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Talal Itani· published 2012
You will find them, of all mankind, the most eager for life, even more than the polytheists. Every one of them wishes he could live a thousand years; but to be granted a long life will not nudge him from the punishment. God is Seeing of what they do.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And thou wilt find them greediest of mankind for life and (greedier) than the idolaters. (Each) one of them would like to be allowed to live a thousand years. And to live (a thousand years) would be no meansremove him from the doom. Allah is Seer of what they do
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
Why, thou wilt find them the greediest of men for life; and of those who associateothers with God one would fain live for a thousand years,- but he will not be reprieved from punishment by being let live, for God seeth what they do
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And thou wilt surely find them of all men most covetous of life, beyond even the polytheists. To be keptalive a thousand years might one of them desire: but that he may be preservedalive, shall no one reprieve himself from the punishment! And God seeth what they do
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
and thou shalt surely find them of all men the most covetous of life, even more than the idolaters: One of them would desire his life to be prolonged a thousand years, but none shall reprieve himself from punishment, that his life may be prolonged: God seeth that which they do
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
Sigurisht që do t'i gjesh ata (hebrenjtë) njerëzit më lakmitarë për të jetuar, madje edhe më shumë se idhujtarët. Secili prej tyre dëshiron të jetojë një mijë vjet, por, edhe po të jetonte aq, kjo nuk do t'ia shmangte atij dënimin. Allahu sheh mirë gjithçka që bëjnë ata.
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বাংলা · Bengali
আর (হে নবী,) তুমি অবশ্যই তাদেরকে জীবনের প্রতি অন্যসব মানুষের চেয়ে বেশি লোভী দেখতে পাবে, এমনকি মুশরিকদের চেয়েও। তাদের প্রত্যেকে আশা করে যদি তাকে হাজার বছর আয়ু দেয়া হত; অথচ দীর্ঘায়ু তাকে শাস্তি হতে নিষ্কৃতি দিতে পারবে না। তারা যা করে আল্লাহ তার সম্যক দ্রষ্টা।
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
I vidjet ćeš sigurno da više žude za životom od drugih ljudi, pa čak i od onih koji Allahu druge u obožavanju pridružuju; svaki od njih volio bi poživjeti hiljadu godina, mada ga to, i kada bi toliko dugo živio, ne bi od kazne udaljilo. A Allah dobro vidi ono što oni rade.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
I vidjet ćeš sigurno da više žude za životom od drugih ljudi, pa čak i od onih koji Allahu druge u obožavanju pridružuju; svaki od njih volio bi poživjeti tisuću godina, mada ga to, i kada bi toliko dugo živio, ne bi od kazne udaljilo. A Allah dobro vidi ono što oni rade.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Ma a taw ko kamɓe ɓuri reerɗude he nguurndam e ɓeen renndinɓe e Alla, gooto he maɓɓe ina yiɗi wuurde duuɓe ujunere wuurde mbo ko juuti woɗɗintaa mo lette Alla mo yi'a golle maɓɓe.
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ქართული · Georgian
და, რა თქმა უნდა, შენ (ო, მოციქულო) იპოვი [დაინახავ], რომ ისინი [იუდეველები] ყველაზე მეტად არიან სიცოცხლის მოყვარულნი, თუნდაც უფრო მეტად, ვიდრე ისინი, რომლებიც მრავალღმერთიანები გახდნენ, თითოეულ მათგანს სურს, რომ მისთვის სიცოცხლე მიეცეს ათასი წლის განმავლობაში. მაგრამ ვერ დააშორებს მას (მარადიულ სასჯელს) ის, რომ მას ხანგრძლივი სიცოცხლე მიეცემა; რადგან ალლაჰი ხედავს, რასაც ისინი აკეთებენ!
