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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Talal Itani· published 2012
You would have seen the sun, when it rose, veering away from their cave towards the right, and when it sets, moving away from them to the left, as they lay in the midst of the cave. That was one of God'swonders. He whom God guides is truly guided; but he whom He misguides, for him you will find no directing friend.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And thou mightest have seen the sun when it rose move away from their cave to the right, and when it set gopast them on the left, and they were in the cleft thereof. That was (one) of the portents of Allah. He whom Allah guideth, he indeed is led aright, and he whom He sendeth astray, for him thou wilt not find a guiding friend
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
And thou mightst have seen the sun when it rose decline from their cave towards the right hand, and when it set leave them on the left hand, while they were in the spacious part thereof. That is one of the signs of God. Whom God guides he is guided indeed, and whom He leads astray thou shalt surely find for him no patron to guide aright
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And thou mightest have seen the sun when it arose, pass on the right of their cave, and when it set, leave them on the left, while they were in its spacious chamber. This is one of the signs of God. Guided indeed is he whom God guideth; but for him whom He misleadeth, thou shalt by no means find a patron, director
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And thou mightest have seen the sun, when it had risen, to decline from their cave towards the right hand; and when it went down, to leave them on the left hand: And they were in the spacious part of the cave. This was one of the signs of God. Whomsoever God shall direct, he shall be rightly directed; and whomsoever He shall cause to err, thou shalt not find any to defend or to direct
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
Ti mund ta shihje Diellin kur lindte duke anuar nga shpella e tyre në të djathtë dhe kur perëndonte, duke i kaluar ata në të majtë, ndërkohë që ata ndodheshin në brendësinë e saj. Kjo është një ndër shenjat e Allahut. Atë që e udhëzon Allahu, ai është i udhëzuari, kurse për atë që Ai e shpie në humbje, nuk do të mund të gjesh mbrojtës që ta udhëzojë.
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 তুমি দেখতে সূর্য যখন উদিত হয় তখন তা তাদের গুহার ডান পাশ দিয়ে হেলে যায়, আর যখন অস্ত যায় তখন তাদেরকে বাম দিক দিয়ে অতিক্রম করে; আর তারা গুহার প্রশস্ত স্থানে অবস্থান করছিল।(৭)এটি আল্লাহর নিদর্শনসমূহের একটি।(৮) আল্লাহ যাকে হিদায়াত দেন সেই তো সঠিক পথপ্রাপ্ত; আর যাকে তিনি পথভ্রষ্ট করেন, তুমি তার জন্য কোনো পথপ্রদর্শক অভিভাবক কখনোই 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
I ti si mogao vidjeti kako Sunce, kad se rađa, obilazi pećinu s desne strane, a kad zalazi – zaobilazi je s lijeve strane, a oni su bili u sredini njezinoj. To je dokaz Allahove moći! Kome Allah ukaže na Pravi put, on će Pravim putem ići, a koga u zabludu odvede, ti mu nećeš naći zaštitnika koji će ga na Pravi put uputiti.
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
I ti si mogao vidjeti kako Sunce, kad se rađa, obilazi pećinu s desne strane, a kad zalazi – zaobilazi je s lijeve strane, a oni su bili u sredini njezinoj. To je dokaz Allahove moći! Kome Allah ukaže na Pravi put, on će Pravim putem ići, a koga u zabludu odvede, ti mu nećeš naći zaštitnika koji će ga na Pravi put uputiti.
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
Fulfulde · Fulani
Haɗa yi'a naange nge si nge ƴellitike henge naayora ka wimbo maɓɓe seŋgo ñaamo, si henge mutude nge mutirana ɓe ka seŋgo nano, kamɓe heɓe e yaajeende e ɗum, ko jeyaaɗum e kaawisaji Alla, on mo Alla feewni ko on woni peewɗo, kala mo,o majjini a heɓantaa mo keeɗo perwnoowo.
