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Talal Itani· published 2012
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.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
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 goaright. But the messenger hath no other charge than to convey (the message) plainly
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
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
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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
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
Thuaj: "Bindjuni Allahut dhe bindjuni të Dërguarit." Nëse ata kthejnë shpinën, atëherë ai është përgjegjës për detyrën e vet, ndërsa ju jeni përgjegjës për detyrën tuaj. E, nëse i bindeni atij, do të jeni të udhëzuar. Detyra e të Dërguarit është vetëm kumtimi i qartë."
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বাংলা · Bengali
(হে রাসূল! এ মুনাফিকদেরকে) বলো: ‘তোমরা আল্লাহর আনুগত্য করো এবং রাসূলের আনুগত্য করো।’ তারপর যদি তোমরা (তাঁদের আনুগত্য থেকে) মুখ ফিরিয়ে নাও, তবে (জেনে রাখো,) সে শুধু তার উপর অর্পিত দায়িত্বের জন্য দায়ী। আর তোমাদের উপর অর্পিত দায়িত্বের জন্য তোমরাই দায়ী। পক্ষান্তরে যদি তোমরা তার আনুগত্য করো, তবে তোমরা হিদায়াতপ্রাপ্ত হবে। মূলত রাসূলের দায়িত্ব শুধু স্পষ্টভাবে পৌঁছে দেয়া।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Reci: “Pokoravajte se Allahu i pokoravajte se Poslaniku!” A ako ne htjednete, on je dužan raditi ono što se njemu naređuje, a vi ste dužni raditi ono što se vama naređuje, pa ako mu budete poslušni, bit ćete na Pravom putu – a Poslanik je jedino dužan jasno obznaniti.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Reci: “Pokoravajte se Allahu i pokoravajte se Poslaniku!” A ako ne htjednete, on je dužan raditi ono što se njemu naređuje, a vi ste dužni raditi ono što se vama naređuje, pa ako mu budete poslušni, bit ćete na Pravom putu – a Poslanik je jedino dužan jasno obznaniti.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Maaku: "Ɗoftee Alla ɗoftoɗon Nulaaɗo on". Si ɓe nduŋtiima anndu ko fawii mo ko, ko o roondaa kon, no fawii on ko ndoonda ɗo kon, si on ɗoftike mo on peewat, fawaaki Nulaaɗo on si wonaa jottinngol ɓanngungol.
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ქართული · Georgian
უთხარი [ხალხს] [ო, შუამავალო]: «დაემორჩილეთ ალლაჰსა და დაემორჩილეთ შუამავალს! ხოლო თუ პირს იბრუნებთ, მასზე იყოს ის, რაც დაეკისრა, და თქვენზე იყოს ის, რაც დაგეკისრათ.
თუ დამორჩილდებით მას [შუამავალს], სწორ გზას დაადგებით, შუამავალს კი არაფერი აკისრია, ცხადი შეტყობინების გარდა».
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Deutsch · German
Sag: „Gehorcht Allah und gehorcht dem Gesandten.“ Doch wenn ihr euch abkehrt, dann obliegt ihm nur das, was ihm auferlegt ist, und euch obliegt, was euch auferlegt ist. Wenn ihr ihm (aber) gehorcht, seid ihr rechtgeleitet. Und dem Gesandten obliegt nur die deutliche Übermittlung (der Botschaft).
