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Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
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Talal Itani· published 2012
We gave Moses the Scripture, and sent a succession of messengers after him. And We gave Jesus son of Mary the clear proofs, and We supported him with the Holy Spirit. Is it that whenever a messenger comes to you with anything your souls do not desire, you grew arrogant, calling some impostors, and killing others?
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And verily We gave unto Moses the Scripture and We caused a train of messengers to follow after him, and We gave unto Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs (of Allah'ssovereignty), and We supported him with the Holy spirit. Is it ever so, that, when there cometh unto you a messenger (from Allah) with that which ye yourselves desire not, ye grow arrogant, and some ye disbelieve and some ye slay
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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
We gave Moses the Book and we followed him up with other apostles, and we gave Jesus the son of Mary manifestsigns and aided him with the Holy Spirit. Do ye then, every time an apostle comes to you with what your souls love not, proudly scorn him, and charge a part with lying and slay a part
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Moreover, to Moses gave we "the Book," and we raised up apostles after him; and to Jesus, son of Mary, gave we clear proofs of his mission, and strengthened him by the Holy Spirit. So oft then as an apostle cometh to you with that which your souls desire not, swell ye with pride, and treat some as impostors, and slay others
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
We formerlydelivered the book of the law unto Moses, and caused Apostles to succeed him, and gave evidentmiracles to Jesus the son of Mary, and strengthened him with the holy spirit. Do ye therefore, whenever an Apostle cometh unto you with that which your souls desire not, proudly reject him, and accuse some of imposture, and slay others
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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
Ne ia dhamë Musait Librin (Teuratin) dhe pas tij çuam radhazi të dërguar. Ndërkaq, Isait, të birit të Merjemes, ia dhamë provat e qarta dhe e mbështetëm me Shpirtin e Dëlirë (Xhibrilin). Sa herë që ju vinte ndonjë i dërguar me diçka që nuk ju pëlqente, ju tregoheshit mendjemëdhenj, prandaj disa i quanit gënjeshtarë e disa i vrisnit.
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বাংলা · Bengali
অবশ্যই আমি মূসাকে কিতাব দিয়েছি এবং তার পরে পর্যায়ক্রমে রাসূলগণকে পাঠিয়েছি। মারইয়াম-পূত্র ‘ঈসাকে আমি সুস্পষ্ট প্রমাণ ও নিদর্শনসমূহ দিয়েছি এবং ‘রূহুল কুদুস’ দ্বারা তাকে শক্তিশালী করেছি। তবে তোমরা তো এমনটিই করে এসেছো, যখনই কোন রাসূল তোমাদের কাছে এমন কিছু এনেছে যা তোমাদের মনঃপূত নয়, তখনই তোমরা দাম্ভিকতা প্রদর্শন করেছো। আর একদলের উপর মিথ্যারোপ করেছো এবং আরেকদলকে হত্যা করেছো ।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
I Mi smo Musau Knjigu dali i, poslije njega, jednog za drugim, poslanike smo slali. I Isau, sinu Merjeminom, jasne smo dokaze dali i Duhom Blagoslovljenim ga pomogli. I kad god vam je koji poslanik donio ono što nije godilo dušama vašim, vi ste se uzoholili, pa ste neke u laž ugonili, a neke ubijali.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
I Mi smo Mojsiju Knjigu dali i, poslije njega, jednog za drugim, poslanike smo slali. I Isusu, sinu Marijinom, jasne smo dokaze dali i Duhom Blagoslovljenim ga pomogli. I kad god vam je koji poslanik donio ono što nije godilo dušama vašim, vi ste se uzoholili, pa ste neke u laž ugonili, a neke ubijali.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Min ngaddanii Muusaa deftere nde , ɓaawo makko min ndewni heen nulaaɓe min ngaddanii Iisaa ɓiy Maryam laɓɓinale Min cemmbiniri mo wonki tedduki mbela kala nde nulaaɗo addi he mon ko welaani pittaali mon mawnikino-ɗon yoga heen njeddon ɓe yoga heen mbaron ɓe.