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
ქართული · Georgian
და შენ დაინახავ, რომ მზე როდესაც ამოდის გადაიხრება გამოქვაბულის ხალხის მარჯვენა მხარეს და როცა ჩადის - მარცხენა მხარეს. ისინი კი მის შუაში [გამოქვაბულში] იყვნენ. ეს არის ალლაჰის ერთი სასწაულთაგანი. და ვისაც ალლაჰი დაადგენს ჭეშმარიტ გზაზე, ის ჭეშმარიტი გზით წავა, ხოლო ვისაც გზას აუბნევს, შენ ვერ უპოვი მას ვერც შემწეს და ვერც დამხმარეს.
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 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Und du siehst die Sonne, wenn sie aufgeht, sich von ihrer Höhle zur Rechten wegneigen, und wenn sie untergeht, an ihnen zur Linken vorbeigehen, während sie sich darin in einem Raum befinden. Dies gehört zu den Zeichen Allahs. Wen Allah rechtleitet, so ist er der Rechtgeleitete; wen Er aber in die Irre gehen lässt, so wirst du für ihn keinen Schutzherrn finden, der ihn den rechten Weg führt.
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
(Έπειτα τους κάναμε να πέσουν σε βαθύ ύπνο). Θα έβλεπες τον ήλιο όταν ανέτειλε, να αποκλίνει από το Σπήλαιό τους προς τα δεξιά [αυτό σημαίνει ότι η είσοδος ήταν προς τον βορά], και όταν έδυε, να απομακρύνεται απ' αυτούς προς τα αριστερά, ενώ βρίσκονταν σε μεγάλο χώρο μέσα του (σπηλαίου). Αυτό ήταν ένα από τα Σημάδια του Αλλάχ. Όποιον καθοδηγεί ο Αλλάχ, είναι ο αληθινά καθοδηγημένος, και όποιον τον κάνει να παραστρατήσει, δε θα βρεις ποτέ γι' αυτόν κανέναν υποστηρικτή που να τον καθοδηγήσει.
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
और तुम सूर्य को देखोगे, जब वह निकलता है, तो उनकी गुफा से दायीं ओर झुक (हट) जाता है और जब डूबता है, तो उनसे बायीं ओर कतरा जाता है और वे उस (गुफा) के एक विस्तृत स्थान में हैं। यह अल्लाह की निशानियों में से है। और जिसे अल्लाह मार्ग दिखा दे, वही मार्ग पाने वाला है और जिसे राह से हटा दे, तो तुम उसके लिए हरगिज़ कोई मार्ग दर्शाने वाला सहायक नहीं पाओगे।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
E si vedeva il sole evitarli: quando sorgeva, si inclinava alla destra della caverna e, al tramonto, si inclinava a sinistra, e loro (i giovani) dormivano in un’ampia parte della caverna; quelli erano Segni di Allāh. Chi Allāh guida è ben guidato, ma per chi Lui svia, non troverai un protettore che lo guidi.
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
17. Ir galėjote matyti saulę, kai ji pakilo, slenkančią į dešinę nuo jų Urvo, ir kai ji leidosi, besigręžiančią nuo jų į kairę, kai jie gulėjo Urvo vidury. Tai (vienas) iš Allaho Ajat (įrodymų, įkalčių, ženklų). Tas, kurį Allahas veda, yra teisingai vedamas, tačiau tam, kurį Jis paklaidina, nerasi jam jokio Vali (vedančio draugo), kad išvestų jį (į teisingą Kelią).
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.
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Aduu yeroo baatu holqa isaanii irraa kan gara mirgaatti dabdu argita. Yeroo dhiitu, haala isaan bal’ina isa (goda) irraa ta’e keessa jiraniin gara bitaatti isaan dhiifti. Kun mallattoolee Rabbii irraayi. Namni Rabbiin (isa) qajeelche, isumaatu qajeelaadha. Nama Inni jallise immoo gargaaraa isa qajeelchu isaaf hin argitu. [5]
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Русский · Russian
Ты увидел бы, как солнце, когда оно восходит, уклоняется от их пещеры к правой стороне, а когда заходит — минуя их, отклоняется к левой стороне, а они находятся в её просторной части. Это — из знамений Аллаха. Кого Аллах наставит, тот ведом прямым путём; а кого Он введёт в заблуждение — тому ты не найдёшь ни покровителя, ни наставника.
