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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.
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
Talal Itani· published 2012
And do not extend your glance towards what We have given some classes of them to enjoy-the splendor of the life of this world-that We may test them thereby. Your Lord's provision is better, and more lasting.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And strain not thine eyes toward that which We cause some weddedpairs among them to enjoy, the flower of the life of the world, that We may try them thereby. The provision of thy Lord is better and more lasting
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
And do not strain after what we have provided a few of them with - the flourish of the life of this world, to try them by; but the provision of thy Lord is better and more lasting
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And strain not thine eye after what We have bestowed on divers of them - the braveries of this world - that we may thereby prove them. The portion which thy Lord will give, is better and more lasting
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And cast not thine eyes on that which we have granted divers of the unbelievers to enjoy, namely, the splendor of this present life, that we may prove them thereby: For the provision of thy Lord is better, and more permanent
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
Kurrsesi mos i kthe sytë nga stolitë (e përkohshme) me të cilat i kemi begatuar disa prej tyre në jetën e kësaj bote, për t'i sprovuar me to! Shpërblimi i Zotit tënd është më i mirë e më i qëndrueshëm.
Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
বাংলা · Bengali
আর (হে রাসূল!) তুমি কখনো প্রসারিত করো না তোমার দু’চোখ সে সবের প্রতি, যা আমি তাদের বিভিন্ন শ্রেণীকে দুনিয়ার জীবনের সৌন্দর্য উপভোগের উপকরণ হিসেবে দিয়েছি। যাতে আমি সে বিষয়ে তাদেরকে পরীক্ষা করে নিতে পারি। আর তোমার রবের প্রদত্ত রিযক সর্বোৎকৃষ্ট ও অধিকতর স্থায়ী।
Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Dawah Association in Rabwah, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
I nikako ne gledaj dugo ljepote života na ovome svijetu koje Mi kao užitak nekima od njih pružamo da ih time na kušnju stavimo, a opskrba Gospodara tvoga bolja je i vječna.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
I nikako ne gledaj dugo ljepote života na ovome svijetu koje Mi kao užitak nekima od njih pružamo da ih time na kušnju stavimo, a opskrba Gospodara tvoga bolja je i vječna.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Fulfulde · Fulani
Wota a yawtin de gite maa ɗe fa'ade k ko Min ndakmini ɗum nooneeji immorde e maɓɓe, cuɗaari ngurndam aduna fii yo Min njarribor ɓe e ɗum, Arsike Joomi maaɗa on ɓuri moƴƴude ko on kadi keddotoo.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
თვალი ნუ გაგექცევა იმისკენ, რითაც ჩვენ ვასარგებლეთ ზოგი მათგანი [მრავალღმერთიანთაგანი] მიწიერი ცხოვრების შემკულობანით, რათა ამით გამოგვეცადა ისინი. ხოლო სარჩო შენი უფლისა [მარადიულ ცხოვრებაში] უფრო უკეთესი და მარადიულია!
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Und richte ja nicht deine Augen auf das, was Wir manchen von ihnen paarweise als Nießbrauch gewähren - den Glanz des diesseitigen Lebens -, um sie darin der Versuchung auszusetzen. Die Versorgung deines Herrn ist besser und beständiger.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Μην κοιτάζεις (ω, Προφήτη) αυτά που δώσαμε σε διάφορες ομάδες απ' αυτούς (τους ειδωλολάτρες), τα οποία είναι μόνο στολίδια αυτής της εγκόσμιας ζωής, για να τους δοκιμάσουμε μ' αυτά. Αλλά τα αγαθά (και η ανταμοιβή) του Κυρίου σου (για σένα στη Μέλλουσα Ζωή) είναι καλύτερα και διαρκούν περισσότερο.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
और अपनी आँखों को उन चीज़ों की ओर कदापि न उठाएँ जो हमने उनके[46] विभिन्न प्रकार के लोगों को सांसारिक जीवन के लिए आभूषण के रूप में उपयोग करने के लिए दी हैं, ताकि हम उसमें उनकी परीक्षा लें, और आपके पालनहार का दिया[47] हुआ सबसे अच्छा और सबसे अधिक स्थायी है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
E non tendere lo sguardo a ciò con cui deliziavamo alcune categorie di loro, fiore di questa vita (le donne), per metterli alla prova. Il bene del tuo Dio è molto migliore e più duraturo.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
131. Ir nenuvargink savo akių, ilgėdamasis tų dalykų, kuriuos Mes suteikėme pramogai įvairioms jų grupėms (daugiadieviams ir netikintiesiems Allaho Vienumą), šio pasaulio gyvenimo prabangos tam, kad Mes tuo juos išbandytume. Tačiau tavo Viešpaties aprūpinimas (geras atlygis Amžinybėje) yra geresnis ir ilgiau besitęsiantis.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Ija tee lamaan hin diriirsin gara waan Nuti isaaniin qananiifnee, gareewwan adda addaa isaan irraa ta’an. kan miidhagina jireenya addunyaa ta’ee, akka isa keessatti isaan mokkoruuf jecha, Kennaa Rabbii keetiittu caalaafi irra hafaadha.[20]
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
И не устремляй своих глаз на то, чем Мы наделили различные группы из них — на блеск мирской жизни, дабы испытать их этим, тогда как удел Господа твоего лучше и долговечнее.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
И никако не жуди за лепотама овог света које Ми као ужитак разним неверницима пружамо, да их тиме на кушњу ставимо, награда Господара твог је боља и вечна.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Wala kamwe usivikodolee macho tulivyowastarehesha kwavyo baadhi ya watu miongoni mwao, kwa ajili ya mapambo ya duniani, ili tuwajaribu katika hivyo. Na riziki ya Mola wako Mlezi ni bora na yenye kudumu zaidi.
Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Fäst inte din blick vid de världsliga fröjder som vi låter vissa av dem njuta av för att pröva dem. Din Herres belöning är bättre och mer bestående.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Onlardan bir kısmına bunlarla kendilerini imtihan edelim diye dünya hayatının süsü olarak verip, faydalandırdığımız şeylere gözlerini dikme. Rabbinin rızkı ise daha hayırlı ve daha kalıcıdır.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
اور اپنی نگاہیں ہرگز ان چیزوں کی طرف نہ دوڑانا جو ہم نے ان میں سے مختلف لوگوں کو آرائش دنیا کی دے رکھی ہیں تاکہ انہیں اس میں آزما لیں[1] تیرے رب کا دیا ہوا ہی (بہت) بہتر اور باقی رہنے واﻻ ہے.[2]
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
About these translations
5 cleared translations, newest first, by year of publication, so the modern English comes before the historical ones. That is an ordering by date, not a judgement. Each is shown complete — this platform never excerpts a translation — and each renders under its translator's name. No translation here is marked as the correct one.
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Easy-read
Easy-read is a simplified pronunciation,
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Each verse ends in its pause form, as it is said when you stop there. Pauses inside a verse and other tajwid rules are not shown. It is derived from the Tanzil
Simple edition, while the Arabic above is the
Uthmani edition; both are cleared, but they are not the
same edition and their orthography differs.
Easy-read (simplified)walawlaa kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika lakaana lizaaman wa'ajalun musammaa
DIN 31635walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika lakāna lizāman waʾaǧalun musamman
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Were it not for a word that issued from your Lord, the inevitable would have happened, but there is an appointed term.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And but for a decree that had already gone forth from thy Lord, and a term already fixed, the judgment would have been inevitable (in this world)
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And had it not been for thy Lord's word already passed (the punishment) would have been inevitable and (at) an appointed time
John Medows Rodwell1861 And had not a decree of respite from thy Lord first gone forth, their chastisement had at once ensued. Yet the time is fixed
George Sale1734 And unless a decree had previously gone forth from thy Lord for their respite, verily their destruction had necessarily followed: But there is a certain time determined by God for their punishment
Talal Itani2012 So bear patiently what they say, and celebrate the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting. And during the hours of the night glorify Him, and at the borders of the day, that you may be satisfied.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Therefor (O Muhammad), bear with what they say, and celebrate the praise of thy Lord ere the rising of the sun and ere the going down thereof. And glorify Him some hours of the night and at the two ends of the day, that thou mayst find acceptance
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Bear patiently then what they say, and celebrate the praises of thy Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting, and at times in the night celebrate them; and at the ends of the day; haply thou mayest please (Him)
John Medows Rodwell1861 Put up then with what they say; and celebrate the praise of thy Lord before the sunrise, and before its setting; and some time in the night do thou praise him, and in the extremes of the day, that thou haply mayest please Him
George Sale1734 Wherefore do thou, O Mohammed, patiently bear that which they say; and celebrate the praise of thy Lord before the rising of the sun, and before the setting thereof, and praise him in the hours of the night, and in the extremities of the day, that thou mayest be well pleased with the prospect of receiving favour from God
Talal Itani2012 And exhort your people to pray, and patiently adhere to it. We ask of you no sustenance, but it is We who sustain you. The good ending is that for righteousness.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And enjoin upon thy people worship, and be constant therein. We ask not of thee a provision: We provided for thee. And the sequel is for righteousness
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Bid thy people prayer, and persevere in it; we do not ask thee to provide. We will provide, and the issue shall be to piety
John Medows Rodwell1861 Enjoin prayer on thy family, and persevere therein. We ask not of thee to find thine own provision - we will provide for thee, and a happy issue shall there be to piety
George Sale1734 Command thy family to observe prayer; and do thou persevere therein. We require not of thee that thou labour to gain necessary provisions for thyself and family: We will provide for thee; for the prosperous issue shall attend on piety
Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo lawlaa ya'teenaa bi'aayatin min rabbihi awalam ta'tihim bayyinatu maa fee s-suhufi l-'oolaa
DIN 31635waqālū lawlā yaʾtīnā biʾāyatin min rabbihi ʾawalam taʾtihim bayyinatu mā fī ṣ-ṣuḥufi l-ʾūlā
Talal Itani2012 And they say, "Why does he not bring us a miracle from his Lord?" Were they not given enough miracles in the former scriptures?
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And they say: If only he would bring us a miracle from his Lord! Hath there not come unto them the proof of what is in the former scriptures
Edward Henry Palmer1880 They say, 'Unless he bring us a sign from his Lord - What! has there not come to them the manifest sign of what was in the pages of yore
John Medows Rodwell1861 But they say, "If he come not to us with a sign from his Lord . . .!" But have not clear proofs for the Koran come to them, in what is in the Books of old
George Sale1734 The unbelievers say, unless he come unto us with a sign from his Lord, we will not believe on him. Hath not a plain declaration come unto them, of that which is contained in the former volumes of scripture, by the revelation of the Koran
These figures count the words the translations share. They measure wording, not meaning, and they do not say which translation is right.
Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
0.59 on a scale
where 0 means identical wording and 1 means no shared words. It is
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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
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.67
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.64
Talal Itani · George Sale0.60
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.59
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.59
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.59
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.58
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.58
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.53
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.53
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