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ქართული · Georgian
და (ვფიცავთ, რომ) უკვე ვუბოძეთ მუსას წერილი [თორა],
და მას შემდეგ გავგზავნეთ მოციქულები ისრაილის შთამომავლებთან. და 'ისა, მარიამის ძეს, ვუბოძეთ ნათელი ნიშნები (რომლებიც მიანიშნებდა, რომ ის ალლაჰის ჭეშმარიტი მოციქული იყო), და გავაძლიერეთ იგი წმინდა სულით
[ანგელოზი ჯიბრილით]. ნუთუ ყოველ ჯერზე, როცა თქვენთან მოდის რომელიმე მოციქული იმით [კანონით], რაც თქვენს სულებს არ სურთ, თქვენ ამპარტავნებას იჩენთ? ზოგიერთს უარყოფთ, ხოლო სხვებს კლავთ.
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Deutsch · German
Und Wir haben bereits Musa die Schrift gegeben und ließen nach ihm die Gesandten folgen. Und Wir haben 'Isa, dem Sohn Maryams, die klaren Beweise gegeben und stärkten ihn mit dem Heiligen Geist. War es nicht (so), dass jedes Mal, wenn euch (Juden) ein Gesandter etwas überbrachte, was euren Neigungen nicht entsprach, ihr euch hochmütig verhieltet, indem ihr eine Gruppe (der Gesandten) der Lüge bezichtigtet und eine (andere) Gruppe tötetet?
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Και στ’ αλήθεια, δώσαμε στον Μωυσή το Βιβλίο (την Τορά) και στη συνέχεια στείλαμε μετά απ' αυτόν αγγελιαφόρους. Και δώσαμε στον Ιησού, τον υιό της Μαρίας, σαφείς αποδείξεις (θαύματα) και τον υποστηρίξαμε με άγιο πνεύμα (τον άγγελο Γαβριήλ). Μα, όποτε ερχόταν σ' εσάς κάποιος αγγελιαφόρος με κάτι που δεν επιθυμούσατε, γινόσασταν αλαζόνες, και έτσι, κάποιους (από τους προφήτες) τους διαψεύσατε και κάποιους άλλους τους σκοτώσατε;!
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हिन्दी · Hindi
तथा निःसंदेह हमने मूसा को पुस्तक (तौरात) प्रदान की और उसके बाद लगातार रसूल भेजे, और हमने मरयम के पुत्र ईसा को खुली निशानियाँ दीं और रूह़ुल-क़ुदुस[40] (पवित्र-आत्मा) द्वारा उन्हें शक्ति प्रदान की। फिर क्या जब कभी कोई रसूल तुम्हारे पास वह चीज़ लेकर आया जिसे तुम्हारे दिल न चाहते थे, तो तुमने अभिमान किया, चुनाँचे एक समूह को झुठला दिया और एक समूह की हत्या करते रहे।
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Italiano · Italian
E abbiamo dato a Mūsā il Libro, e abbiamo fatto venire dopo di lui i Messaggeri. E abbiamo dato a ‘Īsa, figlio di Maryem, le Evidenze e lo abbiamo rafforzato con l’Angelo Jibrīl. Ma ogni volta che un Messaggero veniva da voi, con ciò che non desiderano le vostre anime, vi insuperbivate: un gruppo li additava come bugiardi e un altro gruppo li uccideva.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
87. Ir iš tiesų, Mes davėme Mūsai (Mozei) Knygą ir siuntėme po jo kitus (Pasiuntinius). Ir Mes davėme Isai (Jėzui), Marjamos (Marijos) sūnui, aiškius ženklus ir parėmėme jį Rūh-ul-Kudus [Džibrilį (Gabrielių)]. Kodėl gi kaskart, kai ateidavo pas jus Pasiuntinys su tuo, ko jūs netrokšdavote, jūs išpuikdavote? Kai kuriuos jūs atmesdavote, o kai kuriuos jūs nužudėte.
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Dhugumatti Nuti Muusaaf kitaaba (tawraat) kenniineerra, Isa boodas ergamtoota walitti aansuun hordofsiifnee jirra, Iisaa ilma Maryamiifis mu'ijizaalee ifa ta’an kenninee jirra. "Ruuhul Qudsiin" (Jibriiliinis) isa jabeessinee jirra. Sila dhawaatuma ergamaan waan lubbuun teessan hin feeneen isinitti dhufuun boontani? garii kijibsiiftanii garii ajjeeftanii?.
