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Talal Itani· published 2012
God! There is no god except He, the Living, the Everlasting. Neither slumber overtakes Him, nor sleep. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His permission? He knows what is before them, and what is behind them; and they cannot grasp any of His knowledge, except as He wills. His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation does not burden Him. He is the Most High, the Great.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Allah! There is no deity save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous
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
God, there is no god but He, the living, the self-subsistent. Slumber takes Him not, nor sleep. His is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. Who is it that intercedes with Him save by His permission? He knows what is before them and what behind them, and they comprehend not aught of His knowledge but of what He pleases. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and it tires Him not to guard them both, for He is high and grand
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
God! There is no God but He; the Living, the Eternal; Nor slumber seizeth Him, nor sleep; His, whatsoever is in the Heavens and whatsoever is in the Earth! Who is he that can intercede with Him but by His own permission? He knoweth what hath been before them and what shall be after them; yet nought of His knowledge shall they grasp, save what He willeth. His Throne reacheth over the Heavens and the Earth, and the upholding of both burdeneth Him not; and He is the High, the Great
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
God! There is no God but he; the living, the self-subsisting: Neither slumber nor sleep seizeth him; to him belongeth whatsoever is in heaven, and on earth. Who is he that can intercede with him, but through his goodpleasure? He knoweth that which is past, and that which is to come unto them, and they shall not comprehend any thing of his knowledge, but so far as he pleaseth. His throne is extended over heaven and earth, and the preservation of both is no burden unto him. He is the high, the mighty
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
Allahu është Ai përveç të Cilit nuk ka zot që meriton të adhurohet, i Përjetshmi, Mbajtësi i gjithçkaje. Atë nuk e kap dremitja e as gjumi. Atij i takon gjithçka që gjendet në qiej dhe gjithçka që gjendet në Tokë. E kush mund të ndërmjetësojë tek Ai pa lejen e Tij?! Ai e di ç'ka ndodhur në të kaluarën dhe ç'do të ndodhë në të ardhmen, ndërsa ata nuk mund të mësojnë asgjë nga dituria e Tij, përveç aq sa dëshiron Ai. Kursia[24] e Tij përfshin qiejt e Tokën dhe Atij nuk i vjen rëndë ruajtja e tyre. Ai është i Larti, i Madhërishmi.
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বাংলা · Bengali
আল্লাহ, তিনি ছাড়া কোনো সত্য ইলাহ নেই। তিনি চিরঞ্জীব, সর্বসত্তার রক্ষণাবেক্ষণকারী, ধারক(৭৬)। তাঁকে তন্দ্রাও স্পর্শ করতে পারে না, নিদ্রাও না। আসমানসমূহে যা রয়েছে ও যমিনে যা রয়েছে সবই তাঁর । এমন কে আছে , যে তাঁর অনুমতি ব্যতীত তাঁর কাছে সুপারিশ করতে পারে ? তাদের সামনে ও পেছনে যা কিছু আছে, তিনি তা সবই জানেন। আর তিনি যা ইচ্ছে করেন তা ছাড়া তাঁর জ্ঞানের কোনো কিছুকেই আয়ত্ত্ব করতে পারে না। তাঁর ‘কুরসী’(৭৭) আসমানসমূহ ও যমিনকে পরিব্যাপ্ত করে আছে। আর এ দুটোর রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ তাঁকে ক্লান্ত-পরিশ্রান্ত করে না। আর তিনি সুউচ্চ সুমহান।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Allah je, nema boga osim Njega, Živi i Samoopstojeći Održavatelj! Ne obuzima Ga ni drijemež ni san! Njegovo je ono što je na nebesima i na Zemlji! Ko se može pred Njim zauzimati bez Njegovog dopuštenja?! On zna šta je bilo prije i šta će biti poslije njih i oni ne mogu obuhvatiti od Njegovoga znanja osim koliko On želi. Njegova Kursija obuhvata i nebesa i Zemlju i Njemu nije teško održavati ih! On je Svevišnji i Veličanstveni!
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Allah je, nema boga osim Njega, Živi i Samoopstojeći Održavatelj! Ne obuzima Ga ni drijemež ni san! Njegovo je ono što je na nebesima i na Zemlji! Tko se može pred Njim zauzimati bez Njegovog dopuštenja?! On zna što je bilo prije i što će biti poslije njih i oni ne mogu obuhvatiti od Njegovoga znanja osim koliko On želi. Njegova Kursija obuhvaća i nebesa i Zemlju i Njemu nije teško održavati ih! On je Svevišnji i Veličanstveni!
