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Talal Itani· published 2012
Neither their flesh, nor their blood, ever reaches God. What reaches Him is the righteousness from you. Thus He subdued them to you, that you may glorify God for guiding you. And give good news to the charitable.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Their flesh and their food reach not Allah, but the devotion from you reacheth Him. Thus have We made them subject unto you that ye may magnify Allah that He hath guided you. And give good tidings (OMuhammad) to the good
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
Thus have we subjected them to you; haply, ye may give thanks! Their meat will never reach to God, nor yet their blood, but the piety from you will reach to Him. Thus hath He subjected them to you that ye may magnify God for guiding you: and give thou gladtidiness to those who do good
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
By no means can their flesh reach unto God, neither their blood; but piety on your part reacheth Him. Thus hath He subjected them to you, that ye might magnify God for His guidance: moreover, announce to those who do good deeds
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Their flesh is not accepted of God, neither their blood; but your piety is accepted of Him. Thus have We given you dominion over them, that ye might magnify God, for the revelationswhereby He hath directed you. And bear good tidings unto the righteous
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
Tek Allahu nuk arrin as mishi e as gjaku i tyre, por tek Ai arrin devotshmëria juaj. Kështu, Ai jua nënshtroi ato për ta madhëruar Allahun që ju ka udhëzuar. Dhe përgëzoji punëmbarët!
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
(মনে রেখো,) আল্লাহর কাছে এগুলোর (কুরবানির পশুর ) গোশত ও রক্ত পৌঁছে না; বরং তাঁর কাছে পৌঁছে তোমাদের তাকওয়া। এভাবেই তিনি সেগুলোকে তোমাদের অধীন করে দিয়েছেন, যাতে তোমরা আল্লাহর তাকবীর পাঠ করতে পারো, এজন্য যে, তিনি তোমাদেরকে হিদায়াত দান করেছেন। সুতরাং তুমি সৎকর্মশীলদেরকে সুসংবাদ দাও।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Do Allaha neće doprijeti meso njihovo i krv njihova, ali će Mu stići bogobojaznost vaša. Tako vam ih je potčinio da biste Allaha veličali zato što vas je uputio. I obraduj one koji dobra djela čine!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
Do Allaha neće doprijeti meso njihovo i krv njihova, ali će Mu stići bogobojaznost vaša. Tako vam ih je podčinio da biste Allaha veličali zato što vas je uputio. I obraduj one koji dobra djela čine!
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Hewtoytaa Alla tebbuuli majji wonaa ƴiiƴe majji kadi, kono heewtoy mo kulol ngol immorde e mo'on. Ko wano nii O eeltani on ɗi fii yo on mawni Alla e dow ko o feewni on ko, weltin moƴƴinɓe ɓen.
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ქართული · Georgian
ალლაჰამდე [მის წინაშე] არ აღწევს არც მათი [მსხვერპლშეწირული ცხოველების] ხორცი და არც მათი სისხლი, არამედ მასთან აღწევს თქვენი ღვთისმოშიშობა[1]. ასე დაგიმორჩილათ ისინი, რათა ალლაჰი განადიდოთ იმ ხელმძღვანელობისთვის, რომლითაც მან გაჩვენათ ჭეშმარიტი გზა. ხოლო შენ [ო, შუამავალო] ახარე გულწრფელებს.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Weder ihr Fleisch noch ihr Blut werden Allah erreichen, aber Ihn erreicht von euch die Furcht (vor Allah). So hat Er sie euch dienstbar gemacht, damit ihr Allah als den Größten preist, dass Er euch rechtgeleitet hat. Und verkünde frohe Botschaft den Gutes Tuenden.
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
Δε θα φτάσει στον Αλλάχ, ούτε το κρέας τους (των βοοειδών θυσίας), ούτε το αίμα τους, αλλά θα φτάσει σ' Αυτόν μόνο η ευσέβειά σας (ότι φυλάσσεστε από την τιμωρία Του, τηρώντας τις εντολές Του). Έτσι, τα υποτάξαμε σε σας, ώστε να δοξάζετε τον Αλλάχ για ό,τι σας καθοδήγησε. Δώσε λοιπόν (ω, Προφήτη) τα χαρμόσυνα νέα σ' αυτούς που πράττουν το καλό.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
अल्लाह को उनके मांस और उनके रक्त हरगिज़ नहीं पहुँचेंगे, परंतु उसे तुम्हारा तक़वा पहुँचेगा। इसी प्रकार, उस (अल्लाह) ने उन (पशुओं) को तुम्हारे वश में कर दिया है, ताकि तुम अल्लाह की महिमा का गान करो[26], उस मार्गदर्शन पर, जो उसने तुम्हें दिया है। और (ऐ रसूल!) आप सत्कर्मियों को शुभ सूचना सुना दें।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Allāh non avrà né la loro carne né il loro sangue, ma avrà la vostra devozione. Così ve li asservisce perché glorifichiate Allāh per avervi messo sulla retta via. E annuncia ai pii!
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
37. Nei jų mėsa, nei jų kraujas nepasiekia Allaho, tačiau jūsų dievobaimingumas pasiekia Jį. Taip Mes padarėme juos paklusnius jums, kad jūs garbintumėte Allahą dėl Jo Teisingo jūsų vedimo. Ir perduok geras žinias (Muchammedai ﷺ) Muhsinūn [1] (gera darantiesiems).
