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Talal Itani· published 2012
And let those who do not find the means to marryabstain, until God enriches them from His bounty. If any of your servants wish to be freed, grant them their wish, if you recognize some good in them. And give them of God's wealth which he has given you. And do not compel your girls to prostitution, seeking the materials of this life, if they desire to remain chaste. Should anyone compel them-after their compulsion, God is Forgiving and Merciful.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And let those who cannot find a match keep chaste till Allah give them independence by His grace. And such of your slaves as seek a writing (of emancipation), write it for them if ye are aware of aught of good in them, and bestow upon them of the wealth of Allah which He hath bestowed upon you. Force not your slave-girls to whoredom that ye may seek enjoyment of the life of the world, if they would preserve their chastity. And if one force them, then (unto them), after their compulsion, lo! Allah will be Forgiving, Merciful
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 let those who cannot find a match, until God enriches them of His grace, keep chaste. And such of those whom your righthandspossess as crave a writing, write it for them, if ye know any good in them, and give them of the wealth of God which He has given you. And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution, if they desire to keep continent, in order to crave the goods of the life of this world; but he who does compel them, then, verily, God after they are compelled is forgiving, compassionate
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And let those who cannot find a match live in continence till God of His bounty shall enrich them. And to those of your slaves who desire a deed of manumission, execute it for them, if ye know good in them, and give them a portion of the wealth of God which He hath given you. Force not your female slaves into sin, in order that ye may gain the casual fruitions of this world, if they wish to preserve their modesty. Yet if any one compel them, then Verily to them, after their compulsion, will God be Forgiving, Merciful
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And let those who find not a match, keep themselves from fornication, until God shall enrich them of his abundance. And unto such of your slaves as desire a writteninstrumentallowing them to redeem themselves on paying a certainsum, write one, if ye know good in them; and give them of the riches of God, which He hath given you. And compel not your maid-servants to prostitute themselves, if they be willing to live chastly; that ye may seek the casual advantage of this present life: But whoever shall compel them thereto, verily God will be gracious and merciful unto such women after their compulsion
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
Ata që nuk kanë mundësi për martesë, le të përmbahen derisa t'i pasurojë Allahu me të mirat e Tij. Nëse skllevërit që i keni nën zotërimin tuaj dëshirojnë të lirohen me kompensim, lidhni marrëveshje me ta, nëse gjeni mirësi tek ata dhe jepuni nga pasuria që jua ka dhënë Allahu. Dhe mos i detyroni robëreshat tuaja të bëjnë kurvëri, – përderisa ato e duan dëlirësinë, – duke kërkuar kështu përfitimet e kësaj bote. Por, nëse dikush i detyron ato, atëherë Allahu, pas atij detyrimi, është Falës i Madh e Mëshirëplotë për to.
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বাংলা · Bengali
আর (দরিদ্রতার কারণে) যাদের বিবাহ করার সামর্থ্য নেই, আল্লাহ তাদেরকে নিজ অনুগ্রহে অভাবমুক্ত না করা পর্যন্ত তারা যেন (অশ্লীলতা ও ব্যভিচার থেকে) সংযম অবলম্বন করে। আর তোমাদের মালিকানাধীন দাস-দাসীদের মধ্যে যারা মুক্তির জন্য (তোমাদের সাথে সম্পদ হস্তার্পণের) লিখিত চুক্তি করতে চায় তাদের সাথে তোমরা লিখিত চুক্তিতে আবদ্ধ হও, যদি তোমরা তাদের মধ্যে কল্যাণ(৯) আছে বলে জানতে পারো এবং আল্লাহ তোমাদেরকে যে সম্পদ দিয়েছেন, তা থেকে তোমরা তাদেরকে (কিছুটা ছাড় ) দাও। তোমাদের দাসীরা সতীত্ব রক্ষা করতে চাইলে, তোমরা দুনিয়ার জীবনের সম্পদ কামানোর জন্য তাদেরকে ব্যভিচার করতে জবরদস্তি করো না। আর যারা তাদেরকে (ব্যভিচার করতে) জবরদস্তি করবে, নিশ্চয় তাদেরকে জবরদস্তি করার পর আল্লাহ তাদের প্রতি অত্যন্ত ক্ষমাশীল, পরম দয়ালু।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
