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Talal Itani· published 2012
When We givepeople a taste of mercy, they rejoice in it. But when adversity befalls them, because of what their hands have perpetrated, they begin to despair.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And when We cause mankind to taste of mercy they rejoice therein; but if an evil thing befall them as the consequence of their own deeds, lo! they are in despair
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
And when we have made men taste of mercy, they rejoice therein; and if there befall them evil for what their hands have sent before, behold! they are in despair
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
When We cause men to taste mercy, they rejoice therein; but if evil befalleth them, for that which their hands have before committed, behold, they despair
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
Kur ua mundësojmë njerëzve të shijojnë mëshirën, ata gëzohen me të e, kur i godet ndonjë e keqe për shkak të asaj që kanë bërë duart e tyre, i humbin shpresat.
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বাংলা · Bengali
আর আমি যখন মানুষকে রহমতের স্বাদ আস্বাদন করাই তখন তারা তাতে আনন্দিত হয়। পক্ষান্তরে যদি তাদের কৃতকর্মের কারণে তাদের ওপর অকল্যাণ পৌঁছে তখন তারা (আল্লাহর নি‘আমত থেকে) নিরাশ হয়ে পড়ে।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Kad dopustimo ljudima da se blagodatima naslađuju, oni im se obraduju, a kad ih pogodi nevolja, zbog onog što su ruke njihove činile, odjednom očajavaju.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Kad dopustimo ljudima da se blagodatima naslađuju, oni im se obraduju, a kad ih pogodi nevolja, zbog onog što su ruke njihove činile, odjednom očajavaju.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Si Min meeɗinirii yimɓe ɓen neema, ɓe weltoroo mo. Si bone memirii ɓe sabu ko juuɗe maɓɓe ɗen ardiniri kon, e jaka heɓe taƴoo.
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ქართული · Georgian
და როცა ჩვენ ვაგემოვნებინებთ ადამიანებს ჩვენს წყალობას [ჯანმრთელობას, მშვიდ ცხოვრებას, ნაყოფიერებას...], ისინი ხარობენ მასზე ამპარტავნულად [მადლიერების ნაცვლად]. ხოლო თუ უბედურება შეემთხვევათ [დაავადება, სიღარიბე, შიში] იმ ყველაფრის გამო, რაც მათმა ხელებმა მოიმოქმედეს [ცოდვების გამო], — მაშინვე სასოწარკვეთილნი ხდებიან [ალლაჰის წყალობის მიმართ]!
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Deutsch · German
Und wenn Wir die Menschen Barmherzigkeit kosten lassen, freuen sie sich darüber. Wenn sie aber etwas Schlechtes trifft für das, was ihre Hände vorausgeschickt haben, verlieren sie sogleich die Hoffnung.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Όταν δίνουμε στους ανθρώπους έλεος (και εύνοια από πλούτη ή καλή υγεία κλπ.), χαίρονται μ' αυτό. Μα αν τους πλήξουν οι κακουχίες για ό,τι διέπραξαν (από κακές πράξεις), απελπίζονται (σαν να μην υπάρχει διέξοδος από τις κακουχίες)!
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हिन्दी · Hindi
और जब हम लोगों को कोई दया चखाते हैं, तो वे उससे प्रसन्न हो जाते हैं, और अगर उन्हें उनकी करतूतों के कारण कोई विपत्ति पहुँचती है, तो वे सहसा निराश हो जाते हैं।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
E se facciamo provare a questi popoli una grazia, se ne rallegrano, ma se li prende una disgrazia a causa di ciò che hanno fatto con le loro mani, eccoli cadere in preda alla disperazione.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
36. Ir kai Mes privertėme žmones paragauti gailestingumo, jie tame džiūgauja. Tačiau kai juos užklumpa koks nors blogis dėl (blogų veiksmų ir nuodėmių) to, ką jų (pačių) rankos darė, štai, jie yra neviltyje!
