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Are they waiting for God Himself to come to them in the shadows of the clouds, together with the angels, and thus the matter is settled? All things are returned to God.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Wait they for naughtelse than that Allah should come unto them in the shadows of the clouds with the angels? Then the case would be alreadyjudged. All casesgoback to Allah (for judgment)
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
What can they expect but that God should come unto them in the shadow of a cloud, and the angels too? But the thing is decreed, and unto God do things return
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
What can such expect but that God should come down to them overshadowed with clouds, and the angels also, and their doom be sealed? And to God shall all things return
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Do the infidels expect less than that God should come down to them overshadowed with clouds, and the angels also? But the thing is decreed, and to God shall all things return
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
A mos presin tjetër ata veçse t'u vijë Allahu në hijen e reve (në Ditën e Gjykimit) bashkë me melekët?! Atëherë çështja merr fund! Tek Allahu kthehen të gjitha çështjet.
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
তারা কি শুধু এর প্রতীক্ষায় রয়েছে যে, আল্লাহ ফিরিশতাদের সাথে নিয়ে মেঘমালার ছায়ায় তাদের কাছে স্বয়ং উপস্থিত হবেন?(৪৩) এবং সবকিছুর মীমাংসা হয়ে যাবে। আর সমস্ত বিষয় আল্লাহর কাছেই প্রত্যাবর্তিত হবে।
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
Čekaju li oni da im Allah dođe u tminama oblaka, i meleki, i da bude svemu kraj?! A Allahu se sve vraća!
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
Čekaju li oni da im Allah dođe u tminama oblaka, i anđeli, i da bude svemu kraj?! A Allahu se sve vraća!
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
Mbele wonaa ɓe padi ko haa nde Alla (Geno) ari he maɓɓe he nder niɓɓe duule wondude e Maalaa'ika en; fiyaaku nguu ñaawaama. ka (ɗo) Alla woni ruttorde fiyakuuji ɗin.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
ნუთუ ისინი ელოდებიან მხოლოდ იმას, რომ მათთან მოვიდეს თავად ალლაჰი ღრუბლების ჩრდილში, და ანგელოზები? და მაშინ უკვე საქმე გადაწყვეტილი იქნება [ალლაჰი გამოიტანს თავის განაჩენს], და მხოლოდ ალლაჰთან ბრუნდება ყოველი საქმე.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Erwarten sie denn etwas (anderes), als dass Allah in Schattendächern aus Wolken zu ihnen kommt und (auch) die Engel? Aber die Angelegenheit ist (dann) entschieden. Und zu Allah werden (all) die Angelegenheiten zurückgebracht.
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
Περιμένουν (οι άπιστοι, μετά απ' όλες αυτές τις αποδείξεις) μόνο το να τους έλθει ο Αλλάχ πάνω από σωρούς νεφών (με τρόπο που ταιριάζει στη Μεγαλοπρέπεια και στην Τελειότητά Του, κατά την Ημέρα της Κρίσεως για να τους δικάσει), και (να έλθουν επίσης) οι άγγελοι (που θα τους περιβάλλουν από κάθε πλευρά), και να γίνει η Κρίση (του Αλλάχ σχετικά μ' αυτούς); Και στον Αλλάχ επιστρέφουν (όλα) τα θέματα.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
वे (इन स्पष्ट प्रमाणों के बाद) इसके सिवा किस चीज़ की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं कि उनके पास अल्लाह बादलों के सायों में आ जाए तथा फ़रिश्ते भी और मामले का निर्णय कर दिया जाए और सब काम अल्लाह ही की ओर लौटाए[130] जाते हैं।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Si aspettano forse che Allāh si riveli a loro tra le nubi fitte insieme agli angeli? Se così fosse, la questione sarebbe risolta. E ad Allāh tornano tutte le cose.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
210. Ar jie laukia, kad Allahas ateitų pas juos debesų ir angelų šešėlyje? (Tada) šis reikalas jau būtų nuspręstas. Ir pas Allahą grįžta visi reikalai (sprendimui).
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.
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
Неужели они ждут чего-либо, кроме как чтобы Аллах явился к ним в сени из облаков, и ангелы, и было исполнено веление? И к Аллаху возвращаются все дела.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
Чекају ли они да им Аллах дође у тминама облака, и анђели, и да буде свему крај?! А Аллаху се све враћа!
