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And when ye said, O Moses, we will by no means be satisfied with one kind of food; pray unto thy Lord therefore for us, that He would produce for us of that which the earth bringeth forth, herbs, and cucumbers, and garlick, and lentils, and onions; Moses answered, will ye exchange that which is better, for that which is worse? Get ye down in Egypt, for there shall ye find what ye desire: And they were smitten with vileness and misery, and drew on themselves indignation from God. This they suffered, because they believed not in the signs of God, and killed the prophets unjustly; this, because they rebelled and transgressed
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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
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Compare translations (4)Talal Itani· published 2012
And recall when you said, "O Moses, we cannot endure one kind of food, so call to your Lord to produce for us of what the earth grows: of its herbs, and its cucumbers, and its garlic, and its lentils, and its onions." He said, "Would you substitute worse for better? Go down to Egypt, where you will have what you asked for." They were struck with humiliation and poverty, and incurred wrath from God. That was because they rejected God's revelations and wrongfully killed the prophets. That was because they disobeyed and transgressed.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And when ye said: O Moses! We are weary of one kind of food; so call upon thy Lord for us that He bring forth for us of that which the earth groweth - of its herbs and its cucumbers and its corn and its lentils and its onions. He said: Would ye exchange that which is higher for that which is lower? Go down to settledcountry, thus ye shall get that which ye demand. And humiliation and wretchedness were stamped upon them and they were visited with wrath from Allah. That was because they disbelieved in Allah's revelations and slew the prophets wrongfully. That was for their disobedience and transgression
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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
And when they said, 'O Moses, we cannot alwaysbear one kind of food; pray then thy Lord to bring forth for us of what the earth grows, its green herbs, its cucumbers, its garlic, its lentils, and its onions.' Said he, 'Do ye ask what is meanerinstead of what is best? Go down to Egypt,- there is what ye ask.' Then were they smitten with abasement and poverty, and met with wrath from God. That was because they had misbelieved in God's signs and killed the prophets undeservedly; that was for that they were rebellious and had transgressed
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And when ye said, "O Moses! we will not put up with one sort of food: pray, therefore, thy Lord for us, that He would bring forth for us of that which the earth groweth, its herbs and its cucumbers and its garlic and its lentils and its onions:" He said, "What! will ye exchange that which is worse for what is better? Get ye down into Egypt; - for ye shall have what ye have asked:" Vileness and poverty were stamped upon them, and they returned with wrath from God: This, for that they disbelieved the signs of God, and slew the Prophets unjustly: this, for that they rebelled and transgressed
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Kujtoni kur thatë: "O Musa, ne nuk po mund të durojmë vetëm një lloj ushqimi, prandaj lute Zotin tënd që të na japë nga gjërat që mbijnë në tokë: perime, tranguj, drithëra, thjerrëza dhe qepë." Ai tha: "Vallë, a doni ta ndërroni atë që është më e mirë me atë që është më e dobët?! E po, zbritni në cilindo qytet, aty do të gjeni atë që po kërkoni." Kështu, mbi ta ra poshtërimi e mjerimi dhe tërhoqën mbi vete zemërimin e Allahut, për shkak se i mohonin ajetet e Allahut dhe i vrisnin pejgamberët pa kurrfarë të drejte; kjo ndodhi ngaqë kundërshtonin dhe i tejkalonin kufijtë.