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Πες (ω, Προφήτη, στους ανθρώπους): «Υπακούστε τον Αλλάχ και υπακούστε τον Αγγελιαφόρο.» Αλλά αν απομακρύνονται, τότε (ο Προφήτης) είναι μόνο υπεύθυνος γι' αυτό που του ανατέθηκε (δηλ. το να μεταδώσει το μήνυμα του Αλλάχ) και εσείς είστε υπεύθυνοι γι' αυτό που ανατέθηκε σε σας (δηλ. το να υπακούσετε). Αν τον υπακούσετε, θα καθοδηγηθείτε. Το καθήκον του Αγγελιαφόρου είναι μόνο να μεταδώσει (το μήνυμα) ξεκάθαρα.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
(ऐ नबी!) आप कह दें कि अल्लाह की आज्ञा का पालन करो तथा रसूल की आज्ञा का पालन करो, और यदि तुम विमुख हो जाओ, तो उस (रसूल) का कर्तव्य केवल वही है, जिसका उसपर भार डाला गया है, और तुम्हारे ज़िम्मे वह है, जिसका भार तुमपर डाला गया है, और यदि तुम उसका आज्ञापालन करोगे, तो मार्गदर्शन पा जाओगे। और रसूल का दायित्व केवल स्पष्ट रूप से पहुँचा देना है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
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Italiano · Italian
Di’: “Obbedite ad Allāh e obbedite al Suo Messaggero!” Se rifiutano, a ognuno verrà attribuito il peso delle proprie azioni, e se Gli obbedite, sarete sulla retta via. E il Messaggero non deve fare altro che comunicare il chiaro messaggio.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
54. Sakyk: „Pakluskite Allahui ir pakluskite Pasiuntiniui, tačiau jei jūs nusigręšite, jis (Pasiuntinys Muchammedas ﷺ) yra atsakingas tik už pareigą, suteiktą jam (t. y. perduoti Allaho Žinią), o jūs – už tai kas suteikta jums. Jei jūs paklusite jam, jūs būsite teisingai vedami. Pasiuntinio pareiga yra tik perduoti (žinią) aiškiu būdų (t. y. skelbti paprastu būdu).
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Jedhi: “Rabbiif ajajamaa; ergamaafis ajajamaa, Yoo garagaltan, kan isa irra jiru dirqama isa irra kaa’ame qofa, Isin irras waanuma baachifamtan qofatu jira. Yoo isaaf ajajamtan ni qajeeltu, Ergamaa irra geessiinsa mul'ataa malee (wanni biroo) hinjiru.
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Русский · Russian
Скажи: «Повинуйтесь Аллаху и повинуйтесь Посланнику. А если вы отвернётесь, то, воистину, на нём — то, что возложено на него, а на вас — то, что возложено на вас. Если же будете ему повиноваться, то последуете верным путём. И на Посланнике лишь ясное доведение».
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
Реци: „Покоравајте се Аллаху и покоравајте се Посланику!“ А ако се окренете, он је дужан да ради оно што се њему наређује, а ви сте дужни оно што се вама наређује, па ако му будете послушни, бићете на Правом путу - а Посланикова дужност је само да јасно обзнани.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Sema: Mtiini Mwenyezi Mungu, na mtiini Mtume. Na mkigeuka, basi yaliyo juu yake ni yale aliyobebeshwa, na yaliyo juu yenu ni yale mliyobebeshwa nyinyi. Na mkimtii yeye, mtaongoka. Na hapana juu ya Mtume ila kufikisha Ujumbe wazi wazi.
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Svenska · Swedish
Säg [till dem]: ”Lyd Gud och lyd sändebudet! Men vänder ni er bort är han dock enbart ansvarig för det han har ålagts, och ni är ansvariga för det ni har ålagts. Men om ni lyder honom kommer ni att ledas rätt.” Sändebudets enda uppgift är att klart förmedla budskapet.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Yine de ki: "Allah'a itaat edin ve Peygamber'e itaat edin. Eğer yüz çevirirseniz, bilin ki ona yüklenen sorumluluğu ancak ona ait; size yüklenen görevin sorumluluğu da yalnızca size aittir. Eğer ona itaat ederseniz, hidayete erersiniz. Rasûle düşen apaçık beyan etmekten başka bir şey değildir.
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اردو · Urdu
کہہ دیجیئے کہ اللہ تعالیٰ کا حکم مانو، رسول اللہ کی اطاعت کرو، پھر بھی اگر تم نے روگردانی کی تو رسول کے ذمے تو صرف وہی ہے جو اس پر ﻻزم کردیا گیا ہے[1] اور تم پر اس کی جوابدہی ہے جو تم پر رکھا گیا ہے[2] ہدایت تو تمہیں اسی وقت ملے گی جب رسول کی ماتحتی کرو[3]۔ سنو رسول کے ذمے تو صرف صاف طور پر پہنچا دینا ہے.[4]
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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 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."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 They swear by Allah solemnly that, if thou order them, they will go forth. Say: Swear not; known obedience (is better). Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do
Edward Henry Palmer1880 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
John Medows Rodwell1861 And they have sworn by God, with a most solemn oath, that if thou give them the word, they will certainly march forth. Say: swear ye not: of more worth is obedience. Verily, God is well aware of what ye do
George Sale1734 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
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 —
0.64 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
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.75
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.72
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.72
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.71
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.65
Talal Itani · George Sale0.64
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.60
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.57
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.48
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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.