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27:13

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا مُبْصِرَةً قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)falammaa jaa'athum aayaatunaa mubsiratan qaaloo haadhaa sihrun mubeen

DIN 31635falammā ǧāʾathum ʾāyātunā mubṣiratan qālū hāḏā siḥrun mubīnun

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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
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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.

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Source Talal Itani, ClearQuran · ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB
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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.

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Source Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran · 1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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Source Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an · 1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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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.

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Source John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an · 1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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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.

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Source George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an · 1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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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.

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Convention
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.

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TranslationsSource fact

Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 1875–1936 · published 1930

But when Our tokens came unto them, plain to see, they said: This is mere magic

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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 Palmer 1840–1882 · published 1880

And when our signs came to them visibly, they said, 'This is obvious sorcery

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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

John Medows Rodwell 1808–1900 · published 1861

And when our signs were wrought in their very sight, they said, "This is plain magic

Sources

Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

George Sale 1697–1736 · published 1734

And when our visible signs had come unto them, they said, this is manifest sorcery

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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

Por, kur atyre u erdhën shenjat Tona të dukshme, ata thanë: "Kjo është magji e kulluar!"

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

তারপর যখন আমার নিদর্শনগুলো দৃশ্যমান হয়ে তাদের কাছে আসলো, তখন তারা (ফির‘আউন ও তার সম্প্রদায়) বললো: ‘এটা তো সুস্পষ্ট যাদু।’

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

I kad im očito dođoše znamenja Naša, oni rekoše: “Ovo je prava čarolija!”

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

I kad im očito dođoše znamenja Naša, oni rekoše: “Ovo je prava čarolija!”

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

Tuma nde arnoo e maɓɓe Aayeeje amen ɗen ko yi'eteeɗe, ɓe mbi'i: "Ɗu'um, ko mbilewu ɓanngungu".

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

ქართული · Georgian

და როცა მათ [ფარაონსა და მის ხალხს] ჩვენი ნიშნები ნათლად მოევლინათ, მათ თქვეს: «ეს აშკარა ჯადოქრობაა!»

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 1.0.7

Deutsch · German

Als dann Unsere Zeichen offenkundig sichtbar zu ihnen kamen, sagten sie: „Das ist deutliche Zauberei.“

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

Όταν όμως τα Σημάδια Μας τους ήρθαν φανερά (στον Φαραώ και τον λαό του), είπαν: «Αυτή είναι ξεκάθαρη μαγεία.»

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

फिर जब हमारी निशानियाँ उनके पास आईं जो आँखें खोलने वाली थीं, तो उन्होंने कहा : यह खुला जादू है।

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5

Italiano · Italian

Quando si mostrarono loro i Nostri segni con chiarezza, dissero: ‘Questa è chiara magia!’

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

13. Tačiau kai Mūsų Ajat (įrodymai, įkalčiai, eilutės, pamokos, ženklai, apreiškimai ir t. t.) atėjo pas juos, aiškūs pamayti, jie tarė: „Tai yra akivaizdi magija.“

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 1.0.8

Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Yeroma mallattoowwan keenya ifa taatee isaanitti dhuftu “kun Sihrii (falfala) ifa bahaadha” jedhan.

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

А когда Наши знамения предстали перед ними наглядно, они сказали: «Это — явное колдовство!»

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

И кад им јасно дођоше Наши знаци, рекоше: „Ово је права чаролија!“

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 1.0.4

Kiswahili · Swahili

Basi zilipowafikia Ishara zetu hizo zenye kuonyesha, wakasema: Huu ni uchawi dhahiri.

Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5

Svenska · Swedish

När de nåddes av våra klara och tydliga tecken sa de: ”Det här är ju uppenbart magi!”

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

Türkçe · Turkish

Nitekim ayetlerimiz kendilerine gerçeği gösterecek biçimde gelince; “Bu apaçık bir sihirdir.” dediler.

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 1.0.4

اردو · Urdu

پس جب ان کے پاس آنکھیں کھول دینے والے[1] ہمارے معجزے پہنچے تو وه کہنے لگے یہ تو صریح جادو ہے.

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

About these translations

5 cleared translations, newest first, by year of publication, so the modern English comes before the historical ones. That is an ordering by date, not a judgement. Each is shown complete — this platform never excerpts a translation — and each renders under its translator's name. No translation here is marked as the correct one.

Which translations appear here is set by copyright: they are the ones whose rights could be documented and cleared. The selection is not a judgement that these are the best.

About easy-read

Easy-read is a simplified pronunciation, not authoritative — a rule-by-rule romanisation, not a reading. Each verse ends in its pause form, as it is said when you stop there. Pauses inside a verse and other tajwid rules are not shown. It is derived from the Tanzil Simple edition, while the Arabic above is the Uthmani edition; both are cleared, but they are not the same edition and their orthography differs.