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বাংলা · Bengali
(আর স্মরণ করো) যখন তোমরা বললে: ‘হে মূসা, আমরা এক খাবারের উপর কখনো ধৈর্যধারণ করব না। সুতরাং আপনি আমাদের জন্য আপনার রবের নিকট দু‘আ করুন, যেন তিনি আমাদের জন্য জমিন থেকে শাক-সবজি, কাঁকুড় , রসুন, মসুর ও পেঁয়াজ উৎপন্ন করেন। তখন মূসা তাদেরকে বললো: ‘তোমরা কি উত্তম জিনিসের বদলে নিম্নমানের জিনিস চাও? তবে তোমরা অন্য কোন শহরে অবতরণ কর, তোমরা যা চাও, সেখানে তা আছে।’ অবশেষে তাদের উপর লাঞ্ছনা ও দারিদ্র্য আপতিত হলো এবং তারা আল্লাহর গজবের শিকার হলো। এটা এ জন্য যে , তারা আল্লাহর আয়াতসমূহকে অস্বীকার এবং নবীদেরকে অন্যায়ভাবে হত্যা করতো। তাদের এই পরিণতি এ কারণে যে, তারা নাফরমানি করেছিল এবং তারা সীমালঙ্ঘন করত।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
I kada ste rekli: “Musa, mi ne možemo više jednu te istu hranu jesti. Zato, moli za nas Gospodara svoga da nam podari od onoga što zemlja rađa: povrća i krastavaca, pšenice, leće i luka crvenog!” On je rekao: “Zar da ono što je bolje zamijenite onim što je lošije?! Idite u bilo koji grad, imat ćete ono što tražite!” I poniženje i bijeda na njih padoše i Allahovu srdžbu oni na sebe navukoše, zato što u Allahove dokaze vjerovali nisu i što su vjerovjesnike bespravno ubijali, zato što su neposlušni bili i sve granice zla prelazili.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
I kada ste rekli: "Mojsije, mi ne možemo više jednu te istu hranu jesti. Zato, moli za nas Gospodara svoga da nam podari od onoga što zemlja rađa: povrća i krastavaca, pšenice, leće i luka crvenog!" On je rekao: "Zar da ono što je bolje zamijenite onim što je lošije?! Idite u bilo koji grad, imat ćete ono što tražite!" I poniženje i bijeda na njih padoše i Allahovu srdžbu oni na sebe navukoše, zato što u Allahove dokaze vjerovali nisu i što su vjerovjesnike bespravno ubijali, zato što su neposlušni bili i sve granice zla prelazili.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Nde mbi'-ɗon aan Muusaa min njondintaako e ñaamdu wooturu torano min Joom maa O yaltinana min puɗi lesdi gila he kappe e haakooji e Laaj e ñebbe e basalle (jabaa) mayri o, wi'i mbela on njiɗ lomtinde ko ɓuri moƴƴude koo, keɓon ko ɓuri jaasde ɗuum njippo-ɗee Misara maa on keɓ ko tori-ɗon koo ɓe pawaa koyeera e woroɗde ɓe nduttorii e tikkere Alla sabu ɓe njedduno aayeeje eɓe mbara Annabaaɓe ko aldaa e goonga ɗuum noon ko goopi e tooñe maɓɓe.
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ქართული · Georgian
და როცა თქვენ თქვით: «ჰეი, მუსა! ვეღარ მოვითმენთ ერთი და იგივე სახეობის საკვებზე ყოფნას და შენს უფალს შეევედრე, აღმოგვიცენოს ის, რაც მიწაზე ამოდის: ბოსტნეული, კიტრი, ნიორი, ოსპი და ხახვი». (მუსამ) გიპასუხათ: «ნუთუ გსურთ, შეცვალოთ უფრო ცუდით ის, რაც უკეთესია? (მაშ) ჩადით ქალაქში და, უეჭველად, ყველაფერია იქ თქვენთვის, რასაც ითხოვთ». (იქ კი) თავს დაატყდათ დამცირება, სიღარიბე და რისხვა ალლაჰისა, რადგან უარყოფდნენ ალლაჰის სასწაულებს (აიათებს) და უსამართლოდ ხოცავდნენ შუამავლებს. ეს ყველაფერი იმისთვის მიეზღოთ, რომ ურჩობდნენ და ზღვარს გადიოდნენ.
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Deutsch · German
Und (gedenkt,) als ihr sagtet: „O Musa, wir werden es nicht aushalten, alleine eine Speise zu haben. So rufe doch für uns deinen Herrn an, Er soll für uns etwas hervorbringen von dem, was die Erde wachsen lässt an Grünzeug, Gurken, Getreide, Linsen und Zwiebeln!“ Er sagte: „Wollt ihr das, was besser ist, eintauschen gegen das, was geringer (an Wert) ist? Zieht hinab zu (irgendeinem) Ort! Dann werdet ihr bekommen, was ihr verlangt habt.“ Und es wurde ihnen Erniedrigung und Elend auferlegt, und sie zogen sich den Zorn von Allah zu. Dies, weil sie stets die Zeichen Allahs zu verleugnen pflegten und die Propheten zu Unrecht töteten; dies, weil sie sich widersetzten und stets übertraten.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Και (θυμηθείτε) όταν (ήσασταν αγνώμονες και βαρεθήκατε το καλό φαγητό, και) είπατε: «Ω, Μωυσή! Δεν αντέχουμε ένα είδος φαγητού. Επικαλέσου, λοιπόν, τον Κύριό σου για μας, για να βγάλει για μας από ό,τι φυτρώνει στη γη: τα βότανά της, τα ξυλάγγουρά της, τα σιτάριά της, τις φακές της και τα κρεμμύδια της.» Είπε (ο Μωυσής): «Θα ανταλλάζατε αυτό που είναι καλύτερο για αυτό που είναι κατώτερο;! Κατεβείτε (από αυτήν την έρημο) προς οποιαδήποτε πόλη και θα βρείτε αυτό που ζητήσατε!» Και έτσι καλύφθηκαν με ταπείνωση και δυστυχία, και γύρισαν πίσω με την οργή του Αλλάχ. Αυτό γιατί αρνιόντουσαν τα Εδάφια (και τα σημεία) του Αλλάχ και σκότωναν τους Προφήτες άδικα. Αυτό έγινε γιατί παράκουσαν και παραβίασαν τα όρια (διαπράττοντας αμαρτίες και εγκλήματα).
