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Have you not considered him who argued with Abraham about his Lord, because God had given him sovereignty? Abraham said, "My Lord is He who gives life and causes death." He said, "I give life and cause death." Abraham said, "God brings the sun from the East, so bring it from the West," so the blasphemer was confounded. God does not guide the wrongdoing people.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Bethink thee of him who had an argument with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom; how, when Abraham said: My Lord is He Who giveth life and causeth death, he answered: I give life and cause death. Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so do thou cause it to come up from the West. Thus was the disbelieverabashed. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk
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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
Do you not look at him who disputed with Abraham about his Lord, that God had given him the kingdom? When Abraham said, 'My Lord is He who giveth life and death,' he said, 'I give life and death.' Abraham said, 'But verily, God brings the sun from the east, do thou then bring it from the west?' And he who misbelieved was dumbfounded, for God does not guide unjust folk
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Hast thou not thought on him who disputed with Abraham about his Lord, because God had given him the kingdom? When Abraham said, "My Lord is He who makethalive and cause to die:" He said, "It is I who makealive and cause to die!" Abraham said, "Since God bringeth the sun from the East, do thou, then, bring it from the West." The infidel was confounded; for God guideth not the evildoers
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Hast thou not considered him who disputed with Abraham concerning his Lord, because God had given him the kingdom? When Abraham said, my Lord is he who giveth life, and killeth: He answered, I give life, and I kill. Abraham said, verily God bringeth the sun from the east, now do thou bring it from the west. Whereupon the infidel was confounded; for God directeth not the ungoldly people
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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 ke dëgjuar për atë që u fjalëtua me Ibrahimin për Zotin e tij, thjesht ngaqë Allahu i kishte dhënë atij pushtet?! Kur Ibrahimi tha: "Zoti im është Ai që jep jetë dhe vdekje", ai tha: "Edhe unë jap jetë dhe vdekje." Ibrahimi i tha: "Allahu e sjell Diellin nga lindja, e sille ti nga perëndimi!" Atëherë, jobesimtari mbeti pa fjalë. Allahu nuk i udhëzon në rrugë të drejtë zullumqarët.
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বাংলা · Bengali
তুমি কি সে ব্যক্তির অবস্থা লক্ষ্য করোনি, যে ইবরাহীমের সাথে তাঁর রবের সম্পর্কে বিতর্কে লিপ্ত হয়েছিলো। যেহেতু আল্লাহ তাকে রাজত্ব দিয়েছিলেন। যখন ইবরাহীম বললো: ‘আমার রব তিনিই, যিনি জীবন দান করেন ও মৃত্যু ঘটান। সে বললো: ‘আমিও তো জীবন দান করি ও মৃত্যু ঘটাই।(৮০) ইবরাহীম বললো: ‘নিশ্চয়ই আল্লাহ সূর্যকে পূর্ব দিক থেকে উদিত করেন। সুতরাং তুমি পারলে সেটাকে পশ্চিম দিক থেকে উদিত করে দেখাও তো। এ কথা শুনে কাফিরটি হতভম্ব হয়ে গেলো। আসলে আল্লাহ যালিম সম্প্রয়ায়কে হিদায়াত করেন না।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Zar ne znaš za onoga koji se s Ibrahimom o Gospodaru njegovom prepirao, kada mu je Allah carstvo dao?! Kad Ibrahim reče: "Gospodar moj je Onaj Koji život i smrt daje!", on odgovori: "Ja život i smrt dajem!" Ibrahim reče: "Allah čini da Sunce izlazi s istoka, pa učini ti da izađe sa zapada!" I nevjernik se zbuni. Allah, doista, zulumćare ne upućuje na Pravi put.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Zar ne znaš za onoga koji se s Abrahamom o Gospodaru njegovu prepirao, kada mu je Allah carstvo dao?! Kad Abraham reče: "Gospodar moj je Onaj Koji život i smrt daje!" on odgovori: "Ja život i smrt dajem!" Abraham reče: "Allah čini da Sunce izlazi s istoka, pa učini ti da izađe sa zapada!" I nevjernik se zbuni. Allah, doista, nepravednike ne upućuje na Pravi put.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
E a yi'aali on wennjondirɗo he Ibraahiima e fii Jeyɗo mo on, fii Alla no yeɗi mo laamu, nde Ibraahiima maakunoo: "Jeyɗo lam on, ko on wuurnata wara". [Wennjodiiɗo on] wi'i: "miin kadi miɗo wuurna wara". Ibraahiima maaki: "Pellet Alla no addira naange ngen fuɗnaange, addir nge hiirnaange".Yedduɗo on mugaa. Alla fewnataa yimɓe tooñooɓe ɓen
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ქართული · Georgian
განა არ გიფიქრია იმაზე, ვინც ედავებოდა იბრაჰიმს თავისი უფლის შესახებ, რადგან ალლაჰმა მას მიანიჭა სამეფო ძალაუფლება? აი, უთხრა იბრაჰიმმა: «ჩემი უფალი — ის არის, ვინც აცოცხლებს და აკვდინებს». მან (მეფემ) თქვა: «მე ვაცოცხლებ და ვაკვდინებ». მაშინ იბრაჰიმმა თქვა: «ჭეშმარიტად, ალლაჰს ამოჰყავს მზე აღმოსავლეთიდან, მაშ, შენ ამოიყვანე იგი დასავლეთიდან». და გაოგნდა ის (მეფე), ვინც ურწმუნოებას იჩენდა (და შეწყვიტა დავა), რადგან ალლაჰი არ უძღვება ჭეშმარიტებისკენ უსამართლო ხალხს.
