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Talal Itani· published 2012
We have advised the human being to be good to his parents. But if they urge you to associate with Me something you have no knowledge of, do not obey them. To Me is your return; and I will inform you of what you used to do.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
We have enjoined on man kindness to parents; but if they strive to make thee join with Me that of which thou hast no knowledge, then obey them not. Unto Me is your return and I shall tell you what ye used to do
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 we have enjoined on man kindness to his parents; and if they strive with thee that thou mayest join with me, what thou hast no knowledge of, then obey them not; to me is your return, and I will inform you of that which ye have done
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Moreover we have enjoined on man to shew kindness to parents: but if they strive with thee that thou join that with Me of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not. To me do ye return, and then will I tell you of your doings
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
We have commanded man to shew kindness towards his parents: But if they endeavour to prevail with thee to associate with Me that concerning which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not. Unto Me shall ye return; and I will declare unto you what ye have done
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
Ne e kemi porositur njeriun që të sillet mirë me prindërit e vet. Por, nëse ata të shtyjnë të më shoqërosh diçka në adhurim, për të cilën ti nuk di asgjë, atëherë mos iu bind atyre! Tek Unë është kthimi juaj e Unë do t'ju njoftoj për atë që keni punuar.
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
আর আমি মানুষকে তার পিতা-মাতার সাথে সদ্ব্যবহার করার নির্দেশ দিয়েছি। তবে যদি তারা তোমাকে আমার সাথে এমন কিছুকে শরীক করতে বাধ্য করার চেষ্টা করে, যার সম্পর্কে তোমার কোনো ইলম নেই, তাহলে তুমি তাদের আনুগত্য করবে না। আমার কাছেই তোমাদের প্রত্যাবর্তন; অতঃপর আমি তোমাদের জানিয়ে দেব তোমরা যা করতে।
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
Mi smo svakog čovjeka zadužili da bude dobar prema roditeljima svojim. Ali, ako te oni budu nagovarali da Meni nekog ravnim smatraš, o kome ti ništa ne znaš, onda ih ne slušaj. Meni ćete se vratiti, pa ću vas Ja o onom što ste radili obavijestiti.
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
Mi smo svakog čovjeka zadužili da bude dobar prema roditeljima svojim. Ali, ako te oni budu nagovarali da Meni nekog ravnim smatraš, o kome ti ništa ne znaš, onda ih ne slušaj. Meni ćete se vratiti, pa ću vas Ja o onom što ste radili obavijestiti.
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
Min njamirii neɗɗaŋke on, moƴƴugol e mawɓe makko ɓen. Si ɓe ndoolii maa fii cirkangol Kam, ko a alanaa ɗum ganndal, wota a ɗofto ɓe ! Ko ka Am, woni ruttorde mon, Mi habra on, ko ngollatno ɗon.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
და ვუანდერძეთ ადამიანს სიკეთე მშობლების მიმართ [მათი სიცოცხლეშიც და სიკვდილის შემდეგაც]. ხოლო თუ ისინი [თქვენი მშობლები] დაგაძალებენ, რომ თანაზიარად დამიდგინო ის, რისი ცოდნაც არ გაქვს, ნუ დაემორჩილები მათ. ჩემთანაა თქვენი დასაბრუნებელი და მაშინ გაცნობებთ იმას, რასაც სჩადიოდით.
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 Wir haben dem Menschen anbefohlen, seine Eltern mit Güte zu behandeln. Wenn sie sich aber darum bemühen, dass Du Mir das beigesellst, wovon du kein Wissen hast, dann gehorche ihnen nicht. Zu Mir wird eure Rückkehr sein, da werde Ich euch kundtun, was ihr zu tun pflegtet.
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
Προστάξαμε στον άνθρωπο την καλοσύνη προς τους γονείς του. Μα αν (οι γονείς σου) αγωνίζονται να σε κάνουν να Μου αποδώσεις εταίρους στη λατρεία, για τους οποίους δεν έχεις καμία γνώση (από Εμένα ότι είναι εταίροι Μου), τότε μην τους υπακούς. Προς Εμένα θα είναι η επιστροφή σας, και θα σας ενημερώσω για ό,τι κάνατε.
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 हमने मनुष्य को अपने माँ-बाप के साथ भलाई करने की ताकीद[5] की है और यदि वे तुझपर ज़ोर डालें कि तू मेरे साथ उस चीज़ को साझी ठहराए, जिसका तुझको कोई ज्ञान नहीं, तो उनकी बात न मान।[6] तुम्हें मेरी ओर ही लौटकर आना है। फिर मैं तुम्हें बताऊँगा जो तुम किया करते थे।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
E raccomandammo all’uomo di mostrare pietà verso i propri genitori; ma se loro ti obbligano ad paragonarMi a ciò di cui non conosci, non ubbidirgli. Il vostro ritorno è a Me, allora v’informerò di ciò che facevate.
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
8. Ir Mes įsakėme žmogui būti geru ir paklusniu savo tėvams. Tačiau jei jie stengiasi priversti tave priskirti Man (garbinime) ką nors (partneriu) iš to, apie ką tu neturi jokių žinių, tada nepaklusk jiems. Man priklauso tavo sugrįžimas ir Aš pasakysiu tau, ką tu darydavai.
