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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.
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
Among the people is he who trades in distracting tales; intending, without knowledge, to lead away from God's way, and to make a mockery of it. These will have a humiliating punishment.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And of mankind is he who payeth for merepastime of discourse, that he may mislead from Allah's way without knowledge, and maketh it the butt of mockery. For such there is a shameful doom
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 amongst men is one who buys sportivelegends, to lead astray from God's path, without knowledge, and to make a jest of it; these, for them is shameful woe
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
But a man there is who buyeth an idle tale, that in his lack of knowledge he may mislead others from the way of God, and turn it to scorn. For such is prepared a shameful punishment
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
There is a man who purchaseth a ludicrousstory, that he may seduce men from the way of God, without knowledge, and may laugh the same to scorn: These shall suffer a shameful punishment
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
Ka prej njerëzve që marrin tregime të kota për të larguar (njerëzit) nga rruga e Allahut pa kurrfarë diturie dhe sa për t'u tallur me të. Për të tillët do të ketë një dënim poshtërues.
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 মানুষের মধ্যে এমনও কেউ আছে, যে অসার কথাবার্তা ক্রয় করে(১), যাতে সে জ্ঞানহীনভাবে মানুষকে আল্লাহর পথ থেকে বিচ্যুত করতে পারে এবং সে আল্লাহর রাস্তাকে উপহাসরূপে গ্রহণ করে, তাদের জন্য রয়েছে লাঞ্ছনাদায়ক শাস্তি।
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
Ima ljudi koji kupuju sredstva za razonodu, da bi, ne znajući koliki je to grijeh, s Allahovog puta odvodili i da bi ga predmetom za ismijavanje uzimali. Njih čeka sramna kazna.
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
Ima ljudi koji kupuju sredstva za razonodu, da bi, ne znajući koliki je to grijeh, s Allahovog puta odvodili i da bi ga predmetom za ismijavanje uzimali. Njih čeka sramna kazna.
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
Hino woodi e yimɓe ɓen, soodiroowo mbeleeɗe konnguɗi haa o majjira e laawol Alla ngol ko aldaa e ganndal, o jogitora (aayeeje) ɗen jalnitgol. ɓeen ɗon, hino woodani ɓe lepte koynooje.
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
და ადამიანთაგან არიან ისეთნი, რომლებიც იძენენ გასართობ საუბარს [ყველაფერს, რაც ადამიანს ალლაჰის მორჩილებას აშორებს], რათა ცოდნის გარეშე ააცდინონ ალლაჰის გზიდან და აქციონ ის [ალლაჰის აიათები] სასაცილოდ. აი ისინი, მათთვისაა გამზადებული დამამცირებელი სასჯელი.
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
Und unter den Menschen gibt es manchen, der abhaltende Unterhaltung erkauft, um (die Menschen) vom Weg Allahs ohne (richtiges) Wissen in die Irre zu führen und über ihn (also Allahs Weg) zu spotten. Für jene (Leute) ist schmachvolle Strafe bestimmt.
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
Μεταξύ των ανθρώπων υπάρχει εκείνος που αγοράζει (ή επιλέγει και επιθυμεί) τα μάταια λόγια (και τα λόγια πλάνης και τα τραγούδια), για να αποτρέψει (τους ανθρώπους), χωρίς γνώση, από το δρόμο του Αλλάχ, και τα παίρνει (τα Εδάφια και το δρόμο του Αλλάχ) ως κοροϊδία. Τέτοιοι άνθρωποι θα έχουν ένα ταπεινωτικό 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
तथा लोगों में कोई ऐसा (भी) है, जो असावधान करने वाली बात[1] खरीदता है, ताकि बिना ज्ञान के (लोगों को) अल्लाह के मार्ग (इस्लाम) से गुमराह करे और अल्लाह की आयतों का उपहास करे। यही लोग हैं, जिनके लिए अपमानकारी यातना है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
E c’è tra gli uomini chi si dedica a inutili discorsi per sviare, con quelli, dal Sentiero di Allāh, ignaro, disprezzandoli: quelli avranno una punizione umiliante.
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
6. Ir tarp žmonių yra tas, kuris perka tuščias kalbas (t. y. muziką, dainavimą ir t. t.), kad paklaidintų (žmones) nuo Allaho Kelio be žinojimo, ir laiko tai (Allaho Kelią arba Korano Eilutes) pajuokų objektu. Tokiam bus žeminanti kančia (Pragare).
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
Среди людей есть и такие, кто покупает праздные речи, чтобы сбить с пути Аллаха без знания, и обращает их в предмет насмешек. Такие — для них унизительное наказание.
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
Има људи који купују средства за забаву, да би, не знајући колики је то грех, с Аллаховог пута одводили и да би га предметом за исмејавање узимали. Њих чека срамна казна.
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
Na miongoni mwa watu wapo wanaonunua maneno ya upuuzi, ili wawapoteze watu mbali na njia ya Mwenyezi Mungu pasipo kujua, na wanaichukulia ni masihara. Hao watapata adhabu ya kuwafedhehesha.
Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Bland människorna finns de som ägnar sig åt tomt prat och förströelse för att avleda andra från Guds väg utan kunskap, och de gör narr [av hans budskap]. De ska möta ett förnedrande straff.
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
İnsanlardan kimisi bilgisizce Allah’ın yolundan saptırmak ve o ayetleri bir eğlence edinmek için boş sözleri satın alırlar. İşte onlar için aşağılayıcı bir azap vardır.
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
اردو · Urdu
اور بعض لوگ ایسے بھی ہیں جو لغو باتوں کو مول لیتے ہیں[1] کہ بےعلمی کے ساتھ لوگوں کو اللہ کی راه سے بہکائیں اور اسے ہنسی بنائیں[2]، یہی وه لوگ ہیں جن کے لئے رسوا کرنے واﻻ عذاب ہے.[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
About these translations
5 cleared translations, newest first, by year of publication, so the modern English comes before the historical ones. That is an ordering by date, not a judgement. Each is shown complete — this platform never excerpts a translation — and each renders under its translator's name. No translation here is marked as the correct one.
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Each verse ends in its pause form, as it is said when you stop there. Pauses inside a verse and other tajwid rules are not shown. It is derived from the Tanzil
Simple edition, while the Arabic above is the
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Talal Itani2012 And when Our Verses are recited to him, he turns away in pride, as though he did not hear them, as though there is deafness in his ears. So inform him of a painful punishment.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when Our revelations are recited unto him he turneth away in pride as if he heard them not, as if there were a deafness in his ears. So give him tidings of a painful doom
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when our signs are recited to him, he turns his back, too big with pride, as though he heard them not, - as if in his two ears were dullness. But give to him glad tidings of grievous woe
John Medows Rodwell1861 And when our signs are rehearsed to him, he turneth away disdainfully, as though he heard them not, - as though his ears were heavy with deafness. Announce to him therefore tidings of an afflictive punishment
George Sale1734 And when our signs are rehearsed unto him, he disdainfully turneth his back, as though he heard them not, as though there were a deafness in his ears: Wherefore denounce unto him a grievous 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 —
0.69 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
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.78
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.76
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.73
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.72
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.72
Talal Itani · George Sale0.70
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.67
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.66
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.60
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.58
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.