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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.
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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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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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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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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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Talal Itani· published 2012
Once he entered the city, unnoticed by its people. He found in it two men fighting-one of his own sect, and one from his enemies. The one of his sect solicited his assistance against the one from his enemies; so Moses punched him, and put an end to him. He said, "This is of Satan's doing; he is an enemy that openly misleads."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And he entered the city at a time of carelessness of its folk, and he found therein two men fighting, one of his own caste, and the other of his enemies; and he who was of his caste asked him for help against him who was of his enemies. So Moses struck him with his fist and killed him. He said: This is of the devil's doing. Lo! he is an enemy, a mere misleader
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 he entered into the city at the time the people thereof were heedless, and he found therein two men fighting; the one of his sect and the other of his foes. And he who was of his sect asked his aid against him who was of his foes; and Moses smote him with his fist and finished him. Said he, 'This is of the work of Satan, verily, he is a misleading obviousfoe
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And he entered a city at the time when its inhabitants would not observe him, and found therein two men fighting: the one, of his own people; the other, of his enemies. And he who was of his own people asked his help against him who was of his enemies. And Moses smote him with his fist and slew him. Said he, "This is a work of Satan; for he is an enemy, a manifest misleader
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And he went into the city, at a time when the inhabitants thereof observed not what passed in the streets: And he found therein two men fighting; the one being of his own party, and the other of his enemies. And he who was of his party, begged his assistance against him who was of the contraryparty; and Moses struck him with his fist, and slew him: But being sorry for what had happened, he said, this is of the work of the devil; for he is a seducing and an open enemy
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
Musai hyri në qytet në një kohë kur banorët e tij ishin të shkujdesur dhe gjeti aty dy burra që po luftonin me njëri-tjetrin, njëri nga populli i tij e tjetri nga armiqtë e tij. Ai që ishte nga populli i tij e thirri për ta ndihmuar kundër atij që ishte nga armiku. Musai e qëlloi me grusht atë, duke e lënë të vdekur. Ai tha: "Kjo është vepër e shejtanit. S'ka dyshim se ai është armik i hapur, i cili të çon në humbje."
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
একদা মূসা শহরে প্রবেশ করলো, যখন তার অধিবাসীরা ছিল অসতর্ক। তখন সেখানে সে দু’জন লোককে সংঘর্ষে লিপ্ত অবস্থায় পেলো। একজন তার নিজের দলের (বানূ ইসরাঈলের) এবং অপরজন তার শত্রু দলের (ফির‘আউনের বংশের- ক্বিবতি)। তখন তার নিজের দলের লোকটি তার শত্রু দলের লোকটির বিরুদ্ধে তার কাছে সাহায্য চাইল। অতঃপর মূসা তাকে ঘুষি মারল, ফলে সে তাকে মেরে ফেললো। মূসা বললো: ‘এটা শয়তানের কাজ। নিশ্চয় সে প্রকাশ্য শত্রু ও পথভ্রষ্টকারী।’
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 on uđe u grad neopažen od stanovnika njegovih i u njemu zateče dvojicu ljudi kako se tuku – jedan je pripadao njegovu, a drugi neprijateljskom narodu – pa ga zovnu u pomoć onaj iz njegova naroda protiv onog iz neprijateljskog naroda, i Musa ga udari šakom i usmrti. “Ovo je šejtanov posao”, uzviknu, “on je, zaista, otvoreni neprijatelj koji u zabludu odvodi!”
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 on uđe u grad neopažen od stanovnika njegovih i u njemu zateče dvojicu ljudi kako se tuku – jedan je pripadao njegovu, a drugi neprijateljskom narodu – pa ga zovnu u pomoć onaj iz njegova naroda protiv onog iz neprijateljskog naroda, i Mojsije ga udari šakom i usmrti. “Ovo je đavolji posao,” uzviknu, “on je, zaista, otvoreni neprijatelj koji u zabludu odvodi!”
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
O naatiri e saare nden, feewndo welsindaare yimɓe mayre; o tawi worɓe ɗiɗo no haɓa ton: goɗɗo on ko jiyaaɗo e leñol makko, oya on ko jiyaaɗo e ayɓe makko ɓen. Jeyaaɗo e leñol makko ngol ɗaɓɓiri faabo e hoore jiyaaɗo e gaño makko on. Muusaa uttii mo, nde gayni fii makko. [Muusaa] maaki: "Ɗum ɗoo, ko jiyaaɗum e kuuɗe seytaane. Pellet, ko o gaño, majjinoowo ɓannguɗo".
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 შევიდა [მუსა] [ფარულად] ქალაქში, როცა მისი მცხოვრებნი უყურადღებოდ იყვნენ და ნახა იქ ორი კაცი ერთმანეთს ეჩხუბებოდა, ეს ერთი მისი მომხრეთაგანი იყო, მეორე კი - მისი მტრების რიგებიდან. მისმა მომხრეთაგანმა დახმარება სთხოვა მისი მტრის წინააღმდეგ. მუსამ დაარტყა მას და მოკლა. თქვა: «ეს ეშმაკის საქმეთაგანია; ჭეშმარიტად, იგი ცხადი გზის ამბნევი მტერია[1]».