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Српски · Serbian
И ти си могао видети како Сунце, кад се рађа, обилази пећину с десне стране, а кад залази – заобилази је с леве стране, а они су били у средини њеној. То је доказ Аллахове моћи! Коме Аллах укаже на Прави пут, он ће Правим путем ићи, а кога у заблуду одведе, ти му нећеш наћи заштитника који ће га на Прави пут упутити.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na unaliona jua linapochomoza, linainamia kuliani mwao kutoka hapo pangoni, na linapokuchwa, linawakwepa kushotoni, na wao wamo katika uwazi wa pango. Hizo ni katika ishara za Mwenyezi Mungu. Yule ambaye Mwenyezi Mungu anamwongoa, basi huyo ameongoka. Na yule ambaye anampoteza, basi hutampatia msimamizi wa kumwongoza.
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Svenska · Swedish
[Om du hade varit på plats i grottan de nu sov i skulle du] ha kunnat se hur morgonsolens strålar viker av från grottan på dess högra sida och på kvällen passerar förbi dem till vänster där de ligger i ett av dess öppna utrymmen. Detta var ett av Guds underverk! Den som Gud vägleder är verkligen på rätt väg, men för den han leder vilse finner du ingen som leder honom rätt.
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Türkçe · Turkish
(Orada olsaydın) Güneş doğduğunda; mağaralarının sağ tarafına kaydığını, battığında da sol yandan kayıp gittiğini görürdün. Kendileri ise mağaranın geniş bir yerinde idiler. Bu, Allah’ın âyetlerindendir. Allah, kime hidayet ederse işte o, doğru yolu bulandır. Kimi de şaşırtırsa, artık ona doğru yolu gösterecek bir dost bulamazsın.
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اردو · Urdu
آپ دیکھیں گے کہ آفتاب بوقت طلوع ان کے غار سے دائیں جانب کو جھک جاتا ہے اور بوقت غروب ان کے بائیں جانب کترا جاتا ہے اور وه اس غار کی کشاده جگہ میں ہیں[1] ۔ یہ اللہ کی نشانیوں میں سے ہے[2]۔ اللہ تعالیٰ جس کی رہبری فرمائے وه راه راست پر ہے اور جسے وه گمراه کردے ناممکن ہے کہ آپ اس کا کوئی کارساز اور رہنما پاسکیں.[3]
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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DIN 31635hāʾulāʾi qawmunā taḫaḏū min dūnihi ʾālihatan lawlā yaʾtūna ʿalayhim bisulṭānin bayyinin faman ʾaẓlamu mimmani ftarā ʿalā llāhi kaḏiban
Talal Itani2012 "These people, our people, have taken to themselves gods other than Him. Why do they not bring a clear proof concerning them? Who, then, does greater wrong than he who invents lies and attributes them to God?"
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 These, our people, have chosen (other) gods beside Him though they bring no clear warrant (vouchsafed) to them. And who doth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah
Edward Henry Palmer1880 These people of ours have taken to other gods beside Him. Though they do not bring any manifest authority for them. And who is more unjust than he who forges against God a lie
John Medows Rodwell1861 These our people have taken other gods beside Him, though they bring no clear proof for them; but, who more iniquitous than he who forgeth a lie of God
George Sale1734 These our fellow people have taken other gods, besides Him; although they bring no demonstrative argument for them: And who is more unjust than he who deviseth a lie concerning God
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhi 'tazaltumoohum wamaa ya'budoona illaa llaaha fa'woo ilaa l-kahfi yanshur lakum rabbukum min rahmatihi wayuhayyi' lakum min amrikum mirfaqaa
DIN 31635waʾiḏi ʿtazaltumūhum wamā yaʿbudūna ʾillā llāha faʾwū ʾilā l-kahfi yanšur lakum rabbukum min raḥmatihi wayuhayyiʾ lakum min ʾamrikum mirfaqan
Talal Itani2012 "Now that you have withdrawn from them, and from what they worship besides God, take shelter in the cave. And your Lord will unfold His mercy for you, and will set your affair towards ease."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when ye withdraw from them and that which they worship except Allah, then seek refuge in the Cave; your Lord will spread for you of His mercy and will prepare for you a pillow in your plight
Edward Henry Palmer1880 So when ye have gone apart from them and what they serve other than God, then resort ye to the cave. Our Lord will unfold His mercy to you, and will dispose for you your affair advantageously
John Medows Rodwell1861 So when ye shall have separated you from them and from that which they worship beside God, then betake you to the cave: Your Lord will unfold his mercy to you, and will order your affairs for you for the best
George Sale1734 And they said the one to the other, when ye shall separate yourselves from them, and from the deities which they worship, except God, fly into the cave: Your Lord will pour his mercy on you abundantly, and will dispose your business for you to advantage
