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Talal Itani· published 2012
Muslim men and Muslim women, believing men and believing women, obedient men and obedient women, truthful men and truthful women, patient men and patient women, humble men and humble women, charitable men and charitable women, fasting men and fasting women, men who guard their chastity and women who guard, men who remember God frequently and women who remember-God has prepared for them a pardon, and an immense reward.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Lo! men who surrender unto Allah, and women who surrender, and men who believe and women who believe, and men who obey and women who obey, and men who speak the truth and women who speak the truth, and men who persevere (in righteousness) and women who persevere, and men who are humble and women who are humble, and men who give alms and women who give alms, and men who fast and women who fast, and men who guard their modesty and women who guard (their modesty), and men who remember Allah much and women who remember - Allah hath prepared for them forgiveness and a vast reward
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
Verily, men resigned and women resigned, and believing men and believing women, and devout men and devout women, and truthful men and truthful women, and patient men and patient women, and humble men and humble women, and almsgiving men and almsgiving women, and fasting men and fasting women, and men who guard their privateparts and women who guard their privateparts, and men who remember God much, and women who remember Him,- God has prepared for them forgiveness and a mightyhire
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Truly the men who resign themselves to God (Muslims), and the women who resign themselves, and the believing men and the believing women, and the devout men and the devout women, and the men of truth, and the women of truth, and the patient men and the patient women, and the humble men and the humble women, and the men who give alms and the women who give alms, and the men who fast and the women who fast, and the chaste men and the chaste women, and the men and the women who oft remember God: for them hath God prepared forgiveness and a richrecompense
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Verily the Moslems of either sex, and the truebelievers of either sex, and the devout men, and the devout women, and the men of veracity, and the women of veracity, and the patient men, and the patient women, and the humble men and the humble women, and the alms-givers of either sex, and the men who fast, and the women who fast, and the chaste men, and the chaste women, and those of either sex who remember God frequently; for them hath God prepared forgiveness, and a great reward
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
Nuk ka dyshim që për muslimanët dhe muslimanet, besimtarët dhe besimtaret, të përkushtuarit dhe të përkushtuarat, besnikët dhe besniket, durimtarët dhe durimtaret, të përulurit dhe të përulurat, bamirësit dhe bamirëset, agjëruesit dhe agjërueset, ruajtësit e nderit dhe ruajtëset e nderit, përmendësit e Allahut në vazhdimësi dhe përmendëset e Allahut në vazhdimësi Allahu ka përgatitur falje dhe shpërblim të madh.
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বাংলা · Bengali
