was cleared under and what was actually read. Nothing on this page rests on a source that is not here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
Say, "If there were angels on earth, walking around in peace, We would have sent down to them from heaven an angel messenger."
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Say: If there were in the earth angels walking secure, We had sent down for them from heaven an angel as messenger
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
Say, 'Were there angels on the earth walking in quiet, we had surely sent them an angel as an apostle
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
SAY: Did angels walk the earth as its familiars, we had surely sent them an angel - apostle out of Heaven
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Answer, if the angels had walked on earth as familiar inhabitants thereof, We had surely sent down unto them from heaven an angel for our apostle
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
Thuaj: "Sikur në Tokë të kishte melekë që ecin të qetë, Ne do t'u dërgonim atyre nga qielli një melek si të dërguar."
(হে রাসূল! তুমি তাদের প্রত্যুত্তরে) বলো: ‘ফিরিশতারা যদি নিশ্চিন্তভাবে জমিনে বিচরণ (ও বসবাস) করত, তাহলে আমি অবশ্যই আসমান হতে তাদের কাছে ফিরিশতাকে রাসূল হিসেবে পাঠাতাম।’(৪২)
Reci: “Kad bi na Zemlji meleki smireno hodili, Mi bismo im s neba meleka za poslanika poslali.”
Reci: “Kad bi na Zemlji anđeli smireno hodili, Mi bismo im s neba anđela za poslanika poslali.”
Maaku: "Si tawiino laatinooma lesdi maleykaaji heɓe njaha ko ɓe deeƴɓe, min njippinatno e maɓɓe immorde ka kammu Malayla Nulaaɗo".
უთხარი [ო, შუამავალო]: «მიწაზე რომ ანგელოზნი დადიოდნენ მშვიდად, მაშინ ჩვენ ნამდვილად გარდმოვუვლენდით მათ ზეციდან ანგელოზებს შუამავლად[1]».
Sag: „Wenn es auf der Erde Engel gäbe, die (da) in Ruhe umhergingen, dann hätten Wir ihnen vom Himmel fürwahr einen Engel als Gesandten hinabgesandt.“
Πες (τους, ω, Προφήτη): «Αν υπήρχαν στη γη Άγγελοι που περπατούσαν καθησυχασμένοι, θα τους είχαμε στείλει από τον ουρανό έναν Άγγελο ως Αγγελιαφόρο.»
(ऐ नबी!) आप कह दें : यदि धरती में फ़रिश्ते (आबाद) होते, जो निश्चिंत होकर चलते-फिरते, तो हम अवश्य उनपर आकाश से कोई फ़रिश्ता ही रसूल बनाकर उतारते।
Di’: «Se in terra ci fossero degli angeli che vanno in giro in serenità, avremmo inviato loro dal cielo un Messaggero angelico.»
95. Sakyk: „Jei žeme vaikščiotų angelai taikiai ir saugiai, Mes be abejonės būtume nuleidę jiems iš dangaus angelą Pasiuntiniu.“
Jedhi “Odoo dachii keessa maleykonni tasgabbaa’anii deeman kan jiraatan ta’ee, silaa maleykaa samii irraa ergamaa taasifnee isaan irratti buufna turre” (jedhi).
Скажи: «Если бы на земле были ангелы, ходящие [по ней] спокойно, то Мы непременно низвели бы к ним с неба посланника-ангела».
Реци: „Кад би на Земљи анђели ходали смирено, Ми бисмо им са неба анђела као посланика послали.“
Sema, "Ingelikuwa katika ardhi wapo Malaika wanatembea kwa utulivu wao, basi bila ya shaka tungeliwateremshia Malaika kuwa ni Mtume wao."
Säg: ”Om det i stället hade varit änglar som fridfullt vandrat omkring på jorden skulle vi ha sänt ner en ängel som sändebud till dem.”
De ki: "Şayet yeryüzünde yerleşmiş, yürüyen melekler olsaydı Biz onlara gökten melek bir peygamber gönderirdik."
آپ کہہ دیں کہ اگر زمین میں فرشتے چلتے پھرتے اور رہتے بستے ہوتے تو ہم بھی ان کے پاس کسی آسمانی فرشتے ہی کو رسول بنا کر بھیجتے.[1]
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.
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.
shown so it's never read alone
أَوْ يَكُونَ لَكَ بَيْتٌ مِّن زُخْرُفٍ أَوْ تَرْقَىٰ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَلَن نُّؤْمِنَ لِرُقِيِّكَ حَتَّىٰ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْنَا كِتَٰبًا نَّقْرَؤُهُۥ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّى هَلْ كُنتُ إِلَّا بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا
Easy-read (simplified)aw yakoona laka baytun min zukhrufin aw tarqaa fee s-samaa'i walan nu'mina liruqiyyika hattaa tunazzila 'alaynaa kitaaban naqra'uhu qul subhaana rabbee hal kuntu illaa basharan rasoolaa
DIN 31635ʾaw yakūna laka baytun min zuḫrufin ʾaw tarqā fī s-samāʾi walan nuʾmina liruqiyyika ḥattā tunazzila ʿalaynā kitāban naqraʾuhu qul subḥāna rabbī hal kuntu ʾillā bašaran rasūlan
Or you possess a house of gold. Or you ascend into the sky. Even then, we will not believe in your ascension, unless you bring down for us a book that we can read." Say, "Glory be to my Lord. Am I anything but a human messenger?"
