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Talal Itani· published 2012
They are not alike. Among the People of the Scripture is a community that is upright; they recite God's revelations throughout the night, and they prostrate themselves.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
They are not all alike. Of the People of the Scripture there is a staunch community who recite the revelations of Allah in the night season, falling prostrate (before Him)
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
They are not all alike. Of the people of the Book there is a nation upright, reciting God's signs throughout the night, as they adore the while
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Yet they are not all alike: There are of those who have received the scriptures, upright people; they meditate on the signs of God in the night season, and worship
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
Nuk janë të gjithë njësoj! Nga ithtarët e Librit janë disa që qëndrojnë duke lexuar ajetet e Allahut gjatë natës dhe duke bërë sexhde.
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বাংলা · Bengali
আহলু কিতাবের সবাই এক রকম নয়। তাদের মধ্যে একদল লোক আল্লাহর দ্বীনের উপর অবিচল । তারা রাতে সাজদারত হয়ে আল্লাহর আয়াতসমূহ তিলাওয়াত করে ।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Nisu svi oni isti! Među onima kojima je Knjiga data ima ispravnih, koji po cijelu noć ajete Allahove uče i sedždu Mu čine.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Nisu svi oni isti! Među onim kojima je Knjiga data ima ispravnih, koji po cijelu noć ajete Allahove uče i pred Njime ničice padaju.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Ɓe ngona fotatɓe. No e yimɓe defte ɓeen fedde feewunde : heɓe njannga Aayeeje Alla ɗe saangaaji jemma, heɓe cujja.
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ქართული · Georgian
۞ ყველა ერთნაირი არ არიან წიგნის ხალხში, მათ შორის არის მტკიცე თემი, ისინი კითხულობენ ალლაჰის ნიშნებს [ყურანის აიათებს] ღამის საათებში და საჯდას აღასრულებენ (მის წინაშე).
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Deutsch · German
Sie sind nicht (alle) gleich. Unter den Leuten der Schrift gibt es eine standhafte Gemeinschaft, die die Zeichen Allahs zu Zeiten der Nacht verliest, und sich (im Gebet) niederwirft.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Ωστόσο, δεν είναι (όλοι) ίδιοι: υπάρχει από τον λαό του Βιβλίου (Εβραίοι και Χριστιανοί) μια ομάδα σταθερή (στη θρησκεία του Αλλάχ πριν τον ερχομό του Προφήτη Μωχάμμαντ, και όταν ήρθε πίστεψαν σ' αυτόν), απαγγέλλουν τα Εδάφια του Αλλάχ (το Κορ'άν) τις ώρες της νύχτας (κατά τις προσευχές τους) και πέφτουν σε Σιτζούντ στάση (με το μέτωπο και τις παλάμες στο έδαφος, προσευχόμενοι).
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हिन्दी · Hindi
वे सभी समान नहीं हैं; किताब वालों में एक समूह (सत्य पर) स्थापित[62] है, जो रात की घड़ियों में अल्लाह की आयतें पढ़ते हैं और वे सजदे करते हैं।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
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Italiano · Italian
Ma non sono tutti uguali. C’è tra la gente del Libro un gruppo di retti, che recitano i versetti di Allāh di notte e si prostrano,
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
113. Ne visi jie vienodi. Dalis Rašto žmonių stoja už tiesą – jie recituoja Allaho eilutes nakties valandomis, sukniubę maldose.
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Русский · Russian
Они не одинаковы: среди людей Писания есть праведная община — те, которые читают аяты Аллаха в часы ночи, — и они падают ниц,
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Српски · Serbian
Нису сви они исти! Међу онима којима је дата Књига има исправних, који по целу ноћ уче Аллахове речи и падају Му ничице.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Wote hao si wamoja. Miongoni mwa Watu wa Kitabu kuna watu waliosimama barabara, wanasoma Aya za Mwenyezi Mungu nyakati za usiku, nao wanasujudu.
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Svenska · Swedish
Alla är dock inte likadana. Bland skriftens folk finns en grupp som håller fast [vid den sanna tron] och reciterar Guds verser under nattens timmar och faller ned i bön.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Ehl-i kitabın hepsi bir değildir. Onlardan; geceleri Allah’ın ayetlerini okuyup duran, secdeye kapanan bir topluluk vardır.
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اردو · Urdu
یہ سارے کے سارے یکساں نہیں بلکہ ان اہل کتاب میں ایک جماعت (حق پر) قائم رہنے والی بھی ہے جو راتوں کے وقت بھی کلام اللہ کی تلاوت کرتے ہیں اور سجدے بھی کرتے ہیں.
