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But those who fear their Lord, for them are gardens beneath which rivers flow, and they shall dwell therein for aye,- an entertainment from God; and that which is with God is best for the righteous
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Compare translations (4)Talal Itani· published 2012
As for those who feared their Lord: for them will be gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever-hospitality from God. What God possesses is best for the just.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
But those who keep their duty to their Lord, for them are Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will be safe for ever. A gift of welcome from their Lord. That which Allah hath in store is better for the righteous
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
John Medows Rodwell1808–1900 · published 1861
But as to those who fear their Lord - for them are the gardens 'neath which the rivers flow: therein shall they abide for aye. Such their reception with God - and that which is with God is best for the righteous
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
But they who fear their Lord shall have gardens through which rivers flow, they shall continue therein for ever : This is the gift of God; for what is with God shall be better for the righteous than short-livedworldlyprosperity
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
Ndërkaq, për ata që kanë frikë Allahun ka kopshte të Xhenetit, nëpër të cilat rrjedhin lumenj, ku do të qëndrojnë përgjithmonë, si shpërblim nga Allahu. Ajo që është tek Allahu për të devotshmit është shumë më e mirë.
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
কিন্তু যারা তাদের রবকে ভয় করে, তাদের জন্য রয়েছে জান্নাতসমূহ, যার পাদদেশে নদী প্রবাহিত। সেখানে তারা চিরস্থায়ী হবে। এ হচ্ছে আল্লাহর পক্ষ থেকে আতিথেয়তা। আর আল্লাহর কাছে সৎকর্মপরায়ণদের জন্যে যা আছে তা অতি উত্তম ও অধিক শ্রেষ্ঠ ।
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
Ali, onima koji se Gospodara svoga boje pripadaju džennetske bašče kroz koje rijeke teku; u njima će vječno ostati, Allah će ih ugostiti. A ono što je u Allaha, bolje je za čestite.
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
Ali, onima koji se Gospodara svoga boje pripadaju rajski vrtovi kroz koje rijeke teku; u njima će vječno ostati, Allah će ih ugostiti. A ono što je u Allaha, bolje je za čestite.
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
Kono ɓen huluɓe Joomi maɓɓe, hino woodani ɓe Aljannaaji, hino ila ley majji caatli; ko ɓe duumotooɓe nder majji, ɗum ko jipporde immorde ka Alla. Ko woni ka Alla ɓuri moƴƴani ɗigguɓe ɓen.
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
ხოლო მათთვის, ვისაც ეშინოდათ თავიანთი უფლის (სასჯელის), — (ექნებათ) ბაღები (სამოთხის), რომელთა ქვეშ მდინარეები მიედინება. ისინი იქ მარადიულად დარჩებიან — როგორც სამყოფელი ალლაჰისგან. და ის, რაც ალლაჰთან არის, უმჯობესია სიკეთისმქმნელთათვის.
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
Aber für diejenigen, die ihren Herrn fürchten, sind Gärten, durcheilt von Bächen, ewig verweilen sie darin; eine gastliche Aufnahme von Allah. Und was bei Allah ist, ist besser für die Frommen.
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
Αλλά, αυτοί που φυλάσσονται από την τιμωρία του Κυρίου τους (μέσω της τήρησης των εντολών Του), θα έχουν κήπους κάτω από τους οποίους (δηλ. κάτω από τα παλάτια και τα δέντρα τους) ρέουν ποτάμια, όπου θα κατοικήσουν εκεί μέσα για πάντα. Μια αμοιβή από τον Αλλάχ. Και αυτό που έχει ο Αλλάχ (από αμοιβή) είναι καλύτερο για τους ευσεβείς (από ό,τι έχουν οι άπιστοι από εγκόσμιες απολαύσεις).
