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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.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
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
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
Madefair 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
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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
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
Jobesimtarëve u është hijeshuar jeta e kësaj bote, prandaj tallen me besimtarët. Mirëpo, ata që i frikësohen Allahut, do të jenë sipër tyre në Ditën e Kiametit. Allahu begaton pa masë atë që do.
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বাংলা · Bengali
যারা কুফুরী করে তাদের জন্য দুনিয়ার জীবন সুশোভিত করা হয়েছে এবং তারা মুমিনদেরকে ঠাট্টা-বিদ্রুপ করে থাকে। অথচ যারা তাকওয়া অবলম্বন করে কিয়ামতের দিন তারাই এদের মোকাবেলায় উঁচু ও শ্রেষ্ঠ মর্যাদা লাভ করবে।(৪৩) আর আল্লাহ যাকে ইচ্ছে অগণিত রিযক দান করেন।
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
Nevjernicima se život na ovome svijetu čini lijepim i oni se rugaju onima koji vjeruju. A na Sudnjem danu biće iznad njih oni koji su se Allaha bojali i grijeha klonili. – A Allah daje u obilju onome kome On hoće, bez računa.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
Uljepšan je, onima koji ne vjeruju, život na ovome svijetu i oni se rugaju onima koji vjeruju. A oni koji su se Allaha bojali i grijeha klonili, na Sudnjem danu bit će iznad njih! A Allah opskrbljuje bez računa onoga koga hoće.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Nguurdam aduna ɗam cuɗinanaama ɓeya heeferɓe, hiɓe jalkita ɓen goongɗimɓe. Ɓen goongɗuɓe wonoyay dow maɓɓe ñalnde darngal. Alla no Arsikira on mo o Muuyi, ko aldaa e hasboore.
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ქართული · Georgian
გალამაზებულია ამქვეყნიური ცხოვრება მათთვის, ვინც ურწმუნო გახდა, და ისინი დასცინიან მათ, ვინც ირწმუნა. ხოლო ისინი, ვისაც ღმერთის რისხვის ეშინიათ, აღდგომის დღეს მათზე [ურწმუნოებზე] მაღლა იქნებიან. და ალლაჰი აძლევს საზრდოს იმას, ვისაც ინებებს თავისი ქმნილებებიდან, უთვალავად.
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Deutsch · German
Ausgeschmückt wurde denen, die ungläubig sind, das diesseitige Leben, und sie spotten über diejenigen, die glauben. Aber diejenigen, die (Allah) fürchten, werden am Tag der Auferstehung über ihnen stehen. Und Allah versorgt, wen Er will, ohne Berechnung.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Ωραιοποιημένη είναι για τους άπιστους η ζωή αυτού του κόσμου, και χλευάζουν αυτούς που πιστεύουν. Μα αυτοί που φυλλάσονται από την τιμωρία του Αλλάχ (μέσω της τήρησης των εντολών Του) θα είναι πάνω απ’ αυτούς (τους άπιστους) την Ημέρα της Ανάστασης (όπου θα βρίσκονται ψηλά στον Παράδεισο, ενώ οι άπιστοι θα βρίσκονται στα κατώτερα σημεία της Φωτιάς). Και ο Αλλάχ παρέχει εφόδια σε όποιον θέλει χωρίς όριο.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
उन लोगों के लिए जिन्होंने कुफ़्र किया, सांसारिक जीवन आकर्षक बना दिया गया है तथा वे ईमान लाने वालों का मज़ाक़[131] उड़ाते हैं। हालाँकि जो लोग (अल्लाह का) डर रखने वाले हैं, वे क़ियामत के दिन उनसे ऊपर[132] होंगे तथा अल्लाह जिसे चाहता है, असंख्य जीविका प्रदान करता है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Ai miscredenti è stata data un’esistenza piacevole in questa vita, e loro deridono quelli che hanno creduto, ma nel Giorno del Giudizio i devoti saranno sopra di loro, e Allāh dona a chi vuole senza limiti.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
212. Išpuoštas yra šio pasaulio gyvenimas tiems, kurie netiki, ir jie šaiposi iš tų, kurie tiki. Tačiau tie, kurie paklūsta Allaho Įsakymams ir laikosi atokiai nuo to, ką Jis uždraudė, bus virš jų Prikėlimo Dieną. Ir Allahas suteikia (Savo Dosnumą, Palaimą, Malones, Pagerbimą Prikėlimo Dieną) tiems, kuriems Jis nori, neribotai.
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Isaan kafaraniif jireenyi addunyaa miidhagfameera; warra amananitti ni qoosu. Warri Rabbiin sodaatan immoo Guyyaa Qiyaamaa isaanii ol tahu. Rabbiin nama fedheef (tola Isaa irraa) lakkoofsa malee hiree kenna.
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Русский · Russian
Мирская жизнь приукрашена для тех, кто отверг веру, и они высмеивают тех, кто уверовал. А те, которые были богобоязненны, будут выше их в День воскресения. Аллах наделяет уделом, кого пожелает, без счёта.