I neka se suzdrže oni koji se nemaju mogućnosti oženiti, dok im Allah iz obilja svog ne pomogne! A s onima u posjedu vašem koji se žele otkupiti, ako su u stanju to učiniti, o otkupu se dogovorite. I dajte im nešto od imetka koji je Allah vama dao. I ne nagonite robinje svoje da se bludom bave – a one žele biti čestite – da biste stekli prolazna dobra ovog svijeta. A ako ih neko na to prisili, Allah će im, zato što su bile primorane, oprostiti i prema njima samilostan biti.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
I neka se suzdrže oni koji se nemaju mogućnosti oženiti, dok im Allah iz obilja svog ne pomogne! A s onima u posjedu vašem koji se žele otkupiti, ako su u stanju to učiniti, o otkupu se dogovorite. I dajte im nešto od imetka koji je Allah vama dao. I ne nagonite robinje svoje da se bludom bave – a one žele biti čestite – da biste stekli prolazna dobra ovog svijeta. A ako ih netko na to prisili, Allah će im, zato što su bile primorane, oprostiti i prema njima samilostan biti.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Ɓe keɓaani fehre desugol ɓeen yo ɓe cabbo haa Alla alɗinira ɓe Ɓural makko ngal. Ɓeen ɗaɓɓatɓe soottaade e ɓen ɓe ñaame mooɗon njeyi, coottaadede ɓe si on nganndii e maɓɓe moƴƴere, njonnee ɓe immorde e jawdi Alla ndin, ndin ndi O jonni on, wota on waawnu horɓe mooɗon ɓen e fii jeeno, si ɓe faandike saŋaade, wota on ɗaɓɓu jawkal ngurndam aduna, kala waawnuuɗo ɓe pellet, Alla ɓaawo baawnugol ɓe ko O cuhroowo jurmiteeɗo.
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ქართული · Georgian
და ვინც ვერ პოულობს საშუალებას ქორწინებისთვის დაე, შეიკავონ თავი [მრუშობისგან და აკრძალულისგან], [მოთმინებით და მარხვით], ვიდრე ალლაჰი გაამდიდრებდეს თავისი წყალობით. ხოლო იმათგან, ვინც თქვენს მარჯვენა ხელთ გყავთ მფლობელობაში [მონები და მხევლები], ვისაც სურს ხელშეკრულება [თავისუფლების გამოსასყიდად] დადეთ მათთან ხელშეკრულება, თუ მათში სიკეთეს დაინახავთ, და მიეცით მათ ალლაჰის ქონებიდან ის, რაც ალლაჰმა თქვენ მოგანიჭათ. და არ აიძულოთ თქვენს ქალებს [მხევლებს] ბილწი საქციელი [მრუშობა და გარყვნილება], თუ მათ სურთ პატიოსნება, თქვენი სურვილისამებრ, ამქვეყნად მატერიალური სარგებლის გამო. ვინც კი აიძულებს მათ [მრუშობას] ჭეშმარიტად, ალლაჰი მას შემდეგ, რაც ისინი [მხევლები] იძულებულნი გახდებიან, არის მპატიებელი [მათ მიმართ], შემწყალებელი.
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Deutsch · German
Und diejenigen, die keine (Möglichkeit zum) Heirat(en) finden, sollen keusch bleiben, bis Allah sie durch Seine Huld reich macht. Und denjenigen von denen, die eure rechte Hand besitzt, die einen Freibrief begehren, so stellt ihnen einen Freibrief aus, wenn ihr an ihnen etwas Gutes wisst. Und gebt ihnen (etwas) vom Besitz Allahs, den Er euch gegeben hat. Und zwingt eure Sklavinnen nicht zu Hurerei, wo sie ehrbar sein wollen, im Trachten nach den Glücksgütern des diesseitigen Lebens. Wer sie nun dazu zwingt, so ist Allah, nachdem sie gezwungen worden sind, gewiss allvergebend und barmherzig.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Εκείνοι όμως που δε βρίσκουν τα μέσα για γάμο, ας φυλάξουν την αγνότητά τους, μέχρι ο Αλλάχ να τους παρέχει από τη γενναιοδωρία Του. Όσοι από τους δούλους σας, ζητούν μία σύμβαση (απελευθέρωσης, με το να σας δώσουν κάποιο ποσό), θα πρέπει να τους τη δώσετε, αν γνωρίζετε ότι έχουν καλοσύνη (και ικανότητα να δουλέψουν και να το πληρώσουν), και δώστε τους από τα πλούτη του Αλλάχ, που παρέχει σε σας. Μην εξαναγκάζετε τις δούλες σας στην πορνεία, οι οποίες επιθυμούν την αγνότητα, (όπως ο επικεφαλής των υποκριτών, ο Αμπντ Αλλάχ μπιν Ουμπάι μπιν Σαλούλ, που εξανάγκασε τη Μουσάικα, στην πορνεία παρά τη θέλησή της), και επιδιώκετε (μ' αυτό) τα κέρδη της εγκόσμιας ζωής. Όποιος τις εξαναγκάζει (στην πορνεία), τότε μετά από τέτοιο εξαναγκασμό, ο Αλλάχ είναι (γι' αυτές) Γαφούρ (Αυτός που συγχωρεί τα πάντα) και Ραχείμ (Πολυεύσπλαχνος), (εφόσον ήταν εξαναγκασμένες, και εκείνος που τις εξανάγκασε θα κουβαλήσει τις αμαρτίες).