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Deutsch · German
Hast du denn nicht jenen gesehen, der mit Ibrahim über seinen Herrn stritt, da Allah ihm die Herrschaft gegeben hatte? (Damals,) als Ibrahim sagte: „Mein Herr ist derjenige, der lebendig macht und sterben lässt.“ Er sagte: „Ich mache lebendig und lasse sterben.“ Ibrahim sagte: „Allah bringt ja die Sonne vom Osten her; so bringe du sie vom Westen her!“ Da war derjenige, der ungläubig war, fassungslos. Und Allah leitet nicht das ungerechte Volk recht.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Είδες (ω, Μωχάμμαντ) εκείνον που (ήταν πολύ αλαζόνας και τολμηρός που) διαφωνούσε συζητώντας με τον Ιμπραήμ (Αβραάμ) για τον Κύριό του (τον Αλλάχ), [απλώς] επειδή ο Αλλάχ τού είχε δώσει βασιλεία (έγινε αλαζόνας ρωτώντας τον Ιμπραήμ ποιος είναι ο Κύριός του); Όταν ο Ιμπραήμ είπε: «Ο Κύριός μου (Αλλάχ) είναι Αυτός που δίνει ζωή και την αφαιρεί.» Είπε (εκείνος ο βασιλιάς): «Και εγώ δίνω ζωή (όταν διατάζω την εκτέλεση κάποιου, και έπειτα τον συγχωρέσω) και την αφαιρώ (αν δεν τον συγχωρέσω).» Ο Ιμπραήμ είπε: «Ο Αλλάχ φέρνει τον ήλιο από τα ανατολικά, οπότε φέρε τον λοιπόν, από τα δυτικά.» Έτσι, ο άπιστος έμεινε άναυδος (και το επιχείρημά του καταρρίφθηκε). Και ο Αλλάχ δεν καθοδηγεί τους άδικους.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
(ऐ नबी!) क्या तुमने उस व्यक्ति को नहीं देखा, जिसने इबराहीम से उसके पालनहार के विषय में झगड़ा किया, इस कारण कि अल्लाह ने उसे राज्य दिया था? जब इबराहीम ने कहा : मेरा पालनहार वह है, जो जीवित करता और मृत्यु देता है। उसने कहा : मैं भी जीवित करता और मृत्यु देता हूँ।[173] इबराहीम ने कहा : निःसंदेह अल्लाह तो सूर्य को पूरब से लाता है, तो तू उसे पश्चिम से ले आ। (यह सुनकर) वह काफ़िर चकित रह गया और अल्लाह अत्याचारियों को मार्गदर्शन नहीं देता।
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Italiano · Italian
Non hai visto quello che si è scontrato con Ibrāhīm sul fatto che Allāh gli avesse concesso il potere? Ibrāhīm disse: «Il mio Dio fa vivere e fa morire», l’altro disse: «Anch’io faccio vivere e faccio morire». Ibrāhīm disse: «In verità Allāh fa sorgere il sole da Levante, fallo sorgere da Ponente!» Allora fu sconvolto il miscredente. E Allāh non guida i popoli ingiusti!