নিশ্চয় মুসলিম পুরুষ ও নারী, মু’মিন পুরুষ ও নারী, অনুগত পুরুষ ও নারী, সত্যবাদী পুরুষ ও নারী, ধৈর্যশীল পুরুষ ও নারী, বিনয়াবনত পুরুষ ও নারী, দানশীল পুরুষ ও নারী, সিয়াম পালনকারী পুরুষ ও নারী, নিজেদের লজ্জাস্থানের হিফাযতকারী পুরুষ ও নারী, আল্লাহকে অধিক স্মরণকারী পুরুষ ও নারী, তাদের জন্য আল্লাহ মাগফিরাত ও মহান প্রতিদান (জান্নাত) প্রস্তুত রেখেছেন।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Muslimanima i muslimankama, i vjernicima i vjernicama, i poslušnim muškarcima i poslušnim ženama, i iskrenim muškarcima i iskrenim ženama, i strpljivim muškarcima i strpljivim ženama, i poniznim muškarcima i poniznim ženama, i muškarcima koji dijele zekat i ženama koje dijele zekat i muškarcima koji poste i ženama koje poste, i muškarcima koji o svojim stidnim mjestima vode brigu i ženama koje o svojim stidnim mjestima vode brigu, i muškarcima koji često spominju Allaha i ženama koje često spominju Allaha – Allah je, doista, za sve njih oprost i veliku nagradu pripremio.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Muslimanima i muslimankama, i vjernicima i vjernicama, i poslušnim muškarcima i poslušnim ženama, i iskrenim muškarcima i iskrenim ženama, i strpljivim muškarcima i strpljivim ženama, i poniznim muškarcima i poniznim ženama, i muškarcima koji dijele zekat i ženama koje dijele zekat i muškarcima koji poste i ženama koje poste, i muškarcima koji o svojim stidnim mjestima vode brigu i ženama koje o svojim stidnim mjestima vode brigu, i muškarcima koji često spominju Allaha i ženama koje često spominju Allaha – Allah je, doista, za sve njih oprost i veliku nagradu pripremio.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Pellet, juulɓe worɓe ɓen e juulɓe rewɓe ɓen, e gomɗimɓe worɓe ɓen e gooŋɗinɓe rewɓe ɓen, e ɗoftiiɓe worɓe ɓen e ɗoftiiɓe rewɓe ɓen, e gooŋɗuɓe worɓe ɓen e gooŋɗɓe rewɓe ɓen, e muññiiɓe worɓe ɓen e muññiiɓe rewɓe ɓen, e yankiniiɓe worɓe ɓen e yankiniiɓe rewɓe ɓen, e sakkotooɓe worɓe ɓen e sakkotooɓe rewɓe ɓen, e hoorooɓe worɓe ɓen e hoorooɓe rewɓe ɓen, e worɓe reenooɓe farjuuji mum e rewɓe reenooɓe farjuuji mum, e worɓe jaŋtotooɓe Alla ko ɗuuɗi ɓen e rewɓe jaŋtotooɓe ɓen: Alla maranii ɓen, haforanal e njoɓdi mawndi.
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ქართული · Georgian
ჭეშმარიტად, მუსლიმი კაცებისა და მუსლიმი ქალებისათვის, მორწმუნე კაცებისა და მორწმუნე ქალებისათვის, მორჩილი კაცებისა და მორჩილი ქალებისათვის, მართალი კაცებისა და მართალი ქალებისათვის, მომთმენი კაცებისა და მომთმენი ქალებისათვის, ღვთისმოშიში კაცებისა და ღვთისმოშიში ქალებისათვის, მოწყალების გამცემი კაცებისა და მოწყალების გამცემი ქალებისათვის, მომარხულე კაცებისა და მომარხულე ქალებისათვის. უმანკოების შემნახველი კაცებისა და უმანკოების შემნახველი ქალებისათვის, ალლაჰის მრავლად მომხსენებელი კაცებისა და ალლაჰის მრავლად მომხსენებელი ქალებისათვის — ალლაჰმა მათთვის გაამზადა პატიება და დიდი საზღაური!
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Deutsch · German
Wahrlich, die muslimischen Männer und die muslimischen Frauen, die gläubigen Männer und die gläubigen Frauen, die sich (gehorchend) fügenden Männer und die sich (gehorchend) fügenden Frauen, die wahrhaftigen Männer und wahrhaftigen Frauen, die geduldigen Männer und die geduldigen Frauen, die demütigen Männer und die demütigen Frauen, die spendenden Männer und die spendenden Frauen, die fastenden Männer und die fastenden Frauen, die Männer, die ihre Scham hüten und die Frauen, die (ihre Scham) hüten, und die Allahs viel gedenkenden Männer und die gedenkenden Frauen, für (all) sie hat Allah Vergebung und gewaltigen Lohn bereitet.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Πράγματι, για τους Μουσουλμάνους, τις Μουσουλμάνες, τους πιστούς, τις πιστές, τους υπάκουους, τις υπάκουες, τους ειλικρινείς άνδρες και γυναίκες, τους υπομονετικούς, τις υπομονετικές, τους ευλαβείς άνδρες και γυναίκες, αυτούς που δίνουν ελεημοσύνη και αυτές που τη δίνουν, αυτούς που νηστεύουν, αυτές που νηστεύουν, αυτούς που διαφυλάσσουν την αγνότητά τους και αυτές που τη διαφυλάσσουν, αυτούς που μνημονεύουν τον Αλλάχ πολύ και αυτές που Τον μνημονεύουν, για όλους αυτούς ο Αλλάχ έχει ετοιμάσει συγχώρεση και μία τεράστια ανταμοιβή.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
