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But if they importune thee to join that with Me of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not: comportthyself towards them in this world as is meet and right; but follow the way of him who turneth unto me. Unto me shall ye return at last, and then will I tell you of your doings
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Compare translations (4)Talal Itani· published 2012
But if they strive to have you associate with Me something of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them. But keep them company in this life, in kindness, and follow the path of him who turns to Me. Then to Me is your return; and I will inform you of what you used to do.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
But if they strive with thee to make thee ascribe unto Me as partner that of which thou hast no knowledge, then obey them not. Consort with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who repenteth unto Me. Then unto Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what ye used to do
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
But if they strive with thee that thou shouldst associate with me that which thou hast no knowledge of, then obey them not. But associate with them in the world with kindness, and follow the way of him who repentant unto me; then unto me is your return, and I will inform you of that which ye have done
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
But if thy parentsendeavour to prevail on thee to associate with Me that concerning which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not: Bear them company in this world in what shall be reasonable; but follow the way of him who sincerely turneth unto Me. Hereafter unto Me shall ye return, and then will I declare unto you that which ye have done
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 shtyjnë të më shoqërosh diçka në adhurim, për të cilën ti nuk di asgjë, atëherë mos iu bind atyre! Por, sillu mirë me ta në këtë botë dhe ndiqe rrugën e atyre që kthehen tek Unë të penduar! Pastaj tek Unë është kthimi juaj e Unë do t'ju njoftoj për atë që keni punuar.
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
আর যদি তারা (পিতামাতা) তোমাকে আমার সাথে শিরক করতে পীড়াপীড়ি করে, যে বিষয়ে তোমার কোনো জ্ঞান নেই, তখন তাদের আনুগত্য করবে না এবং দুনিয়ায় তাদের সাথে সদ্ভাবে বসবাস করবে। আর অনুসরণ করো তার পথ, যে আমার অভিমুখী হয়েছে।(৩) তারপর (কিয়ামতের দিন) আমার কাছেই তোমাদের প্রত্যাবর্তন করতে হবে। তখন আমি তোমাদেরকে জানিয়ে দিবো, যা তোমরা করতে।
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
A ako te budu nagovarali da drugog Meni ravnim smatraš, onog o kome ništa ne znaš, ti ih ne slušaj i prema njima se, na ovom svijetu, velikodušno ponašaj, a slijedi put onog koji se iskreno Meni obraća. Meni ćete se poslije vratiti i Ja ću vas o onom što ste radili obavijestiti.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
A ako te budu nagovarali da drugog Meni ravnim smatraš, onog o kome ništa ne znaš, ti ih ne slušaj i prema njima se, na ovom svijetu, velikodušno ponašaj, a slijedi put onog koji se iskreno Meni obraća. Meni ćete se poslije vratiti i Ja ću vas o onom što ste radili obavijestiti.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Si ɓe tiiɗnorii ma fii cirkangol Kam e ko a alanaa ɗum ganndal, wota a ɗofto ɓe; won'ndir e maɓɓe ka aduna ɗoo moƴƴere. Jokku laawol on duttiiɗo e am. Refti ko ka Am woni ruttorde mon, mi yeetitoo on, ko ngollatnoɗon.
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ქართული · Georgian
ხოლო თუ ისინი [შენი მშობლები] დაჟინებით გთხოვენ, რათა მე თანამოზიარე დამიდგინო იმაში, რაზეც არანაირი ცოდნა არ გაქვს, მაშინ ნუ დაემორჩილები მათ [ორივე მშობელს]. თუმცა ამ ქვეყნიურ ცხოვრებაში სიკეთე გამოიჩინე მათ მიმართ [იმაში, რაშიც ცოდვა არ არის] და [რწმენის საქმეებში] მიჰყევი იმას, ვინც ჩემსკენ მოიქცა [მონანიებით]. შემდეგ ჩემთან არის თქვენი დაბრუნება და მე გაცნობებთ იმას, რასაც აკეთებდით.
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Deutsch · German
Wenn sie (beide) sich aber darum bemühen, dass du Mir das beigesellst, wovon du kein Wissen hast, dann gehorche ihnen nicht, doch geh mit ihnen im Diesseits in rechtlicher Weise um. Und folge dem Weg dessen, der sich Mir reuig zuwendet. Zu Mir wird dann eure Rückkehr sein, da werde Ich euch kundtun, was ihr zu tun pflegtet.