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हिन्दी · Hindi
और उन लोगों को (बहुत) पवित्र रहना चाहिए, जो विवाह का सामर्थ्य नहीं रखते, यहाँ तक कि अल्लाह उन्हें अपने अनुग्रह से समृद्ध कर दे। तथा तुम्हारे दास-दासियों में से जो लोग मुक्ति के लिए लेख की माँग करें, तो तुम उन्हें लिख दो, यदि तुम उनमें कुछ भलाई[27] जानो। और उन्हें अल्लाह के उस माल में से दो, जो उसने तुम्हें प्रदान किया है। तथा अपनी दासियों को वेश्यावृत्ति के लिए मजबूर न करो, यदि वे पवित्र रहना चाहें[28], ताकि तुम सांसारिक जीवन का सामान प्राप्त करो। और जो उन्हें मजबूर करेगा, तो निश्चय अल्लाह उनके मजबूर किए जाने के बाद[29], अति क्षमाशील, अत्यंत दयावान् है।
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Italiano · Italian
E conservino la propria castità quelli che non possono sposarsi, finché Allāh, con la Sua grazia, li renda capaci. E a chi dei vostri schiavi desidera un attestato di riscatto, concedetelo, se pensate sia idoneo, e donategli dai beni che vi ha concesso Allāh. E desiderando le ricchezze in questa vita, non costringete le vostre figlie all’adulterio, se loro scelgono la purezza. E con chi le obbliga a farlo, in verità, dopo di ciò, Allāh sarà Perdonatore, Misericordioso.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
33. Ir lai tie, kurie neturi finansinių išteklių santuokai, būna tyri tol, kol Allahas praturtins juos iš Savo Dosnumo. O tie iš jūsų vergų, kurie siekia dokumento (išlaisvinimo), suteikite jiems tokį dokumentą, jei matote, kad juose yra gėris ir sąžiningumas. Ir suteikite jiems šiek tiek (patys) iš Allaho turto, kurį Jis suteikė jums. Ir nestumkite savo tarnaičių į prostituciją, jei jos trokšta skaistumo, tam kad jūs gautumėte naudos iš (dūlių) šio žemiškojo gyvenimo gėrių. Tačiau jei kas nors priverčia jas (į prostituciją), tada po tokio privertimo, Allahas yra Visada Atleidžiantis, Gailestingiausiasis (toms moterims, t. y. Jis atleis joms, nes jos ne savo valia buvo priverstos atlikti blogus veiksmus).
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Русский · Russian
И пусть хранят целомудрие те, которые не находят [возможности для] брака, пока Аллах не обогатит их от Своей щедрости. А те, которые желают договора [о выкупе], из тех, кем овладели ваши десницы — заключите с ними договор, если знаете, что в них есть благо, и дайте им из имущества Аллаха то, что Он дал вам. И не принуждайте своих невольниц к распутству, стремясь к тленным благам мирской жизни, тогда как они желают целомудрия. А если кто принудит их, то воистину, Аллах после их принуждения — прощающий, милующий.
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Српски · Serbian
И нека се суздрже они који немају могућности да се ожене, док им Аллах из Свога обиља не помогне! А са онима у вашем поседу који желе да се откупе, ако знате да су у стању да то учине, о откупу се договорите. И дајте им нешто од иметка који вам је Аллах дао. И не нагоните своје робиње да се баве блудом - ако оне желе да буду честите - да бисте стекли пролазна добра овога света; а ако их неко на то присили, Аллах ће, након што су биле приморане, да им опрости и према њима да буде милостив.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na wajizuilie mbali na machafu wale wasiopata cha kuolea, mpaka Mwenyezi Mungu awatajirishe kwa fadhila yake. Na wanaotaka kuandikiwa uhuru katika wale ambao mikono yenu ya kulia imewamiliki, basi waandikieni kama mkiona wema kwao. Na wapeni katika mali ya Mwenyezi Mungu aliyowapa. Wala msiwashurutishe vijakazi vyenu kufanya zina kwa ajili ya kutafuta pato la maisha ya dunia, ilhali wao wanataka kujiheshimu. Na atakayewalazimisha basi Mwenyezi Mungu baada ya kulazimishwa kwao huko, atawasamehe, kwani Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye kusamehe, Mwenye kurehemu.
