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Talal Itani· published 2012
They ask you about intoxicants and gambling. Say, "There is gross sin in them, and some benefits for people, but their sinfulness outweighs their benefit." And they ask you about what they should give: say, "The surplus." Thus God explains the revelations to you, so that you may think.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
They question thee about strongdrink and games of chance. Say: In both is great sin, and (some) utility for men; but the sin of them is greater than their usefulness. And they ask thee what they ought to spend. Say: that which is superfluous. Thus Allahmakethplain to you (His) revelations, that haply ye may reflect
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
They will ask thee about wine and elmaisar, say, 'In them both is sin and profit to men; but the sin of both is greater than the profit of the same.' They will ask thee what they shall expend in alms: say, 'The surplus.' Thus does God manifest to you His signs; haply ye may reflect on this world and the next
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
They will ask thee concerning wine and games of chance. SAY: In both is great sin, and advantage also, to men; but their sin is greater than their advantage. They will ask thee also what they shall bestow in alms: SAY: What ye can spare. Thus God sheweth you his signs that ye may ponder
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
They will ask thee concerning wine and lots: Answer, in both there is great sin, and also some things of use unto men; but their sinfulness is greater than their use. They will ask thee also what they shall bestow in alms: Answer, what ye have to spare. Thus God sheweth his signs unto you, that peradventure ye might seriously think
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
Të pyesin për verën dhe kumarin. Thuaju: "Në to ka dëme (e gjynahe) të mëdha dhe ca dobi për njerëzit, por dëmi i tyre është më i madh se dobia." Gjithashtu, të pyesin se çfarë duhet të japin (si lëmoshë). Thuaju: "Tepricën." Ja, kështu jua sqaron Allahu ajetet e Tij në mënyrë që të mendoni
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বাংলা · Bengali
লোকেরা তোমাকে মদ ও জুয়া সম্পর্কে জিজ্ঞাসা করে। বলো, এ ‘দু’টোর মধ্যেই রয়েছে মহাপাপ (৫১) এবং মানুষের জন্য কিছু উপকারও।(৫২) আর এ দু’টোর পাপ উপকারের চেয়ে অনেক বড়’। আর তারা তোমাকে জিজ্ঞাসা করে, তারা কী ব্যয় করবে? বলো, যা উদ্বৃত্ত(৫৩)। এভাবে আল্লাহ তাঁর আয়াতসমূহ তোমাদের জন্য সুস্পষ্টভাবে ব্যক্ত করেন, যাতে তোমরা চিন্তা ভাবনা করো।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Pitaju te o opojnim pićima i kocki! Reci: "U njima je veliki grijeh, a i ima i nekih koristi ljudima; samo je grijeh od njih veći od koristi njihove!" Pitaju te, šta da udjeljuju! Reci: "Višak!" Eto, tako vama Allah propise objašnjava da biste razmislili,
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Pitaju te o opojnim pićima i kocki! Reci: "U njima je veliki grijeh, a i ima i nekih koristi ljudima; samo je grijeh od njih veći od koristi njihove!" Pitaju te, šta da udjeljuju! Reci: "Višak!" Eto, tako vama Allah propise objašnjava da biste razmislili,
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Hiɓe naamno maa fi sanngara e karte, maaku: "No e ɗin ɗiɗi bakkaatu mawɗo e nafawoy wonannde yimɓe ɓen, ko bakkaatu majji noon ɓuri mawnude e nafawoy majji ". Hiɓe naamno maa kadi hol ko ɓe sakkotoo? Maaku: "yaafuya , Ko wano nii Alla Ɓaŋnginiraŋta on Aayeeje ɗen, mbele joo oɗon miijitoto.