निःसंदेह मुसलमान पुरुष और मुसलमान स्त्रियाँ, ईमान वाले पुरुष और ईमान वाली स्त्रियाँ, आज्ञाकारी पुरुष और आज्ञाकारिणी स्त्रियाँ, सच्चे पुरुष और सच्ची स्त्रियाँ, धैर्यवान पुरुष और धैर्यवान स्त्रियाँ, विनम्रता दिखाने वाले पुरुष और विनम्रता दिखाने वाली स्त्रियाँ, सदक़ा (दान) देने वाले पुरुष और सदक़ा देने वाली स्त्रियाँ, रोज़ा रखने वाले पुरुष और रोज़ा रखने वाली स्त्रियाँ, अपने गुप्तांगों की रक्षा करने वाले पुरुष और रक्षा करने वाली स्त्रियाँ तथा अल्लाह को अत्यधिक याद करने वाले पुरुष और याद करने वाली स्त्रियाँ, अल्लाह ने इनके लिए क्षमा तथा महान प्रतिफल तैयार कर रखा है।[22]
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Italiano · Italian
In verità ai musulmani e alle musulmane, ai credenti e alle credenti, ai devoti e alle devote, ai sinceri e alle sincere, ai tolleranti e alle tolleranti, agli umili e alle umili, ai pii e alle pie, ai digiunanti e alle digiunanti, ai puri e alle pure, agli assidui predicatori e alle assidue predicatrici, Allāh ha preparato per loro un perdono e una grande ricompensa.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
35. Iš tiesų, musulmonai (tie, kurie paklūsta Allahui islame) vyrai ir moterys, tikintieji ir tikinčiosios (kurie tiki islamiškąjį monoteizmą), vyrai ir moterys, kurie yra paklusnūs (Allahui), vyrai ir moterys, kurie yra teisingi (savo kalboje ir darbuose), kantrieji ir kantriosios (atlikdami visas pareigas, kurias Allahas įsakė ir susilaikydami nuo visko, ką Allahas uždraudė), kuklieji ir kukliosios (prieš savo Viešpatį – Allahą), duodantieji ir duodančiosios Sadaka (t. y. Zakat ir labdarą), besilaikantieji ir besilaikančiosios Saum (pasninko) (privalomo pasninko Radamano mėnesį ir savanoriško navafil pasninko), saugantieji ir saugančiosios savo skaistumą (nuo neleistinų seksualinių veiksmų) ir dažnai prisimenantieji ir prisimenančiosios Allahą savo širdimis ir liežuviais [2], Allahas paruošė jiems atleidimą ir didžiulį atlygį (t. y. Rojų).
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Русский · Russian
Воистину, мусульмане и мусульманки, уверовавшие мужчины и уверовавшие женщины, покорные мужчины и покорные женщины, правдивые мужчины и правдивые женщины, терпеливые мужчины и терпеливые женщины, смиренные мужчины и смиренные женщины, делающие пожертвования мужчины и делающие пожертвования женщины, постящиеся мужчины и постящиеся женщины, оберегающие свои половые органы мужчины и оберегающие свои половые органы женщины, часто поминающие Аллаха мужчины и часто поминающие Аллаха женщины — Аллах уготовил для них прощение и великую награду.
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Српски · Serbian
Муслиманима и муслиманкама, и верницима и верницама, и послушним мушкарцима и послушним женама, и искреним мушкарцима и искреним женама, и стрпљивим мушкарцима и стрпљивим женама, и понизним мушкарцима и понизним женама, и мушкарцима који деле милостињу и женама које деле милостињу, и мушкарцима који посте и женама које посте, и мушкарцима који о својим стидним местима воде бригу и женама које о својим стидним местима воде бригу, и мушкарцима који често спомињу Аллаха и женама које често спомињу Аллаха - Аллах је, заиста, за све њих опрост и велику награду припремио.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Hakika Waislamu wanaume na Waislamu wanawake, na Waumini wanaume na Waumini wanawake, na wanaume watiifu na wanawake watiifu, na wanaume wakweli na wanawake wakweli, na wanaume wanaosubiri, na wanawake wanaosubiri, na wanaume wanyenyekevu na wanawake wanyenyekevu, na wanaume watoao sadaka na wanawake watoao sadaka, na wanaume wanaofunga saumu na wanawake wanaofunga saumu, na wanaume wanaojihifadhi tupu zao, na wanawake wanaojihifadhi tupu zao, na wanaume wanaomdhukuru Mwenyezi Mungu kwa wingi na wanawake wanaomdhukuru Mwenyezi Mungu kwa wingi, Mwenyezi Mungu amewaandalia msamaha na ujira mkubwa.
