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Talal Itani· published 2012
And they swear by God with their solemn oaths, that if you commanded them, they would mobilize. Say, "Do not swear. Obedience will be recognized. God is experienced with what you do."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
They swear by Allahsolemnly that, if thou order them, they will go forth. Say: Swear not; known obedience (is better). Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do
Sources
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Edward Henry Palmer1840–1882 · published 1880
They swear by God with their most strenuous oath that hadst Thou ordered them they would surely go forth. Say, 'Do not swear - reasonable obedience; verily, God knows what ye do
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And they have sworn by God, with a most solemn oath, that if thou give them the word, they will certainlymarch forth. Say: swear ye not: of more worth is obedience. Verily, God is well aware of what ye do
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
They swear by God, with a most solemn oath, that if thou commandest them, they will go forth from their houses and possessions. Say, swear not to a falsehood: Obedience is more requisite: And God is well acquainted with that which ye do
Sources
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Other languages (18)Shqip · Albanian
Ata (hipokritët) betohen fuqishëm në Allahun se, nëse i urdhëron, ata do të dalin në luftë. Thuaju: "Mos u betoni! Bindja e duhur (është më e mirë). Pa dyshim, Allahu di hollësisht gjithçka që bëni."
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 তারা (মুনাফিকরা) সুদৃঢ়ভাবে আল্লাহর নামে শপথ করে বলে যে, ‘তুমি যদি তাদেরকে (জিহাদে বের হওয়ার) আদেশ করো, তবে তারা অবশ্যই বের হবে। (হে রাসূল!) তুমি তাদেরকে বলো: ‘তোমরা শপথ করো না। তোমাদের আনুগত্যের ব্যাপারটি তো জানাই আছে। তোমরা যা কিছু করো, নিশ্চয় আল্লাহ সে বিষয়ে সবিশেষ অবহিত।’
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
Dvoličnjaci se zaklinju Allahom, najtežom zakletvom, da će sigurno ići u boj ako im ti narediš. Reci: “Ne zaklinjite se! Pokornost – zna se šta je! Allah dobro zna ono što vi radite.”
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
Dvoličnjaci se zaklinju Allahom, najtežom zakletvom, da će sigurno ići u boj ako im ti narediš. Reci: “Ne zaklinjite se! Pokornost – zna se što je! Allah dobro zna ono što vi radite.”
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
Ɓe ngooɗndiri Alla, e hattirde goondooje maɓɓe, si a yamirii ɓe ma ɓe njaltu sanne. Maaku: "wota on ngooɗndu, ɗoftaare no nganndaa, pellet, Alla ko kumpitiiɗo ko ngolloton"
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ქართული · Georgian
და ისინი [თვალთმაქცები] ალლაჰს ყველაზე მტკიცე ფიცებით ეფიცებოდნენ, რომ თუ შენ (ო, მოციქულო) უბრძანებდი, უთუოდ (საომარ ლაშქრობაში) გამოვიდოდნენ. უთხარი (მათ, ო, მოციქულო): «ნუ იფიცებთ (ტყუილად)! თქვენი მორჩილება ცნობილია! ჭეშმარიტად, ალლაჰმა უწყის, რასაც აკეთებთ».
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Und sie haben bei Allah ihren kräftigsten Eid geschworen, sie würden, wenn du ihnen befiehlst, ganz gewiss hinausziehen. Sag: „Schwört nicht, geziemender Gehorsam (ist ja besser). Wahrlich, Allah ist kundig dessen, was ihr tut.
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
(Οι υποκριτές) ορκίζονται στον Αλλάχ με πολύ ζήλο στους όρκους τους, ότι αν τους διατάξεις, σίγουρα θα βγουν (μαζί σου για τη μάχη). Πες (ω, Προφήτη): «Μην ορκίζεστε! Η (υποτιθέμενη) υπακοή (σας) είναι γνωστή (ότι είναι μόνο λόγια χωρίς πράξη). Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ για ό,τι κάνετε, έχει πλήρη γνώση.»
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 उन (मुनाफ़िक़ों) ने अल्लाह की मज़बूत क़समें खाईं कि यदि आप उन्हें आदेश दें, तो वे अवश्य (जिहाद के लिए) निकलेंगे। आप उनसे कह दें : क़समें न खाओ। तुम्हारे आज्ञापालन की दशा जानी-पहचानी है। निःसंदेह अल्लाह तुम्हारे कर्मों से भली-भाँति अवगत है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
E hanno giurato fortemente per Allāh che, se tu ordinassi loro di partire in guerra, partirebbero. Di’: “Non giurate: basta una spontanea obbedienza!” In verità, Allāh di ciò che fate è Conoscitore.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
53. Jie prisiekia Allahu savo stipriausias priesaikas, kad jei tik tu įsakytum jiems, jie paliktų (savo namus kovai Vardan Allaho). Sakyk: „Neprisiekinėkit, (šis jūsų) paklusnumas yra žinomas (kaip melagingas). Iš tiesų, Allahas žino geriau, ką jūs darote.“
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.
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
Они поклялись Аллахом — самой твёрдой из своих клятв — что, если ты прикажешь им, они непременно выступят. Скажи: «Не клянитесь! [Ваше] повиновение известно. Воистину, Аллах — сведущий о том, что вы совершаете».
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
Лицемери се заклињу Аллахом, најтежом заклетвом, да ће сигурно да иду у бој ако им ти наредиш. Реци: „Не заклињите се! Ваша покорност је позната! Аллах, заиста, у потпуности зна оно што радите.“
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Na wanaapa kwa Mwenyezi Mungu ukomo wa kiapo chao ya kwamba ukiwaamrisha kwa yakini watatoka. Sema: Msiape! Utiifu unajulikana. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu anazo habari za mnayoyatenda.
Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
De svär sina dyraste eder vid Gud att om du beordrar dem ska de helt visst att dra ut [i strid]. Säg: ”Svär inte! [Er falska] lydnad är redan känd. Gud är väl medveten om vad ni gör.”
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Münâfıklar, sen kendilerine emrettiğin takdirde mutlaka savaşa çıkacaklarına dair en ağır bir şekilde Allah’a yemin ettiler. Onlara de ki: "Yemin etmeyin. Sizden istenen güzelce itaat etmektir. Allah, elbette yaptıklarınızdan hakkıyla haberdardır."
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
بڑی پختگی کے ساتھ اللہ تعالیٰ کی قسمیں کھا کھا کر کہتے ہیں[1] کہ آپ کا حکم ہوتے ہی نکل کھڑے ہوں گے۔ کہہ دیجیئے کہ بس قسمیں نہ کھاؤ (تمہاری) اطاعت (کی حقیقت) معلوم ہے[2]۔ جو کچھ تم کر رہے ہو اللہ تعالیٰ اس سے باخبر ہے.[3]
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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Talal Itani2012 The response of the believers, when they are called to God and His Messenger in order to judge between them, is to say, "We hear and we obey." These are the successful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 The saying of (all true) believers when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them is only that they say: We hear and we obey. And such are the successful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 The speech of the believers, when they are called to God and His Apostle to judge between them, is only to say, 'We hear and we obey;' and these it is who are the prosperous
John Medows Rodwell1861 The words of the believers, when called to God and His Apostle that He may judge between them, are only to say, "We have heard, and we obey:" these are they with whom it shall be well
George Sale1734 The saying of the true believers, when they are summoned before God and his apostle, that He may judge between them, is no other than that they say, we have heard, and do obey: And these are they who shall prosper
Talal Itani2012 Whoever obeys God and His Messenger, and fears God, and is conscious of Him-these are the winners.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 He who obeyeth Allah and His messenger, and feareth Allah, and keepeth duty (unto Him): such indeed are the victorious
Edward Henry Palmer1880 for whoso obeys God and His Apostle and dreads God and fears Him, these it is who are the happy
John Medows Rodwell1861 And whoso shall obey God, and His Apostle, and shall dread God and fear Him, these are they that shall be the blissful
George Sale1734 Whoever shall obey God and his apostle, and shall fear God, and shall be devout towards Him; these shall enjoy great felicity
Talal Itani2012 Say, "Obey God and obey the Messenger." But if they turn away, then he is responsible for his obligations, and you are responsible for your obligations. And if you obey him, you will be guided. It is only incumbent on the Messenger to deliver the Clarifying Message.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Say: Obey Allah and obey the messenger. But if ye turn away, then (it is) for him (to do) only that wherewith he hath been charged, and for you (to do) only that wherewith ye have been charged. If ye obey him, ye will go aright. But the messenger hath no other charge than to convey (the message) plainly
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Say, 'Obey God and obey the Apostle; but if ye turn your backs he has only his burden to bear, and ye have only your burden to bear. But if ye obey him, ye are guided; but the Apostle has only his plain message to deliver
John Medows Rodwell1861 SAY: Obey God and obey the Apostle. Suppose that ye turn back, still the burden of his duty is on him only, and the burden of your duty rests on you. If ye obey Him, ye shall have guidance: but plain preaching is all that devolves upon the Apostle
George Sale1734 Say, obey God, and obey the apostle: But if ye turn back, verily it is expected of him that he perform his duty, and of you that ye perform your duty; and if ye obey him, ye shall be directed: But the duty of our apostle is only public preaching
Talal Itani2012 God has promised those of you who believe and do righteous deeds, that He will make them successors on earth, as He made those before them successors, and He will establish for them their religion-which He has approved for them-and He will substitute security in place of their fear. They worship Me, never associating anything with Me. But whoever disbelieves after that-these are the sinners.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Allah hath promised such of you as believe and do good work that He will surely make them to succeed (the present rulers) in the earth even as He caused those who were before them to succeed (others); and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He hath approved for them, and will give them in exchange safety after their fear. They serve Me. They ascribe no thing as partner unto Me. Those who disbelieve henceforth, they are the miscreants
Edward Henry Palmer1880 God promises those of you who believe and do right that He will give them the succession in the earth as He gave the succession to those before them, and He will establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them, and to give them, after their fear, safety in exchange.;- they shall worship me, they shall not associate aught with me: but whoso disbelieves after that, those it is who are the sinners
John Medows Rodwell1861 God hath promised to those of you who believe and do the things that are right, that He will cause them to succeed others in the land, as He gave succession to those who were before them, and that He will establish for them that religion which they delight in, and that after their fears He will give them security in exchange. They shall worship Me: nought shall they join with Me: And whoso, after this, believe not, they will be the impious
George Sale1734 God promiseth unto such of you as believe, and do good works, that he will cause them to succeed the unbelievers in the earth, as he caused those who were before you to succeed the infidels of their time; and that he will establish for them their religion which pleaseth them, and will change their fear into security. They shall worship Me; and shall not associate any other with Me. But whoever shall disbelieve after this; they will be the wicked doers
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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 · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.66
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.65
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.64
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.64
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.62
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.61
Talal Itani · George Sale0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.60
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.49
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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.