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3:77

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ وَأَيْمَٰنِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَا خَلَٰقَ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَا يَنظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena yashtaroona bi'ahdi llaahi wa'aymaanihim thamanan qaleelan oolaa'ika laa khalaaqa lahum fee l-'aakhirati walaa yukallimuhumu llaahu walaa yanzuru ilayhim yawma l-qiyaamati walaa yuzakkeehim walahum 'adhaabun aleem

DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna yaštarūna biʿahdi llāhi waʾaymānihim ṯamanan qalīlan ʾūlāʾika lā ḫalāqa lahum fī l-ʾāḫirati walā yukallimuhumu llāhu walā yanẓuru ʾilayhim yawma l-qiyāmati walā yuzakkīhim walahum ʿaḏābun ʾalīmun

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Talal Itani · published 2012

Those who exchange the covenant of God, and their vows, for a small price, will have no share in the Hereafter, and God will not speak to them, nor will He look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them. They will have a painful punishment.

Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026

Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 1875–1936 · published 1930

Lo! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's covenant and their oaths, they have no portion in the Hereafter. Allah will neither speak to them nor look upon them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He make them grow. Theirs will be a painful doom

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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 Palmer 1840–1882 · published 1880

Those who sell God's covenant and their oaths for a little price, these have no portion in the future life. God will not speak to them, and will not look upon them on the resurrection day, and will not purify them; but for them is grievous woe

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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

John Medows Rodwell 1808–1900 · published 1861

Verily they who barter their engagement with God, and their oaths, for some paltry price - These! no portion for them in the world to come! and God will not speak to them, and will not look on them, on the day of resurrection, and will not assoil them! for them, a grievous chastisement

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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

George Sale 1697–1736 · published 1734

But they who make merchandize of God's covenant, and of their oaths, for a small price, shall have no portion in the next life, neither shall God speak to them or regard them on the day of resurrection, nor shall he cleanse them; but they shall suffer a grievous punishment

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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, ata që këmbejnë besën që i kanë dhënë Allahut dhe zotimet e tyre me diçka të pavlerë, nuk do të kenë kurrfarë hiseje në botën tjetër. Atyre nuk do t'u flasë Allahu, nuk do t'i shikojë në Ditën e Kiametit e nuk do t'i pastrojë dhe për ta do të ketë dënim të dhembshëm.

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বাংলা · Bengali

নিশ্চয় যারা আল্লাহর সাথে কৃত ওয়াদা এবং নিজেদের শপথকে তুচ্ছ মূল্যে বিক্রয় করে, আখিরাতে তাদের (সাওয়াবের) কোনো অংশ নেই। আর আল্লাহ কিয়ামতের দিন তাদের সাথে কথা বলবেন না, তাদের দিকে তাকাবেনও না এবং তাদেরকে পরিশুদ্ধও করবেন না। আর তাদের জন্য রয়েছে যন্ত্রণাদায়ক শাস্তি।

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Bosanski · Bosnian

Doista, oni koji za obavezu svoju prema Allahu i zakletve svoje kupuju nešto što malo vrijedi, na onome svijetu nikakva udjela neće imati. Allah s njima neće govoriti, niti će na njih pogledati na Kijametskom danu, niti će ih očistiti. Njima pripada patnja bolna.

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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4

Hrvatski · Croatian

Doista, oni koji za obavezu svoju prema Allahu i zakletve svoje kupuju nešto što malo vrijedi, na Onom svijetu nikakva udjela neće imati. Allah s njima neće govoriti, niti će na njih pogledati na Sudnjemu danu, niti će ih očistiti. Njima pripada patnja bolna.

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Fulfulde · Fulani

Ɓen wostoratɓe ahadi Alla ndin e goondooje maɓɓe coggeloy pamɗukoy, ɓen ɗon, geɓal alanaa ɓe ka laakara, Alla yeewtidataa e maɓɓe, O Ndaaroytaa ɓe Ñande Darngal, O Laɓɓiŋtaa ɓe, no woodani ɓe lepte muusuɗe.