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Alla, alaa reweteeɗo si wanaa kanko, wuurɗo ñiiɓuɗo. ŋoŋre nanngataa mo, wanaa kadi ɗoyngol. ko kanko Jeyi huunde ko woni ka kammuuli e huunde ko woni ka leydi. Ko hommbo woni on tefoowo ka makko si wanaa e duŋayee nakko? Himo anndi ko woni yeeso maɓɓe, e ko woni ɓaawo maɓɓe. Ɓe huɓindotaako huunde e anndal nakko ngal si wanaa ko o muuyi. Jullere makko nden no yaaji ɓuri kammuuli ɗin e leydi ndin. Reenugol ɗi aaninaa mo. Ko Kano woni toowuɗo mawɗo on.
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ქართული · Georgian
ალლაჰი — არ არსებობს ღმერთი (თაყვანისცემის ღირსი) მის გარდა. ის არის მარადცოცხალი, არავისზე დამოკიდებული (მაშინ როცა ყოველი ქმნილება მასზეა დამოკიდებული). მას არ ეუფლება არც თვლემა და არც ძილი. მხოლოდ მას ეკუთვნის ყველაფერი, რაც ცაშია და რაც მიწაზეა. ვინ შეიძლება შუამდგომლობდეს მის წინაშე მისი ნებართვის გარეშე? მან იცის ის, რაც მათ წინ არის (მომავალი) და ისიც, რაც მათ უკან იყო (წარსული). ხოლო ისინი ვერ მოიცავენ მისი ცოდნიდან ვერაფერს გარდა იმისა, რასაც თავად ინებებს, რომ მათ იცოდნენ. მისი 'არში (ტახტი) მოიცავს ცებსა და მიწას, და მათი დაცვა მას არ უჭირს. ჭეშმარიტად, ის არის უზენაესი — ყველაფერზე მაღლა მდგომი, და დიადი თავისი არსით, ძალაუფლებითა და სრულყოფილებით.
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Deutsch · German
Allah - es gibt keinen Anbetungswürdigen, außer Ihm, dem Lebendigen, dem Beständigen. Ihn überkommt weder Schlummer noch Schlaf. Ihm gehört, was in den Himmeln und was auf der Erde ist. Wer ist es denn, der bei Ihm Fürsprache einlegen könnte - außer mit Seiner Erlaubnis? Er weiß, was vor ihnen und was hinter ihnen liegt, sie aber umfassen nichts von Seinem Wissen - außer, was Er will. Sein Thronschemel umfasst die Himmel und die Erde, und ihre Behütung beschwert Ihn nicht. Und Er ist der Hohe, (und) der Gewaltige.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Αλλάχ! Δεν υπάρχει άλλος θεός που αξίζει να λατρεύεται παρά μόνον Αυτός – ο Αλ-Χάι (ο Αιώνια Ζωντανός), ο Αλ-Καϊούμ (Υποστηρικτής και Συντηρητής όλων). Δεν Τον καταβάλλει καμία νύστα, ούτε ένας ύπνος. Σ' Αυτόν ανήκουν ό,τι είναι στους ουρανούς και ό,τι είναι στη Γη. Ποιος μπορεί να μεσολαβήσει (για λογαριασμό κάποιου άλλου) ενώπιόν Του, εκτός με την άδειά Του; Γνωρίζει ό,τι ήταν πριν απ' αυτούς (τα δημιουργήματά Του) και τι θα γίνει μετά απ' αυτούς, ενώ δεν κατέχουν τίποτα από τη γνώση Του, παρά μόνο ό,τι θέλει. Το Κουρσέι (υποπόδιο) Του εκτείνεται πάνω απ’ τους ουρανούς και τη Γη, και δεν Τον επιβαρύνει η φύλαξη και η συντήρησή τους, και Αυτός είναι ο Αλ-‘Αλέι (Ύψιστος), ο Αλ-‘Αδείμ (Μέγας).
