Easy-read (simplified)daraba lakum mathalan min anfusikum hal lakum min maa malakat aymaanukum min shurakaa'a fee maa razaqnaakum fa'antum feehi sawaa'un takhaafoonahum kakheefatikum anfusakum kadhaalika nufassilu l-'aayaati liqawmin ya'qiloon
DIN 31635ḍaraba lakum maṯalan min ʾanfusikum hal lakum min mā malakat ʾaymānukum min šurakāʾa fī mā razaqnākum faʾantum fīhi sawāʾun taḫāfūnahum kaḫīfatikum ʾanfusakum kaḏālika nufaṣṣilu l-ʾāyāti liqawmin yaʿqilūna
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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
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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
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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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Talal Itani· published 2012
He illustrates an example for you, from your own selves: do you make your servantsfull partners in the wealth We have given you? Do you revere them as you revere one another? We thus explain the revelations for a people who understand.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
He coineth for you a similitude of yourselves. Have ye, from among those whom your right hands possess, partners in the wealth We have bestowed upon you, equal with you in respect thereof, so that ye fear them as ye fear each other (that ye ascribe unto Us partners out of that which We created)? Thus We display the revelations for people who have sense
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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
He has struck out for you a parable from yourselves; have ye of what your right hand possess partners in what we have bestowed upon you, so that ye share alike therein? do ye fear them as ye fear each other?- Thus do we detail the signs unto a people who have sense
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
He settethforth to you an instancedrawn from yourselves. Have ye among the slaves whom your right hands have won, any partner in what we have bestowed on you, so that ye share alike? Fear ye them as ye fear each other? (Thus make we our signs clear to men of understanding)
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
He propoundeth unto you a comparisontaken from yourselves. Have ye, among the slaves whom your right hands possess, any partner in the substance which We have bestowed on you, so that ye become equal sharers therein with them, or that ye fear them as ye fear one another? Thus do We distinctly explain our signs, unto people who understand
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
Ai ju sjell një shembull nga vetë ju: a keni ndonjë ortak nga skllevërit tuaj që ndajnë me ju në mënyrë të barabartë pasurinë që jua kemi dhënë? A u frikësoheni atyre ashtu siç i frikësoheni shtresës suaj? Kështu ua sqarojmë shenjat njerëzve që kuptojnë.
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
তিনি তোমাদের নিজেদের মধ্য থেকেই তোমাদের জন্য একটি উপমা পেশ করেন। আমি তোমাদের যে জীবিকা দান করেছি, তাতে তোমাদের অধিকারভুক্ত দাস-দাসীদের মধ্যে কি কেউ অংশীদার আছে, ফলে তোমরা ও তারা এতে সমান হয়ে যাও এবং তোমরা তাদেরকে তেমনই ভয় কর যেমন নিজেদের সমপর্যায়ের লোককে ভয় কর?(৭) এভাবেই আমি নিদর্শনসমূহ বিশদভাবে বর্ণনা করি এমন জাতির জন্য যারা চিন্তা করে।
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
On vam kao primjer navodi vas same: jesu li oni koji su u posjedu vašem izjednačeni s vama u onom što vam Mi dajemo, pa ste u tome isti, i bojite li ih se kao što se vi jedni drugih bojite? – Eto, tako Mi, podrobno, izlažemo dokaze Naše ljudima koji razmišljaju.
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
On vam kao primjer navodi vas same: jesu li oni koji su u posjedu vašem izjednačeni s vama u onom što vam Mi dajemo, pa ste u tome isti, i bojite li ih se kao što se vi jedni drugih bojite? – Eto, tako Mi, podrobno, izlažemo dokaze Naše ljudima koji razmišljaju.
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
O piyanii on yeru immorde e ko'e-mon: hara no woodani on e ɓen ɓe njeyruɗon ñaame mon, immorde e kafidal e kon ko min arsiki on, hara hoɗon pota e ɗuum, hoɗon kulira ɓe wano kulirton ko'e-mon? Ko woni nii Min pensitirta Aayeeje ɗen, wonan'de yimɓe haqqilooɓe.