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हिन्दी · Hindi
तथा (उस समय को याद करो) जब तुमने कहा : ऐ मूसा! हम एक (ही प्रकार के) खाने पर कदापि संतोष नहीं करेंगे। अतः हमारे लिए अपने पालनहार से प्रार्थना करो, वह हमारे लिए कुछ ऐसी चीज़ें निकाले जो धरती अपनी तरकारी, और अपनी ककड़ी, और अपने गेहूँ, और अपने मसूर और अपने प्याज़ में से उगाती है। (मूसा ने) कहा : क्या तुम उत्तम वस्तु के बदले कमतर वस्तु माँग रहे हो? किसी नगर में जा उतरो, तो निश्चय तुम्हारे लिए वह कुछ होगा, जो तुमने माँगा। तथा उनपर अपमान और निर्धनता थोप दी गई और वे अल्लाह की ओर से भारी प्रकोप के साथ लौटे। यह इसलिए कि वे अल्लाह की आयतों का इनकार करते और नबियों की अकारण हत्या करते थे। यह इसलिए कि उन्होंने अवज्ञा की तथा वे (धर्म की) सीमा का उल्लंघन करते थे।
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Italiano · Italian
E quando avete detto: “O Mūsā, noi non possiamo più sopportare un solo cibo, per questo invoca per noi il tuo Dio perché faccia produrre al suolo legumi, cetrioli, aglio, lenticchie e cipolle”. Disse: “Volete forse cambiare il meno buono con il migliore? Scendete in Egitto, Misra مِصْرَ dove avrete ciò che avete chiesto”. Così andarono incontro all’umiliazione e alla miseria, e andarono incontro all’ira di Allāh; ciò perché negavano i segni di Allāh e uccidevano i profeti ingiustamente: era a causa della loro disobbedienza, ed erano trasgressori.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
61. Ir (atminkite), kai jūs sakėte: „Mūsa (Moze), mes negalime pakęsti vienos maisto rūšies. Tad melsk savo Viešpaties dėl mūsų mums suteikti tai, ką žemė augina, jos augalus, jos agurkus, jos Fūm (javus arba česnakus), jos lęšius ir jos svogūnus.“ Jis tarė: „Ar jūs iškeistumėte tai, kas yra geriau, į tai, kas yra prasčiau? Leiskitės į bet kurį miestą ir jūs rasite, ko norite!” Ir juos apėmė pažeminimas ir vargas, ir jie užsitraukė ant savęs Allaho Rūstybę. Tai įvyko todėl, kad jie netikėdavo Allaho Ajat (įrodymais, įkalčiais, eilutėmis, pamokomis, ženklais, apreiškimais ir t. t.) ir neteisėtai žudė Pranašus. Taip buvo todėl, nes jie nepakluso ir nusidėdavo (savo nepaklusnumu Allahui, t. y. darydami nusikaltimus ir nuodėmes).
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Yeroo (jettan) "Yaa Muusaa! nuti nyaata tokko irratti hin obsinuu, Gooftaa kee nuuf kadhu akka waan dachiin magarsitu irraa, kudraa ishee irraa, baaqula ishee irraas, qamadii ishee irraas, misira ishee irraas, shunkurtii ishee irraas nuuf magarsu " jettanis (yaadadhaa). (Muusaan) ni jedhe: "Sila isin isa gadi aanaa ta’etti isa caalaa ta’e jijjiirrattanii? Gara magaalaa gadi bu’aa; wanti gaafattan isiniif jira." Salphinaafi hiyyummaan isaan irratti haguugamtee, dallansuu Rabbi irraa ta’een deebi’an, Kun waan isaan aayatoota Rabbiitti kafaraa, nabiyyootas haqaan malee ajjeesaa turaniifi. Kun waan isaan fincilaniifi, waan daangaa dabraa turaniif.