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Русский · Russian
Действительно, Мы даровали Мусе Писание и отправили вслед за ним посланников. И Мы даровали ‘Исе, сыну Марьям, ясные знамения и укрепили его Святым Духом. Неужели всякий раз, когда приходил к вам посланник с тем, чего не желают ваши души, вы превозносились: одних вы считали лжецами, а других убивали?
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Српски · Serbian
И Ми смо Мојсију Књигу дали и после њега, једног за другим, посланике слали. И Исусу, сину Маријином, јасне смо доказе дали и Духом Благословљеним (анђелом Гаврилом) смо га помогли. И кад год вам је који посланик донео оно што није годило душама вашим, ви сте се узохолили, па сте неке у лаж угонили, а неке убијали.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na hakika tulimpa Musa Kitabu na tukafuatisha baada yake Mitume wengine. Na tukampa Isa, mwana wa Mariamu hoja zilizo wazi, na tukamtia nguvu kwa Roho Mtakatifu. Basi kila walipokufikieni Mitume kwa yale ambayo hayapendwi na nafsi zenu, mlijivuna; wengine mkawakanusha, na wengine mkawauwa.
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Svenska · Swedish
Vi gav förvisso Mose skriften och lät sändebud komma efter honom. Och vi gav Jesus, Marias son, de klara bevisen och stödde honom med helighetens ande. Är det inte så att ni, varje gång ett sändebud kom till er med något som stred mot era begär, har svarat med högmod? Vissa anklagade ni för lögn och andra dödar ni!
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Türkçe · Turkish
Andolsun biz Mûsâ'ya kitabı (Tevrat'ı) verdik. Ondan sonra art arda peygamberler gönderdik. Meryemoğlu İsa'ya da deliller verdik. Ve onu, Rûhu'l-Kudüs (Cebrâil) ile destekledik. Ama ne zaman size bir peygamber nefislerinizin hoşlanmadığı bir şey getirdiyse büyüklük taslayarak kimini yalanladığınız, kimini de öldürdüğünüz doğru değil mi
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اردو · Urdu
ہم نے (حضرت) موسیٰ کو کتاب دی اور ان کے پیچھے اور رسول بھیجے اور ہم نے (حضرت) عیسیٰ ابن مریم کو روشن دلیلیں دیں اور روح القدس سے ان کی تائید کروائی[1] ۔ لیکن جب کبھی تمہارے پاس رسول وه چیز ﻻئے جو تمہاری طبیعتوں کے خلاف تھی، تم نے جھٹ سے تکبر کیا، پس بعض کو تو جھٹلادیا اور بعض کو قتل بھی کرڈاﻻ۔[2]
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Talal Itani2012 But here you are, killing your own, and expelling a group of your own from their homes-conspiring against them in wrongdoing and hostility. And if they come to you as captives, you ransom them, although it was forbidden to you. Is it that you believe in part of the Scripture, and disbelieve in part? What is the reward for those among you who do that but humiliation in this life? And on the Day of Resurrection, they will be assigned to the most severe torment. God is not unaware of what you do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Yet ye it is who slay each other and drive out a party of your people from their homes, supporting one another against them by sin and transgression? - and if they came to you as captives ye would ransom them, whereas their expulsion was itself unlawful for you - Believe ye in part of the Scripture and disbelieve ye in part thereof? And what is the reward of those who do so save ignominy in the life of the world, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be consigned to the most grievous doom. For Allah is not unaware of what ye do
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Yet ye were those who slay your kinsmen and turn a party out of their homes, and back each other up against them with sin and enmity. But if they come to you as captives ye ransom them!- and yet it is as unlawful for you to turn them out. Do ye then believe in part of the Book and disbelieve in part? But the reward of such among you as do that shall be nought else but disgrace in this worldly life, and on the day of the resurrection shall they be driven to the most grievous torment, for God is not unmindful of what ye do
John Medows Rodwell1861 Then were ye the very persons who slew one another; and ye drove out a part of your own people from their abodes; ye lent help against them with wrong and hatred; but if they come captives to you, ye redeem them! - Yet it was forbidden you to drive them out. Believe ye then part of the Book, and deny part? But what shall be the meed of him among you who doth this, but shame in this life? And on the day of the Resurrection they shall be sent to the most cruel of torments, for God is not regardless of what ye do
George Sale1734 Afterwards ye were they who slew one another, and turned several of your brethren out of their houses, mutually assisting each other against them with injustice and enmity; but if they come captives unto you, ye redeem them: Yet it is equally unlawful for you to dispossess them. Do ye therefore believe in part of the book of the law, and reject other part thereof? But whoso among you doth this, shall have no other reward than shame in this life, and on the day of resurrection they shall be sent to a most grievous punishment; for God is not regardless of that which ye do