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ქართული · Georgian

ჭეშმარიტად, ისინი, ვინც ყიდიან ალლაჰთან დადებულ აღთქმას და თავიანთ ფიცს უმნიშვნელო ფასად, — მათ არ ექნებათ არავითარი წილი (სიკეთისა) მარადიულ ცხოვრებაში. და არ დაელაპარაკება მათ ალლაჰი, და არ შეხედავს მათ აღდგომის დღეს, და არ განწმენდს მათ (მათ ცოდვებს არ მიუტევებს). და მათთვის იქნება მტკივნეული სასჯელი.

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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7

Deutsch · German

Wahrlich, diejenigen, die ihren Bund mit Allah und ihre Eide für einen geringen Preis verkaufen, haben keinen Anteil am Jenseits. Und Allah wird am Tag der Auferstehung weder zu ihnen sprechen noch sie anschauen noch sie läutern, und für sie wird es eine schmerzhafte Strafe geben.

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

Πράγματι, αυτοί που ανταλλάσσουν τη δέσμευση που τους ανέθεσε ο Αλλάχ (στα Βιβλία Του) και τους όρκους τους (να τηρούν αυτή τη δέσμευση) με ένα μικρό τίμημα, δεν θα έχουν κανένα μερίδιο (από αμοιβή) στη Μέλλουσα Ζωή, και ο Αλλάχ την Ημέρα της Ανάστασης δεν θα τους μιλήσει (με κάτι που να τους ευχαριστεί), ούτε θα τους κοιτάξει (με έλεος), ούτε θα τους εξαγνίσει (από τις αμαρτίες και την απιστία τους), και θα έχουν ένα οδυνηρό μαρτύριο.

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

निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह के वचन[39] तथा अपनी क़समों के बदले तनिक मूल्य प्राप्त करते हैं, उनका आख़िरत (परलोक) में कोई हिस्सा नहीं। अल्लाह क़ियामत के दिन न उनसे बात करेगा और न उनकी ओर देखेगा और न उन्हें पवित्र करेगा। तथा उनके लिए दर्दनाक यातना है।

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5

Italiano · Italian

In verità quelli che comprano il Patto di Allāh a un vile prezzo e i loro giuramenti, quelli non avranno nessuna parte nell’Aldilà e Allāh non rivolgerà loro parola e non li guarderà il Giorno della Resurrezione, e non li purificherà, e avranno una dura punizione.

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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

Lietuvių · Lithuanian

77. Iš tiesų, tie, kurie nusiperka mažą pelną už Allaho Susitarimo ir savo priesaikų kainą, neturės dalies Amžinybėje (Rojuje). Nei Allahas kalbės jiems, nei žiūrės į juos Prikėlimo Dieną, nei Jis apvalys juos, ir jiems bus skausminga kančia.

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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Isaan waadaa Rabbiifi kakuu isaanii gatii xiqqaan jijjiirratan, isaan Aakhiratti qoodni homaatuu isaaniif hin jiru. Rabbiin Guyyaa Qiyaamaa isaan hin dubbisu; gara isaaniis hin ilaalu; isaan hin qulqulleessus. adabbii laalessaan isaaniif jira.

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Русский · Russian

Воистину, те, которые покупают за завет с Аллахом и свои клятвы малую цену, таким нет доли в Последней жизни. Аллах не станет говорить с ними, не взглянет на них в День воскресения и не очистит их, и для них — мучительное наказание.

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Српски · Serbian

Заиста, они који за обавезу своју према Аллаху и заклетве своје купују нешто што мало вреди, на Будућем свету никаквог удела неће да имају. Аллах са њима неће да говори, нити ће на њих да погледа на Судњем дану, нити ће да их очисти. Њима припада болна патња.