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Русский · Russian
И когда Мы даём вкусить людям милость, они радуются ей, а если постигнет их зло за то, что уготовили их руки, — вот, они и отчаиваются.
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Српски · Serbian
Кад допустимо људима да се благодатима наслађују, они им се обрадују, а кад их погоди невоља, због оног што су руке њихове чиниле, одједном очајавају.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Na tunapowaonjesha watu rehema, huifurahia. Na ukiwasibu ubaya kwa iliyoyatanguliza mikono yao wenyewe, mara wanakata tamaa.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
När vi låter människor ta del av vår nåd fylls de av glädje, men när något ont drabbar dem, till följd av deras egna handlingar, tappar de hoppet [om vår nåd].
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Türkçe · Turkish
İnsanlara bir rahmet tattırdığımız zaman ona sevinirler. Eğer kendi işledikleri şeyler sebebiyle başlarına bir kötülük gelirse, bir de bakarsın ki ümitsizliğe düşerler.
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اردو · Urdu
اور جب ہم لوگوں کو رحمت کا مزه چکھاتے ہیں تو وه خوب خوش ہو جاتے ہیں اور اگر انہیں ان کے ہاتھوں کے کرتوت کی وجہ سے کوئی برائی پہنچے تو ایک دم وه محض ناامید ہو جاتے ہیں.[1]
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DIN 31635liyakfurū bimā ʾātaynāhum fatamattaʿū fasawfa taʿlamūna
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 To show ingratitude for what We have given them. Indulge yourselves-you will surely know.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 So as to disbelieve in that which We have given them. (Unto such it is said): Enjoy yourselves awhile, but ye will come to know
Edward Henry Palmer1880 that they may disbelieve in what we have brought them;- but enjoy yourselves; for hereafter ye shall know
John Medows Rodwell1861 Ungrateful for our favours! Enjoy yourselves then. But in the end ye shall know your folly
George Sale1734 to shew themselves ungrateful for the favours which We have bestowed on them. Enjoy therefore the vain pleasures of this life; but hereafter shall ye know the consequence
Easy-read (simplified)awalam yaraw anna llaaha yabsutu r-rizqa liman yashaa'u wayaqdiru inna fee dhaalika la'aayaatin liqawmin yu'minoon
DIN 31635ʾawalam yaraw ʾanna llāha yabsuṭu r-rizqa liman yašāʾu wayaqdiru ʾinna fī ḏālika laʾāyātin liqawmin yuʾminūna
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Do they not see that God expands the provision for whomever He wills, or restricts it? Surely in this are signs for people who believe.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 See they not that Allah enlargeth the provision for whom He will, and straiteneth (it for whom He will). Lo! herein indeed are portents for folk who believe
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Have they not seen that God extends provision to whom He pleases, or doles it out? verily, in that are signs unto a people who believe
John Medows Rodwell1861 See they not that God bestoweth full supplies on whom He pleaseth and giveth sparingly to whom He pleaseth? Signs truly are there herein to those who believe
George Sale1734 Do they not see that God bestoweth provision abundantly on whom He pleaseth, and is sparing unto whom He pleaseth? Verily herein are signs unto people who believe
Talal Itani2012 So give the relative his rights, and the destitute, and the wayfarer. That is best for those who seek God's presence. Those are the prosperous.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 So give to the kinsman his due, and to the needy, and to the wayfarer. That is best for those who seek Allah's Countenance. And such are they who are successful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Then give to the kinsman his due, and to the poor and to the wayfarer; that is better for those who desire the face of God, and these it is who are prosperous
John Medows Rodwell1861 To him who is of kin to thee give his due, and to the poor and to the wayfarer: this will be best for those who seek the face of God; and with them it shall be well
George Sale1734 Give unto Him who is of kin to thee his reasonable due; and also to the poor, and the stranger: This is better for those who seek the face of God; and they shall prosper
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
0.56 on a scale
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The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.68
Talal Itani · George Sale0.65
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.63
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.62
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.58
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.56
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.51
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.47
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.33
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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.