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
Und er betrat die Stadt (Memphis) zu einer Zeit, als ihre Bewohner achtlos (und sich am Ausruhen) waren. Da fand er darin zwei Männer, die miteinander kämpften, der eine war von seiner (eigenen) Gruppierung, der andere von seinen Feinden. Da rief ihn derjenige, der von seiner Gruppierung war, zu Hilfe gegen denjenigen, der von seinen Feinden war. Dann schlug ihn Musa mit der Faust und brachte ihn so um. Er (also Musa) sagte: „Das gehört zum Werk des Satans. Wahrlich, er ist ein deutlicher und irreführender Feind.“
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
(Ο Μωυσής) μπήκε στην πόλη σε μία στιγμή απροσεξίας των ανθρώπων της (δηλ. όταν ξεκουράζονται το μεσημέρι), και βρήκε δύο άνδρες να τσακώνονται: ο ένας ήταν από τους δικούς του ανθρώπους (από τα παιδιά του Ισραήλ) και ο άλλος ήταν από τους εχθρούς του (από τον λαό του Φαραώ). Έτσι, εκείνος που ήταν από τους δικούς του, του ζήτησε βοήθεια ενάντια στον άλλον που ήταν από τους εχθρούς του. Οπότε ο Μωυσής τον χτύπησε (με ένα χτύπημα), και έτσι, τον σκότωσε (κατά λάθος). (Ο Μωυσής) είπε: «Αυτό είναι από τα έργα του Σατανά (που μου ψιθύρισε και με ώθησε να τον χτυπήσω). Πράγματι, (ο Σατανάς) είναι ξεκάθαρος εχθρός που παραπλανά (τους ανθρώπους).»
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 वह नगर में उसके लोगों की कुछ असावधानी के समय में प्रवेश किया, तो उसमें दो व्यक्तियों को लड़ते हुए पाया। यह उसके गिरोह में से है और यह उसके शत्रुओं में से।[6] तो जो उसके गिरोह में से था, उसने उसके विरुद्ध उससे मदद माँगी, जो उसके शत्रुओं में से था। तो मूसा ने उसे घूँसा मारा तो उसका काम तमाम कर दिया। (मूसा ने) कहा : यह शैतान के काम से है, निश्चित रूप से वह खुले तौर पर गुमराह करने वाला दुश्मन है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Ed entrò in città, all’insaputa dei suoi abitanti, e vi trovò due individui che si uccidevano: uno era della sua religione, l’altro di una setta ostile; il suo compagno di fede chiese il suo aiuto contro l’avversario a cui Mūsā diede un colpo, uccidendolo. Disse: «Questa è opera di Satana: lui è in verità un chiaro nemico e sviatore».
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
15. Ir jis įžengė į miestą jo žmonių nesuvokimo metu, ir jis rado ten du kovojančius vyrus – vieną iš jo grupės (jo religijos – iš Israelio (Izraelio) Vaikų) ir kitą iš jo priešų. Jo (paties) grupės vyras paprašė jo pagalbos prieš savo priešą, taigi Mūsą (Mozė) trenkė jam savo kumščiu ir užmušė jį. Jis tarė: „Tai Šaitan (Šėtono) veikimas, iš tiesų, jis yra aiškus klaidinantis priešas.“
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
Yeroo ummanni ishee daguu keessa jiranitti magaalattii seenee, namoota lama kan wal lolan arge, Kuni (inni tokko) lammii isaa irraa yoo ta’u, inni kun immoo diina isaa irraa ture, Inni lammii isaa irraa ta’e isa diina isaa irraa ta’e irratti tumsa isa gaafate. Muusaan abootteen (dumucaan) dhayee isa ajjeese. [Muusaan] ni jedhe: “kun dalagaa Sheyxaanaarraayyi, Dhugumatti, inni diina jallisaa ifa bahaadha”ز
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
И он вошёл в город в час, когда жители его были беспечны, и нашёл там двух мужчин, которые дрались: этот был из его сторонников, а этот — из его врагов. И тот, что из его сторонников, воззвал к нему о помощи против того, кто был из его врагов, и Муса ударил его кулаком и покончил с ним. Он сказал: «Это — из деяний шайтана! Воистину, он — явный враг, вводящий в заблуждение».
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 он уђе у град неопажен од становника његових и у њему затече двојицу људи како се туку, један је припадао његовом, а други непријатељском народу, па га је позвао у помоћ онај из његовог народа против оног из непријатељског народа, и Мојсије га удари и усмрти. 'Ово је Сотонино дело!' – Узвикну -, 'он је, заиста, отворени непријатељ који у заблуду доводи!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Na akaingia mjini wakati wa kughafilika wenyeji wake, na akakuta humo wanaume wawili wanapigana - mmoja ni katika watu wake, na mwingine katika maadui zake. Kwa hivyo, yule wa kutoka kwa watu wake akamtaka msaada kumpiga adui yake. Kwa hivyo, Musa akampiga ngumi, na akamuua. Akasema, "Hiki ni katika kitendo cha Shetani. Hakika yeye ni adui, mpotezaji dhahiri."
