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Talal Itani· published 2012
And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphaned boys in the town. Beneath it was a treasure that belonged to them. Their father was a righteous man. Your Lord wanted them to reach their maturity, and then extract their treasure-as a mercy from your Lord. I did not do it of my own accord. This is the interpretation of what you were unable to endure."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath it a treasure belonging to them, and their father had been righteous, and thy Lord intended that they should come to their full strength and should bring forth their treasure as a mercy from their Lord; and I did it not upon my own command. Such is the interpretation of that wherewith thou couldst not bear
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 as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan youths in the city, and beneath it was a treasure belonging to them both, and their father was a righteous man, and their Lord desired that they should reach puberty, and then take out their treasure as a mercy from thy Lord; and I did it not on my own bidding. That is the interpretation of what thou couldst not have patience with
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And as to the wall, it belonged to two orphan youths in the city, and beneath it was their treasure: and their father was a righteous man: and thy Lord desired that they should reach the age of strength, and take forth their treasure through the mercy of thy Lord. And not of mine own will have I done this. This is the interpretation of that which thou couldst not bear with patience
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And the wall belonged to two orphan youths in the city, and under it was a treasure hidden which belonged to them; and their father was a righteous man: And thy Lord was pleased that they should attain their full age, and take forth their treasure, through the mercy of thy Lord. And I did not what thou hast seen of mine own will, but by God'sdirection. This is the interpretation of that which thou couldest not bear with patience
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
Sa i përket murit, ai ishte i dy djelmoshëve jetimë në qytet dhe nën të ndodhej një thesar që u përkiste atyre. Babai i tyre ishte njeri i mirë, prandaj Zoti yt deshi që ata të arrinin moshën e pjekurisë e ta nxirrnin thesarin e tyre, si mëshirë nga Zoti yt. Unë nuk e bëra këtë nga vetvetja. Ky është shpjegimi i asaj për të cilën nuk pate durim."
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 প্রাচীরটির বিষয় হলো, তা ছিল শহরের দু’জন ইয়াতীম বালকের এবং তার নিচে তাদের গুপ্তধন লুকায়িত ছিল। আর তাদের (মৃত) পিতা ছিল সৎকর্মপরায়ণ। তাই আপনার রব চাইলেন যে, তারা দু’জন প্রাপ্তবয়স্ক হয়ে তাদের গুপ্তধন বের করে নেবে। এ সবই আপনার রবের রহমত স্বরূপ। আমি নিজ থেকে তা করিনি(৩২)। এ হলো সে বিষয়ের ব্যাখ্যা, যে সম্পর্কে আপনি ধৈর্যধারণ করতে পারেননি।’
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
A što se onog zida tiče, on je dvojice dječaka, siročadi iz grada, a pod njim je zakopano njihovo blago. Otac njihov je bio dobar čovjek i Gospodar tvoj želi, iz milosti Svoje, da oni odrastu i izvade blago svoje. Sve to ja nisam uradio po svom rasuđivanju. Eto, to je objašnjenje za tvoje nestrpljenje!”
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 što se onog zida tiče, on je dvojice dječaka, siročadi iz grada, a pod njim je zakopano njihovo blago. Otac njihov je bio dobar čovjek i Gospodar tvoj želi, iz milosti Svoje, da oni odrastu i izvade blago svoje. Sve to ja nisam uradio po svom rasuđivanju. Eto, to je objašnjenje za tvoje nestrpljenje!”