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
Je, wanangoja mpaka Mwenyezi Mungu awajie katika vivuli vya mawingu pamoja na Malaika, na hukumu iwe imekwishatolewa? Na kwa Mwenyezi Mungu ndiyo hurejeshwa mambo yote.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Vad väntar de på annat än att Gud kommer till dem [på domedagen] tillsammans med änglarna, i skuggor av moln, och att domen faller? Ja, till Gud ska allting återföras.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Bulut gölgeleri ile birlikte Allah’ın ve meleklerin gelmesini ve işin bitirilmesini mi bekliyorlar? Bütün işler Allah’a döndürülüp götürülecektir.
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
کیا لوگوں کو اس بات کا انتظار ہے کہ ان کے پاس خود اللہ تعالیٰ ابر کے سائبانوں میں آجائے اور فرشتے بھی اور کام انتہا تک پہنچا[1] دیا جائے، اللہ ہی کی طرف تمام کام لوٹائے جاتے ہیں۔
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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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.
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Talal Itani2012 O you who believe! Enter into submission, wholeheartedly, and do not follow the footsteps of Satan; he is to you an outright enemy.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O ye who believe! Come, all of you, into submission (unto Him); and follow not the footsteps of the devil. Lo! he is an open enemy for you
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O ye who believe! enter ye into the peace, one and all, and follow not the footsteps of Satan; verily, to you he is an open foe
John Medows Rodwell1861 O believers! enter completely into the true religion, and follow not the steps of Satan, for he is your declared enemy
George Sale1734 O true believers, enter into the true religion wholly, and follow not the steps of Satan, for he is your open enemy
Easy-read (simplified)sal banee israa'eela kam aataynaahum min aayatin bayyinatin waman yubaddil ni'mata llaahi min ba'di maa jaa'athu fa'inna llaaha shadeedu l-'iqaab
DIN 31635sal banī ʾisrāʾīla kam ʾātaynāhum min ʾāyatin bayyinatin waman yubaddil niʿmata llāhi min baʿdi mā ǧāʾathu faʾinna llāha šadīdu l-ʿiqābi
Talal Itani2012 Ask the Children of Israel how many clear signs We have given them. Whoever alters the blessing of God after it has come to him-God is severe in retribution.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Ask of the Children of Israel how many a clear revelation We gave them! He who altereth the grace of Allah after it hath come unto him (for him), lo! Allah is severe in punishment
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Ask the children of Israel how many a manifest sign we gave to them; and whoso alters God's favours after that they have come to him, then God is keen at following up
John Medows Rodwell1861 Ask the children of Isreal how many clear signs we have given them. But if any man shall alter the boon of God after it shall have reached him, assuredly God will be vehement in punishing him
George Sale1734 Ask the children of Israel how many evident signs we have shewed them; and whoever shall change the grace of God, after it shall have come unto him, verily God will be severe in punishing him
DIN 31635zuyyina lillaḏīna kafarū l-ḥayātu d-dunyā wayasḫarūna mina llaḏīna ʾāmanū wallaḏīna taqaw fawqahum yawma l-qiyāmati wallāhu yarzuqu man yašāʾu biġayri ḥisābin
Talal Itani2012 Beautified is the life of this world for those who disbelieve, and they ridicule those who believe. But the righteous will be above them on the Day of Resurrection. God provides to whomever He wills without measure.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Beautified is the life of the world for those who disbelieve; they make a jest of the believers. But those who keep their duty to Allah will be above them on the Day of Resurrection. Allah giveth without stint to whom He will
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Made fair to those who misbelieve is this worlds life; they jest at those who do believe. But those who fear shall be above them on the resurrection day. God gives provision unto whom He will without account
John Medows Rodwell1861 This present life is prepared for those who believe not, and who mock at the faithful. But they who fear God shall be above them on the day of resurrection; and God is bounteous without measure to whom He will
George Sale1734 The present life was ordained for those who believe not, and they laugh the faithful to scorn; but they who fear God shall be above them, on the day of the resurrection: For God is bountiful unto whom he pleaseth without measure
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
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.79
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.77
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.77
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.73
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.72
Talal Itani · George Sale0.70
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.70
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.64
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.57
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.41
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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.