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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Talal Itani· published 2012
If they argue with you, say, "I have surrendered myself to God, and those who follow me." And say to those who were given the Scripture, and to the unlearned, "Have you surrendered?" If they have surrendered, then they are guided; but if they turn away, then your duty is to convey. God is Seeing of the servants.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And if they argue with thee, (OMuhammad), say: I have surrendered my purpose to Allah and (so have) those who follow me. And say unto those who have received the Scripture and those who read not: Have ye (too) surrendered? If they surrender, then truly they are rightly guided, and if they turn away, then it is thy duty only to convey the message (unto them). Allah is Seer of (His) bondmen
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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 if they would dispute with thee, then say, 'I turn my face with resignation unto God, and whoso follows me.' And say to those who have been given the Book, unto the Gentiles, 'Are ye, too, resigned' and if they are resigned, then are they guided. But if they turn their backs, then thou hast only to preach, and God looks on his servants
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
If they shall dispute with thee, then SAY: I have surrendered myself to God, as have they who follow me. SAY to those who have received the Book, and to the commonfolk, Do ye surrender yourselves unto God? If they becomeMuslims, then are they guided aright: but if they turn away - thy duty is only preaching; and God'seye is on His servants
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
If they dispute with thee, say, I have resigned my self unto God, and he who followeth me doth the same: And say unto them who have received the scriptures, and to the ignorant, do ye profess the religion of Islam? Now if they embraceIslam, they are surelydirected; but if they turn their backs, verily unto thee belongeth preaching only; for God regardeth his servants
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
Nëse ata të kundërshtojnë, thuaju: "Unë i jam nënshtruar Allahut me tërë qenien time, e edhe ata që më ndjekin mua." Gjithashtu, atyre që u është dhënë Libri dhe analfabetëve thuaju: "Po ju, a nënshtroheni?" Po qe se nënshtrohen (duke pranuar Islamin), atëherë kanë gjetur rrugën e drejtë, por, në qoftë se kthejnë shpinën, detyrë jotja është vetëm t'u kumtosh. Allahu është Gjithëvëzhgues i robërve të Vet.
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.
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বাংলা · Bengali
(হে রাসূল!) যদি তারা তোমার সাথে বিতর্ক করে, তবে তুমি তাদেরকে বলো, ‘আমি আল্লাহর নিকট আত্মসমর্পণ করেছি এবং আমার অনুসারীরাও।’ আর যাদেরকে কিতাব দেয়া হয়েছে তাদেরকে এবং নিরক্ষরদেরকে বলো, ‘তোমরা কি ইসলাম গ্রহণ করেছ’? তারা যদি ইসলাম গ্রহণ করে, তাহলে তারা অবশ্যই হিদায়াতপ্রাপ্ত হবে। আর যদি মুখ ফিরিয়ে নেয়, তাহলে তোমার দায়িত্ব শুধু পৌঁছিয়ে দেয়া। আর আল্লাহ বান্দাদের সম্পর্কে সম্যক দ্রষ্টা।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Ako se oni budu prepirali s tobom, reci: "Ja se samo Allahu predajem, kao i oni koji me slijede!" I reci onima kojima je data Knjiga i nepismenima: "Da li ste islam primili?" Pa ako prime islam, onda su oni na Pravom putu, a ako odbiju, tvoje je jedino da obznaniš. A Allah dobro vidi robove Svoje.
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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Hrvatski · Croatian
Ako se oni budu prepirali s tobom, reci: "Ja se samo Allahu predajem, kao i oni koji me slijede!" I reci onima kojima je data Knjiga i nepismenima: "Da li ste islam primili?" Pa ako prime islam, onda su oni na Pravom putu, a ako odbiju, tvoje je jedino da obznaniš. A Allah dobro vidi robove Svoje.
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
Si ɓe njeddandiri e ma, wii: "Mi jebbilanii yeeso am ngo e Alla min e 6een jokku6e e am ". Wii ɓen okkaaɓe Defte e humam binne en 6e: " E on njebbilima?" Si ɓe njebbilima, goongo ɓe 6eewii, si ɓe ndunitiima, enee, ko fawi maa ko yottin de. Alla ko jioowo jeyaaɓe ɓe.
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ქართული · Georgian
ხოლო თუ ისინი (წიგნის ხალხი) დაიწყებენ შენთან კამათს (ო, მოციქულო) ერთღმერთიანობის შესახებ მას შემდეგ, რაც მათთან მოვიდა აშკარა მტკიცებულება, მაშინ თქვი: «მე მივუძღვენი ჩემი სახე (მხოლოდ) ალლაჰს და ასევე — ისინი, ვინც გამომყვნენ (მორწმუნეები)». და უთხარი მათ, ვისაც მიეცა წიგნი, და უწიგნურებს (არაბ წარმართებს): «დაემორჩილეთ თუ არა?» და თუ დაემორჩილებიან (ალლაჰს), მაშინ ეს ნიშნავს, რომ ისინი სწორ გზაზე დადგნენ; ხოლო თუ ზურგს აქცევენ, შენზე (ო, მოციქულო) არის მხოლოდ გზავნილის გადაცემა. და ალლაჰი ხედავს თავის მონებს.