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ქართული · Georgian
ისინი გეკითხებიან (ო, მოციქულო) ღვინოზე [დამათრობელ სასმელზე] [შეიძლება თუ არა მისი მოხმარება, გაყიდვა და ყიდვა] და აზარტულ თამაშზე. უთხარი: «ორივეში არის დიდი ცოდვა (და ზიანი ადამიანის რწმენისთვის, გონებისთვის და ქონებისთვის) და გარკვეული სარგებელი [მოგების მიღება] ადამიანებისთვის, მაგრამ მათი ცოდვა უფრო დიდია, ვიდრე სარგებელი[1]». და ისინი გეკითხებიან: რა დახარჯონ (თავიანთი ქონებიდან მოწყალების სახით)? უთხარი (მათ): «დარჩენილი [ის, რაც თქვენს საჭიროებებს აღემატება]». აი ასე განგიმარტავთ ალლაჰი ნიშნებს (აიათებს), რათა ეგების, დაფიქრდეთ.
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Deutsch · German
Sie fragen dich nach berauschendem Trunk und Glücksspiel. Sag: „In ihnen (beiden) liegt große Sünde und Nutzen für die Menschen. Aber die Sünde in ihnen (beiden) ist größer als ihr Nutzen.“ Und sie fragen dich, was sie ausgeben sollen. Sag: „Den Überschuss.“ Auf diese Weise macht Allah euch die Zeichen klar, auf dass ihr nachdenken möget,
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Σε ρωτούν (ω, Μωχάμμαντ) για το Αλ-Χαμρ (τα αλκοολούχα ποτά, -επίσης είναι οποιαδήποτε ουσία που ζαλίζει το μυαλό-) και τον τζόγο. Πες: «Υπάρχει και στα δύο μεγάλη αμαρτία, και (κάποια) οφέλη για τους ανθρώπους, μα η αμαρτία τους είναι μεγαλύτερη από το όφελός τους.» Και σε ρωτούν τι (ποσό) πρέπει να ξοδέψουν (για ελεημοσύνη κλπ.). Πες: «Το περίσσευμά σας.» Έτσι ο Αλλάχ σάς διευκρινίζει τα Εδάφια (και τους νόμους της Σαρίας) ώστε να συλλογίζεστε.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
(ऐ नबी!) वे आपसे शराब और जुए के बारे में पूछते हैं। आप बता दें कि इन दोनों में बड़ा पाप है तथा लोगों के लिए कुछ लाभ हैं, और इन दोनों का पाप इनके लाभ से बड़ा[138] है। तथा वे आपसे पूछते हैं कि क्या चीज़ ख़र्च करें। (उनसे) कह दीजिए जो आवश्यकता से अधिक हो। इसी प्रकार अल्लाह तुम्हारे लिए आयतों को स्पष्ट करता है, ताकि तुम सोच-विचार करो।
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Italiano · Italian
Ti chiedono del vino e del gioco d’azzardo. Di’: «In questi c’è un grande peccato, e utilità per la gente, ma il peccato è più grande dell’utilità». E ti chiedono che cosa devono donare; Di’: “Il perdono”. In questo modo Allāh chiarisce a voi i Suoi precetti, così che possiate riflettere
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
219. Jie klausia tavęs (Muchammedai ﷺ) apie alkoholinius gėrimus ir lošimus. Sakyk: „Tame yra didelė nuodėmė ir (šiek tiek) naudos žmonėms, tačiau jų nuodėmė yra didesnė nei jų nauda.“ Ir jie klausia tavęs, ką jie turėtų leisti (labdarai). Sakyk: „Tai, kas viršija jūsų poreikius.“ Tuo Allahas išaiškina jums Savo Įsakymus tam, kad jūs susimąstytumėte [28].“
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Русский · Russian
Они спрашивают тебя о вине и азартных играх. Скажи: «В них обоих — великий грех и некоторая польза для людей, но их грех больше, чем их польза». И они спрашивают тебя, что им расходовать. Скажи: «Излишек». Так Аллах разъясняет вам знамения, — быть может, вы поразмыслите
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Српски · Serbian
Питају те о опојним пићима и коцки! Реци: „У њима је велики грех, а има и неких користи људима; само је грех већи од њихове користи!“ Питају те, шта да удељују! Реци: „Вишак!“ Ето, тако вам Аллах прописе објашњава да бисте размислили,
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Wanakuuliza juu ya mvinyo na kamari. Sema: Katika hivyo zipo dhambi kubwa na manufaa kwa watu. Lakini dhambi zake ni kubwa zaidi kuliko manufaa yake. Na wanakuuliza watoe nini? Sema: Kilichozidi mahitaji. Hivi ndivyo Mwenyezi Mungu anawabainishia Aya zake ili mpate kutafakari.