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Deutsch · German
Und du wirst ganz gewiss sie als die um das Leben besorgtesten Menschen (vor)finden, sogar mehr (noch) als diejenigen, die (Allah etwas) beigesellen. Ein jeder von ihnen möchte gern tausend Jahre am Leben bleiben, aber selbst dass er (lange) am Leben bliebe, würde ihn das nicht der Strafe entrücken. Und Allah ist sehend dessen, was sie tun.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Και στ’ αλήθεια, θα τους βρεις τους πιο άπληστους από τους ανθρώπους για τη ζωή, και ακόμα περισσότερο από τους ειδωλολάτρες. Καθένας απ' αυτούς θα επιθυμούσε να ζήσει για χίλια χρόνια, μα, ακόμα και αν του δινόταν μακροβιότητα, αυτό δεν θα τον απομάκρυνε ούτε στο ελάχιστο από την (επερχόμενη) τιμωρία. Και ο Αλλάχ βλέπει καλά όλα όσα κάνουν.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
और निःसंदेह तुम उन्हें सब लोगों से बढ़कर किसी भी तरह जीने का लोभी पाओगे और उनसे भी जिन्होंने शिर्क किया। उनका (हर) एक व्यक्ति चाहता है काश! उसे हज़ार वर्ष की आयु दी जाए। हालाँकि यह उसे अज़ाब से बचाने वाला नहीं कि उसे लंबी आयु दी जाए और अल्लाह ख़ूब देखने वाला है, जो कुछ वे कर रहे हैं।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
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Italiano · Italian
E troverai che sono i più attaccati alla vita, come gli idolatri. Ognuno di loro desidera vivere mille anni, ma vivere a lungo non li salverà dalla punizione. E Allāh è Osservatore di ciò che fanno.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
96. Ir iš tiesų, jūs pamatysite juos (judėjus) esant godžiausius iš žmonijos gyvenimui ir (netgi dar godesnius) nei tie, kurie priskiria Allahui partnerius (ir netiki Prikėlimą – t. y. pagonys ir stabmeldžiai). Kiekvienas iš jų trokšta, kad jam būtų suteiktas tūkstančio metų gyvenimas. Tačiau tokio gyvenimo suteikimas neišgelbės jų net truputį nuo (užsitarnautos) bausmės. Ir Allahas yra Visa Matantis tai, ką jie daro.
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Русский · Russian
Ты непременно обнаружишь, что они — самые жадные из людей до жизни, даже более [жадные], чем те, которые придают Аллаху сотоварищей[10]. Каждый из них хотел бы, чтобы ему была дарована жизнь в тысячу лет. Но даже если ему будет дарована долгая жизнь, это не отдалит его от наказания. Аллах — видящий то, что они совершают.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
И видећеш сигурно да више жуде за животом од других људи, па чак и од идолопоклоника; сваки од њих би волео да поживи хиљаду година, мада га то, и када би толико дуго живео, не би од казне удаљило. Аллах добро види оно што они раде.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na hakika utawapata ni wenye pupa ya kuishi kuwashinda watu wote, na kuliko washirikina. Mmoja wao anatamani lau angelipewa umri wa miaka elfu. Wala hilo (la kuzidishiwa umri) haliwezi kumweka mbali na adhabu, ili apewe umri mrefu. Na Mwenyezi Mungu anayaona vyema wanayoyatenda.
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Svenska · Swedish
Du ska helt visst se att de hänger sig fast vid livet mer envist än någon annan – ja, till och med mer än avgudadyrkarna. Var och en av dem önskar att de kunde leva i tusen år. Men hur länge de än lever, kommer det inte att rädda dem från straffet. Gud har fullständig insikt om allt de gör.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Sen onları diğer insanların hayata en düşkünlerinden; hatta, Allah’a ortak koşanlardan bile yaşamaya daha düşkün olduklarını görürsün. Onların her biri bin yıl yaşamak ister. Halbuki uzun yaşamak, onları azaptan kurtaracak değildir. Zira Allah, onların bütün yaptıklarını görendir.