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हिन्दी · Hindi
अल्लाह (वह है कि) उसके सिवा कोई पूज्य नहीं। (वह) जीवित है, हर चीज़ को सँभालने (क़ायम रखने)[170] वाला है। न उसे कुछ ऊँघ पकड़ती है और न नींद। उसी का है जो कुछ आकाशों में और जो कुछ धरती में है। कौन है, जो उसके पास उसकी अनुमति के बिना अनुशंसा (सिफ़ारिश) करे? वह जानता है जो कुछ उनके सामने और जो कुछ उनके पीछे है। और वे उसके ज्ञान में से किसी चीज़ को (अपने ज्ञान से) नहीं घेर सकते, परंतु जितना वह चाहे। उसकी कुर्सी आकाशों और धरती को व्याप्त है और उन दोनों की रक्षा उसे नहीं थकाती। और वही सबसे ऊँचा, सबसे महान है।[171]
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Italiano · Italian
Allāh, non c’è nessuna divinità all’infuori di Lui, il Vivente, Colui che Esiste di per Sé! Non può prenderlo né la distrazione né il sonno. A Lui appartiene ciò che è nei cieli e in terra. Chi può intercedere presso di Lui senza il Suo permesso? Conosce ciò che è davanti a loro e ciò che è dietro di loro, e loro ignorano tutto della Sua sapienza, tranne quello che Lui vuole. Il Suo trono circonda tutti i cieli e la terra, e non Gli costa nulla conservarli. E Lui è il Sublime, l’Immenso!
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
255. Allahas! La ilaha illa Huva (niekas neturi teisės būti garbinamas, tik Jis), Al-Hajul-Kajum (Amžinas, Tas, Kuris išlaiko ir saugo visa, kas egzistuoja). Nei snaudulys, nei miegas Jo neapima. Jam priklauso viskas, kas yra danguose, ir viskas, kas yra žemėje. Kas gali prašyti Jo užtarimo, išskyrus su Jo Leidimu? Jis žino, kas nutinka jiems (Jo kūrinijai) šiame pasaulyje ir kas nutiks jiems Amžinybėje. Ir jie niekada nesupras nieko iš Jo Žinių, išskyrus tai, ką Jis panorės. Jo Kursi [36] driekiasi virš dangų ir žemės, ir Jis nejaučia jokio nuovargio sergėdamas ir saugodamas juos. Ir Jis – Aukščiausiasis, Didingiausiasis. [Ši aja 2:255 vadinama Ajat-ul-Kursi.]
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Rabbiin Isa malee haqaan gabbaramaan hin jiru; (Inni) jiraataadha; waan hundaan dhaabbataadha. Mugaatiis ta’ee hirribni Isa hin qabu. Wanti samiilee keessa jiruufi wanti dachii keessa jiru (hundi) kan Isaati. Inni hayyama Isaatiin malee Isa biratti araarsu eenyuma? (hinjiru). Waan fuuldura isaaniitiifi waan duuba isaaniis ni beeka. Beekumsa Isaa irraa waan Inni fedhetti malee hin marsanu. Kursiin Isaa samiileefi dachii irra bal’ateera. Isaan lamaan tiksuun Isa hin dadhabsiisu, Inni ol ta’aa, guddaadha.[102]
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Русский · Russian
Аллах — нет божества, кроме Него — Живой, Поддерживающий всё сущее. Его не одолевает ни дремота, ни сон. Ему принадлежит всё, что в небесах, и всё, что на земле. Кто же тот, кто заступится у Него иначе как с Его дозволения? Он знает, что перед ними и что после них, а они ничего не постигают из Его знания, кроме того, что Он пожелает. Подножие Его Трона[20] объемлет небеса и землю, и не тяготит Его охрана их. Он — Возвышенный, Великий.
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Српски · Serbian
Аллах је, нема бога осим Њега, Живи и Самоопстојећи Одржаватељ! Не обузима Га ни дремеж ни сан! Његово је оно што је на небесима и на Земљи! Ко може пред Њим да се заузима без Његовог допуштења?! Он зна шта је било пре и шта ће да буде после њих и они не могу да обухвате од Његовог знања осим колико Он жели. Његов Курсиј обухвата и небеса и Земљу и Њему није тешко да их одржава! Он је Свевишњи и Величанствени!
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Mwenyezi Mungu - hakuna mungu isipokuwa Yeye, Aliye hai, Msimamizi wa mambo yote milele. Hashikwi na kusinzia wala kulala. Ni vyake vilivyomo mbinguni na vilivyomo duniani. Ni nani huyo awezaye kufanya uombezi mbele yake isipokuwa kwa idhini yake? Anayajua yaliyo mbele yao, na yaliyo nyuma yao, wala wao hawajui vyema chochote katika elimu yake isipokuwa kwa kile akitakacho. Kursi (mahali inapokanyaga miguu) yake imeenea mbingu na dunia, na wala halemewi katika kuvilinda vyote viwili. Na Yeye ndiye aliye juu zaidi, Mkuu.