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Svenska · Swedish
De frågar dig om alkoholdrycker och spel om pengar. Säg: ”I dem finns stor synd och även viss nytta för människorna, men deras synd är större än deras nytta.” Och de frågar dig om vad de ska skänka. Säg: ”Överskottet [av det ni själva är i behov av].” På så vis klargör Gud sina bestämmelser för er för att ni ska tänka över dem,
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Türkçe · Turkish
Sana içki ve kumarı soruyorlar. De ki: Onlarda büyük günah ve insanlara bazı faydalar vardır. Günahları faydasından daha büyüktür. Ne sarf edeceklerini sana soruyorlar. De ki: İhtiyaçtan fazlasını! İşte Allah, size düşünesiniz diye ayetleri (böyle) açıklıyor.
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اردو · Urdu
لوگ آپ سے شراب اور جوئے کا مسئلہ پوچھتے ہیں، آپ کہہ دیجیئے ان دونوں میں بہت بڑا گناه ہے[1] اور لوگوں کو اس سے دنیاوی فائده بھی ہوتا ہے، لیکن ان کا گناه ان کے نفع سے بہت زیاده ہے[2]۔ آپ سے یہ بھی دریافت کرتے ہیں کہ کیا کچھ خرچ کریں؟ تو آپ کہہ دیجیئے حاجت سے زائد چیز[3]، اللہ تعالیٰ اسی طرح اپنے احکام صاف صاف تمہارے لئے بیان فرما رہا ہے، تاکہ تم سوچ سمجھ سکو۔
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Talal Itani2012 They ask you about fighting during the Holy Month. Say, "Fighting during it is deplorable; but to bar others from God's path, and to disbelieve in Him, and to prevent access to the Holy Mosque, and to expel its people from it, are more deplorable with God. And persecution is more serious than killing. They will not cease to fight you until they turn you back from your religion, if they can. Whoever among you turns back from his religion, and dies a disbeliever-those are they whose works will come to nothing, in this life, and in the Hereafter. Those are the inmates of the Fire, abiding in it forever.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 They question thee (O Muhammad) with regard to warfare in the sacred month. Say: Warfare therein is a great (transgression), but to turn (men) from the way of Allah, and to disbelieve in Him and in the Inviolable Place of Worship, and to expel His people thence, is a greater with Allah; for persecution is worse than killing. And they will not cease from fighting against you till they have made you renegades from your religion, if they can. And whoso becometh a renegade and dieth in his disbelief: such are they whose works have fallen both in the world and the Hereafter. Such are rightful owners of the Fire: they will abide therein
Edward Henry Palmer1880 They will ask thee of the sacred month,- of fighting therein. Say, 'Fighting therein is a great sin; but turning folks off God's way, and misbelief in Him and in the Sacred Mosque, and turning His people out therefrom, is a greater in God's sight; and sedition is a greater sin than slaughter.' They will not cease from fighting you until they turn you from your religion if they can; but whosoever of you is turned from his religion and dies while still a misbeliever; these are those whose works are vain in this world and the next; they are the fellows of the Fire, and they shall dwell therein for aye
John Medows Rodwell1861 They will ask thee concerning war in the Sacred Month. SAY: To war therein is bad, but to turn aside from the cause of God, and to have no faith in Him, and in the Sacred Temple, and to drive out its people, is worse in the sight of God; and civil strife is worse than bloodshed. They will not cease to war against you until they turn you from your religion, if they be able: but whoever of you shall turn from his religion and die an infidel, their works shall be fruitless in this world, and in the next: they shall be consigned to the fire; therein to abide for aye
George Sale1734 They will ask thee concerning the sacred month, whether they may war therein: Answer, to war therein is grievous; but to obstruct the way of God, and infidelity towards him, and to keep men from the holy temple, and to drive out his people from thence, is more grievous in the sight of God, and the temptation to idolatry is more grievous than to kill in the sacred months. They will not cease to war against you, until they turn you from your religion, if they be able: But whoever among you shall turn back from his religion, and die an infidel, their works shall be vain in this world, and the next; they shall be the companions of hell fire, they shall remain therein for ever
Talal Itani2012 Those who believed, and those who migrated and fought for the sake of God-those look forward to God's mercy. God is Forgiving and Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! those who believe, and those who emigrate (to escape the persecution) and strive in the way of Allah, these have hope of Allah's mercy. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, those who believe, and those who flee, and those who wage war in God's way; these may hope for God's mercy, for God is forgiving and merciful
