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Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Say (OMuhammad) unto those who disbelieve: Ye shall be overcome and gathered unto Hell, an evil resting-place
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
Say to those who misbelieve, 'Ye shall be overcome and driven together to hell, an ill couch will it be
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Say unto those who believe not, ye shall be overcome, and thrown together into hell ; an unhappy couch shall it be
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
Thuaju atyre që nuk besojnë: "Ju do të mposhteni dhe do të tuboheni në Xhehenem. Eh, sa shtrat i keq që është ai!"
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বাংলা · Bengali
তুমি কাফিরদেরকে বলে দাও: ‘তোমরা অচিরেই পরাজিত হবে এবং তোমাদেরকে জাহান্নামের দিকে সমবেত করা হবে। আর সেটি কতইনা নিকৃষ্ট আবাসস্থল।’
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Reci onima koji ne vjeruju: "Bit ćete pobijeđeni i u Džehennemu okupljeni, a užasno je to boravište!"
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
Reci onima koji ne vjeruju: "Bit ćete pobijeđeni i u Paklu okupljeni, a užasno je to boravište!"
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ქართული · Georgian
უთხარი (ო, მოციქულო) მათ, ვინც ურწმუნონი გახდნენ: «მალე (ჯერ კიდევ ამქვეყნად) დამარცხდებით, ხოლო (განკითხვის დღეს) შეკრებილნი იქნებით ჯოჯოხეთში, და რა საშინელია ეს (ცეცხლის) საწოლი!»
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Deutsch · German
Sag zu denjenigen, die ungläubig sind: „Ihr werdet besiegt und zur Hölle versammelt werden - und welch eine schlimme Lagerstätte!“
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Πες (ω, Μωχάμμαντ) στους άπιστους: «Θα ηττηθείτε και θα συγκεντρωθείτε προς την Κόλαση, και τι άθλιο κρεβάτι είναι αυτό (που έχει ετοιμαστεί για σας).»
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हिन्दी · Hindi
(ऐ नबी!) काफ़िरों से कह दें कि तुम जल्द ही पराजित[5] किए जाओगे तथा जहन्नम की ओर इकट्ठे किए जाओगे और वह बहुत बुरा ठिकाना है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Di’ ai miscredenti: “Sarete sconfitti e verrete condotti nell’Inferno: un infausto destino!
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
12. Sakyk (Muchammedai ﷺ ) tiems, kurie netiki: „Jūs būsite sutriuškinti ir surinkti kartu į Pragarą. Ir blogiausia, iš tiesų, tai poilsio vieta.“
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Isaan kafaraniin jedhi: fuulduratti ni injifatamtu; gara jahannamittis ni oofamtu. Waa fokkatee firaashni”
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Русский · Russian
Скажи тем, которые отвергли веру: «Вы будете повержены и собраны к Геенне». Сколь же скверно это ложе!
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Српски · Serbian
Реци онима који не верују: „Бићете побеђени и у Паклу окупљени, а ужасно је то боравиште!“
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Waambie wale waliokufuru: Karibuni mtashindwa na mtakusanywa mtiwe kwenye Jahannam; napo ndipo pahali paovu zaidi pa mapumziko.
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Svenska · Swedish
Säg till de otrogna: ”Ni kommer att besegras och föras samman till helvetet – vilken fasansfull viloplats!”
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Türkçe · Turkish
(Rasûlüm) Kâfirlere de ki: Yakında yenilgiye uğrayacak ve toplanıp Cehennem'e sürüleceksiniz. Orası ne kötü yerleşme yeridir.