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Kiswahili · Swahili

Hakika, wale wanaouza agano la Mwenyezi Mungu na viapo vyao kwa thamani ndogo, hao hawatakuwa na fungu lolote katika Akhera, wala Mwenyezi Mungu hatasema nao, wala hatawatazama Siku ya Kiyama, wala hatawatakasa, nao wana adhabu chungu.

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Svenska · Swedish

De som byter bort det åtagande de har inför Gud och sina eder mot en ringa vinning ska inte få någon andel i det kommande livet. På uppståndelsens dag ska Gud varken tala till dem, se på dem eller rena dem. För dem väntar ett smärtsamt straff.

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Türkçe · Turkish

Allah’a verdikleri sözü ve ettikleri yeminlerini az bir pahaya değiştirenlere gelince, onların ahirette bir nasibi olmayacaktır. Allah, kıyamet gününde onlarla konuşmayacak, onlara bakmayacak ve onları temize çıkarmayacaktır. Onlar için acı bir azap vardır.

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اردو · Urdu

بے شک جو لوگ اللہ تعالیٰ کے عہد اور اپنی قسموں کو تھوڑی قیمت پر بیچ ڈالتے ہیں، ان کے لئے آخرت میں کوئی حصہ نہیں، اللہ تعالیٰ نہ تو ان سے بات چیت کرے گا نہ ان کی طرف قیامت کے دن دیکھے گا، نہ انہیں پاک کرے گا اور ان کے لئے دردناک عذاب 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.

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3:75

وَمِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مَنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِقِنطَارٍ يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِدِينَارٍ لَّا يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيْكَ إِلَّا مَا دُمْتَ عَلَيْهِ قَآئِمًا ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا۟ لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا فِى ٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَ سَبِيلٌ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)wamin ahli l-kitaabi man in ta'manhu biqintaarin yu'addihi ilayka waminhum man in ta'manhu bideenaarin laa yu'addihi ilayka illaa maa dumta 'alayhi qaa'iman dhaalika bi'annahum qaaloo laysa 'alaynaa fee l-'ummiyyeena sabeelun wayaqooloona 'alaa llaahi l-kadhiba wahum ya'lamoon

DIN 31635wamin ʾahli l-kitābi man ʾin taʾmanhu biqinṭārin yuʾaddihi ʾilayka waminhum man ʾin taʾmanhu bidīnārin lā yuʾaddihi ʾilayka ʾillā mā dumta ʿalayhi qāʾiman ḏālika biʾannahum qālū laysa ʿalaynā fī l-ʾummiyyīna sabīlun wayaqūlūna ʿalā llāhi l-kaḏiba wahum yaʿlamūna

Talal Itani2012 Among the People of the Book is he, who, if you entrust him with a heap of gold, he will give it back to you. And among them is he, who, if you entrust him with a single coin, he will not give it back to you, unless you keep after him. That is because they say, "We are under no obligation towards the gentiles." They tell lies about God, and they know it.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Among the People of the Scripture there is he who, if thou trust him with a weight of treasure, will return it to thee. And among them there is he who, if thou trust him with a piece of gold, will not return it to thee unless thou keep standing over him. That is because they say: We have no duty to the Gentiles. They speak a lie concerning Allah knowingly

Edward Henry Palmer1880 And of the people of the Book, there are some of them who, if thou entrust them with a talent give it back to you; and some of them, if thou entrust them with a dinar, he will not give it back to thee except so long as thou dost stand over him. That is because they say, We owe no duty to the Gentiles;' but they tell a lie against God, the while they know

John Medows Rodwell1861 Among the people of the Book are some, to one of whom if thou entrust a thousand dinars, he will restore them to thee: And there is of them to whom if thou entrust a dinar, he will not restore it to thee, unless thou be ever instant with him. This - because they say, "We are not bound to keep faith with the ignorant (Pagan) folk, and they utter a lie against God, and know they do so