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Русский · Russian
И вот вы сказали: «О Муса! Мы не станем терпеть однообразную пищу, поэтому вымоли для нас у своего Господа, чтобы Он вывел для нас из того, что произрастает на земле: из её зелени, её огурцов, её зёрен, её чечевицы и её лука». Он сказал: «Неужели вы хотите заменить лучшее тем, что хуже? Так спуститесь же в любое селение, и, воистину, для вас [там будет] то, что вы попросили». И были наложены на них унижение и бедность, и навлекли они на себя гнев Аллаха. Это — за то, что они отвергали знамения Аллаха и убивали пророков без права. Это — за то, что они ослушались и преступали пределы.
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Српски · Serbian
И када сте рекли: „Мојсије, ми не можемо више једну исту храну да једемо. Зато, моли за нас Господара свог да нам подари од онога што Земља рађа: од поврћа и краставаца, пшенице, сочива и црвеног лука!“ Он је рекао: „Зар да оно што је боље замените оним што је лошије?! Идите у Мисир имаћете оно што тражите!“ И понижење и беда их је снашла и на себе навукоше гнев Аллахов, зато што у Аллахове доказе нису веровали и зато што су посланике бесправно убијали, зато што су непослушни били и све границе зла прелазили.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na mliposema: 'Ewe Musa! Hatuwezi kuvumilia chakula cha namna moja tu. Basi tuombee kwa Mola wako Mlezi atutolee vile vinavyomea katika Ardhi, kama mboga zake, na matango yake, na vitunguu saumu vyake, na adesi zake, na vitunguu maji vyake.' Akasema: "Mnabadili kilicho duni kwa kilicho bora? Shukeni mjini, huko mtapata mlivyoviomba." Na wakapigwa na unyonge, na umasikini, na wakastahili ghadhabu ya Mwenyezi Mungu. Na haya ni kwa sababu walikuwa wakiyakufuru maneno ya Mwenyezi Mungu, na wakiwauwa Manabii pasipo haki. Hayo ni kwa walivyoasi na wakapindukia mipaka.
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Svenska · Swedish
Och kom ihåg när ni sa: ”Mose! Vi står inte ut med att äta en och samma mat. Be därför till din Herre för vår skull att han ska frambringa åt oss sådant som växer ur jorden: örter, gurka, vitlök, linser och lök.” Han sa: ”Vill ni byta bort det som är bra mot något som är sämre? Bege er till vilken plats som helst; där finner ni det ni ber om!” Då drabbades de av förnedring och ömklighet och ådrog sig Guds vrede. Detta därför att de brukade förkasta Guds tecken och döda profeterna utan rätt – ja, för deras olydnad och ständiga överträdelser.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Hani, “Ey Mûsâ! Biz bir çeşit yemeğe asla katlanamayız. O hâlde bizim için Rabbine yalvar da, o bize yerden biten sebze, salatalık, sarımsak, mercimek, soğan versin” demiştiniz. O da size: “İyi olanı düşük olanla değiştirmek mi istiyorsunuz? Öyle ise inin şehre! İstedikleriniz orada var." demişti. Böylece zillet ve yoksulluk onları kapladı. Onlar, Allah’ın gazabına uğradılar. Bunun sebebi; onların, Allah’ın ayetlerini inkâr ediyor, peygamberleri de haksız yere öldürüyor olmaları idi. Bunların hepsi isyanları ve taşkınlıkları sebebiyledir.
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اردو · Urdu
اور جب تم نے کہا اے موسیٰ! ہم سے ایک ہی قسم کے کھانے پر ہرگز صبر نہ ہوسکے گا، اس لئے اپنے رب سے دعا کیجیئے کہ وه ہمیں زمین کی پیداوار ساگ، ککڑی، گیہوں، مسور اور پیاز دے، آپ نے فرمایا، بہتر چیز کے بدلے ادنیٰ چیز کیوں طلب کرتے ہو! اچھا شہر میں جاؤ وہاں تمہاری چاہت کی یہ سب چیزیں ملیں گی[1] ۔ ان پر ذلت اور مسکینی ڈال دی گئی اور اللہ تعالی کا غضب لے کر وه لوٹے[2] یہ اس لئے کہ وه اللہ تعالیٰ کی آیتوں کے ساتھ کفر کرتے تھے اور نبیوں کو ناحق قتل کرتے[3] تھے، یہ ان کی نافرمانیوں اور زیادتیوں کا نتیجہ ہے۔[4]
Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.