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Deutsch · German
Wenn sie nun mit dir streiten (wollen), dann sag: „Ich habe mein Gesicht Allah ergeben, und (ebenso,) wer mir folgt!“ Und sag zu jenen, denen die Schrift gegeben wurde, und den Schriftunkundigen: „Werdet ihr den Islam annehmen?“ Wenn sie nun den Islam annehmen, dann sind sie rechtgeleitet. Wenn sie sich aber abkehren, dann obliegt dir nur die Übermittlung (der Botschaft). Und Allah ist wohl sehend über die Diener.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Αν, λοιπόν, διαφωνήσουν συζητώντας μαζί σου (ω, Μωχάμμαντ, για την αλήθεια που ήλθε σε σένα) πες: «Έχω υποταχθεί στον Αλλάχ (με το Ισλάμ) και (το ίδιο έκαναν) όσοι με ακολούθησαν.» Και πες σ’ αυτούς (Εβραίους και Χριστιανούς) στους οποίους δόθηκε το Βιβλίο [η πρωτότυπη Τορά που δόθηκε στον Μωυσή, και το Ιν-τζήλ που δόθηκε στον Ιησού] και σ’ αυτούς που είναι αναλφάβητοι (Άραβες ειδωλολάτρες): «Θα υποταχθείτε (κι εσείς στον Αλλάχ με το Ισλάμ);» Αν υποταχθούν, καθοδηγήθηκαν (στον ίσιο δρόμο), μα αν στραφούν μακριά, το καθήκον σου είναι μόνο να μεταδώσεις το μήνυμα. Και ο Αλλάχ βλέπει τους δούλους Του.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
फिर यदि वे आपसे झगड़ा करें, तो कह दीजिए कि मैंने अपना चेहरा अल्लाह के अधीन कर दिया और उसने भी जिसने मेरा अनुसरण किया, तथा उन लोगों से जिन्हें किताब दी गई और अनपढ़ लोगों से कह दो कि क्या तुम आज्ञाकारी हो गए? यदि वे आज्ञाकारी हो जाएँ, तो निःसंदेह मार्गदर्शन पा गए और यदि वे मुँह फेर लें, तो आपका दायित्व केवल (संदेश) पहुँचा देना[7] है तथा अल्लाह बंदों को ख़ूब देखने वाला है।
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Italiano · Italian
Se ti contestano, di’: “Ho sottomesso il mio viso ad Allāh, e così i miei seguaci”. E di’ a quelli che hanno avuto il Libro, e a quelli che non leggono: “Anche voi vi siete sottomessi?” Se si sottomettono sono ben guidati, ma se rifiutano, non devi fare altro che comunicare il messaggio, e Allāh è Osservatore delle Sue creature.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
20. Taigi, jei jie ginčijasi su tavimi (Muchammedai ﷺ ), sakyk: „Aš paklusau Allahui (islame) ir (taip pat pakluso) tie, kurie seka manimi.“ Ir sakyk tiems, kuriems buvo suteiktas Raštas (judėjams ir krikščionims) ir tiems, kurie yra neišmanantys (arabai pagonys): „Ar jūs (irgi) paklūstate (Allahui islame)?“ Jei jie paklūsta, jie yra teisingai vedami, bet jei jie nusigręžia, tavo pareiga yra tik perduoti Žinią. Ir Allahas yra Visa Matantis (Savo) vergus.“
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Русский · Russian
Если же они станут спорить с тобой, то скажи: «Я покорил свой лик Аллаху, а также те, которые последовали за мной». И скажи тем, кому было даровано Писание, и неграмотным[26]: «Покорились ли вы [Аллаху]?» Если они покорились, то последовали верным путём; если же отвернулись, то, воистину, на тебе лишь доведение [послания]. Аллах — видящий Своих рабов.
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Српски · Serbian
Ако се они буду препирали са тобом, реци: „Ја сам само Аллаху предан, као и они који ме следе!“ И упитај оне којима је дата Књига и неписмене: „Да ли сте примили ислам?“ Па ако приме ислам, онда су они на Правом путу, а ако одбију, твоје је једино да обзнаниш. А Аллах добро види Своје слуге.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na wakikuhoji, basi sema: Mimi nimeusalimisha uso wangu kwa ajili ya Mwenyezi Mungu, na vile vile walionifuata. Na waambie wale waliopewa Kitabu na wale wasiojua kusoma: "Je, mmesilimu?" Wakisilimu, basi hakika wameongoka. Na wakikengeuka, basi juu yako ni kufikisha ujumbe tu. Na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye kuwaona vyema waja wake.
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Svenska · Swedish
Om de tvistar med dig, säg då: ”Jag har underkastat mig Gud helt och fullt, och detsamma har de som följer mig.” Och säg till de som fått skriften och till de olärda: ”Har ni underkastat er?” Om de underkastar sig har de funnit vägledning, men om de vänder sig bort är din uppgift endast att förmedla budskapet. Gud har fullständig insikt om sina tjänares [angelägenheter].