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
Namaaf haadhaafi abbaa isaatti tola ooluu dhaamne. Yoo waan ati beekumsa isaa hin qabne akka Natti qindeessituuf sirratti qabsaayan, isaan lamaan tole hinjedhin, Deebiin keessan garuma kiyya. Waan hojjachaa turtan isinittin odeessa (galatallee irrattin isinii galchaa).
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
Мы заповедали человеку добродетельное отношение к своим родителям. А если они будут принуждать тебя придавать Мне в сотоварищи то, о чём у тебя нет знания, то не повинуйся им. Ко Мне ваше возвращение, и Я поведаю вам о том, что вы совершали.
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
Ми смо сваком човеку наредили да буде добар према родитељима својим. Али, ако те они буду наговарали да поред Мене неког другог обожаваш, о коме ти ништа не знаш, онда им се не покоравај. Мени ћете се вратити, па ћу Ја о ономе што сте радили да вас обавестим.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Na tumemuusia mwanadamu kuwafanyia wema wazazi wake. Na ikiwa watapambana nawe ili unishirikishe Mimi na yale usiyokuwa na elimu nayo, basi usiwatii. Kwangu Mimi ndiyo marejeo yenu, na nitawaambia yale mliyokuwa mkiyatenda.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Vi har ålagt människan att behandla sina föräldrar väl, men om de kämpar för att få dig att dyrka något vid min sida som är främmande för dig ska du inte lyda dem. Till mig ska ni återvända och jag ska underrätta er om vad ni brukade göra.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Biz insana ana babasına iyi davranmasını tavsiye (emr) ettik. Eğer onlar hakkında bilgin olmayan bir şeyi bana ortak koşman için seni zorlarlarsa onlara itaat etme. Dönüşünüz yalnız banadır, yaptıklarınızı size haber vereceğim.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
ہم نے ہر انسان کو اپنے ماں باپ کے ساتھ اچھا سلوک کرنے کی نصیحت کی ہے[1] ہاں اگر وه یہ کوشش کریں کہ آپ میرے ساتھ اسے شریک کرلیں جس کا آپ کو علم نہیں تو ان کا کہنا نہ مانیئے[2]، تم سب کا لوٹنا میری ہی طرف ہے پھر میں ہر اس چیز سے جو تم کرتے تھے تمہیں خبر دوں گا.
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 Whoever strives, strives only for himself. God is Independent of the beings.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And whosoever striveth, striveth only for himself, for lo! Allah is altogether Independent of (His) creatures
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And he who fights strenuously, fights strenuously only for his own soul; verily, God is independent of the worlds
John Medows Rodwell1861 Whoso maketh efforts for the faith, maketh them for his own good only. Verily God is rich enough to dispense with all creatures
George Sale1734 Whoever striveth to promote the true religion, striveth for the advantage of his own soul; for God needeth not any of his creatures
Talal Itani2012 Those who believe and do righteous deeds-We will remit their sins, and We will reward them according to the best of what they used to do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And as for those who believe and do good works, We shall remit from them their evil deeds and shall repay them the best that they did
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Those who believe and do right, we will surely cover for them, their offences; and we will surely reward them with better than that which they have done
John Medows Rodwell1861 And as to those who shall have believed and done the things that are right, their evil deeds will we surely blot out from them, and according to their best actions will we surely reward them
George Sale1734 And as to those who believe and work righteousness, We will expiate their evil deeds from them; and We will give them a reward according to the utmost merit of their actions
Talal Itani2012 Among the people is he who says, "We have believed in God." Yet when he is harmed on God's account, he equates the people's persecution with God's retribution. And if help comes from your Lord, he says, "We were actually with you." Is not God aware of what is inside the hearts of the people?
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Of mankind is he who saith: We believe in Allah, but, if he be made to suffer for the sake of Allah, he mistaketh the persecution of mankind for Allah's punishment; and then, if victory cometh from thy Lord, will say: Lo! we were with you (all the while). Is not Allah Best Aware of what is in the bosoms of (His) creatures
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And there are those among men who say, 'We believe in God!' but when they are hurt in God's cause, they deem the trials of men like the torment of God; but if help come from thy Lord they will say, 'Verily, we were with you!' does not God know best what is in the breasts of the worlds
John Medows Rodwell1861 But some men say, "We believe in God," yet when they meet with sufferings in the cause of God, they regard trouble from man as chastisement from God. Yet if a success come from thy Lord they are sure to say, "We were on your side!" Doth not God well know what is in the breasts of his creatures
George Sale1734 There are some men who say, we believe in God: But when such a one is afflicted for God's sake, he esteemeth the persecution of men to be as grievous as the punishment of God. Yet if success cometh from thy Lord, they say, verily we are with you. Doth not God well know that which is in the breasts of his creatures
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
0.43 on a scale
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The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · George Sale0.59
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.58
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.55
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.53
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.45
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.44
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.42
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.27
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.26
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.22
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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.