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DIN 31635fabaddala llaḏīna ẓalamū qawlan ġayra llaḏī qīla lahum faʾanzalnā ʿalā llaḏīna ẓalamū riǧzan mina s-samāʾi bimā kānū yafsuqūna
Talal Itani2012 But the wrongdoers among them substituted words other than those given to them, so We sent down on the wrongdoers a plague from heaven, because of their wicked behavior.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 But those who did wrong changed the word which had been told them for another saying, and We sent down upon the evil-doers wrath from heaven for their evil-doing
Edward Henry Palmer1880 But those who did wrong changed it for another word than that which was said to them: and we sent down upon those who did wrong, wrath from heaven for that they had so sinned
John Medows Rodwell1861 But the evil-doers changed that word into another than that spoken to them, and we sent down upon those evil-doers wrath from heaven, for that they had done amiss
George Sale1734 But the ungodly changed the expression into another, different from what had been spoken unto them; and we sent down upon the ungodly indignation from heaven, because they had transgressed
DIN 31635waʾiḏi stasqā mūsā liqawmihi faqulnā ḍrib biʿaṣāka l-ḥaǧara fānfaǧarat minhu ṯnatā ʿašrata ʿaynan qad ʿalima kullu ʾunāsin mašrabahum kulū wašrabū min rizqi llāhi walā taʿṯaw fī l-ʾarḍi mufsidīna
Talal Itani2012 And recall when Moses prayed for water for his people. We said, "Strike the rock with your staff." Thereupon twelve springs gushed out from it, and each tribe recognized its drinking-place. "Eat and drink from God's provision, and do not corrupt the earth with disobedience."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when Moses asked for water for his people, We said: Smite with thy staff the rock. And there gushed out therefrom twelve springs (so that) each tribe knew their drinking-place. Eat and drink of that which Allah hath provided, and do not act corruptly, making mischief in the earth
Edward Henry Palmer1880 When Moses, too, asked drink for his people and we said, 'Strike with thy staff the rock,' and from it burst forth twelve springs; each man among them knew his drinking place. 'Eat and drink of what God has provided, and transgress not on the earth as evildoers
John Medows Rodwell1861 And when Moses asked drink for his people, we said, "Strike the rock with thy rod;" and from it there gushed twelve fountains: each tribe knew their drinking-place : - "Eat and drink," said we, "of what God hath supplied, and do no wrong on the earth by licentious deeds
George Sale1734 And when Moses asked drink for his people, We said, strike the rock with thy rod; and there gushed thereout twelve fountains according to the number of the tribes, and all men knew their respective drinking-place. Eat and drink of the bounty of God, and commit not evil in the earth, acting unjustly
Talal Itani2012 Those who believe, and those who are Jewish, and the Christians, and the Sabeans-any who believe in God and the Last Day, and act righteously-will have their reward with their Lord; they have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! Those who believe (in that which is revealed unto thee, Muhammad), and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabaeans - whoever believeth in Allah and the Last Day and doeth right - surely their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, whether it be of those who believe, or those who are Jews or Christians or Sabaeans, whosoever believe in God and the last day and act aright, they have their reward at their Lords hand, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve
John Medows Rodwell1861 Verily, they who believe (Muslims), and they who follow the Jewish religion, and the Christians, and the Sabeites - whoever of these believeth in God and the last day, and doeth that which is right, shall have their reward with their Lord: fear shall not come upon them, neither shall they be grieved
George Sale1734 Surely those who believe, and those who Judaize, and Christians, and Sabians, whoever believeth in God, and the last day, and doth that which is right, they shall have their reward with their Lord, there shall come no fear on them, neither shall they be grieved
Talal Itani2012 And recall when We received a pledge from you, and raised the Mount above you: "Take what We have given you earnestly, and remember what is in it, that you may attain righteousness."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And (remember, O Children of Israel) when We made a covenant with you and caused the mount to tower above you, (saying): Hold fast that which We have given you, and remember that which is therein, that ye may ward off (evil)
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when we took a covenant with you and held the mountain over you; ' Accept what we have brought you with strong will, and bear in mind what is therein, haply ye yet may fear
John Medows Rodwell1861 Call to mind also when we entered into a covenant with you, and lifted up the mountain over you: - "Take hold," said we, "on what we have revealed to you, with resolution, and remember what is therein, that ye may fear
George Sale1734 Call to mind also when we accepted your covenant, and lifted up the mountain of Sinai over you, saying, receive the law which we have given you, with a resolution to keep it, and remember that which is contained therein, that ye may beware
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
0.58 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
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.65
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.63
Talal Itani · George Sale0.63
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.60
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.60
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.59
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.57
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.54
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.54
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.46
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Method Wording differences — derived 13 September 2026
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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.