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You may defer any of them you wish, and receive any of them you wish. Should you desire any of those you had deferred, there is no blame on you. This is more proper, so that they will be comforted, and not be grieved, and be content with what you have given each one of them. God knows what is within your hearts. God is Omniscient and Clement.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Thou canst defer whom thou wilt of them and receive unto thee whom thou wilt, and whomsoever thou desirest of those whom thou hast setaside (temporarily), it is no sin for thee (to receive her again); that is better; that they may be comforted and not grieve, and may all be pleased with what thou givest them. Allah knoweth what is in your hearts (Omen), and Allah is ever Forgiving, Clement
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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
Put off whomsoever thou wilt of them and take to thyself whomsoever thou wilt, or whomsoever thou cravest of those whom thou hast deposed, and it shall be no crime against thee. That is nigher to cheering their eyes and that they should not grieve, and should be satisfied with what thou dost bring them all; but God knows best what is in their hearts; and God is knowing, clement
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Thou mayst decline for the present whom thou wilt of them, and thou mayest take to thy bed her whom thou wilt, and whomsoever thou shalt long for of those thou shalt have before neglected; and this shall not be a crime in thee. Thus will it be easier to give them the desire of their eyes, and not to put them to grief, and to satisfy them with what thou shalt accord to each of them. God knoweth what is in your hearts, and God is Knowing, Gracious
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Thou mayest postpone the turn of such of thy wives as thou shalt please, in being called to thy bed; and thou mayest take unto thee her whom thou shalt please, and her whom thou shalt desire of those whom thou shalt have before rejected: And it shall be no crime in thee. This will be more easy, that they may be entirely content, and may not be grieved, but may be well pleased with what thou shalt give every of them: God knoweth whatever is in your hearts; and God is knowing and gracious
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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
Ti mund të largosh kë të duash prej tyre e të afrosh kë të duash dhe nuk ka gjynah për ty nëse kërkon ta rikthesh atë që e ke larguar. Kjo është më mirë, në mënyrë që ato të qetësohen shpirtërisht e të mos pikëllohen dhe që të jenë të kënaqura, që të gjitha, me atë që u jep atyre. Allahu e di çfarë ka në zemrat tuaja. Allahu është i Gjithëdijshëm dhe i Butë.
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বাংলা · Bengali
হে নবী! স্ত্রীদের মধ্য থেকে যাকে ইচ্ছা তার (রাত্রি যাপনের) পালা তুমি পিছিয়ে দিতে পারো, যাকে ইচ্ছা কাছে রাখতে পারো; যাকে তুমি সরিয়ে রেখেছ তাকে যদি কামনা করো তাতে তোমার কোনো অপরাধ নেই; এ বিধান এ জন্য যে, তোমার স্ত্রীদের চক্ষু শীতল হবে, তারা কষ্ট পাবে না এবং তুমি তাদের যা দিয়েছো, তাতে তারা সবাই সন্তুষ্ট হবে। আর তোমাদের অন্তরে যা আছে(২৬) আল্লাহ তা জানেন এবং আল্লাহ সর্বজ্ঞ, পরম সহনশীল।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Možeš zanemariti one među njima koje hoćeš i možeš pozvati sebi onu koju hoćeš, a možeš zatražiti onu koju si udaljio, nijedno od toga nije tvoj grijeh. Najlakše će tako one radosne biti i neće se žalostiti i tako će sve onim što im ti daješ zadovoljne biti – a Allah je Onaj Koji sve zna i Onaj Koji ne žuri s kaznom.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Možeš zanemariti one među njima koje hoćeš i možeš pozvati sebi onu koju hoćeš, a možeš zatražiti onu koju si udaljio, nijedno od toga nije tvoj grijeh. Najlakše će tako one radosne biti i neće se žalostiti i tako će sve onim što im ti daješ zadovoljne biti – a Allah je Onaj Koji sve zna i Onaj Koji ne žuri s kaznom.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Hiɗa nennintina on mo nijɗɗu-ɗaa (nennintinnde) e maɓɓe, ɓaɗtinaa e maaɗa on mo yiɗu-ɗaa. E on mo ɗaɓɓu-ɗaa (belagol ka mum) e ɓen ɓe nennitu-ɗaa, bakkaaku woo fawaaki ma. Ko ɗum ɓuri ɓadaade e ko ɓuɓɓinta ɓerɗe maɓɓe, hara ɓe sunotaako, ɓe weltora kadi ko okku-ɗaa ɓe kon, ɓe fow maɓɓe. Alla no Anndi ko woni e ɓerɗe mon. Alla laatike gannduɗo, muññiiɗo.
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ქართული · Georgian
შენ [ო, შუამავალო] შეგიძლია, შენი სურვილით განერიდო ნებისმიერ მათგანს და დაიტოვო შენთან ის, ვისაც ინებებ. ხოლო თუ მოისურვებ იმათგან ერთ-ერთს, ვისთანაც ადრე გადადე [ღამის სტუმრობა], შენთვის ცოდვა არ იქნება, ეს ნება [რომელსაც ალლაჰი გაძლევს] უფრო შესაფერისია, რათა ისინი [შენი ცოლები] იყვნენ მშვიდნი, არ წუხდნენ და კმაყოფილნი დარჩნენ იმით, რასაც შენ მათ ყველას ანიჭებ [როგორც ანაწილებ მათთან ყოფნას]. და ალლაჰმა იცის, რა არის თქვენს გულებში. და ალლაჰი ყოვლისმცოდნე, თავშეკავებულია (არ ჩქარობს დასჯას).