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Svenska · Swedish
Gud – ingen är värd dyrkan utom han, den Levande, alltings Upprätthållare. Varken slummer eller sömn drabbar honom. Allt i himlarna och på jorden tillhör honom. Vem kan medla hos honom utan hans tillåtelse? Han känner till allt som har skett i deras förflutna och allt som ska ske i deras framtid. De kan inte omfatta något av hans kunskap, annat än det han själv vill göra tillgängligt. Hans fotpall omsluter himlarna och jorden, och det tynger honom inte att bevara dem. Han är den Höge, den Väldige.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Allah; O'ndan başka hakkıyla ibadete layık hiçbir hak ilâh olmayandır; Hayy'dır (diridir); Kayyûm'dur. (kendi zâtiyle kâimdir.) O'nu ne bir uyuklama, ne de bir uyku tutar. Göklerde ve yerde ne varsa hepsi O'nundur. İzni olmadan, O'nun yanında kim şefaat edebilir? Onların önünde ve arkasında olan her şeyi bilir. Onlar ise, O'nun dilediği kadarından başka ilminden hiçbir şey kavrayamazlar. O'nun Kürsü'sü gökleri ve yeri kaplamıştır. Onların her ikisini de görüp gözetmek O'na ağır gelmez. O, çok yücedir, çok büyüktür.
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اردو · Urdu
اللہ تعالیٰ ہی معبود برحق ہے جس کے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں جو زنده اور سب کا تھامنے واﻻ ہے، جسے نہ اونگھ آئے نہ نیند، اس کی ملکیت میں زمین اور آسمانوں کی تمام چیزیں ہیں۔ کون ہے جو اس کی اجازت کے بغیر اس کے سامنے شفاعت کرسکے، وه جانتا ہے جو ان کے سامنے ہے اور جو ان کے پیچھے ہے اور وه اس کے علم میں سے کسی چیز کا احاطہ نہیں کرسکتے مگر جتنا وه چاہے[1] ، اس کی کرسی کی وسعت[2] نے زمین و آسمان کو گھیر رکھا ہے اور اللہ تعالیٰ ان کی حفاﻇت سے نہ تھکتا اور نہ اکتاتا ہے، وه تو بہت بلند اور بہت بڑا ہے۔
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Uthmani edition; both are cleared, but they are not the
same edition and their orthography differs.
Easy-read (simplified)tilka r-rusulu faddalnaa ba'dahum 'alaa ba'din minhum man kallama llaahu warafa'a ba'dahum darajaatin wa'aataynaa 'eesaa bna maryama l-bayyinaati wa'ayyadnaahu biroohi l-qudusi walaw shaa'a llaahu maa qtatala lladheena min ba'dihim min ba'di maa jaa'athumu l-bayyinaatu walaakini khtalafoo faminhum man aamana waminhum man kafara walaw shaa'a llaahu maa qtataloo walaakinna llaaha yaf'alu maa yureed
DIN 31635tilka r-rusulu faḍḍalnā baʿḍahum ʿalā baʿḍin minhum man kallama llāhu warafaʿa baʿḍahum daraǧātin waʾātaynā ʿīsā bna maryama l-bayyināti waʾayyadnāhu birūḥi l-qudusi walaw šāʾa llāhu mā qtatala llaḏīna min baʿdihim min baʿdi mā ǧāʾathumu l-bayyinātu walākini ḫtalafū faminhum man ʾāmana waminhum man kafara walaw šāʾa llāhu mā qtatalū walākinna llāha yafʿalu mā yurīdu
Talal Itani2012 These messengers: We gave some advantage over others. To some of them God spoke directly, and some He raised in rank. We gave Jesus son of Mary the clear miracles, and We strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. Had God willed, those who succeeded them would not have fought one another, after the clear signs had come to them; but they disputed; some of them believed, and some of them disbelieved. Had God willed, they would not have fought one another; but God does whatever He desires.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Of those messengers, some of whom We have caused to excel others, and of whom there are some unto whom Allah spake, while some of them He exalted (above others) in degree; and We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) and We supported him with the holy Spirit. And if Allah had so wiled it, those who followed after them would not have fought one with another after the clear proofs had come unto them. But they differed, some of them believing and some disbelieving. And if Allah had so willed it, they would not have fought one with another; but Allah doeth what He will
Edward Henry Palmer1880 These apostles have we preferred one of them above another. Of them is one to whom God spake; and we have raised some of them degrees; and we have given Jesus the son of Mary manifest signs, and strengthened him by the Holy Spirit. And, did God please, those who came after them would not have fought after there came to them manifest signs. But they did disagree, and of them are some who believe, and of them some who misbelieve, but, did God please, they would not have fought, for God does what He will
John Medows Rodwell1861 Some of the apostles we have endowed more highly than others: Those to whom God hath spoken, He hath raised to the loftiest grade, and to Jesus the Son of Mary we gave manifest signs, and we strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. And if God had pleased, they who came after them would not have wrangled, after the clear signs had reached them. But into disputes they fell: some of them believed, and some were infidels; yet if God had pleased, they would not have thus wrangled: but God doth what he will
