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Talal Itani· published 2012
Blessed is He who placed constellations in the sky, and placed in it a lamp, and an illuminating moon.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Blessed be He Who hath placed in the heaven mansions of the stars, and hath placed therein a great lamp and a moon giving light
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
Blessed be He who placed in the heavens zodiacal signs, and placed therein the lamp and an illuminating moon
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Blessed be He who hath placed the twelve signs in the heavens; and hath placed therein a lamp by day, and the moon which shineth by night
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
I bekuar është Ai që bëri në qiell yjësi dhe në të vuri një Kandil dhe një Hënë ndriçuese.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
বাংলা · Bengali
বরকতময় সেই আল্লাহ, যিনি আকাশে নক্ষত্রের পথসমূহ স্থাপন করেছেন এবং সেখানে একটি সূর্য-প্রদীপ ও উজ্জ্বল চাঁদ স্থাপন করেছেন।
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
Neka je uzvišen Onaj Koji je na nebu sazviježđa stvorio i na njemu dao svjetiljku i Mjesec koji sija.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
Neka je uzvišen Onaj Koji je na nebu sazviježđa stvorio i na njemu dao svjetiljku i Mjesec koji sija.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Fulfulde · Fulani
Mawnii oon baɗuɗo ka kammu burjuuji(buurti) o waɗi e ndeer majji pitilol e leelewal jalbungal.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
კურთხეულია ალლაჰი, ვინც ცაში მოაწყო თანავარსკვლავედი, მოაწყო იქ ნათურა [მზე] და კაშკაშა მთვარე.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Segensreich ist Derjenige, Der im Himmel Türme gesetzt und darin einen Lichtkörper und einen leuchtenden Mond gesetzt hat!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Ύψιστος είναι Αυτός που τοποθέτησε στον ουρανό μεγάλα αστέρια (και αστερισμούς), και τοποθέτησε σ' αυτόν έναν λαμπτήρα (τον ήλιο που είναι πηγή φωτός και θερμότητας) και ένα φωτεινό φεγγάρι.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
बहुत बरकत वाला है वह, जिसने आकाश में बुर्ज (नक्षत्र) बनाए तथा उसमें एक चिराग़ (सूर्य) और एक रोशनी देने वाला चाँद बनाया।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Gloria a Colui che fece nel cielo costellazioni e vi fissò una lanterna[80] e una luna luminosa.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
61. Palaimintas yra Tas, Kuris įtvirtino danguje didžiules žvaigždes, ir įtvirtino jame didžiulį šviestuvą (saulę), ir mėnulį, suteikiantį šviesą.
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
Благословен Тот, Кто создал в небе созвездия, и создал в нём светоч и сияющую луну.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
Нека је Узвишен Онај Који је на небу створио сазвежђа и на њему дао Светиљку и Месец који сија.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Ni Mwenye baraka nyingi yule aliyezijalia nyota mbinguni, na akajalia humo taa na mwezi unaong'ara.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Upphöjd är han från vilken all välsignelse kommer – han som har prytt himlavalvet med stjärnbilder och däri satt en strålande [sol] och en lysande måne.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Gökte yıldızlar/gezegenler yaratan ve orada bir kandil (Güneş) ve aydınlatıcı bir Ay var eden (Allah) çok yücedir.
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اردو · Urdu
بابرکت ہے وه جس نے آسمان میں برج بنائے[1] اور اس میں آفتاب بنایا اور منور مہتاب بھی.
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 He who created the heavens and the earth and everything between them in six days, then settled on the Throne. The Most Merciful. Ask about Him a well-informed.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six Days, then He mounted the Throne. The Beneficent! Ask anyone informed concerning Him
Edward Henry Palmer1880 He who created the heavens and the earth, and what is between them, in six days, and then made for the throne; the Merciful One, ask concerning Him of One who is aware
John Medows Rodwell1861 who in six days created the Heavens and the Earth, and whatever is between them, then mounted his Throne: the God of Mercy! Ask now of the Wise concerning Him
George Sale1734 Who hath created the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, in six days; and then ascended his throne; the Merciful. Ask now the knowing concerning Him
Talal Itani2012 And when it is said to them, "Bow down to the Merciful," they say, "And what is the Merciful? Are we to bow down to whatever you command us?" And it increases their aversion.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when it is said unto them: Prostrate to the Beneficent! they say: And what is the Beneficent? Are we to prostrate to whatever thou (Muhammad) biddest us? And it increaseth aversion in them
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when it is said, ' Adore ye the Merciful!' they say, 'What is the Merciful? shall we adore what thou dost order us?' and it only increases their aversion
John Medows Rodwell1861 But when it is said to them, "Bow down before the God of Mercy," they say, "Who is the God of Mercy? Shall we bow down to what thou biddest?" And they fly from thee the more
George Sale1734 When it is said unto the unbelievers, adore the Merciful; they reply, and who is the Merciful? Shall we adore that which thou commandest us? And this precept causeth them to fly the faster from the faith
Easy-read (simplified)wahuwa lladhee ja'ala llayla wan-nahaara khilfatan liman araada an yadhdhakkara aw araada shukooraa
DIN 31635wahuwa llaḏī ǧaʿala llayla wan-nahāra ḫilfatan liman ʾarāda ʾan yaḏḏakkara ʾaw ʾarāda šukūran
Talal Itani2012 And it is He who made the night and the day alternate-for whoever desires to reflect, or desires to show gratitude.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And He it is Who hath appointed night and day in succession, for him who desireth to remember, or desireth thankfulness
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And He it is who made the night and the day alternating for him who desires to remember or who wishes to be thankful
John Medows Rodwell1861 And it is He who hath ordained the night and the day to succeed one another for those who desire to think on God or desire to be thankful
George Sale1734 It is He who hath ordained the night and the day to succeed each other, for the observation of him who will consider, or desireth to shew his gratitude
Talal Itani2012 The servants of the Merciful are those who walk the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 The (faithful) slaves of the Beneficent are they who walk upon the earth modestly, and when the foolish ones address them answer: Peace
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And the servants of the Merciful are those who walk upon the earth lowly, and when the ignorant address them, say, 'Peace
John Medows Rodwell1861 And the servants of the God of Mercy are they who walk upon the Earth softly; and when the ignorant address them, they reply, "Peace
George Sale1734 The servants of the Merciful are those who walk meekly on the earth, and, when the ignorant speak unto them, answer, peace
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 —
0.55 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 Sale0.63
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.62
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.56
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.54
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.48
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.46
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.38
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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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.