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
მან მაგალითი მოგიყვანათ [კერპთაყვანისმცემლებო] თქვენივე თავებიდანვე: «ნუთუ გყავთ ისინი, ვისაც თქვენი მარჯვენა ფლობს [თქვენი მონები], თანამონაწილედ იმაში, რაც ჩვენ გიბოძეთ, ისე რომ თქვენ თანასწორუფლებიანნი იყოთ მათთან? და გეშინიათ მათი [თქვენი მონებისა] ისე, როგორც გეშინიათ საკუთარი თავებისა [ერთმანეთისა ქონების გაყოფაში][1]?! ამგვარად ვხსნით სასწაულებს მოაზროვნე ხალხისთვის.
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
Er führt euch aus eurem eigenen (Lebens)bereich ein Gleichnis an: Habt ihr denn (aus der Schar) unter denjenigen, die eure rechte Hand (an Sklaven) besitzt, Teilhaber an dem, womit Wir euch versorgt haben, so dass ihr darin gleich wäret und ihr sie fürchten müsstet, wie ihr einander fürchtet? Auf diese Weise legen Wir die Zeichen ausführlich dar für Leute, die begreifen.
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
Παραθέτει για σας (ω, ειδωλολάτρες) ένα παράδειγμα από εσάς τους ίδιους: Έχετε μεταξύ των σκλάβων σας, συνεταίρους που μοιράζονται εξίσου μαζί σας ό,τι παρέχουμε σε σας (από αγαθά και πλούτη), και έτσι φοβάστε απ' αυτούς (μήπως πάρουν το μερίδιό τους και φύγουν), όπως (εσείς οι ελεύθεροι) φοβάστε ο ένας (συνέταιρος) τον άλλον; [Πώς λοιπόν αποδίδετε στον Αλλάχ εταίρους;] Έτσι διασαφηνίζουμε τα Εδάφια για τους ανθρώπους που συλλογίζονται!
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
उसने तुम्हारे लिए स्वयं तुम्हीं में से एक उदाहरण पेश किया है। हमने जो रोज़ी तुम्हें प्रदान की है, क्या उसमें तुम्हारे[9] दासों में से तुम्हारा कोई साझी है कि तुम उसमें समान हो, उनसे वैसे ही डरते हो, जैसे एक-दूसरे से डरते हो? इसी प्रकार हम उन लोगों के लिए आयतें खोल-खोलकर वर्णन करते हैं, जो समझ रखते हैं।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Lui vi fa un paragone con voi stessi: «Qualcuno tra voi porta forse i suoi servi al suo pari, e condivide con essi quanto Noi gli abbiamo donato, lasciando assumere loro i suoi stessi diritti, e temendoli, allora, come vi temereste tra voi stessi?” Così chiariamo i Nostri Segni per un popolo che riflette.
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
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
28. Jis pateikia jums panašumą iš jūsų pačių: ar turite jūs partnerius iš tų tarpo, ką jūsų dešinios rankos valdo (t. y. vergių) dalintis lygiai turte, kurį Mes suteikėme jums, kurio jūs bijote, kaip jūs bijote vienas kito? Taip Mes aiškiname ženklus smulkiai, žmonėms, kurie turi suvokimą. [2]
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.
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 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
Он привёл вам притчу из вас самих: есть ли у вас среди тех, кем владеют ваши десницы, какие-либо сотоварищи в том, чем Мы наделили вас, да так, что вы становитесь в этом равны и боитесь их так же, как боитесь самих себя? Так Мы разъясняем знамения людям, которые разумеют.
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
Он вам као пример наводи вас саме: јесу ли они који су у поседу вашем изједначени с вама у оном што вам Ми дајемо, па сте у томе исти, и бојите ли их се као што се ви једни других бојите? Тако Ми, подробно, излажемо доказе Наше људима који размишљају.
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
Amewapigia mfano kutokana na nafsi zenu. Je, katika hao iliyowamiliki mikono yenu ya kulia mnao washirika katika hivyo tulivyowaruzuku, mkawa nyinyi katika hivyo ni sawasawa, mnawaogopa kama mnavyoogopana wenyewe kwa wenyewe? Namna hivyo tunazipambanua Aya zetu kwa watu watumiao akili.
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Svenska · Swedish
Han ger er en liknelse från ert eget liv: Har ni bland era tjänare någon som kan göra anspråk på något av det vi har skänkt er, till den grad att ni är jämbördiga – ja, så pass att ni är på er vakt mot dem så som ni är på er vakt mot andra [fria människor]? Så framställer vi våra budskap för människor som använder sitt förstånd.