Or thou have a house of gold; or thou ascend up into heaven, and even then we will put no faith in thine ascension till thou bring down for us a book that we can read. Say (O Muhammad): My Lord be Glorified! Am I aught save a mortal messenger
or there be made for thee a house of gold; or thou climb up into the heaven; and even then we will not believe in thy climbing there, until thou send down on us a book that we may read!' Say, 'Celebrated be the praises of my Lord! was I aught but a mortal apostle
Or thou have a house of gold; or thou mount up into Heaven; nor will we believe in thy mounting up, till thou send down to us a book which we may read." SAY: Praise be to my Lord! Am I more than a man, an apostle
or thou have a house of gold; or thou ascend by a ladder to heaven: Neither will we believe thy ascending thither alone, until thou cause a book to descend unto us, bearing witness of thee, which we may read. Answer, my Lord be praised! Am I other than a man, sent as an apostle
وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa mana'a n-naasa an yu'minoo idh jaa'ahumu l-hudaa illaa an qaaloo aba'atha llaahu basharan rasoolaa
DIN 31635wamā manaʿa n-nāsa ʾan yuʾminū ʾiḏ ǧāʾahumu l-hudā ʾillā ʾan qālū ʾabaʿaṯa llāhu bašaran rasūlan
The translators word this verse differently
Nothing prevented the people from believing, when guidance has come to them, except that they said, "Did God send a human messenger?"
And naught prevented mankind from believing when the guidance came unto them save that they said: Hath Allah sent a mortal as (His) messenger
Naught prohibited men from believing when the guidance came to them, save their saying, 'God has sent a mortal for an apostle
And what hindereth men from believing, when the guidance hath come to them, but that they say, "Hath God sent a man as an apostle
And nothing hindreth men from believing, when a direction is come unto them, except that they say, hath God sent a man for his apostle
17:95 — the verse above
قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدًۢا بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًۢا بَصِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)qul kafaa billaahi shaheedan baynee wabaynakum innahu kaana bi'ibaadihi khabeeran baseeraa
DIN 31635qul kafā billāhi šahīdan baynī wabaynakum ʾinnahu kāna biʿibādihi ḫabīran baṣīran
Say, "God is enough witness between you and me. He is fully aware of His servants, and He sees them well."
Say: Allah sufficeth for a witness between me and you. Lo! He is Knower, Seer of His slaves
Say, 'God is witness enough between me and you; verily, He is ever of His servants well aware, and sees
SAY: God is witness enough between you and me. His servants He scanneth, eyeth
Say, God is a sufficient witness between me and you: For He knoweth and regardeth his servants
وَمَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِهِۦ وَنَحْشُرُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ عُمْيًا وَبُكْمًا وَصُمًّا مَّأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ كُلَّمَا خَبَتْ زِدْنَٰهُمْ سَعِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)waman yahdi llaahu fahuwa l-muhtadi waman yudlil falan tajida lahum awliyaa'a min doonihi wanahshuruhum yawma l-qiyaamati 'alaa wujoohihim 'umyan wabukman wasumman ma'waahum jahannamu kullamaa khabat zidnaahum sa'eeraa
DIN 31635waman yahdi llāhu fahuwa l-muhtadi waman yuḍlil falan taǧida lahum ʾawliyāʾa min dūnihi wanaḥšuruhum yawma l-qiyāmati ʿalā wuǧūhihim ʿumyan wabukman waṣumman maʾwāhum ǧahannamu kullamā ḫabat zidnāhum saʿīran
Whomever God guides is the guided one. And whomever He leaves astray-for them you will find no protectors apart from Him. And We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection, on their faces, blind, dumb, and deaf. Their abode is Hell; whenever it abates, We intensify the blaze for them.
And he whom Allah guideth, he is led aright; while, as for him whom He sendeth astray, for them thou wilt find no protecting friends beside Him, and We shall assemble them on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, dumb and deaf; their habitation will be hell; whenever it abateth, We increase the flame for them
He whom God guides, he is guided indeed; and he whom God leads astray, thou shalt never find patrons for them beside Him; and we will gather them upon the resurrection day upon their faces, blind, and dumb, and deaf; their resort is hell; whenever it grows dull we will give them another blaze
And He whom God shall guide will be guided indeed; and whom he shall mislead thou shalt find none to assist, but Him: and we will gather them together on the day of the resurrection, on their faces, blind and dumb and deaf: Hell shall be their abode: so oft as its fires die down, we will rekindle the flame
Whom God shall direct, he shall be the rightly directed; and whom He shall cause to err, thou shalt find none to assist, besides him. And We will gather them together on the day of resurrection, creeping on their faces, blind, and dumb, and deaf: Their abode shall be hell; so often as the fire thereof shall be extinguished, We will rekindle a burning flame to torment them
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قُل لَّوْ كَانَ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَلَائِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُولًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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 — 0.57 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.
One bar per pair of renderings, longest bar for the pair sharing fewest words. Every pair is shown; none is singled out.
The platform does not say which is right, and does not characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed together so the difference is visible; reading it is the reader's work.
SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/