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اردو · Urdu
بلکہ سب سے زیاده دنیا کی زندگی کا حریص اے نبی! آپ انہیں کو پائیں گے۔ یہ حرص زندگی میں مشرکوں سے بھی زیاده ہیں[1] ان میں سے تو ہر شخص ایک ایک ہزار سال کی عمر چاہتا ہے، گویا یہ عمر دیا جانا بھی انہیں عذاب سے نہیں چھڑا سکتا، اللہ تعالیٰ ان کے کاموں کو بخوبی دیکھ رہا ہے
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.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.3
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Easy-read (simplified)qul in kaanat lakumu d-daaru l-'aakhiratu 'inda llaahi khaalisatan min dooni n-naasi fatamannawu l-mawta in kuntum saadiqeen
DIN 31635qul ʾin kānat lakumu d-dāru l-ʾāḫiratu ʿinda llāhi ḫāliṣatan min dūni n-nāsi fatamannawu l-mawta ʾin kuntum ṣādiqīna
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Say, "If the Final Home with God is yours alone, to the exclusion of all other people, then wish for death if you are sincere."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Say (unto them): If the abode of the Hereafter in the providence of Allah is indeed for you alone and not for others of mankind (as ye pretend), then long for death (for ye must long for death) if ye are truthful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Say, 'If the abode of the future with God is yours alone and not mankinds: long for death then if ye speak the truth
John Medows Rodwell1861 SAY: If the future dwelling place with God be specially for you, but not for the rest of mankind, then wish for death, if ye are sincere
George Sale1734 Say, if the future mansion with God be prepared peculiarly for you, exclusive of the rest of mankind, wish for death, if ye say truth
DIN 31635walan yatamannawhu ʾabadan bimā qaddamat ʾaydīhim wallāhu ʿalīmun biẓ-ẓālimīna
Talal Itani2012 But they will never wish for it, because of what their hands have forwarded. God is aware of the evildoers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 But they will never long for it, because of that which their own hands have sent before them. Allah is aware of evil-doers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 But they will never long for it because of what their hands have sent on before; but God is knowing as to the wrong doers
John Medows Rodwell1861 But never can they wish for it, because of that which their own hands have sent on before them! And God knoweth the offenders
George Sale1734 But they will never wish for it, because of that which their hands have sent before them; God knoweth the wicked doers
DIN 31635qul man kāna ʿaduwwan liǧibrīla faʾinnahu nazzalahu ʿalā qalbika biʾiḏni llāhi muṣaddiqan limā bayna yadayhi wahudan wabušrā lilmuʾminīna
Talal Itani2012 Say, "Whoever is hostile to Gabriel-it is he who revealed it to your heart by God's leave, confirming what preceded it, and guidance and good news for the believers."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Say (O Muhammad, to mankind): Who is an enemy to Gabriel! For he it is who hath revealed (this Scripture) to thy heart by Allah's leave, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, and a guidance and glad tidings to believers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Say, 'Who is an enemy to Gabriel?' for he hath revealed to thy heart, with God's permission, confirmation of what had been before, and a guidance and glad tidings to believers
John Medows Rodwell1861 SAY: Whoso is the enemy of Gabriel - For he it is who by God's leave hath caused the Koran to descend on thy heart, the confirmation of previous revelations, and guidance, and good tidings to the faithful
George Sale1734 Say, whoever is an enemy to Gabriel -- for he hath caused the Koran to descend on thy heart, by the permission of God, confirming that which was before revealed, a direction, and good tidings to the faithful
Talal Itani2012 Whoever is hostile to God, and His angels, and His messengers, and Gabriel, and Michael-God is hostile to the faithless.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Who is an enemy to Allah, and His angels and His messengers, and Gabriel and Michael! Then, lo! Allah (Himself) is an enemy to the disbelievers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Who is an enemy to God and His angels and His apostles and Gabriel and Michael?- Verily, God is an enemy to the unbelievers
John Medows Rodwell1861 Whoso is an enemy to God or his angels, or to Gabriel, or to Michael, shall have God as his enemy: for verily God is an enemy to the Infidels
George Sale1734 whosoever is an enemy to God, or his angels, or his Apostles, or to Gabriel, or Michael, verily God is an enemy to the unbelievers
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
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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 · John Medows Rodwell0.68
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.68
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.65
Talal Itani · George Sale0.63
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.63
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.63
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.62
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.61
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.37
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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.