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
258. Ar tu nežinojai to, kuris ginčijosi su Ibrahimu (Abraomu) apie jo Viešpatį (Allahą), nes Allahas suteikė jam karalystę? Kai Ibrahimas (Abraomas) tarė (jam): „Mano Viešpats (Allahas) yra Tas, Kuris suteikia gyvenimą ir sukelia mirtį.“ Jis pasakė: „Aš suteikiu gyvenimą ir sukeliu mirtį.“ Ibrahimas (Abraomas) tarė: „Iš tiesų, Allahas išneša saulę iš rytų, taigi, išnešk ją iš vakarų!“ Taigi netikintysis buvo visiškai sužlugdytas. Ir Allahas neveda teisingu keliu žmonių, kurie yra Zalimūn (nusidėjėliai).
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Sila gara isa Rabbiin mootummaa isaaf kenninaan (waa’ee) Gooftaa isaa keessatti Ibraahiimiin mormee hin laallee? Yeroo Ibraahiim "Gooftaan kiyya Isa jiraachisuufi ajjeesu sani" jedhu. "Anis nan jiraachisa; nan ajjeesas" jedhe (mootichi). Ibraahiim "Rabbiin aduu Baha irraa fida; ati immoo Dhiha irraa fidi" jedhe. Achumaan inni kafare dhama'e, Rabbiin orma zaalimoota hin qajeelchu. [104]
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Русский · Russian
Разве ты не видел того, кто препирался с Ибрахимом о его Господе из-за того, что Аллах даровал ему власть? Когда Ибрахим сказал: «Мой Господь — Тот, Кто оживляет и умерщвляет», тот сказал: «Я [тоже] дарую жизнь и умерщвляю». Ибрахим сказал: «Воистину, Аллах приводит солнце с востока, так приведи же его с запада!» И был посрамлён тот, кто отверг веру. Аллах не наставляет на верный путь людей несправедливых.
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Српски · Serbian
Зар не знаш за оног који се с Аврамом о његовом Господару препирао, којем је Аллах царство дао?! Кад Аврам рече: „Господар мој је Онај Који живот и смрт даје!“ Он одговори: „Ја живот и смрт дајем!“ Аврам рече: „Аллах чини да Сунце излази с истока, па учини ти да изађе са запада!“ И неверник се збуни. А Аллах, заиста, неправеднике не упућује на Прави пут.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Kwani hukumuona yule aliyehojiana na Ibrahim kuhusu Mola wake Mlezi kwa sababu Mwenyezi Mungu alimpa ufalme? Ibrahim aliposema: Mola wangu Mlezi ni yule ambaye huhuisha na kufisha. Yeye akasema: Mimi pia ninahuisha na ninafisha. Ibrahim akasema: Kwa hakika, Mwenyezi Mungu hulileta jua kutokea mashariki, basi wewe lilete kutokea magharibi. Kwa hivyo, akashindwa yule aliyekufuru. Na Mwenyezi Mungu hawaongoi kaumu dhalimu.
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Svenska · Swedish
Har du inte hört om den som tvistade med Abraham om hans Herre, därför att Gud hade gett honom kungamakt? Abraham sa: ”Min Herre ger liv och tar liv.” Han sa: ”Det är jag som ger liv och tar liv!” Abraham sa då: ”Gud låter solen gå upp i öst – men låt den då gå upp i väst!” Då stod den otrogne [kungen] alldeles svarslös. Gud vägleder inte de orättfärdiga.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Allah'ın kendisine hükümranlık vermesinden dolayı, rabbi hakkında İbrahim'le tartışanı görmedin mi? İbrahim (ona): "Rabbim hem diriltir, hemde öldürür" deyince; o, "Ben de diriltir ve öldürürüm" demişti. Fakat İbrahim: "Allah, Güneşi doğudan getirir; sen de onu batıdan getir." deyince, o inkâr eden şaşırıp kalmıştı. Allah, zâlimler topluluğunu doğru yola iletmez.
