يُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْحَمُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُقْلَبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)yu'adhdhibu man yashaa'u wayarhamu man yashaa'u wa'ilayhi tuqlaboon
DIN 31635yuʿaḏḏibu man yašāʾu wayarḥamu man yašāʾu waʾilayhi tuqlabūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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.
He punishes whom He wills, and He grants mercy to whom He wills, and to Him you will be restored.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
He punisheth whom He will and showeth mercy unto whom He will, and unto Him ye will be turned
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
He torments whom He will, and has mercy on whom He will; and unto Him shall ye be returned
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
Whom He pleaseth will He chastise, and on whom He pleaseth will He have mercy, and to Him shall ye be taken back
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
He will punish whom He pleaseth, and He will have mercy on whom He pleaseth. Before Him shall ye be brought at the day of judgment
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
Ai dënon kë të dojë e mëshiron kë të dojë dhe tek Ai do të ktheheni.
তিনি যাকে ইচ্ছা (ইনসাফের ভিত্তিতে) শাস্তি দিবেন এবং যাকে ইচ্ছা দয়া করবেন, আর তাঁর কাছেই তোমাদেরকে ফিরিয়ে নেয়া হবে।
On kažnjava onog koga On hoće i milost ukazuje onom kome On hoće, i Njemu ćete se vratiti.
On kažnjava onog koga On hoće i milost ukazuje onom kome On hoće, i Njemu ćete se vratiti.
Homo lepte mo o muuyani, o yurmo mo O muuyani; ko ka makko rutteteɗon.
ის დასჯის [ცოდვებისთვის], ვისაც ინებებს, და შეიწყალებს, ვისაც ინებებს, და მასთან დაბრუნდებით.
Er straft, wen Er will, und Er erbarmt Sich, wessen Er will. Und zu Ihm werdet ihr zurückgebracht.
Τιμωρεί όποιον θέλει (με τη δικαιοσύνη Του) και δείχνει έλεος σε όποιον θέλει (με το έλεός Του), και προς Αυτόν θα επιστρέψετε όλοι.
वह जिसे चाहता है, दंड देता है और जिसपर चाहता है दया करता है, और तुम उसी की ओर लौटाए जाओगे।
Lui punisce chi vuole e ha pietà di chi vuole e a Lui tornerete.
21. Jis nubaudžia tuos, ką Jis nori, ir Jis rodo gailestingumą tam, kam Jis nori. Ir pas Jį jūs būsite sugrąžinti.
Nama fedhe ni adaba; nama fedhe rahmata isaaf godha. Gara Isaa qofatti deebifamtu.
Он подвергает наказанию, кого пожелает, и милует, кого пожелает. И к Нему вы будете возвращены.
Он кажњава онога кога Он хоће и милост указује ономе коме Он хоће, Њему ћете да будете враћени.
Humuadhibu amtakaye, na humrehemu amtakaye. Na kwake Yeye mtapelekwa.
Han straffar den han vill och förbarmar sig över den han vill, och till honom ska ni föras tillbaka.
O, dilediğine azap eder, dilediğine de merhamet eder. Yalnız O’na döndürüleceksiniz.
جسے چاہے عذاب کرے جس پر چاہے رحم کرے، سب اسی کی طرف لوٹائے جاؤ گے.[1]
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.
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.
shown so it's never read alone
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ يُبْدِئُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥٓ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ
Easy-read (simplified)awalam yaraw kayfa yubdi'u llaahu l-khalqa thumma yu'eeduhu inna dhaalika 'alaa llaahi yaseer
DIN 31635ʾawalam yaraw kayfa yubdiʾu llāhu l-ḫalqa ṯumma yuʿīduhu ʾinna ḏālika ʿalā llāhi yasīrun
Have they not seen how God originates the creation, and then reproduces it? This is easy for God.
See they not how Allah produceth creation, then reproduceth it? Lo! for Allah that is easy
Have they not seen how God produces the creation, and then turns it back? verily, that to God is easy
See they not how God bringeth forth creation? and then causeth it to return again? This truly is easy for God
Do they not see how God produceth creatures, and afterwards restoreth them? Verily this is easy with God
قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ بَدَأَ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ ٱللَّهُ يُنشِئُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Easy-read (simplified)qul seeroo fee l-'ardi faanzuroo kayfa bada'a l-khalqa thumma llaahu yunshi'u n-nash'ata l-'aakhirata inna llaaha 'alaa kulli shay'in qadeer
DIN 31635qul sīrū fī l-ʾarḍi fānẓurū kayfa badaʾa l-ḫalqa ṯumma llāhu yunšiʾu n-našʾata l-ʾāḫirata ʾinna llāha ʿalā kulli šayʾin qadīrun
The translators word this verse differently
Say, "Roam the earth, and observe how He originated the creation." Then God will bring about the next existence. God has power over all things."
Say (O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see how He originated creation, then Allah bringeth forth the later growth. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things
Say, 'Journey ye on in the land, and behold how the creation appeared; then God produces another production: verily, God is mighty over all
SAY, Go through the earth, and see how he hath brought forth created beings. Hereafter, with a second birth will God cause them to be born again; for God is Almighty
Say, go through the earth, and see how He originally produceth creatures: Afterwards will God reproduce another production; for God is almighty
29:21 — the verse above
وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa antum bimu'jizeena fee l-'ardi walaa fee s-samaa'i wamaa lakum min dooni llaahi min waliyyin walaa naseer
DIN 31635wamā ʾantum bimuʿǧizīna fī l-ʾarḍi walā fī s-samāʾi wamā lakum min dūni llāhi min waliyyin walā naṣīrin
The translators word this verse differently
You cannot escape, on earth or in the heaven; and you have no protector and no savior besides God.
Ye cannot escape (from Him) in the earth or in the sky, and beside Allah there is for you no friend or helper
Nor can ye make Him helpless in the earth, nor in the heavens; nor have ye beside God a patron or a helper
And ye shall not invalidate his power either in the Earth or in the Heaven: and, save God, ye shall have neither patron nor helper
And ye shall not escape his reach, either in earth, or in heaven; neither shall ye have any patron or defender besides God
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِقَآئِهِۦٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَئِسُوا۟ مِن رَّحْمَتِى وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)walladheena kafaroo bi'aayaati llaahi waliqaa'ihi oolaa'ika ya'isoo min rahmatee wa'oolaa'ika lahum 'adhaabun aleem
DIN 31635wallaḏīna kafarū biʾāyāti llāhi waliqāʾihi ʾūlāʾika yaʾisū min raḥmatī waʾūlāʾika lahum ʿaḏābun ʾalīmun
Those who disbelieved in God's signs and His encounter-these have despaired of My mercy. For them is a painful torment.
Those who disbelieve in the revelations of Allah and in (their) Meeting with Him, such have no hope of My mercy. For such there is a painful doom
And those who disbelieve in God's signs and in meeting with Him, these shall despair of my mercy; and these, for them is grievous woe
As for those who believe not in the signs of God, or that they shall ever meet him, these of my mercy shall despair, and these doth a grievous chastisement await
As for those who believe not in the signs of God, or that they shall meet Him at the resurrection, they shall despair of my mercy, and for them is a painful punishment prepared
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
يُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَرْحَمُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُقْلَبُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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 — 0.59 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.
One bar per pair of renderings, longest bar for the pair sharing fewest words. Every pair is shown; none is singled out.
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.
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
7 sources stand behind this page. Each is listed once, in the order the page first cites it, with the licence it was cleared under and what was actually read. Nothing on this page rests on a source that is not here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.
Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/