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Türkçe · Turkish
Seninle tartışmaya girişirlerse de ki: "Ben, bana tabi olanlarla birlikte yüzümü Allah’a teslim ettim." Kendilerine kitap verilenlere ve ümmilere de de ki: "Siz de teslim oldunuz mu?" Eğer teslim oldularsa doğru yolu bulmuşlar demektir. Eğer yüz çevirirlerse, sana düşen yalnızca tebliğdir. Allah kullarını görmektedir.
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اردو · Urdu
پھر بھی اگر یہ آپ سے جھگڑیں توآپ کہہ دیں کہ میں اور میرے تابعداروں نے اللہ تعالیٰ کے سامنے اپنا سر تسلیم خم کر دیا ہے اور اہل کتاب سے اور انپڑھ لوگوں[1] سے کہہ دیجیئے! کہ کیا تم بھی اطاعت کرتے ہو؟ پس اگر یہ بھی تابعدار بن جائیں تو یقیناً ہداہت والے ہیں اور اگر یہ روگردانی کریں، تو آپ پر صرف پہنچا دینا ہے اور اللہ بندوں کو خوب دیکھ بھال رہا ہے۔
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.
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Easy-read (simplified)shahida llaahu annahu laa ilaaha illaa huwa wal-malaa'ikatu wa'ooloo l-'ilmi qaa'iman bil-qisti laa ilaaha illaa huwa l-'azeezu l-hakeem
DIN 31635šahida llāhu ʾannahu lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa wal-malāʾikatu waʾūlū l-ʿilmi qāʾiman bil-qisṭi lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa l-ʿazīzu l-ḥakīmu
Talal Itani2012 God bears witness that there is no god but He, as do the angels, and those endowed with knowledge-upholding justice. There is no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Allah (Himself) is Witness that there is no Allah save Him. And the angels and the men of learning (too are witness). Maintaining His creation in justice, there is no Allah save Him the Almighty, the Wise
Edward Henry Palmer1880 God bears witness that there is no god but He, and the angels, and those possessed of knowledge standing up for justice. There is no God but He, the mighty, the wise
John Medows Rodwell1861 God witnesseth that there is no god but He: and the angels, and men endued with knowledge, stablished in righteousness, proclaim "There is no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise
George Sale1734 God hath born witness that there is no God but he; and the angels, and those who are endowed with wisdom profess the same; who executeth righteousness; there is no God but he; the mighty, the wise
Talal Itani2012 Religion with God is Islam. Those to whom the Scripture was given differed only after knowledge came to them, out of envy among themselves. Whoever rejects the signs of God-God is quick to take account.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! religion with Allah (is) the Surrender (to His Will and Guidance). Those who (formerly) received the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto them, through transgression among themselves. Whoso disbelieveth the revelations of Allah (will find that) lo! Allah is swift at reckoning
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, (the true) religion in God's sight is Islam, and those to whom the Book was given disagreed not until after that there was given to them knowledge, through mutual envy. But whoso disbelieves in God's signs, truly God is quick at reckoning up
John Medows Rodwell1861 The true religion with God is Islam: and they to whom the Scriptures had been given, differed not till after "the knowledge" had come to them, and through mutual jealousy. But as for him who shall not believe in the signs of God - God will be prompt to reckon with him
George Sale1734 Verily the true religion in the sight of God, is Islam; and they who had received the scriptures dissented not therefrom, until after the knowledge of God's unity had come unto them, out of envy among themselves; but whosoever believeth not in the signs of God, verily God will be swift in bringing him to account
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna yakfurūna biʾāyāti llāhi wayaqtulūna n-nabiyyīna biġayri ḥaqqin wayaqtulūna llaḏīna yaʾmurūna bil-qisṭi mina n-nāsi fabašširhum biʿaḏābin ʾalīmin
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 As for those who defy God's revelations, and kill the prophets unjustly, and kill those who advocate justice among the people-promise them a painful retribution.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slay the prophets wrongfully, and slay those of mankind who enjoin equity: promise them a painful doom
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, those who disbelieve in God's signs, and kill the prophets without right, and kill those from among men, who bid what is just,- to them give the glad tidings of grievous woe
John Medows Rodwell1861 But to those who believe not in the signs of God, and unjustly slay the prophets, and slay those men who enjoin uprightness, - announce an afflictive chastisement
George Sale1734 And unto those who believe not in the signs of God, and slay the prophets without a cause, and put those men to death who teach justice; denounce unto them a painful punishment
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 —
0.65 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 Sale0.75
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.71
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.70
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.70
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.65
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.65
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.62
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.58
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.57
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.57
One bar per pair of renderings, longest bar for the pair
sharing fewest words. Every pair is shown; none is singled out.
Method Wording differences — derived 13 September 2026
Method
Mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the lowercased word sets of the cleared translations of each verse. A verse is marked as worded differently when its score falls in the top third of the corpus — the cut set out in Analysis details.
As at
13 September 2026, 10:56 UTC
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characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed
together so the difference is visible; reading it is the reader's work.