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
Μα αν (οι γονείς σου) αγωνίζονται να σε κάνουν να Μου αποδώσεις εταίρους στη λατρεία, για τους οποίους (εταίρους) δεν έχεις καμία γνώση, τότε μην τους υπακούς (σ' αυτό), αλλά να τους συντροφεύεις στην εγκόσμια ζωή με τον καλύτερο τρόπο, και να ακολουθείς τον δρόμο εκείνου που στρέφεται προς Εμένα με μεταμέλεια και υπακοή. Έπειτα, προς Εμένα θα είναι η επιστροφή σας, και θα σας ενημερώσω για ό,τι κάνατε.
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
और यदि वे दोनों तुझपर दबाव डालें कि तू मेरे साथ उस चीज़ को साझी ठहराए, जिसका तुझे कोई ज्ञान नहीं, तो उन दोनों की बात मत मान[3] और दुनिया में उनके साथ सुचारु रूप से रह[4], तथा उसके मार्ग पर चल, जो मेरी ओर पलटता है। फिर मेरी ही ओर तुम्हें लौटकर आना है। तो मैं तुम्हें बताऊँगा, जो कुछ तुम किया करते थे।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Ma se dovessero insistere a farti accomunare a Me ciò che non conosci, non ubbidirgli, ma vivi con loro in terra benevolmente e segui le orme di chi si rivolge a Me. Poi a Me sarà il vostro ritorno, vi informerò di ciò che avete fatto.»
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
15. Tačiau jei jie (abu) stengiasi tave priversti priskirti Man garbinime kitus, apie kuriuos jūs neturite žinių, tada nepaklusk jiems. Tačiau elkis su jais pasaulyje maloniai ir sek keliu to, kuris atsigręžia į Mane atgailoje ir paklusnume. Tada pas Mane bus tavo sugrįžimas ir aš pasakysiu tau, ką tų darydavai.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Yoo isaan lamaan waan isa keessatti beekkomsi siifhinjirre akka Natti qindeessituuf sitti qabsaawan, tole isaaniif hin jedhin. Addunyaa keessatti haala gaariin isaan waliin jiraadhu. Karaa nama gara kiyya deebi’ee hordofi. eegasii deebiin keessan gara kiyya; waan isin dalagaa turtan isinittin odeessa. (galatas isiniifin galacha).
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
А если они будут усердствовать, чтобы заставить тебя придавать Мне в сотоварищи то, о чём у тебя нет знания, то не повинуйся им; однако сопровождай их в этом мире одобряемым образом и следуй путём тех, кто обратился ко Мне. Затем ко Мне ваше возвращение, и Я поведаю вам о том, что вы совершали.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
А ако буду настојали да те наговоре да поред Мене обожаваш оно о чему ништа не знаш, ти их не слушај и према њима се, на овом свету, великодушно понашај. А следи Пут онога који се обраћа Мени искрено; Мени ћете после да се вратите и Ја ћу о ономе што сте радили да вас обавестим.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Na pindi wakikushikilia kunishirikisha na ambayo huna elimu nayo, basi usiwatii. Lakini kaa nao kwa wema duniani, nawe ishike njia ya anayeelekea kwangu. Kisha marejeo yenu ni kwangu Mimi, na Mimi nitawaambia yale mliyokuwa mkiyatenda.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Men om de kämpar för att få dig att dyrka något vid min sida som är främmande för dig, ska du inte lyda dem. Håll dem dock sällskap här på jorden, på ett gott sätt, och följ samma väg som de som vänder sig till mig. Till sist är det till mig ni ska återvända och jag ska underrätta er om vad ni brukade göra.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Eğer onlar bilmediğin şeyi bana ortak koşman için seni zorlarlarsa; sen sakın onlara itaat etme! Bununla beraber dünyada onlarla iyi geçin ve sen bana dönenlerin yoluna uy. Sonra dönüşünüz yine banadır. Ben de size yaptıklarınızı haber vereceğim.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
اور اگر وه دونوں تجھ پر اس بات کا دباؤ ڈالیں کہ تو میرے ساتھ شریک کرے جس کا تجھے علم نہ ہو تو تو ان کا کہنا نہ ماننا، ہاں دنیا میں ان کے ساتھ اچھی طرح بسر کرنا اور اس کی راه چلنا جو میری طرف جھکا ہوا[1] ہو تمہارا سب کا لوٹنا میری ہی طرف ہے تم جو کچھ کرتے ہو اس سے پھر میں تمہیں خبردار کروں گا.[2]
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 When Luqman said to his son, as he advised him, "O my son, do not associate anything with God, for idolatry is a terrible wrong."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And (remember) when Luqman said unto his son, when he was exhorting him: O my dear son! Ascribe no partners unto Allah. Lo! to ascribe partners (unto Him) is a tremendous wrong
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when Loqman said to his son while admonishing him, 'O my boy! associate none with God, for, verily, such association is a mighty wrong
John Medows Rodwell1861 And bear in mind when Lokman said to his son by way of warning, "O my son! join not other gods with God, for the joining gods with God is the great impiety