The verses around this oneSource fact

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27:11

إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنًۢا بَعْدَ سُوٓءٍ فَإِنِّى غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)illaa man zalama thumma baddala husnan ba'da soo'in fa'innee ghafoorun raheem

DIN 31635ʾillā man ẓalama ṯumma baddala ḥusnan baʿda sūʾin faʾinnī ġafūrun raḥīmun

Talal Itani2012 But whoever has done wrong, and then substituted goodness in place of evil. I am Forgiving and Merciful.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Save him who hath done wrong and afterward hath changed evil for good. And lo! I am Forgiving, Merciful

Edward Henry Palmer1880 save only those who have done wrong and then substitute good for evil; for, verily, I am forgiving, merciful

John Medows Rodwell1861 Save he who having done amiss shall afterwards exchange the evil for good; for I am Forgiving, Merciful

George Sale1734 Except he who shall have done amiss, and shall have afterwards substituted good in lieu of evil; for I am gracious and merciful

27:12

وَأَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِى جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ فِى تِسْعِ ءَايَٰتٍ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)wa'adkhil yadaka fee jaybika takhruj baydaa'a min ghayri soo'in fee tis'i aayaatin ilaa fir'awna waqawmihi innahum kaanoo qawman faasiqeen

DIN 31635waʾadḫil yadaka fī ǧaybika taḫruǧ bayḍāʾa min ġayri sūʾin fī tisʿi ʾāyātin ʾilā firʿawna waqawmihi ʾinnahum kānū qawman fāsiqīna

Talal Itani2012 Put your hand inside your pocket, and it will come out white, without blemish-among nine miracles to Pharaoh and his people, for they are immoral people."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And put thy hand into the bosom of thy robe, it will come forth white but unhurt. (This will be one) among nine tokens unto Pharaoh and his people Lo! they were ever evil-living folk

Edward Henry Palmer1880 but put thy hand in thy bosom, it shall come forth white without hurt;- one of nine signs to Pharaoh and his people; verily, they are a people who act abominably

John Medows Rodwell1861 Put now thy hand into thy bosom: it shall come forth white, yet free from hurt: one of nine signs to Pharaoh and his people; for a perverse people are they

George Sale1734 Moreover put thy hand into thy bosom; it shall come forth white, without hurt: This shall be one among the nine signs unto Pharaoh and his people; for they are a wicked people

27:13 — the verse above

27:14

وَجَحَدُوا۟ بِهَا وَٱسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمًا وَعُلُوًّا فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)wajahadoo bihaa wastayqanathaa anfusuhum zulman wa'uluwwan faanzur kayfa kaana 'aaqibatu l-mufsideen

DIN 31635waǧaḥadū bihā wastayqanathā ʾanfusuhum ẓulman waʿuluwwan fānẓur kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu l-mufsidīna

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 And they rejected them, although their souls were certain of them, out of wickedness and pride. So see how the outcome was for the mischief-makers.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And they denied them, though their souls acknowledged them, for spite and arrogance. Then see the nature of the consequence for the wrong-doers

Edward Henry Palmer1880 and they gainsaid them - though their souls made sure of them - unjustly, haughtily; but, behold what was the end of the evildoers

John Medows Rodwell1861 And though in their souls they knew them to be true, yet in their wickedness and pride they denied them. But see what was the end of the corrupt doers

George Sale1734 And they denied them, although their souls certainly knew them to be from God, out of iniquity and pride: But behold what was the end of the corrupt doers

27:15

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ عِلْمًا وَقَالَا ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)walaqad aataynaa daawooda wasulaymaana 'ilman waqaalaa l-hamdu lillaahi lladhee faddalanaa 'alaa katheerin min 'ibaadihi l-mu'mineen

DIN 31635walaqad ʾātaynā dāwūda wasulaymāna ʿilman waqālā l-ḥamdu lillāhi llaḏī faḍḍalanā ʿalā kaṯīrin min ʿibādihi l-muʾminīna

Talal Itani2012 And We gave David and Solomon knowledge. They said, "Praise God, who has favored us over many of His believing servants."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And We verily gave knowledge unto David and Solomon, and they said: Praise be to Allah, Who hath preferred us above many of His believing slaves

Edward Henry Palmer1880 And we gave David and Solomon knowledge; and they both said, 'Praise belongs to God, who hath preferred us over many of His servants who believe

John Medows Rodwell1861 And of old we gave knowledge to David and Solomon: and they said, "Praise be to God, who hath made us to excel many of his believing servants

George Sale1734 We heretofore bestowed knowledge on David and Solomon; and they said, praise be unto God, who hath made us more excellent than many of his faithful servants

Sources

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Parallel edition — Simple, Version 1.1

فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْهُمْ آيَاتُنَا مُبْصِرَةً قَالُوا هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Analysis detailsDerived

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 — 0.62 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
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell 0.70
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell 0.70
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell 0.67
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale 0.65
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale 0.65
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.64
Talal Itani · George Sale 0.62
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale 0.55
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer 0.44

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.
As at
13 September 2026, 10:56 UTC
Gate
verify/divergence_gate.py re-derives and fails on drift

The platform does not say which is right, and does not characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed together so the difference is visible; reading it is the reader's work.

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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

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