George Sale1734 There is of those who have received the scriptures, unto whom if thou trust a talent, he will restore it unto thee; and there is also of them, unto whom is thou trust a dinar, he will not restore it unto thee, unless thou stand over him continually with great urgency. This they do because they say, we are not obliged to observe justice with the heathen: But they utter a lie against God, knowingly

3:76

بَلَىٰ مَنْ أَوْفَىٰ بِعَهْدِهِۦ وَٱتَّقَىٰ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)balaa man awfaa bi'ahdihi waattaqaa fa'inna llaaha yuhibbu l-muttaqeen

DIN 31635balā man ʾawfā biʿahdihi wāttaqā faʾinna llāha yuḥibbu l-muttaqīna

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 Indeed, whoever fulfills his commitments and maintains piety-God loves the pious.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Nay, but (the chosen of Allah is) he who fulfilleth his pledge and wardeth off (evil); for lo! Allah loveth those who ward off (evil)

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Yea, whoso fulfils his covenant and fears,- verily, God loves those who fear

John Medows Rodwell1861 But whoso is true to his engagement, and feareth God, - verily God loveth those that fear Him

George Sale1734 Yea; whoso keepeth his covenant, and feareth God, God surely loveth those who fear him

3:77 — the verse above

3:78

وَإِنَّ مِنْهُمْ لَفَرِيقًا يَلْوُۥنَ أَلْسِنَتَهُم بِٱلْكِتَٰبِ لِتَحْسَبُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna minhum lafareeqan yalwoona alsinatahum bil-kitaabi litahsaboohu mina l-kitaabi wamaa huwa mina l-kitaabi wayaqooloona huwa min 'indi llaahi wamaa huwa min 'indi llaahi wayaqooloona 'alaa llaahi l-kadhiba wahum ya'lamoon

DIN 31635waʾinna minhum lafarīqan yalwūna ʾalsinatahum bil-kitābi litaḥsabūhu mina l-kitābi wamā huwa mina l-kitābi wayaqūlūna huwa min ʿindi llāhi wamā huwa min ʿindi llāhi wayaqūlūna ʿalā llāhi l-kaḏiba wahum yaʿlamūna

Talal Itani2012 And among them are those who twist the Scripture with their tongues, that you may think it from the Scripture, when it is not from the Scripture. And they say, "It is from God," when it is not from God. They tell lies and attribute them to God, knowingly.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And lo! there is a party of them who distort the Scripture with their tongues, that ye may think that what they say is from the Scripture, when it is not from the Scripture. And they say: It is from Allah, when it is not from Allah; and they speak a lie concerning Allah knowingly

Edward Henry Palmer1880 And, verily, amongst them is a sect who twist their tongues concerning the Book, that ye may reckon it to be from the Book, but it is not from the Book. They say, 'It is from God,' but it is not from God, and they tell a lie against God, the while they know

John Medows Rodwell1861 And some truly are there among them who torture the Scriptures with their tongues, in order that ye may suppose it to be from the Scripture, yet it is not from the Scripture. And they say, "This is from God;" yet it is not from God: and they utter a lie against God, and they know they do so

George Sale1734 And there are certainly some of them, who read the scriptures perversely, that ye may think what they read to be really in the scriptures, yet it is not in the scripture; and they say, this is from God; but it is not from God: And they speak that which is false concerning God, against their own knowledge

3:79

مَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُؤْتِيَهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحُكْمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ كُونُوا۟ عِبَادًا لِّى مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَٰكِن كُونُوا۟ رَبَّٰنِيِّـۧنَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)maa kaana libasharin an yu'tiyahu llaahu l-kitaaba wal-hukma wan-nubuwwata thumma yaqoola lilnnaasi koonoo 'ibaadan lee min dooni llaahi walaakin koonoo rabbaaniyyeena bimaa kuntum tu'allimoona l-kitaaba wabimaa kuntum tadrusoon

