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20:134

وَلَوْ أَنَّآ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُم بِعَذَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لَوْلَآ أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَايَٰتِكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن نَّذِلَّ وَنَخْزَىٰ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)walaw annaa ahlaknaahum bi'adhaabin min qablihi laqaaloo rabbanaa lawlaa arsalta ilaynaa rasoolan fanattabi'a aayaatika min qabli an nadhilla wanakhzaa

DIN 31635walaw ʾannā ʾahlaknāhum biʿaḏābin min qablihi laqālū rabbanā lawlā ʾarsalta ʾilaynā rasūlan fanattabiʿa ʾāyātika min qabli ʾan naḏilla wanaḫzā

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cleared
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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.

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Source Talal Itani, ClearQuran · ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB
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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.

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Source Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran · 1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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yes
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cleared
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Source Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an · 1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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None — public domain work
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translation
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yes
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yes
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not applicable — no licence exists
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cleared
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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.

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Source John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an · 1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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None — public domain work
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— none published —
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yes
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yes
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not applicable — no licence exists
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cleared
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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.

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Source George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an · 1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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None — public domain work
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translation
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Public domain — copyright term expired
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— none published —
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yes
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yes
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not applicable — no licence exists
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cleared
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24 August 2026
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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.

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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Simple) · Simple, Version 1.1
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Simple, Version 1.1
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Tanzil Project
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canonical text
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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yes
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contradictory
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read verbatim
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cleared
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Digest
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Located at
https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=simple&outType=xml
Convention
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.

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TranslationsSource fact

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

Had We destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said, "Our Lord, if only You had sent us a messenger, we would have followed Your revelations before we were humiliated and disgraced."

Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026

Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 1875–1936 · published 1930

And if we had destroyed them with some punishment before it, they would assuredly have said: Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent unto us a messenger, so that we might have followed Thy revelations before we were (thus) humbled and disgraced

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 Palmer 1840–1882 · published 1880

But had we destroyed them with torment before it, they would have said, 'Unless Thou hadst sent to us an apostle, that we might follow Thy signs before we were abased and put to shame

Sources

Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

John Medows Rodwell 1808–1900 · published 1861

And had We destroyed them by a chastisement before its time, they would surely have said, "O our Lord! How could we believe if thou didst not send unto us an Apostle that we might follow thy signs ere that we were humbled and disgraced

Sources

Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

George Sale 1697–1736 · published 1734

If we had destroyed them by a judgment before the same had been revealed, they would have said, at the resurrection, O Lord, how could we believe since thou didst not send unto us an apostle, that we might follow thy signs, before we were humbled and covered with shame

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

Po t'i kishim shkatërruar me dënim para kësaj, ata do të thoshin: "Zoti ynë! Sikur të na dërgoje një të dërguar, që t'i ndiqnim ajetet e Tua para se të poshtëroheshim e të turpëroheshim!"

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 যদি আমি তাদেরকে ইতঃপূর্বে (রাসূল ও কিতাব পাঠানোর আগেই) কোনো শাস্তি দ্বারা ধ্বংস করতাম, তবে অবশ্যই তারা বলতো: ‘হে আমাদের রব! আপনি আমাদের কাছে কোনো রাসূল পাঠালেন না কেনো? তাহলে তো আমরা লাঞ্ছিত ও অপমানিত হওয়ার পূর্বে, আপনার নিদর্শনাবলি অনুসরণ করতাম।’

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

A da smo ih kakvom kaznom prije njega uništili, sigurno bi rekli: “Gospodaru naš, zašto nam nisi poslanika poslao, pa bismo riječi Tvoje slijedili prije nego što smo poniženi i osramoćeni postali?”

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

A da smo ih kakvom kaznom prije njega uništili, sigurno bi rekli: “Gospodaru naš, zašto nam nisi poslanika poslao, pa bismo riječi Tvoje slijedili prije nego što smo poniženi i osramoćeni postali?”

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

Sinndo Minen Min kalkirno ɓe Lepte ko adii ɗum, ɓe mbi'atno: "Joomi amen, ko hannoo Nualaa e amen Nulaaɗo men njokka Aayeeje Maa ɗen, ko adii nde Men koyata men hesra.

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

და რომ დაგვეღუპა ისინი [ურწმუნონი] სასჯელით ამაზე უწინ, იტყოდნენ: «ღმერთო ჩვენო, შენ რომ გამოგეგზავნა ჩვენთვის შუამავალი, უსათუოდ მივყვებოდით შენს სასწაულებს, ვიდრე დავმცირდებოდით და დავკნინდებოდით».

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 hätten Wir sie vor ihm (also dem Propheten) durch eine Strafe vernichtet, hätten sie ja gesagt: „Unser Herr, hättest Du doch einen Gesandten zu uns gesandt, sodass wir Deinen Zeichen hätten folgen können, bevor wir erniedrigt und in Schande gestürzt würden!“

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

Αν τους είχαμε καταστρέψει με μία τιμωρία πριν απ' αυτό (δηλ. πριν στείλουμε έναν Αγγελιαφόρο), θα έλεγαν: «Κύριέ μας! Αν μόνο μας έστελνες έναν Αγγελιοφόρο, θα ακολουθούσαμε τα Εδάφια (και τα Σημάδιά) Σου πριν να ταπεινωθούμε και να ατιμωθούμε!»