Talal Itani2012 You would think them awake, although they were asleep. And We turned them over to the right, and to the left, with their dog stretching its paws across the threshold. Had you looked at them, you would have turned away from them in flight, and been filled with fear of them.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And thou wouldst have deemed them waking though they were asleep, and We caused them to turn over to the right and the left, and their dog stretching out his paws on the threshold. If thou hadst observed them closely thou hadst assuredly turned away from them in flight, and hadst been filled with awe of them
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Thou mightst have reckoned them waking though they were sleeping, as we turned them towards the right and towards the left; and their dog spreading out his fore-paws on the threshold. Hadst thou come suddenly upon them thou wouldst surely have turned and fled away from them, and wouldst surely have been filled by them with dread
John Medows Rodwell1861 And thou wouldst have deemed them awake, though they were sleeping: and we turned them to the right and to the left. And in the entry lay their dog with paws outstretched. Hadst thou come suddenly upon them, thou wouldst surely have turned thy back on them in flight, and have been filled with fear at them
George Sale1734 And thou wouldst have judged them to have been awake, while they were sleeping; and We caused them to turn themselves to the right hand, and to the left. And their dog stretched forth his fore-legs in the mouth of the cave: If thou hadst come suddenly upon them, verily thou wouldest have turned thy back and fled from them, and thou wouldest have been filled with fear at the sight of them
Talal Itani2012 Even so, We awakened them, so that they may ask one another. A speaker among them said, "How long have you stayed?" They said, "We have stayed a day, or part of a day." They said, "Your Lord knows best how long you have stayed." "Send one of you to the city, with this money of yours, and let him see which food is most suitable, and let him bring you some provision thereof. And let him be gentle, and let no one become aware of you."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And in like manner We awakened them that they might question one another. A speaker from among them said: How long have ye tarried? They said: We have tarried a day or some part of a day, (Others) said: Your Lord best knoweth what ye have tarried. Now send one of you with this your silver coin unto the city, and let him see what food is purest there and bring you a supply thereof. Let him be courteous and let no man know of you
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Thus did we raise them up that they might question each other. Spake a speaker amongst them, 'How long have ye tarried?' They said, 'We have tarried a day or part of a day.' They said, 'Your Lord knows best your tarrying; so send one of you with this coin of yours to the city, and let him look which of them has purest food, and let him bring you provision thereof; and let him be subtle and not let any one perceive you
John Medows Rodwell1861 So we awaked them that they might question one another. Said one of them, "How long have ye tarried here?" They said, "We have tarried a day or part of day." They said, "Your Lord knoweth best how long ye have tarried: Send now one of you with this your coin into the city, and let him mark who therein hath purest food, and from him let him bring you a supply: and let him be courteous, and not discover you to any one
George Sale1734 And so We awaked them from their sleep, that they might ask questions of one another. One of them spake and said, how long have ye tarried here? They answered, we have tarried a day, or part of a day. The others said, your Lord, best knoweth the time ye have tarried: And now send one of you with this your money into the city, and let him see which of its inhabitants hath the best and cheapest food, and let him bring you provision from him; and let him behave circumspectly, and not discover you to any one
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 —
0.58 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 · George Sale0.70
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.66
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.64
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.61
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.59
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.57
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.56
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.55
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.51
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.45
One bar per pair of renderings, longest bar for the pair
sharing fewest words. Every pair is shown; none is singled out.
Method Wording differences — derived 13 September 2026
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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