DIN 31635mā kāna libašarin ʾan yuʾtiyahu llāhu l-kitāba wal-ḥukma wan-nubuwwata ṯumma yaqūla lilnnāsi kūnū ʿibādan lī min dūni llāhi walākin kūnū rabbāniyyīna bimā kuntum tuʿallimūna l-kitāba wabimā kuntum tadrusūna

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 No person to whom God has given the Scripture, and wisdom, and prophethood would ever say to the people, "Be my worshipers rather than God's." Rather, "Be people of the Lord, according to the Scripture you teach, and the teachings you learn."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 It is not (possible) for any human being unto whom Allah had given the Scripture and wisdom and the prophethood that he should afterwards have said unto mankind: Be slaves of me instead of Allah; but (what he said was): Be ye faithful servants of the Lord by virtue of your constant teaching of the Scripture and of your constant study thereof

Edward Henry Palmer1880 It is not right for a man that God should give him a Book, and judgment, and prophecy, and that then he should say to men, 'Be ye servants of mine rather than of God;' but be ye rather masters of teaching the Book and of what ye learn

John Medows Rodwell1861 It beseemeth not a man, that God should give him the Scriptures and the Wisdom, and the gift of prophecy, and that then he should say to his followers, "Be ye worshippers of me, as well as of God;" but rather, "Be ye perfect in things pertaining to God, since ye know the Scriptures, and have studied deep

George Sale1734 It is not fit for a man, that God should give him a book of revelations, and wisdom, and prophecy; and then he should say unto men, be ye worshippers of me, besides God; but he ought to say, be ye perfect in knowledge and in works, since ye know the scriptures, and exercise your selves therein

Sources

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Parallel edition — Simple, Version 1.1

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُولَٰئِكَ لَا خَلَاقَ لَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللَّهُ وَلَا يَنظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Analysis detailsDerived

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 — 0.56 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
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell 0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.62
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale 0.60
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale 0.57
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell 0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale 0.53
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell 0.52
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer 0.52
Talal Itani · George Sale 0.52
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.48

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
Gate
verify/divergence_gate.py re-derives and fails on drift

The platform does not say which is right, and does not characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed together so the difference is visible; reading it is the reader's work.

Easy-read

SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

ReceiptsSource fact

7 sources stand behind this page. Each is listed once, in the order the page first cites it, with the licence it was cleared under and what was actually read. Nothing on this page rests on a source that is not here.

Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
Edition
Uthmani, Version 1.1
Custodian
Tanzil Project
Layer
canonical text
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
contradictory
Licence text
read verbatim
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
203f0f1bf3158b1e5be4ab9f8f6870e5…
Located at
https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=uthmani&outType=xml
Convention
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.

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Source Talal Itani, ClearQuran · ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB
Edition
ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB
Custodian
Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com
Layer
translation
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
no
Licence text
terms page read
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
7 September 2026
Digest
70b0a8bb6f862f43670f7da1c0da59a4…
Located at
https://www.clearquran.com/downloads/quran-in-english-clearquran.epub
Convention
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.

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Source Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran · 1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
aaff752d4349005282d977eebb863982…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-mohammedmarmadu.json

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.

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Source Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an · 1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
32b2330e332339ace53509539efe9040…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-edwardhenrypalm.json
Convention
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.

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Source John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an · 1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
91423dea6a6dccc192457870ed2c08fb…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-johnmedowsrodwe.json
Convention
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.

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Source George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an · 1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
05b679f5df49b0579e65f4b83b4c7235…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-georgesale.json
Convention
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.

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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Simple) · Simple, Version 1.1
Edition
Simple, Version 1.1
Custodian
Tanzil Project
Layer
canonical text
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
contradictory
Licence text
read verbatim
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
d9b5bad94e4725191aa8da9a0404bd8e…
Located at
https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=simple&outType=xml
Convention
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.

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