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Talal Itani2012 They will do you no harm, beyond insulting you. And if they fight you, they will turn around and flee, then they will not be helped.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 They will not harm you save a trifling hurt, and if they fight against you they will turn and flee. And afterward they will not be helped
Edward Henry Palmer1880 They shall surely not harm you save a hurt; and if they fight you, they shall show you their backs, then they shall not be helped
John Medows Rodwell1861 They will never inflict on you but a trifling damage; and if they do battle with you, they shall turn their backs to you: then they shall not be succoured
George Sale1734 They shall not hurt you, unless with a slight hurt; and if they fight against you, they shall turn their backs to you; and they shall not be helped
Easy-read (simplified)duribat 'alayhimu dh-dhillatu ayna maa thuqifoo illaa bihablin mina llaahi wahablin mina n-naasi wabaa'oo bighadabin mina llaahi waduribat 'alayhimu l-maskanatu dhaalika bi'annahum kaanoo yakfuroona bi'aayaati llaahi wayaqtuloona l-'anbiyaa'a bighayri haqqin dhaalika bimaa 'asaw wakaanoo ya'tadoon
DIN 31635ḍuribat ʿalayhimu ḏ-ḏillatu ʾayna mā ṯuqifū ʾillā biḥablin mina llāhi waḥablin mina n-nāsi wabāʾū biġaḍabin mina llāhi waḍuribat ʿalayhimu l-maskanatu ḏālika biʾannahum kānū yakfurūna biʾāyāti llāhi wayaqtulūna l-ʾanbiyāʾa biġayri ḥaqqin ḏālika bimā ʿaṣaw wakānū yaʿtadūna
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 They shall be humiliated wherever they are encountered, except through a rope from God, and a rope from the people; and they incurred wrath from God, and were stricken with misery. That is because they rejected God's revelations, and killed the prophets unjustly. That is because they rebelled and committed aggression.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Ignominy shall be their portion wheresoever they are found save (where they grasp) a rope from Allah and a rope from men. They have incurred anger from their Lord, and wretchedness is laid upon them. That is because they used to disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slew the prophets wrongfully. That is because they were rebellious and used to transgress
Edward Henry Palmer1880 They are smitten with abasement wherever they be found, save for the rope of God and the rope of man; and they draw on themselves wrath from God. They are smitten, too, with poverty; that is because they did disbelieve in God's signs, and kill the prophets undeservedly. That is because they did rebel and did transgress
John Medows Rodwell1861 Shame shall be stamped upon them wherever found, unless they ally them with God and men! And the wrath of God will they incur, and poverty shall be stamped upon them! This - for that they believed not in the signs of God, and slew the prophets unjustly: This - because they rebelled, and became transgressors
George Sale1734 They are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found; unless they obtain security by entering into a treaty with God, and a treaty with men: And they draw on themselves indignation from God, and they are afflicted with poverty. This they suffer, because they disbelieved the signs of God, and slew the prophets unjustly; this, because they were rebellious, and transgressed
DIN 31635yuʾminūna billāhi wal-yawmi l-ʾāḫiri wayaʾmurūna bil-maʿrūfi wayanhawna ʿani l-munkari wayusāriʿūna fī l-ḫayrāti waʾūlāʾika mina ṣ-ṣāliḥīna
Talal Itani2012 They believe in God and the Last Day, and advocate righteousness and forbid evil, and are quick to do good deeds. These are among the righteous.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency, and vie one with another in good works. These are of the righteous
Edward Henry Palmer1880 They believe in God, and in the last day, and bid what is reasonable, and forbid what is wrong, and vie in charity; these are among the righteous
John Medows Rodwell1861 They believe in God and in the latter day, and enjoin justice, and forbid evil, and speed on in good works. These are of the righteous
George Sale1734 They believe in God, and the last day; and command that which is just, and forbid that which is unjust, and zealously strive to excel in good works: These are of the righteous
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa yaf'aloo min khayrin falan yukfaroohu wallaahu 'aleemun bil-muttaqeen
DIN 31635wamā yafʿalū min ḫayrin falan yukfarūhu wallāhu ʿalīmun bil-muttaqīna
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Whatever good they do, they will not be denied it. God knows the righteous.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And whatever good they do, they will not be denied the meed thereof. Allah is Aware of those who ward off (evil)
Edward Henry Palmer1880 What ye do of good surely God will not deny, for God knows those who fear
John Medows Rodwell1861 And of whatever good ye do, ye shall not be denied the meed. God knoweth those who fear Him
George Sale1734 And ye shall not be denied the reward of the good which ye do; for God knoweth the pious
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
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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 Sale0.73
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.66
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.66
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.65
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.64
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.63
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.59
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.58
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.53
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.50
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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.