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
Si ko maadi ndin, ndi laatanino sukaaɓe ɗiɗo won'ɗuɓe ka saare, laatii ley mayri ngalu maɓɓe kamɓe ɗiɗo, hari baaba maɓɓe laatinoke moƴƴo, Joomi maaɗa Faalaa nde ɓe njottotoo sagatalaagu maɓɓe, O yaltina ngalu maɓɓe ngu [ɗuum] ko Yurmeende immorde ka Joomi maa, mi waɗiraani ɗum e yamirooree am, ɗuum ko firo kon ko a hattanaani munñaade e dow mum.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
რაც შეეხება კედელს, იგი ეკუთვნოდა ორ ობოლ ყმაწვილს ამ ქალაქში, მის ქვეშ კი იყო განძი მათთვის, მათი მამა მართალი კაცი იყო და ამიტომაც შენმა ღმერთმა ისურვა, რომ მათ სრულწლოვანებამდე მიეღწიათ, მერე კი ამოეღოთ თავიანთი განძი მოწყალებით შენი ღმერთისაგან. და რაც მე გავაკეთე — ეს არ იყო ჩემი გადაწყვეტილებით [საკუთარი სურვილით], არამედ ალლაჰის ბრძანებით. აი, ესაა განმარტება იმისა, რისი მოთმენაც ვერ შეძელი».
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 was aber die Mauer angeht, so gehörte sie zwei Waisenjungen in der Stadt, und unter ihr befand sich ein für sie bestimmter Schatz. Und ihr Vater war rechtschaffen, und da wollte dein Herr, dass sie (erst) ihre Vollreife erlangen und (dann) ihren Schatz hervorholen - aus Barmherzigkeit von deinem Herrn. Ich tat es ja nicht aus eigenem Ermessen. Dies ist die Deutung dessen, was du nicht in Geduld aushalten konntest."
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
Και όσο για τον τοίχο, άνηκε σε δύο ορφανά αγόρια από την πόλη. Βρισκόταν κάτω απ’ αυτόν ένας θησαυρός που άνηκε σ’ αυτούς, και ο πατέρας τους ήταν ενάρετος άνδρας. Έτσι, ο Κύριός σου ήθελε να φτάσουν την ηλικία της πλήρους δύναμης, και να βγάλουν το θησαυρό τους, ως έλεος από τον Κύριό σου. Και δεν το έκανα από μόνος μου (αλλά ήταν με την εντολή του Αλλάχ). Αυτή είναι η εξήγηση αυτών για τα οποία δεν μπορούσες να δείξεις υπομονή.
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 रही दीवार, तो वह शहर के दो अनाथ लड़कों की थी और उसके नीचे उन दोनों के लिए एक खज़ाना था और उनके पिता नेक थे। तो तेरे पालनहार ने चाहा कि वे दोनों अपनी जवानी को पहुँच जाएँ और अपना खज़ाना निकाल लें, तेरे पालनहार की ओर से दया स्वरूप। और मैंने यह अपनी मर्जी से नहीं किया।[28] यह है उन बातों का असली सच जिनपर तुम धैर्य न रख सके।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
E in quanto al muro, apparteneva a due bambini orfani in città e sotto c’era un tesoro che gli apparteneva, e loro padre era un uomo giusto: il tuo Dio ha voluto che raggiungessero la maggiore età e tirassero fuori il loro tesoro, misericordia del tuo Dio. E non l’ho fatto per mia iniziativa. Questa è la spiegazione delle cose per cui non hai potuto avere pazienza.”
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
82. „O dėl sienos, ji priklausė dviem našlaičiams mieste ir po ja buvo lobis, priklausantis jiems. Jų tėvas buvo teisingas žmogus ir jų Viešpats norėjo, kad jie pasiektų pilnos jėgos amžių ir pasiimtų savo lobį kaip gailestingumą iš savo Viešpaties. Ir aš padariau tai ne savo paties nutarimu. Tai yra tų (dalykų), dėl kurių tu negalėjai būti kantrus, paaiškinimas.“
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Dhaabni manichaa immoo kan ijoollee yatiimota ta’an lama magaalattii keessa jiraataniiti ture. Isa jala immoo dilbii (qabeenya awwaalame) kan isaan lamaaniitu jira. Abbaan isaanii nama gaarii ture. Gooftaan kee (ijoollen lamaan) umrii ciminaa irra ga’anii qabeenya isaanii kan lafa jalatti awwaalame rahmata Gooftaa kee irraa ta’een akka baafatan fedhe. Ani kana (hunda) fedha kiyyaan hin hojjanne. Kun hiikkaa wantoota ati irratti obsuu hindandayiniiti.”