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اردو · Urdu
کافروں سے کہہ دیجئے! کہ تم عنقریب مغلوب کئے جاؤ گے[1] اور جہنم کی طرف جمع کئے جاؤ گے اور وه برا ٹھکانا ہے۔
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Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena kafaroo lan tughniya 'anhum amwaaluhum walaa awlaaduhum mina llaahi shay'an wa'oolaa'ika hum waqoodu n-naar
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna kafarū lan tuġniya ʿanhum ʾamwāluhum walā ʾawlāduhum mina llāhi šayʾan waʾūlāʾika hum waqūdu n-nāri
Talal Itani2012 As for those who disbelieve, neither their wealth nor their children will avail them anything against God. These will be fuel for the Fire.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 (On that Day) neither the riches nor the progeny of those who disbelieve will aught avail them with Allah. They will be fuel for Fire
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, those who misbelieve, their wealth shall not help them, nor their children, against God at all; and they it is who are the fuel of the fire
John Medows Rodwell1861 As for the infidels, their wealth, and their children, shall avail them nothing against God. They shall be fuel for the fire
George Sale1734 As for the infidels, their wealth shall not profit them any thing, nor their children, against God: They shall be the fewel of hell fire
DIN 31635kadaʾbi ʾāli firʿawna wallaḏīna min qablihim kaḏḏabū biʾāyātinā faʾaḫaḏahumu llāhu biḏunūbihim wallāhu šadīdu l-ʿiqābi
Talal Itani2012 Like the behavior of Pharaoh's people and those before them. They rejected Our signs, so God seized them for their sins. God is Strict in retribution.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Like Pharaoh's folk and those who were before them, they disbelieved Our revelations and so Allah seized them for their sins. And Allah is severe in punishment
Edward Henry Palmer1880 As was the wont of Pharaoh's people, and those before them, they said our signs were lies, and God caught them up in their sins, for God is severe to punish
John Medows Rodwell1861 After the wont of the people of Pharaoh, and of those who went before them, they treated our signs as falsehoods. Therefore God laid hold of them in their sins; and God is severe in punishing
George Sale1734 According to the wont of the people of Pharaoh, and of those who went before them, they charged our signs with a lie; but God caught them in their wickedness, and God is severe in punishing
Talal Itani2012 There was a sign for you in the two parties that met. One party fighting in the way of God, and the other was disbelieving. They saw them with their own eyes twice their number. But God supports with His help whomever He wills. In that is a lesson for those with insight.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 There was a token for you in two hosts which met: one army fighting in the way of Allah, and another disbelieving, whom they saw as twice their number, clearly, with their very eyes. Thus Allah strengtheneth with His succour whom He will. Lo! herein verily is a lesson for those who have eyes
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Ye have had a sign in the two parties who met; one party fighting in the way of God, the other misbelieving; these saw twice the same number as themselves to the eye-sight, for God aids with His help those whom He pleases.' Verily, in that is a lesson for those who have perception
John Medows Rodwell1861 Ye have already had a sign in the meeting of the two hosts. The one host fought in the cause of God, and the other was infidel. To their own eyesight, the infidels saw you twice as many as themselves: And God aided with his succour whom He would: And in this truly was a lesson for men endued with discernment
George Sale1734 Ye have already had a miracle shewn you in two armies which attacked each other: One army fought for God's true religion, but the other were infidels; they saw the faithful twice as many as themselves in their eye-sight; for God strengtheneth with his help whom he pleaseth. Surely herein was an example unto men of understanding
DIN 31635zuyyina lilnnāsi ḥubbu š-šahawāti mina n-nisāʾi wal-banīna wal-qanāṭīri l-muqanṭarati mina ḏ-ḏahabi wal-fiḍḍati wal-ḫayli l-musawwamati wal-ʾanʿāmi wal-ḥarṯi ḏālika matāʿu l-ḥayāti d-dunyā wallāhu ʿindahu ḥusnu l-maʾābi
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Adorned for the people is the love of desires, such as women, and children, and piles upon piles of gold and silver, and branded horses, and livestock, and fields. These are the conveniences of the worldly life, but with God lies the finest resort.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Beautified for mankind is love of the joys (that come) from women and offspring; and stored-up heaps of gold and silver, and horses branded (with their mark), and cattle and land. That is comfort of the life of the world. Allah! With Him is a more excellent abode
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Seemly unto men is a life of lusts, of women, and children, and hoarded talents of gold and silver, and of horses well-bred, and cattle, and tilth;- that is the provision for the life of this world; but God, with Him is the best resort
John Medows Rodwell1861 Fair-seeming to men is the love of pleasures from women and children, and the treasured treasures of gold and silver, and horses of mark, and flocks, and cornfields! Such the enjoyment of this world's life. But God! goodly the home with Him
George Sale1734 The love and eager desire of wives, and children, and sums heaped up of gold and silver, and excellent horses, and cattle, and land, is prepared for men: This is the provision of the present life; but unto God shall be the most excellent return
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
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0.644
Share of measured verses above it
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Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.81
Talal Itani · George Sale0.72
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.72
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.68
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.67
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.67
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.62
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.58
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.52
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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.