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Svenska · Swedish
[En dag] gick han in i staden medan dess invånare [vilade och] var ouppmärksamma. Där såg han två män i slagsmål – en från hans eget folk och en från hans fiender. Hans landsman ropade på hjälp mot sin motståndare så Mose slog till honom – och han dog. Han sa: ”Detta är Satans verk! Han är en uppenbar fiende som alltid vilseleder folk.”
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
O halkın haberi olmadığı bir sırada şehre girdi ve kavga eden iki adam gördü. Birisi kendi tarafından, diğeri düşmanlarından idi. Kendi tarafından olan, düşmanına karşı yardım istedi. Mûsâ da ona bir yumruk vurdu, adamı öldürdü. Bu, Şeytan'ın işindendir. O, apaçık yoldan saptıran bir düşmandır, dedi.
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اردو · Urdu
اور موسیٰ (علیہ السلام) ایک ایسے وقت شہر میں آئے جبکہ شہر کے لوگ غفلت میں تھے[1] ۔ یہاں دو شخصوں کو لڑتے ہوئے پایا، یہ ایک تو اس کے رفیقوں میں سے تھا اور یہ دوسرا اس کے دشمنوں میں سے[2]، اس کی قوم والے نے اس کے خلاف جو اس کے دشمنوں میں سے تھا اس سے فریاد کی، جس پر موسیٰ (علیہ السلام) نے اس کو مکا مارا جس سے وه مر گیا موسیٰ (علیہ السلام) کہنے لگے یہ تو شیطانی کام ہے[3]، یقیناً شیطان دشمن اور کھلے طور پر بہکانے واﻻ ہے.[4]
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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Easy-read (simplified)faradadnaahu ilaa ummihi kay taqarra 'aynuhaa walaa tahzana walita'lama anna wa'da llaahi haqqun walaakinna aktharahum laa ya'lamoon
DIN 31635faradadnāhu ʾilā ʾummihi kay taqarra ʿaynuhā walā taḥzana walitaʿlama ʾanna waʿda llāhi ḥaqqun walākinna ʾakṯarahum lā yaʿlamūna
Talal Itani2012 Thus We returned him to his mother, that she may be comforted, and not grieve, and know that God's promise is true. But most of them do not know.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 So We restored him to his mother that she might be comforted and not grieve, and that she might know that the promise of Allah is true. But most of them know not
Edward Henry Palmer1880 So we restored him to his mother that her eye might be cheered, and that she might not grieve, and that she might know that the promise of God is true, though most of them know not
John Medows Rodwell1861 So we restored him to his mother, to be the joy of her eyes, and that she might not fret, and that she might know that the promise of God was true. But most men knew it not
George Sale1734 And, at their desire, she brought his mother to them. So We restored him to his mother, that her mind might be set at ease, and that she might not be afflicted; and that she might know that the promise of God was true: But the greater part of mankind know not the truth
Talal Itani2012 And when he reached his maturity, and became established, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. Thus do We reward the virtuous.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when he reached his full strength and was ripe, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. Thus do We reward the good
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when he reached puberty, and was settled, we gave him judgment and knowledge; for thus do we reward those who do well
John Medows Rodwell1861 And when he had reached his age of strength, and had become a man, we bestowed on him wisdom and knowledge; for thus do we reward the righteous
George Sale1734 And when Moses had attained his age of full strength, and was become a perfect man, We bestowed on him wisdom and knowledge: And thus do We reward the upright
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi innee zalamtu nafsee faghfir lee faghafara lahu innahu huwa l-ghafooru r-raheem
DIN 31635qāla rabbi ʾinnī ẓalamtu nafsī faġfir lī faġafara lahu ʾinnahu huwa l-ġafūru r-raḥīmu
Talal Itani2012 He said, "My Lord, I have wronged myself, so forgive me." So He forgave him. He is the Forgiver, the Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 He said: My Lord! Lo! I have wronged my soul, so forgive me. Then He forgave him. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Said he, 'My Lord! verily, I have wronged my soul, but forgive me.' So He forgave him; for He is forgiving and merciful
John Medows Rodwell1861 He said, "O my Lord, I have sinned to mine own hurt: forgive me." So God forgave him; for He is the Forgiving, the Merciful
George Sale1734 And he said, O Lord, verily I have injured my own soul: Wherefore forgive me. So God forgave him; for He is ready to forgive, and merciful
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 —
0.57 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 · Edward Henry Palmer0.72
Talal Itani · George Sale0.70
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.64
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.62
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.57
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.55
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.48
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.47
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.37
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
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