John Medows Rodwell1861 But they who believe, and who fly their country, and fight in the cause of God may hope for God's mercy: and God is Gracious, Merciful
George Sale1734 But they who believe, and who fly for the sake of religion, and fight in God's cause, they shall hope for the mercy of God; for God is gracious and merciful
Talal Itani2012 About this world and the next. And they ask you about orphans. Say, "Improvement for them is best. And if you intermix with them, then they are your brethren." God knows the dishonest from the honest. Had God willed, He could have overburdened you. God is Mighty and Wise.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Upon the world and the Hereafter. And they question thee concerning orphans. Say: To improve their lot is best. And if ye mingle your affairs with theirs, then (they are) your brothers. Allah knoweth him who spoileth from him who improveth. Had Allah willed He could have overburdened you. Allah is Mighty, Wise
Edward Henry Palmer1880 They will ask thee about orphans: say, 'To do good to them is best.' But if ye interfere with them - they are your brethren, and God knows the evildoer from the well doer; and if God will He will surely trouble you. Verily, God is mighty, wise
John Medows Rodwell1861 On this present world, and on the next. They will also ask thee concerning orphans. SAY: Fair dealing with them is best; But if ye mix yourselves up (in their affairs) - they are your brethren: God knoweth the foul dealer from the fair: and, if God pleased, he could indeed afflict you! Verily, God is Mighty, Wise
George Sale1734 of this present world, and of the next. They will also ask thee concerning orphans: Answer, to deal righteously with them is best and if ye intermeddle with the management of what belongs to them, do them no wrong; they are your brethren: God knoweth the corrupt dealer from the righteous; and if God please, he will surely distress you, for God is mighty and wise
Talal Itani2012 Do not marry idolatresses, unless they have believed. A believing maid is better than an idolatress, even if you like her. And do not marry idolaters, unless they have believed. A believing servant is better than an idolater, even if you like him. These call to the Fire, but God calls to the Garden and to forgiveness, by His leave. He makes clear His communications to the people, that they may be mindful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Wed not idolatresses till they believe; for lo! a believing bondwoman is better than an idolatress though she please you; and give not your daughters in marriage to idolaters till they believe, for lo! a believing slave is better than an idolater though he please you. These invite unto the Fire, and Allah inviteth unto the Garden, and unto forgiveness by His grace, and expoundeth His revelations to mankind that haply they may remember
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Wed not with idolatrous women until they believe, for surely a believing handmaid is better than an idolatrous woman, even though she please you. And wed not to idolatrous men until they believe, for a believing slave is better than an idolater, even though he please you. Those invite you to the fire, but God invites you to paradise and pardon by His permission, and makes clear His signs to men; haply they may remember
John Medows Rodwell1861 Marry not idolatresses until they believe; a slave who believeth is better than an idolatress, though she please you more. And wed not your daughters to idolaters until they believe; for a slave who is a believer, is than better an idolater, though he please you. They invite to the Fire; but God inviteth to Paradise, and to pardon, if he so will, and maketh clear his signs to men that they may remember
George Sale1734 Marry not women who are idolaters, until they believe: Verily a maid servant who believeth, is better than an idolatress, although she please you more. And give not women who believe, in marriage to the idolaters, until they believe; for verily a servant, who is a true believer, is better than an idolater, though he please you more. They invite unto hell fire, but God inviteth unto paradise and pardon through his will, and declareth his signs unto men, that they may remember
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Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.74
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.73
Talal Itani · George Sale0.72
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.67
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.66
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.63
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.61
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.55
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.38
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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.