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Foonoowwan isiitiifi dhiigowwani isiis Rabbiin bira hin ga’u, Garuu sodaa Rabbii kan isin biraatti ta’etu Isa bira ga’a. Akka kanatti ishee isiniif laaffise, akka Rabbiin guddiftaniif, waan isin qajeelcheef jecha. Gaarii hojjattoota gammachiisi. [7]
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
Никогда не достигнет Аллаха ни их мясо, ни их кровь, но достигнет Его ваша богобоязненность. Так Он подчинил их вам, чтобы вы возвеличивали Аллаха за то, что Он наставил вас. И обрадуй добродетельных.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
До Аллаха неће допрети њихово месо и њихова крв, али ће допрети ваша искрено учињена дела. Тако вам их је потчинио да бисте величали Аллаха јер вас је на Прави пут упутио. И обрадуј оне који раде добра дела!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Nyama zao hazimfikii Mwenyezi Mungu wala damu zao, lakini unamfikia ucha Mungu wenu. Namna hivi tumewadhalilisha kwenu ili mumtukuze Mwenyezi Mungu kwa alivyowaongoa. Na wabashirie wafanyao mema.
Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages
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Svenska · Swedish
Det är inte deras kött eller blod som når Gud, men däremot er gudsfruktan. På detta sätt har vi gjort dem undergivna för er, så att ni ska prisa Guds storhet för att ha lett er rätt. Och ge goda besked till de som gör gott!
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Türkçe · Turkish
Onların etleri de, kanları da Allah’a asla ulaşmaz. Fakat sizden ona takvâ ulaşır. Size hidayet ettiği için Allah'ı tekbir edin diye O, bunları sizin emrinize vermiştir. İhsan sahiplerine müjde ver.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
اللہ تعالیٰ کو قربانیوں کے گوشت نہیں پہنچتے نہ اس کے خون بلکہ اسے تو تمہارے دل کی پرہیزگاری پہنچتی ہے۔ اسی طرح اللہ نے ان جانوروں کو تمہارے مطیع کر دیا ہے کہ تم اس کی رہنمائی کے شکریئے میں اس کی بڑائیاں بیان کرو، اور نیک لوگوں کو خوشخبری سنا دیجئے!
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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Talal Itani2012 Those whose hearts tremble when God is mentioned, and those who endure what has befallen them, and those who perform the prayer and spend from what We have provided for them.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Whose hearts fear when Allah is mentioned, and the patient of whatever may befall them, and those who establish worship and who spend of that We have bestowed on them
Edward Henry Palmer1880 whose hearts when God is mentioned are afraid, and to those who are patient of what befalls them, and to those who are steadfast in prayer and of what we have given them expend in alms
John Medows Rodwell1861 Whose hearts, when mention is made of God, thrill with awe; and to those who remain steadfast under all that be-falleth them, and observe prayer, and give alms of that with which we have supplied them
George Sale1734 whose hearts, when mention is made of God, are struck with fear; and unto those who patiently endure that which befalleth them; and who duely perform their prayers, and give alms out of what We have bestowed on them
DIN 31635wal-budna ǧaʿalnāhā lakum min šaʿāʾiri llāhi lakum fīhā ḫayrun faḏkurū sma llāhi ʿalayhā ṣawāffa faʾiḏā waǧabat ǧunūbuhā fakulū minhā waʾaṭʿimū l-qāniʿa wal-muʿtarra kaḏālika saḫḫarnāhā lakum laʿallakum taškurūna
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Talal Itani2012 We have made the animal offerings emblems of God for you. In them is goodness for you. So pronounce God's name upon them as they line up. Then, when they have fallen on their sides, eat of them and feed the contented and the beggar. Thus We have subjected them to you, that you may be thankful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And the camels! We have appointed them among the ceremonies of Allah. Therein ye have much good. So mention the name of Allah over them when they are drawn up in lines. Then when their flanks fall (dead), eat thereof and feed the beggar and the suppliant. Thus have We made them subject unto you, that haply ye may give thanks
Edward Henry Palmer1880 The bulky (camels) we have made for you one of the symbols of God, therein have ye good; so mention the name of God over them as they stand in a row, and when they fall down (dead) eat of them, and feed the easily contented and him who begs
John Medows Rodwell1861 And the camels have we appointed you for the sacrifice to God: much good have ye in them. Make mention, therefore, of the name of God over them when ye slay them, as they stand in a row; and when they are fallen over on their sides, eat of them, and feed him who is content and asketh not, and him who asketh. Thus have We subjected them to you, to the intent ye should be thankful
George Sale1734 The camels slain for sacrifice have We appointed for you as symbols of your obedience unto God: Ye also receive other advantages from them. Wherefore commemorate the name of God over them, when ye slay them, standing on their feet disposed in right order: And when they are fallen down dead, eat of them; and give to eat thereof both unto him who is content with what is given him, without asking, and unto him who asketh. Thus have We given you dominion over them, that ye might return Us thanks
Talal Itani2012 Permission is given to those who are fought against, and God is Able to give them victory.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Sanction is given unto those who fight because they have been wronged; and Allah is indeed Able to give them victory
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Permission is given to those who fight because they have been wronged, - and, verily, God to help them has the might
John Medows Rodwell1861 A sanction is given to those who, because they have suffered outrages, have taken up arms; and verily, God is well able to succour them
George Sale1734 Permission is granted unto those who take arms against the unbelievers, for that they have been unjustly persecuted by them: -- (and God is certainly able to assist them)
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
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0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.75
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.70
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.69
Talal Itani · George Sale0.69
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.66
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.63
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.62
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.60
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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.