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Svenska · Swedish
De muslimska männen och kvinnorna, de troende männen och kvinnorna, de gudshängivna männen och kvinnorna, de sannfärdiga männen och kvinnorna, de tålmodiga männen och kvinnorna, de gudfruktiga männen och kvinnorna, de givmilda männen och kvinnorna, de fastande männen och kvinnorna, de kyska männen och kvinnorna, och de män och kvinnor som ofta minns Gud – för alla dessa har Gud berett sin förlåtelse och en storslagen belöning.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Şüphesiz Müslüman erkeklerle Müslüman kadınlar, Mümin erkeklerle Mümin kadınlar, itaatkâr erkeklerle itaatkâr kadınlar, sadık olan erkeklerle sadık olan kadınlar, sabreden erkeklerle sabreden kadınlar, Allah’a zilletle boyun eğen erkeklerle boyun eğen kadınlar, sadaka veren erkeklerle sadaka veren kadınlar, oruç tutan erkeklerle oruç tutan kadınlar, iffetlerini koruyan erkeklerle iffetlerini koruyan kadınlar, Allah’ı çok zikreden erkeklerle çok zikreden kadınlar var ya; işte Allah, onlar için mağfiret ve büyük bir mükâfat hazırlamıştır.
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اردو · Urdu
بےشک مسلمان مرد اور مسلمان عورتیں[1] مومن مرد اور مومن عورتیں فرماں برداری کرنے والے مرد اور فرمانبردار عورتیں راست باز مرد اور راست باز عورتیں صبر کرنے والے مرد اور صبر کرنے والی عورتیں، عاجزی کرنے والے مرد اور عاجزی کرنے والی عورتیں، خیرات کرنے والے مرد اور خیرات کرنے والی عورتیں، روزے رکھنے والے مرد اور روزے رکھنے والی عورتیں اپنی شرمگاه کی حفاﻇت کرنے والے مرد اور حفاﻇت کرنے والیاں بکثرت اللہ کا ذکر کرنے والے اور ذکر کرنے والیاں ان (سب کے) لئے اللہ تعالیٰ نے (وسیع) مغفرت اور بڑا ﺛواب تیار کر رکھا ہے.
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Talal Itani2012 And settle in your homes; and do not display yourselves, as in the former days of ignorance. And perform the prayer, and give regular charity, and obey God and His Messenger. God desires to remove all impurity from you, O People of the Household, and to purify you thoroughly.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And stay in your houses. Bedizen not yourselves with the bedizenment of the Time of Ignorance. Be regular in prayer, and pay the poor-due, and obey Allah and His messenger. Allah's wish is but to remove uncleanness far from you, O Folk of the Household, and cleanse you with a thorough cleansing
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And stay still in your houses and show not yourselves with the ostentation of the ignorance of yore; and be steadfast in prayer, and give alms, and obey God and His Apostle;- God only wishes to take away from you the horror as people of His House and to purify you thoroughly
John Medows Rodwell1861 And abide still in your houses, and go not in public decked as in the days of your former ignorance, but observe prayer, and pay the impost, and obey God and the Apostle: for God only desireth to put away filthiness from you as his household, and with cleansing to cleanse you
George Sale1734 And sit still in your houses; and set not out your selves with the ostentation of the former time of ignorance: And observe the appointed times of prayer, and give alms; and obey God, and his apostle; for God desireth only to remove from you the abomination of vanity, since ye are the houshould of the prophet, and to purify you by a perfect purification
Easy-read (simplified)wadhkurna maa yutlaa fee buyootikunna min aayaati llaahi wal-hikmati inna llaaha kaana lateefan khabeeraa
DIN 31635waḏkurna mā yutlā fī buyūtikunna min ʾāyāti llāhi wal-ḥikmati ʾinna llāha kāna laṭīfan ḫabīran
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 And remember what is recited in your homes of God's revelations and wisdom. God is Kind and Informed.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And bear in mind that which is recited in your houses of the revelations of Allah and wisdom. Lo! Allah is Subtile, Aware
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And remember what is recited in your houses of the signs of God and of wisdom; verily, God is subtle and aware
John Medows Rodwell1861 And recollect what is rehearsed to you in your houses of the Book of God, and of wisdom: for God is keen-sighted, cognisant of all
George Sale1734 And remember that which is read in your houses, of the signs of God, and of the wisdom revealed in the Koran; for God is clear-sighted, and well-acquainted with your actions
Talal Itani2012 It is not for any believer, man or woman, when God and His Messenger have decided a matter, to have liberty of choice in their decision. Whoever disobeys God and His Messenger has gone far astray.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest
Edward Henry Palmer1880 It is not for a believing man or for a believing woman, when God and His Apostle have decided an affair, to have the choice in that affair; and whoso rebels against God and His Apostle has erred with an obvious error
John Medows Rodwell1861 And it is not for a believer, man or woman, to have any choice in their affairs, when God and His Apostle have decreed a matter: and whoever disobeyeth God and His Apostle, erreth with palpable error
George Sale1734 It is not fit for a true believer of either sex, when God and his apostle have decreed a thing, that they should have the liberty of choosing a different matter of their own: And whoever is disobedient unto God and his apostle, surely erreth with a manifest error
Talal Itani2012 When you said to him whom God had blessed, and you had favored, "Keep your wife to yourself, and fear God." But you hid within yourself what God was to reveal. And you feared the people, but it was God you were supposed to fear. Then, when Zaid ended his relationship with her, We gave her to you in marriage, that there may be no restriction for believers regarding the wives of their adopted sons, when their relationship has ended. The command of God was fulfilled.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when thou saidst unto him on whom Allah hath conferred favour and thou hast conferred favour: Keep thy wife to thyself, and fear Allah. And thou didst hide in thy mind that which Allah was to bring to light, and thou didst fear mankind whereas Allah hath a better right that thou shouldst fear Him. So when Zeyd had performed that necessary formality (of divorce) from her, We gave her unto thee in marriage, so that (henceforth) there may be no sin for believers in respect of wives of their adopted sons, when the latter have performed the necessary formality (of release) from them. The commandment of Allah must be fulfilled
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when thou didst say to him God had shown favour to and thou hadst shown favour to, 'Keep thy wife to thyself and fear God;' and thou didst conceal in thy soul what God was about to display; and didst fear men, though God is more deserving that thou shouldst fear Him; and when Zaid had fulfilled his desire of her we did wed thee to her that there should be no hindrance to the believers in the matter of the wives of their adopted sons when they have fulfilled their desire of them: and so God's bidding to be done
John Medows Rodwell1861 And, remember, when thou saidst to him unto whom God had shewn favour, and to whom thou also hadst shewn favour, "Keep thy wife to thyself, and fear God;" and thou didst hide in thy mind what God would bring to light. and thou didst fear man; but more right had it been to fear God. And when Zaid had settled concerning her to divorce her, we married her to thee, that it might not be a crime in the faithful to marry the wives of their adopted sons, when they have settled the affair concerning them. And the behest of God is to be performed
George Sale1734 And remember when thou saidst to him unto whom God had been gracious, and on whom thou also hadst conferred favours, keep thy wife to thy self, and fear God: And thou didst conceal that in thy mind which God had determined to discover, and didst fear men; whereas it was more just that thou shouldst fear God. But when Zeid had determined the matter concerning her, and had resolved to divorce her, we joined her in marriage unto thee; lest a crime should be charged on the true believers, in marrying the wives of their adopted sons, when they have determined the matter concerning them: And the command of God is to be performed
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 —
0.66 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
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.73
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.71
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.71
Talal Itani · George Sale0.69
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.68
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.67
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.65
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.53
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.53
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.
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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.