George Sale1734 These are the apostles; we have preferred some of them before others: Some of them hath God spoken unto, and hath exalted the degree of others of them. And we gave unto Jesus the son of Mary manifest signs, and strengthened him with the holy spirit. And if God had pleased, they who came after those apostles, would not have contended among themselves, after manifest signs had been shewn unto them. But they fell to variance; therefore some of them believed, and some of them believed not; and if God had so pleased, they would not have contended among themselves, but God doth what he will
Talal Itani2012 O you who believe! Spend from what We have given you, before a Day comes in which there is neither trading, nor friendship, nor intercession. The disbelievers are the wrongdoers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O ye who believe! spend of that wherewith We have provided you ere a day come when there will be no trafficking, nor friendship, nor intercession. The disbelievers, they are the wrong-doers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O ye who believe! expend in alms of what we have bestowed upon you, before the day comes in which is no barter, and no friendship, and no intercession; and the misbelievers, they are the unjust
John Medows Rodwell1861 O Believers! give alms of that with which we have supplied you, before the day cometh when there shall be no trafficking, nor friendship, nor intercession. And the infidels are the wrong-doers
George Sale1734 O true believers, give alms of that which we have bestowed on you, before the day cometh wherein there shall be no merchandizing, nor friendship, nor intercession. The infidels are unjust doers
DIN 31635lā ʾikrāha fī d-dīni qad tabayyana r-rušdu mina l-ġayyi faman yakfur biṭ-ṭāġūti wayuʾmin billāhi faqadi stamsaka bil-ʿurwati l-wuṯqā lā nfiṣāma lahā wallāhu samīʿun ʿalīmun
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 There shall be no compulsion in religion; the right way has become distinct from the wrong way. Whoever renounces evil and believes in God has grasped the most trustworthy handle; which does not break. God is Hearing and Knowing.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower
Edward Henry Palmer1880 There is no compulsion in religion; the right way has been distinguished from the wrong, and whoso disbelieves in Taghut and believes in God, he has got hold of the firm handle in which is no breaking off; but God both hears and knows
John Medows Rodwell1861 Let there be no compulsion in Religion. Now is the right way made distinct from error. Whoever therefore shall deny Thagout and believe in God - he will have taken hold on a strong handle that shall not be broken: and God is He who Heareth, Knoweth
George Sale1734 Let there be no violence in religion. Now is right direction manifestly distinguished from deceit: Whoever therefore shall deny Tagut(false gods), and believe in God, he shall surely take hold on a strong handle, which shall not be broken; God is he who heareth and seeth
DIN 31635allāhu waliyyu llaḏīna ʾāmanū yuḫriǧuhum mina ẓ-ẓulumāti ʾilā n-nūri wallaḏīna kafarū ʾawliyāʾuhumu ṭ-ṭāġūtu yuḫriǧūnahum mina n-nūri ʾilā ẓ-ẓulumāti ʾūlāʾika ʾaṣḥābu n-nāri hum fīhā ḫālidūna
Talal Itani2012 God is the Lord of those who believe; He brings them out of darkness and into light. As for those who disbelieve, their lords are the evil ones; they bring them out of light and into darkness-these are the inmates of the Fire, in which they will abide forever.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Allah is the Protecting Guardian of those who believe. He bringeth them out of darkness into light. As for those who disbelieve, their patrons are false deities. They bring them out of light into darkness. Such are rightful owners of the Fire. They will abide therein
Edward Henry Palmer1880 God is the patron of those who believe, He brings them forth from darkness into light. But those who misbelieve, their patrons are Taghut, these bring them forth from light to darkness,- fellows of the Fire, they dwell therein for aye
John Medows Rodwell1861 God is the patron of believers: He shall bring them out of darkness into light: As to those who believe not, their patrons are Thagout: they shall bring them out of light into darkness: they shall be given over to the fire: they shall abide therein for ever
George Sale1734 God is the patron of those who believe; he shall lead them out of darkness into light: But as to those who believe not, their patrons are Tagut(false gods); they shall lead them from the light into darkness; they shall be the companions of hell fire, they shall remain therein for ever
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 —
0.59 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 · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.68
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.65
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.63
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.60
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.57
Talal Itani · George Sale0.55
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.54
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.51
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.51
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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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.