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 यदि हम वास्तव में उन्हें इससे पहले किसी अज़ाब से विनष्ट कर देते, तो ये लोग अवश्य कहते : ऐ हमारे रब! तूने हमारी ओर कोई रसूल क्यों नहीं भेजा कि हम तेरी आयतों की पैरवी करते, इससे[48] पहले कि हम ज़लील और रुसवा हों?

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5

Italiano · Italian

E se li avessimo in verità distrutti con una punizione prima di quello, avrebbero detto: «Dio nostro, se avessi Tu inviato a noi un Messaggero, per poter così seguire i tuoi precetti prima di essere umiliati e svergognati!”

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

134. Ir jei Mes būtume sunaikinę juos su kančia prieš tai (t. y. Pasiuntinį Muchammedą ﷺ ir Koraną), tada jie tikrai būtų sakę: „Mūsų Viešpatie, o jei tik Tu būtum atsiuntęs mums Pasiuntinį, mes tikrai būtume sekę Tavo Ajat (įrodymais, įkalčiais, eilutėmis, pamokomis, ženklais, apreiškimais ir t.t.) prieš tai, kai buvome pažeminti ir paniekinti.“

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

Odoo Nuti isa (Rasuula -SAW) dura adabbiin isaan balleessinee, silaa ni jedhu turan: “Gooftaa keenya! Odoo ergamaa gara keenyatti ergitee, silaa odoo salphinaafi xiqqeenyi nu hin mudatin dura keeyyattoota kee hordofna turre.”

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

А если бы Мы погубили их наказанием до него, они непременно сказали бы: «Господь наш! Почему Ты не послал к нам посланника — и тогда мы последовали бы Твоим знамениям, прежде чем оказались униженными и пристыжёнными?»

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

А да смо их каквом казном уништили пре њега, сигурно би казали: „Господару наш, зашто нам ниси послао посланика, па да следимо Твоју Објаву пре него што смо понижени и осрамоћени у Паклу.“

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

Na lau kuwa tuliwaangamiza kwa adhabu kabla yake, wangelisema: Ewe Mola wetu Mlezi! Kama ungetuletea Mtume (ingekuwa bora), tukazifuata ishara zako kabla ya kudhalilika na kuhizika.

Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5

Svenska · Swedish

Hade vi utplånat dem med ett straff dessförinnan hade de sagt: "Herre! Om du sänt oss ett sändebud hade vi följt dina tecken innan vi förödmjukades och vanärades."

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

Biz onları bundan önce bir azap ile helâk etmiş olsaydık; elbette şöyle diyeceklerdi: “Rabbimiz, bize bir peygamber gönderseydin de alçalmadan, rezil olmadan önce ayetlerine uysaydık."

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 اگر ہم اس سے[1] پہلے ہی انہیں عذاب سے ہلاک کر دیتے تو یقیناً یہ کہہ اٹھتے کہ اے ہمارے پروردگار تو نے ہمارے پاس اپنا رسول کیوں نہ بھیجا؟ کہ ہم تیری آیتوں کی تابعداری کرتے اس سے پہلے کہ ہم ذلیل ورسوا ہوتے.

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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20:132

وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا لَا نَسْـَٔلُكَ رِزْقًا نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ وَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'mur ahlaka bis-salaati wastabir 'alayhaa laa nas'aluka rizqan nahnu narzuquka wal-'aaqibatu lilttaqwaa

DIN 31635waʾmur ʾahlaka biṣ-ṣalāti waṣṭabir ʿalayhā lā nasʾaluka rizqan naḥnu narzuquka wal-ʿāqibatu lilttaqwā

The translators word this verse differently

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

20:133

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا يَأْتِينَا بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦٓ أَوَلَمْ تَأْتِهِم بَيِّنَةُ مَا فِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

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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

20:134 — the verse above

20:135

قُلْ كُلٌّ مُّتَرَبِّصٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ ٱلسَّوِىِّ وَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)qul kullun mutarabbisun fatarabbasoo fasata'lamoona man ashaabu s-siraati s-sawiyyi wamani htadaa

DIN 31635qul kullun mutarabbiṣun fatarabbaṣū fasataʿlamūna man ʾaṣḥābu ṣ-ṣirāṭi s-sawiyyi wamani htadā

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 Say, "Everybody is waiting, so wait. You will know who the people of the straight path are, and who is rightly-guided.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Say: Each is awaiting; so await ye! Ye will come to know who are the owners of the path of equity, and who is right

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Say, ' Each one has to wait, so wait ye but in the end ye shall know who are the fellows of the level way, and who are guided

John Medows Rodwell1861 SAY: Each one of us awaiteth the end. Wait ye then, and ye shall know which of us have been followers of the even way, and who hath been the rightly guided

George Sale1734 Say, each of us wait the issue: Wait therefore; for ye shall surely know hereafter who have been the followers of the even way, and who hath been rightly directed

Sources

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Parallel edition — Simple, Version 1.1

وَلَوْ أَنَّا أَهْلَكْنَاهُم بِعَذَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِهِ لَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا لَوْلَا أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًا فَنَتَّبِعَ آيَاتِكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن نَّذِلَّ وَنَخْزَىٰ

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Analysis detailsDerived

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 — 0.58 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
Talal Itani · George Sale 0.71
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer 0.69
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell 0.67
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale 0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell 0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale 0.58
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.57
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell 0.57
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.40
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale 0.35

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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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

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