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Српски · Serbian
Неверницима се живот на овоме свету чини лепим и они се ругају онима који верују. А они који су се Аллаха бојали и греха клонили, на Судњем дану биће изнад њих! Аллах даје у обиљу ономе коме Он хоће, без рачуна.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Waliokufuru wamepambiwa maisha ya duniani; na wanawafanyia masihara wale walioamini. Na wale wanaomcha Mwenyezi Mungu watakuwa juu yao Siku ya Kiyama. Na Mwenyezi Mungu humruzuku amtakaye bila ya hisabu.
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Svenska · Swedish
Det jordiska livet har förskönats för de otrogna, och de gör narr av de troende. Men de gudfruktiga kommer att vara ovanför dem på uppståndelsens dag. Gud försörjer den han vill utan gräns.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Dünya hayatı kâfirlere süslü gösterildi. Bu yüzden iman edenlerle alay ederler. Oysa takva sahipleri, kıyamet günü onların çok üstündedirler. Allah dilediğine hesapsız rızık verir.
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اردو · Urdu
کافروں کے لئے دنیا کی زندگی خوب زینت دار کی گئی ہے، وه ایمان والوں سے ہنسی مذاق کرتے ہیں[1] ، حاﻻنکہ پرہیزگار لوگ قیامت کے دن ان سے اعلیٰ ہوں گے، اللہ تعالیٰ جسے چاہتا ہے بےحساب روزی دیتا ہے۔[2]
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Easy-read (simplified)hal yanzuroona illaa an ya'tiyahumu llaahu fee zulalin mina l-ghamaami wal-malaa'ikatu waqudiya l-'amru wa'ilaa llaahi turja'u l-'umoor
DIN 31635hal yanẓurūna ʾillā ʾan yaʾtiyahumu llāhu fī ẓulalin mina l-ġamāmi wal-malāʾikatu waquḍiya l-ʾamru waʾilā llāhi turǧaʿu l-ʾumūru
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 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.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Wait they for naught else than that Allah should come unto them in the shadows of the clouds with the angels? Then the case would be already judged. All cases go back to Allah (for judgment)
Edward Henry Palmer1880 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
John Medows Rodwell1861 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
George Sale1734 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
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
Talal Itani2012 Humanity used to be one community; then God sent the prophets, bringing good news and giving warnings. And He sent down with them the Scripture, with the truth, to judge between people regarding their differences. But none differed over it except those who were given it-after the proofs had come to them-out of mutual envy between them. Then God guided those who believed to the truth they had disputed, in accordance with His will. God guides whom He wills to a straight path.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Mankind were one community, and Allah sent (unto them) prophets as bearers of good tidings and as warners, and revealed therewith the Scripture with the truth that it might judge between mankind concerning that wherein they differed. And only those unto whom (the Scripture) was given differed concerning it, after clear proofs had come unto them, through hatred one of another. And Allah by His Will guided those who believe unto the truth of that concerning which they differed. Allah guideth whom He will unto a straight path
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Men were one nation once, and God sent prophets with good tidings and with warnings, and sent down with them the Book in truth, to judge between men in that wherein they disagreed; but none did disagree therein save those who had been given it after that manifest signs had come to them, through greed amongst themselves; and God guided those who did believe to that truth concerning which they disagreed by His permission, for God guides whom He will unto the right path
John Medows Rodwell1861 Mankind was but one people; and God sent prophets to announce glad tidings and to warn; and He sent down with them the Book of Truth, that it might decide the disputes of men; and none disputed but those to whom the Book had been given, after the clear tokens had reached them, - being full of mutual jealousy. And God guided those who believed to the truth of that about which, by his permission, they had disputed; for God guideth whom he pleaseth into the straight path
George Sale1734 Mankind was of one faith, and God sent prophets bearing good tidings, and denouncing threats, and sent down with them the scripture in truth, that it might judge between men of that concerning which they disagreed: And none disagreed concerning it, except those to whom the same scriptures were delivered, after the declarations of God's will had come unto them, out of envy among themselves. And God directed those who believed, to that truth concerning which they disagreed, by his will: For God directeth whom he pleaseth into the right way
Talal Itani2012 Or do you expect to enter Paradise before the example of those who came before you had reached you? Adversity and hardship had afflicted them, and they were so shaken up, that the Messenger and those who believed with him said, "When is God's victory?" Indeed, God's victory is near.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Or think ye that ye will enter paradise while yet there hath not come unto you the like of (that which came to) those who passed away before you? Affliction and adversity befell them, they were shaken as with earthquake, till the messenger (of Allah) and those who believed along with him said: When cometh Allah's help? Now surely Allah's help is nigh
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Did ye count to enter Paradise, while there had nothing come to you like those who passed away before you; there touched them violence and harm, and they were made to quake, until the Apostle and those who believed with him said, 'When (comes) God's help? Is not God's help then surely nigh
John Medows Rodwell1861 Think ye to enter Paradise, when no such things have come upon you, as on those who flourish before you? Ills and troubles tried them; and so tossed were they by trials, that the Apostle and they who shared his faith, said, "When will the help of God come?" - Is not the help of God nigh
George Sale1734 Did ye think ye should enter paradise, when as yet no such thing had happened unto you, as hath happened unto those who have been before you? They suffered calamity, and tribulation, and were afflicted; so that the apostle, and they who believed with him, said; when will the help of God come? Is not the help of God nigh
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
0.51 on a scale
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The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.60
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.57
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.53
Talal Itani · George Sale0.51
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.49
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.45
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.43
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.32
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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.