Talal Itani2012 Those are they who bought the present life for the Hereafter, so the punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be helped.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Such are those who buy the life of the world at the price of the Hereafter. Their punishment will not be lightened, neither will they have support
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Those who have bought this worldly life with the Future, the torment shall not be lightened from them nor shall they be helped
John Medows Rodwell1861 These are they who purchase this present life at the price of that which is to come: their torment shall not be lightened, neither shall they be helped
George Sale1734 These are they who have purchased this present life, at the price of that which is to come; wherefore their punishment shall not be mitigated, neither shall they be helped
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo quloobunaa ghulfun bal la'anahumu llaahu bikufrihim faqaleelan maa yu'minoon
DIN 31635waqālū qulūbunā ġulfun bal laʿanahumu llāhu bikufrihim faqalīlan mā yuʾminūna
Talal Itani2012 And they said, "Our hearts are sealed." Rather, God has cursed them for their ingratitude. They have little faith.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And they say: Our hearts are hardened. Nay, but Allah hath cursed them for their unbelief. Little is that which they believe
Edward Henry Palmer1880 They say, 'Our hearts are uncircumcised;' nay, God has cursed them in their unbelief, and few it is who do believe
John Medows Rodwell1861 And they say, "Uncircumcised are our hearts." Nay! God hath cursed them in their infidelity: few are they who believe
George Sale1734 The Jews say, our hearts are uncircumcised: But God hath cursed them with their infidelity, therefore few shall believe
Easy-read (simplified)walammaa jaa'ahum kitaabun min 'indi llaahi musaddiqun limaa ma'ahum wakaanoo min qablu yastaftihoona 'alaa lladheena kafaroo falammaa jaa'ahum maa 'arafoo kafaroo bihi fala'natu llaahi 'alaa l-kaafireen
DIN 31635walammā ǧāʾahum kitābun min ʿindi llāhi muṣaddiqun limā maʿahum wakānū min qablu yastaftiḥūna ʿalā llaḏīna kafarū falammā ǧāʾahum mā ʿarafū kafarū bihi falaʿnatu llāhi ʿalā l-kāfirīna
Talal Itani2012 And when a scripture came to them from God, confirming what they have-although previously they were seeking victory against those who disbelieved-but when there came to them what they recognized, they disbelieved in it. So God's curse is upon the disbelievers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when there cometh unto them a scripture from Allah, confirming that in their possession - though before that they were asking for a signal triumph over those who disbelieved - and when there cometh unto them that which they know (to be the truth) they disbelieve therein. The curse of Allah is on disbelievers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when a book came down from God confirming what they had with them, though they had before prayed for victory over those who misbelieve, yet when that came to them which they knew, then they disbelieved it,- God's curse be on the misbelievers
John Medows Rodwell1861 And when a Book had come to them from God, confirming that which they had received already - although they had before prayed for victory over those who believed not - yet when that Koran come to them, of which they had knowledge, they did not recognise it. The curse of God on the infidels
George Sale1734 And when a book came unto them from God, confirming the scriptures which were with them, although they had before prayed for assistance against those who believed not, yet when that came unto them which they knew to be from God, they would not believe therein: therefore the curse of God shall be on the infidels
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 —
0.61 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 Pickthall0.74
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.68
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.65
Talal Itani · George Sale0.63
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.59
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.52
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.51
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.
As at
13 September 2026, 10:56 UTC
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The platform does not say which is right, and does not
characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed
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