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
परन्तु जो लोग अपने पालनहार से डरते रहे, उनके लिए ऐसी जन्नतें हैं, जिनके नीचे नहरें बह रही हैं। वे उनमें हमेशा रहेंगे। यह अल्लाह के पास से अतिथि सत्कार होगा। तथा जो कुछ अल्लाह के पास है, वह नेक लोगों के लिए सबसे अच्छा है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Invece quelli che avranno timore del loro Dio, avranno i Paradisi sotto cui scorrono i fiumi, dove rimarranno in eterno, come dono da Allāh. E ciò che proviene da Allāh è molto migliore per i pii.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
198. Tačiau tiems, kurie bijo savo Viešpaties, - Sodai, po kuriais upės teka (Rojuje). Ten jie gyvens (amžinai), atlygis iš Allaho. Ir tai, kas yra pas Allahą, yra Geriausia (kas yra skirta) Al-Abrar (tikintiesiems islamiškuoju monoteizmu, dievobaimingiesiems ir teisingiesiems).
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.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
Но те, которые боялись своего Господа — для них сады, внизу которых текут реки, и где они пребудут вечно — как уготованное им от Аллаха. А то, что у Аллаха, — лучше для благочестивых.
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
Али, онима који се Господара свога боје припадају рајске баште кроз које теку реке; у њима ће вечно да остану, Аллах ће да их почасти. А оно што је код Аллаха, боље је за честите.
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 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Lakini wale waliomcha Mola wao Mlezi wana Mabustani yanayopita mito chini yake. Watadumu humo. Hayo ni makaribisho yao yatokayo kwa Mwenyezi Mungu. Na vilivyo kwa Mwenyezi Mungu ni bora kwa walio wema.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Men de som fruktar sin Herre ska få trädgårdar genom vilka floder rinner och där ska de förbli. Det är en hedersgåva från Gud, och det som finns hos Gud är bättre för de fromma.
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
Türkçe · Turkish
Fakat Rablerine karşı gelmekten sakınanlar için, Allah tarafından bir ikram olarak, altlarından ırmaklar akan, ebedî olarak kalacakları Cennetler vardır. İyiler için Allah katındaki (nimetler) daha hayırlıdır.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
لیکن جو لوگ اپنے رب سے ڈرتے رہے ان کے لئے جنتیں ہیں جن کے نیچے نہریں جاری ہیں، ان میں وه ہمیشہ رہیں گے یہ مہمانی ہے اللہ کی طرف سے اور نیک کاروں کے لئے جو کچھ اللہ تعالیٰ کے پاس ہے وه بہت ہی بہتر ہے.[1]
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 Among the People of the Scripture are those who believe in God, and in what was revealed to you, and in what was revealed to them. They are humble before God, and they do not sell God's revelations for a cheap price. These will have their reward with their Lord. God is swift in reckoning.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And lo! of the People of the Scripture there are some who believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto you and that which was revealed unto them, humbling themselves before Allah. They purchase not a trifling gain at the price of the revelations of Allah. Verily their reward is with their Lord. Lo! Allah is swift to take account
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, of the people of the Book are some who do believe in God, and in what has been revealed to you, and what was revealed to them, humbling themselves before God, and selling not the signs of God for a little price. These shall have their reward with their Lord; verily, God is quick at reckoning up
John Medows Rodwell1861 Among the people of the Book are those who believe in God, and in what He hath sent down to you, and in what He hath sent down to them, humbling themselves before God. They barter not the signs of God for a mean price. These! their recompense awaiteth them with their Lord: aye! God is swift to take account
George Sale1734 There are some of those who have received the scriptures, who believe in God, and that which hath been sent down unto you, and that which hath been sent down to them, submitting themselves unto God; they sell not the signs of God for a small price: These shall have their reward with their Lord; for God is swift in taking an account
Talal Itani2012 O you who believe! Be patient, and advocate patience, and be united, and revere God, so that you may thrive.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O ye who believe! Endure, outdo all others in endurance, be ready, and observe your duty to Allah, in order that ye may succeed
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O ye who believe! be patient and vie in being patient, and be on the alert, and fear God, that haply ye may prosper
John Medows Rodwell1861 O ye who believe! be patient, and vie in patience, and be firm, and fear God, that it may be well with you
George Sale1734 O true believers, be patient, and strive to excel in patience, and be constant-minded, and fear God, that ye may be happy
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.
The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · George Sale0.70
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.65
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.64
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.63
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.62
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.60
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.59
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.31
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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.