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اردو · Urdu
کیا تونے اسے نہیں دیکھا جو سلطنت پا کر ابراہیم (علیہ السلام) سے اس کے رب کے بارے میں جھگڑ رہا تھا، جب ابراہیم (علیہ السلام) نے کہا کہ میرا رب تو وه ہے جو جلاتا ہے اور مارتا ہے، وه کہنے لگا میں بھی جلاتا اور مارتا ہوں، ابراہیم (علیہ السلام) نے کہا اللہ تعالیٰ سورج کو مشرق کی طرف سے لے آتا ہے تو اسے مغرب کی جانب سے لے آ۔ اب تو وه کافر بھونچکا ره گیا، اور اللہ تعالیٰ ﻇالموں کو ہدایت نہیں دیتا۔
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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
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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
Talal Itani2012 Or like him who passed by a town collapsed on its foundations. He said, "How can God revive this after its demise?" Thereupon God caused him to die for a hundred years, and then resurrected him. He said, "For how long have you tarried?" He said, "I have tarried for a day, or part of a day." He said, "No. You have tarried for a hundred years. Now look at your food and your drink-it has not spoiled-and look at your donkey. We will make you a wonder for mankind. And look at the bones, how We arrange them, and then clothe them with flesh." So when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that God has power over all things."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Or (bethink thee of) the like of him who, passing by a township which had fallen into utter ruin, exclaimed: How shall Allah give this township life after its death? And Allah made him die a hundred years, then brought him back to life. He said: How long hast thou tarried? (The man) said: I have tarried a day or part of a day. (He) said: Nay, but thou hast tarried for a hundred years. Just look at thy food and drink which have not rotted! Look at thine ass! And, that We may make thee a token unto mankind, look at the bones, how We adjust them and then cover them with flesh! And when (the matter) became clear unto him, he said: I know now that Allah is Able to do all things
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Or like him who passed by a village, when it was desolate and turned over on its roofs, and said, 'How will God revive this after its death?' And God made him die for a hundred years, then He raised him, and said, 'How long hast thou tarried?' Said he, 'I have tarried a day, or some part of a day.' He said, 'Nay, thou hast tarried a hundred years; look at thy food and drink, they are not spoiled, and look at thine ass; for we will make thee a sign to men. And look at the bones how we scatter them and then clothe them with flesh.' And when it was made manifest to him, he said, 'I know that God is mighty over all
John Medows Rodwell1861 Or how he demeaned him who passed by a city which had been laid in ruins. "How," said he, "shall God give life to this city, after she hath been dead?" And God caused him to die for an hundred years, and then raised him to life. And God said, "How long hast thou waited?" He said, "I have waited a day or part of a day." He said, "Nay, thou hast waited an hundred years. Look on thy food and thy drink; they are not corrupted; and look on thine ass: we would make thee a sign unto men: And look on the bones of thine ass, how we will raise them, then clothe them with flesh." And when this was shewn to him, he said, "I acknowledge that God hath power to do all things
George Sale1734 Or hast thou not considered how he behaved who passed by a city which had been destroyed, even to her foundations? He said, how shall God quicken this city, after she hath been dead? And God caused him to die for an hundred years, and afterwards raised him to life. And God said, how long hast thou tarried here? He answered, a day, or part of a day. God said, nay, thou hast tarried here an hundred years. Now look on thy food and thy drink, they are not yet corrupted; and look on thine ass: And this have we done that we might make thee a sign unto men. And look on the bones of thine ass, how we raise them, and afterwards cloath them with flesh. And when this was shewn unto him, he said, I know that God is able to do all things
Talal Itani2012 And when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." He said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but to put my heart at ease." He said, "Take four birds, and incline them to yourself, then place a part on each hill, then call to them; and they will come rushing to you. And know that God is Powerful and Wise."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when Abraham said (unto his Lord): My Lord! Show me how Thou givest life to the dead, He said: Dost thou not believe? Abraham said: Yea, but (I ask) in order that my heart may be at ease. (His Lord) said: Take four of the birds and cause them to incline unto thee, then place a part of them on each hill, then call them, they will come to thee in haste, and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when Abraham said, 'Lord, show me how thou wilt revive the dead,' He said, 'What, dost thou not yet believe?' Said he, 'Yea, but that my heart may be quieted.' He said, 'Then take four birds, and take them close to thyself; then put a part of them on every mountain; then call them, and they will come to thee in haste; and know that God is mighty, wise
John Medows Rodwell1861 When Abraham said, "O Lord, shew me how thou wilt give life to the dead!" He said, "Hast thou not believed?" He said, "Yes; but I have asked thee, that my heart may be well assured." He said, "Take, then, four birds, and draw them towards thee, and cut them in pieces; then place a part of them on every mountain; then call them and they shall come swiftly to thee: and know thou that God is Might, Wise
George Sale1734 And when Abraham said, O Lord, shew me how thou wilt raise the dead; God said, dost thou not yet believe? He answered, yea; but I ask this that my heart may rest at ease. God said, take therefore four birds, and divide them; then lay a part of them on every mountain; then call them, and they shall come swiftly unto thee: And know that God is mighty and wise
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 —
0.55 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 Pickthall0.60
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.58
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.58
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.58
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.57
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.54
Talal Itani · George Sale0.53
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.52
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.44
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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13 September 2026, 10:56 UTC
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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.