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 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
А что касается стены, то она принадлежала двум мальчикам-сиротам в городе; под ней был их клад, а отец их был праведным. Твой Господь пожелал, чтобы они достигли зрелости и извлекли свой клад — как милость от твоего Господа. Я не совершил этого по своему усмотрению. Таково толкование того, в чём ты не смог сохранять терпение».
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
А што се тиче онога зида, то је био зид двојице дечака, сирочади из града, а под њим је закопано њихово благо. Њихов отац је био добар човек и твој Господар жели, из Своје милости, да они одрасту и изваде своје благо. Све то ја нисам урадио по своме нахођењу. Ето то је тумачење онога за шта ниси могао да се стрпиш.“
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 ama ukuta ule, huo ulikuwa ni wa vijana wawili mayatima kule mjini. Na chini yake ilikuwapo hazina yao; na baba yao alikuwa ni mtu mwema. Basi Mola wako Mlezi alitaka wafikie utu uzima wao na wajitolee hazina yao wenyewe, hii ikiwa ni rehema itokayo kwa Mola wako Mlezi. Wala mimi sikutenda hayo kwa amri yangu. Hiyo ndiyo tafsiri ya hayo ambayo wewe hukuweza kuyasubiria.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Vad gäller muren tillhör den två faderlösa pojkar i byn, och det finns en skatt under den som är deras. Deras far var en rättfärdig man, och det var din Herres vilja att de vid mogen ålder skulle gräva upp skatten, som en nåd från din Herre. Ingenting av detta har jag gjort på eget bevåg. Detta är innebörden av det som du inte kunde ha tålamod med.”
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Türkçe · Turkish
Duvar ise şehirdeki iki yetim gence aitti. Altında da onlara ait bir hazine vardı. Babaları salih insandı. Rabbin, onların olgunluk çağına ulaşmasını ve Rabbinden bir rahmet olarak hazinelerini çıkarmalarını istedi. Ben, bunları kendiliğimden yapmadım. İşte bu sabredemediğin şeylerin açıklamasıdır.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
دیوار کا قصہ یہ ہے کہ اس شہر میں دو یتیم بچے ہیں جن کا خزانہ ان کی اس دیوار کے نیچے دفن ہے، ان کا باپ بڑا نیک شخص تھا تو تیرے رب کی چاہت تھی کہ یہ دونوں یتیم اپنی جوانی کی عمر میں آکر اپنا یہ خزانہ تیرے رب کی مہربانی اور رحمت سے نکال لیں، میں نے اپنی رائے سے کوئی کام نہیں کیا[1] ، یہ تھی اصل حقیقت ان واقعات کی جن پر آپ سے صبر نہ ہو سکا.
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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Talal Itani2012 As for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared he would overwhelm them with oppression and disbelief.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And as for the lad, his parents were believers and we feared lest he should oppress them by rebellion and disbelief
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And as for the youth, his parents were believers, and we feared lest he should impose upon them rebellion and misbelief
John Medows Rodwell1861 As to the youth his parents were believers, and we feared lest he should trouble them by error and infidelity
George Sale1734 As to the youth, his parents were true believers; and we feared lest he, being an unbeliever, should oblige them to suffer his perverseness and ingratitude
Easy-read (simplified)fa'aradnaa an yubdilahumaa rabbuhumaa khayran minhu zakaatan wa'aqraba ruhmaa
DIN 31635faʾaradnā ʾan yubdilahumā rabbuhumā ḫayran minhu zakātan waʾaqraba ruḥman
Talal Itani2012 So we wanted their Lord to replace him with someone better in purity, and closer to mercy.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And we intended that their Lord should change him for them for one better in purity and nearer to mercy
Edward Henry Palmer1880 So we desired that their Lord would give them in exchange a better one than him in purity, and nearer in filial affection
John Medows Rodwell1861 And we desired that their Lord might give them in his place a child, better than he in virtue, and nearer to filial piety
George Sale1734 Wherefore we desired that their Lord might give them a more righteous child in exchange for him, and one more affectionate towards them
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0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · George Sale0.64
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.56
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.55
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.49
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.49
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.49
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.44
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.37
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.35
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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.