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Svenska · Swedish
Men de som inte har råd att gifta sig ska leva i avhållsamhet tills Gud skänker dem av sin rikedom. Om någon av dem ni äger önskar köpa sig fri, låt dem då göra det förutsatt att ni finner dem rättfärdiga. Ge dem också en del av de tillgångar som Gud har gett er. Och tvinga inte era tjänarinnor till prostitution, om de vill leva kyskt, för att söka världslig vinst. Om de ändå tvingas ska Gud visa dem förlåtelse och barmhärtighet efter det tvång de utsatts för.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Evlenmeye güçleri yetmeyenler de, Allah kendilerini lütfuyla zengin edinceye kadar iffetlerini korusunlar. Sahip olduğunuz kölelerden “mükatebe” yapmak isteyenlere gelince, eğer onlarda bir hayır görürseniz onlarla mükatebe yapın. Allah’ın size verdiği maldan onlara verin. Dünya hayatının geçici menfaatlerini elde etmek için iffetli olmak isteyen cariyelerinizi fuhşa zorlamayın. Her kim onları zorlarsa; şüphesiz Allah, onların zorlanmalarından sonra onlara karşı çok bağışlayıcı, çok merhametlidir.
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اردو · Urdu
اور ان لوگوں کو پاک دامن رہنا چاہیئے جو اپنا نکاح کرنے کا مقدور نہیں رکھتے[1] یہاں تک کہ اللہ تعالیٰ انہیں اپنے فضل سے مالدار بنا دے، تمہارے غلاموں میں جو کوئی کچھ تمہیں دے کر آزادی کی تحریر کرانی چاہے تو تم ایسی تحریر انہیں کردیا کرو اگر تم کو ان میں کوئی بھلائی نظر آتی ہو[2]۔ اور اللہ نے جو مال تمہیں دے رکھا ہے اس میں سے انہیں بھی[3] دو، تمہاری جو لونڈیاں پاک دامن رہنا چاہتی ہیں انہیں دنیا کی زندگی کے فائدے کی غرض سے بدکاری پر مجبور نہ کرو[4] اور جو انہیں مجبور کردے تو اللہ تعالیٰ ان پر جبر کے بعد بخشش دینے واﻻ اور مہربانی کرنے واﻻ ہے.[5]
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 And tell the believing women to restrain their looks, and to guard their privates, and not display their beauty except what is apparent thereof, and to draw their coverings over their breasts, and not expose their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, what their right hands possess, their male attendants who have no sexual desires, or children who are not yet aware of the nakedness of women. And they should not strike their feet to draw attention to their hidden beauty. And repent to God, all of you believers, so that you may succeed.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest, and to display of their adornment only that which is apparent, and to draw their veils over their bosoms, and not to reveal their adornment save to their own husbands or fathers or husbands' fathers, or their sons or their husbands' sons, or their brothers or their brothers' sons or sisters' sons, or their women, or their slaves, or male attendants who lack vigour, or children who know naught of women's nakedness. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And turn unto Allah together, O believers, in order that ye may succeed
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And say to the believing women that they cast down their looks and guard their private parts, and display not their ornaments, except those which are outside; and let them pull their kerchiefs over their bosoms and not display their ornaments save to their husbands and fathers, or the fathers of their husbands, or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or what their right hands possess, or their male attendants who are incapable, or to children who do not note women's nakedness; and that they beat not with their feet that their hidden ornaments may be known;- but turn ye all repentant to God, O ye believers haply ye may prosper
John Medows Rodwell1861 And speak to the believing women that they refrain their eyes, and observe continence; and that they display not their ornaments, except those which are external; and that they throw their veils over their bosoms, and display not their ornaments, except to their husbands or their fathers, or their husbands' fathers, or their sons, or their husbands' sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or their slaves, or male domestics who have no natural force, or to children who note not women's nakedness. And let them not strike their feet together, so as to discover their hidden ornaments. And be ye all turned to God, O ye Believers! that it may be well with you
George Sale1734 And speak unto the believing women, that they restrain their eyes, and preserve their modesty, and discover not their ornaments, except what necessarily appeareth thereof: And let them throw their veils over their bosoms, and not shew their ornaments, unless to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husbands fathers, or their sons, or their husbands sons, or their brothers, or their brothers sons, or their sisters sons, or their women, or the captives which their right-hands shall possess, or unto such men as attend them, and have no need of women, or unto children, who distinguish not the nakedness of women. And let them not make a noise with their feet, that their ornaments which they hide may thereby be discovered. And be ye all turned unto God, O true believers, that ye may be happy