George Sale1734 And remember when Lokman said unto his son, as he admonished him, O my son, give not a partner unto God; for polytheism is a great impiety
Talal Itani2012 We have entrusted the human being with the care of his parents. His mother carried him through hardship upon hardship, weaning him in two years. So give thanks to Me, and to your parents. To Me is the destination.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And We have enjoined upon man concerning his parents - His mother beareth him in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years - Give thanks unto Me and unto thy parents. Unto Me is the journeying
Edward Henry Palmer1880 For we have commended his parents to man; his mother bore him with weakness upon weakness; and his weaning is in two years; - 'Be thankful to me and to thy parents; for unto me shall your journey be
John Medows Rodwell1861 We have commanded man concerning his parents. His mother carrieth him with weakness upon weakness; nor until after two years is he weaned. Be grateful to me, and to thy parents. Unto me shall all come
George Sale1734 We have commanded man concerning his parents, -- his mother carrieth him in her womb with weakness and faintness, and he is weaned in two years, -- saying, be grateful unto Me, and to thy parents. Unto Me shall all come to be judged
Talal Itani2012 "O my son, even if it were the weight of a mustard-seed, in a rock, or in the heavens, or on earth, God will bring it to light. God is Kind and Expert.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O my dear son! Lo! though it be but the weight of a grain of mustard-seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens, or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Lo! Allah is Subtile, Aware
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O my son! verily, if there were the weight of a grain of mustard seed and it were (hidden) in the rock, or in the heaven, or in the earth, God would bring it (to light). Verily, God is subtle, well aware
John Medows Rodwell1861 O my son! verily God will bring everything to light, though it were but the weight of a grain of mustard-seed, and hidden in a rock or in the heavens or in the earth; for, God is subtile, informed of all
George Sale1734 O my son, verily every matter, whether good or bad, though it be of the weight of a grain of mustard-seed, and be hidden in a rock, or in the heavens, or in the earth, God will bring the same to light; for God is clear-sighted and knowing
Easy-read (simplified)yaa bunayya aqimi s-salaata wa'mur bil-ma'roofi wanha 'ani l-munkari wasbir 'alaa maa asaabaka inna dhaalika min 'azmi l-'umoor
DIN 31635yā bunayya ʾaqimi ṣ-ṣalāta waʾmur bil-maʿrūfi wanha ʿani l-munkari waṣbir ʿalā mā ʾaṣābaka ʾinna ḏālika min ʿazmi l-ʾumūri
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Talal Itani2012 O my son, observe the prayer, advocate righteousness, forbid evil, and be patient over what has befallen you. These are of the most honorable traits.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O my dear son! Establish worship and enjoin kindness and forbid iniquity, and persevere whatever may befall thee. Lo! that is of the steadfast heart of things
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O my son! be steadfast in prayer, and bid what is reasonable and forbid what is wrong; be patient of what befalls thee, verily, that is one of the determined affairs
John Medows Rodwell1861 O my son! observe prayer, and enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and be patient under whatever shall betide thee: for this is a bounden duty
George Sale1734 O my son, be constant at prayer, and command that which is just, and forbid that which is evil: And be patient under the afflictions which shall befall thee; for this is a duty absolutely incumbent on all men
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
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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 · John Medows Rodwell0.57
Talal Itani · George Sale0.56
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.49
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.48
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.48
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.44
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.43
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.43
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.42
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.42
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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.