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
(Allah) size kendi nefislerinizden bir misal getirdi. Size rızık olarak verdiklerimizde elinizin altındaki kölelerinizin size ortak olup o rızıkta hep birlikte eşit olmayı ve kendiniz (gibi) hür olan diğer ortaklarınızdan çekindiğiniz gibi onlardan da çekinmeyi kabul eder misiniz? İşte akıllarını kullanan bir topluluk için ayetleri böyle açıklarız.
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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اردو · Urdu
اللہ تعالیٰ نے تمہارے لئے ایک مثال خود تمہاری ہی بیان فرمائی، جو کچھ ہم نے تمہیں دے رکھا ہے کیا اس میں تمہارے غلاموں میں سے بھی کوئی تمہارا شریک ہے؟ کہ تم اور وه اس میں برابر درجے کے ہو[1] ؟ اور تم ان کا ایسا خطره رکھتے ہو جیسا خود اپنوں کا[2]، ہم عقل رکھنے والوں کے لئے اسی طرح کھول کھول کر آیتیں بیان کر دیتے ہیں.[3]
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 It is He who initiates creation, and then repeats it, something easy for Him. His is the highest attribute, in the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, the Wise.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 He it is Who produceth creation, then reproduceth it, and it is easier for Him. His is the Sublime Similitude in the heavens and the earth. He is the Mighty, the Wise
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And He it is who produces a creation and then makes it to go back again; for it is very easy to Him; and His are the loftiest similitudes in the heavens and the earth; and He is the mighty, wise
John Medows Rodwell1861 And He it is who bringeth a creature forth, then causeth it to return again; and to him is this most easy. To whatever is loftiest in heaven and earth is He to be likened; and He is the Mighty, the Wise
George Sale1734 It is He who originally produceth a creature, and afterwards restoreth the same to life: And this is most easy with Him. He justly challengeth the most exalted comparison, in heaven and earth; and He is the mighty, the wise
Easy-read (simplified)bali taba'a lladheena zalamoo ahwaa'ahum bighayri 'ilmin faman yahdee man adalla llaahu wamaa lahum min naasireen
DIN 31635bali tabaʿa llaḏīna ẓalamū ʾahwāʾahum biġayri ʿilmin faman yahdī man ʾaḍalla llāhu wamā lahum min nāṣirīna
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Talal Itani2012 Yet the wrongdoers follow their desires without knowledge. But who can guide whom God leaves astray? They will have no helpers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Nay, but those who do wrong follow their own lusts without knowledge. Who is able to guide him whom Allah hath sent astray? For such there are no helpers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Nay, when those who are unjust follow their lusts without knowledge,- and who shall guide him whom God has led astray? and they shall have none to help
John Medows Rodwell1861 No, ye do not. But the wicked, devoid of knowledge, follow their own desires: and those whom God shall mislead, who shall guide, and who shall be their protector
George Sale1734 But those who act unjustly by attributing companions unto God, follow their own lusts, without knowledge: And who shall direct him whom God shall cause to err? They shall have none to help them
Talal Itani2012 So devote yourself to the religion of monotheism-the natural instinct God has instilled in mankind. There is no altering God's creation. This is the true religion, but most people do not know.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 So set thy purpose (O Muhammad) for religion as a man by nature upright - the nature (framed) of Allah, in which He hath created man. There is no altering (the laws of) Allah's creation. That is the right religion, but most men know not
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Set thy face steadfast towards the religion as an 'Hanif, according to the constitution whereon God has constituted men; there is no altering the creation of God, that is the standard religion, though most men do not know
John Medows Rodwell1861 Set thou thy face then, as a true convert, towards the Faith which God hath made, and for which He hath made man. No change is there in the creation of God. This is the right Faith, but the greater part of men know it not
George Sale1734 Wherefore be thou orthodox, and set thy face towards the true religion, the institution of God, to which He hath created mankind disposed: There is no change in what God hath created. This is the right religion; but the greater part of men know it not
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6,236
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.80
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.71
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.71
Talal Itani · George Sale0.70
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.65
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.60
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.59
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.59
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.47
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.