Easy-read (simplified)wa'ankihoo l-'ayaamaa minkum was-saaliheena min 'ibaadikum wa'imaa'ikum in yakoonoo fuqaraa'a yughnihimu llaahu min fadlihi wallaahu waasi'un 'aleem
DIN 31635waʾankiḥū l-ʾayāmā minkum waṣ-ṣāliḥīna min ʿibādikum waʾimāʾikum ʾin yakūnū fuqarāʾa yuġnihimu llāhu min faḍlihi wallāhu wāsiʿun ʿalīmun
Talal Itani2012 And wed the singles among you, and those who are fit among your servants and maids. If they are poor, God will enrich them from His bounty. God is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And marry such of you as are solitary and the pious of your slaves and maid-servants. If they be poor, Allah will enrich them of His bounty. Allah is of ample means, Aware
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And marry the single amongst you, and the righteous among your servants and your handmaidens. If they be poor, God will enrich them of His grace, for God both comprehends and knows
John Medows Rodwell1861 And marry those among you who are single, and your good servants, and the handmaidens. If they are poor, God of His bounty will enrich them. God is all-bounteous, Knowing
George Sale1734 Marry those who are single among you, and such as are honest of your men-servants, and your maid-servants: If they be poor, God will enrich them of his abundance; for God is bounteous and wise
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad anzalnaa ilaykum aayaatin mubayyinaatin wamathalan mina lladheena khalaw min qablikum wamaw'izatan lilmuttaqeen
DIN 31635walaqad ʾanzalnā ʾilaykum ʾāyātin mubayyinātin wamaṯalan mina llaḏīna ḫalaw min qablikum wamawʿiẓatan lilmuttaqīna
Talal Itani2012 We have sent down to you clarifying revelations, and examples of those who passed on before you, and advice for the righteous.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And verily We have sent down for you revelations that make plain, and the example of those who passed away before you. An admonition unto those who ward off (evil)
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Now have we sent down to you manifest signs, and the like of those who have passed away before you, and as an admonition to those who fear
John Medows Rodwell1861 And now have we sent down to you clear signs, and an instance from among those who flourished before you, and a caution for the God-fearing
George Sale1734 And now have We revealed unto you evident signs, and a history like unto some of the histories of those who have gone before you, and an admonition unto the pious
Talal Itani2012 God is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The allegory of His light is that of a pillar on which is a lamp. The lamp is within a glass. The glass is like a brilliant planet, fueled by a blessed tree, an olive tree, neither eastern nor western. Its oil would almost illuminate, even if no fire has touched it. Light upon Light. God guides to His light whomever He wills. God thus cites the parables for the people. God is cognizant of everything.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light. Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah speaketh to mankind in allegories, for Allah is Knower of all things
Edward Henry Palmer1880 God is the light of the heavens and the earth; His light is as a niche in which is a lamp, and the lamp is in a glass, the glass is as though it were a glittering star; it is lit from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the east nor of the west, the oil of which would well-nigh give light though no fire touched it,- light upon light!- God guides to His light whom He pleases; and God strikes out parables for men, and God all things doth know
John Medows Rodwell1861 God is the LIGHT of the Heavens and of the Earth. His Light is like a niche in which is a lamp - the lamp encased in glass - the glass, as it were, a glistening star. From a blessed tree is it lighted, the olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would well nigh shine out, even though fire touched it not! It is light upon light. God guideth whom He will to His light, and God setteth forth parables to men, for God knoweth all things
George Sale1734 God is the light of heaven and earth: The similitude of his light is as a niche in a wall, wherein a lamp is placed, and the lamp inclosed in a case of glass; the glass appears as it were a shining star. It is lighted with the oil of a blessed tree, an olive neither of the east, nor of the west: It wanteth little but that the oil thereof would give light, although no fire touched it. This is light added unto light: God will direct unto his light whom He pleaseth. God propoundeth parables unto men; for God knoweth all things
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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
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.70
Talal Itani · George Sale0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.65
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.63
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.57
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.57
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.55
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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.