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Deutsch · German
Du darfst zurückstellen, wen von ihnen du willst (von deinen Frauen), und du darfst bei dir aufnehmen, wen du willst. Und wenn du doch eine von denjenigen begehrst, die du abgewiesen hast, dann ist das für dich kein Vergehen. Dies ist eher geeignet als Augenweide (also ein Grund zur Freude) für sie, und dass sie nicht trauern und alle mit dem zufrieden sind, was du ihnen gibst. Allah weiß, was in euren Herzen ist. Und Allah ist allwissend und nachsichtig.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Αναβάλεις όποια θες απ' αυτές (που προσφέρουν σε σένα το γάμο, ή αναβάλεις τη σειρά της διανυκτέρευσης για μία από τις συζύγους σου), και φέρνεις προς εσένα όποια θες, και δεν υπάρχει αμαρτία σε σένα αν επιζητάς οποιαδήποτε απ' αυτές που έχεις αναβάλει. Αυτό είναι πλησιέστερο στο να είναι ικανοποιημένες, να μη στενοχωρηθούν και να είναι ικανοποιημένες μ' αυτά που τους δίνεις σε όλες. Ο Αλλάχ γνωρίζει τι υπάρχει στις καρδιές σας. Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ είναι ‘Αλείμ (Παντογνώστης) και Χαλείμ (Μακρόθυμος).
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हिन्दी · Hindi
आप अपनी पत्नियों में से जिसे चाहें (उसकी बारी) स्थगित कर दें, और जिसे चाहें अपने साथ रखें, और जिन्हें आपने अलग रखा है, उनमें से जिसकी भी आप (अपने पास रखने की) इच्छा करें, तो इसमें आपपर कोई दोष नहीं है। यह इस बात के अधिक निकट है कि उनकी आँखें ठंडी रहें और वे शोकाकुल न हों, तथा जो कुछ आप उन्हें दें, उससे वे सब संतुष्ट रहें। और जो कुछ तुम्हारे दिलों[38] में है, अल्लाह उससे अवगत है। और अल्लाह सब कुछ जानने वाला, बहुत सहनशील[39] है।
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Italiano · Italian
Rimanda chi vuoi tra loro e accogli da te chi vuoi e chi desideri tra quelle che hai rimandato: non c’è colpa per te, e ciò è più appropriato, affinché loro gioiscano e non siano tristi e si accontentino tutte del tuo trattamento. E Allāh sa ciò che nascondete nei vostri cuori, e Allāh è Sapiente, Benevolo.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
51. Tu (Muchammedai ﷺ) gali atidėti (eilę) tą, kurią tu nori iš jų (savo žmonų), ir gali gauti, kurią nori. Ir bet kurios, kurios tu trokšti iš tų, kurias atidėjai (jos eilę laikinai), nėra nuodėmės tau (gauti ją vėl). Geriau, kad jos būtų nuramintos ir neliūdėtų, ir lai visos būna patenkintos tuo, ką joms duodi. Ir Allahas yra Visa Žinantis, Pakančiausias.
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Isaan irraa nama feete dhiiftee, nama feete immoo gara keetti maxxanfatta. Isaan yeroof dhiifte irraa nama feete (yoo fuutes) badiin sirra hin jiru. Ijjooleen isaanii gammaduu, gadduu dhabuufi hundi isaanii waan ati isaaniif kennite jaallachutti kanatu dhihoodha. Rabbiin waan onneewwan teessan keessa jiru ni beeka. Rabbiin beekaa, obsaa ta’eera.
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Русский · Russian
Ты можешь отдалить ту из них, которую пожелаешь, и приблизить к себе ту, которую пожелаешь. Если ты пожелаешь [вернуть] одну из тех, кого ты отдалил от себя, то не будет на тебе в этом греха. Это — ближе к тому, чтобы их глаза утешились, и чтобы они не печалились, и чтобы все они были довольны тем, что ты им даровал. Аллах знает, что в ваших сердцах. Аллах всегда был [и пребудет] знающим, сдержанным.
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Српски · Serbian
Можеш да занемариш оне међу њима које хоћеш и можеш да прихватиш ону коју хоћеш, а можеш да затражиш ону коју си удаљио, ниједно од тога није твој грех. Најлакше ће тако оне да буду радосне и неће да се жалосте и тако ће све оним што им ти дајеш да буду задовољне - а Аллах зна шта је у вашим срцима; Аллах зна све и благ је.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Unaweza kuakhirisha zamu kwa umtakaye katika wao, na umsongeze karibu umtakaye. Na kama ukimtaka yule uliyemtenga, basi si vibaya kwako. Kufanya hivi kutapelekea yaburudike macho yao, wala wasihuzunike, na wawe radhi juu ya kile unachowapa wao wote. Na Mwenyezi Mungu anajua yaliyomo nyoyoni mwenu, na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye kujua, Mwenye hekima.
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Svenska · Swedish
Du kan välja att skjuta upp [umgänget med dina hustrur] eller vara med dem du önskar, och om du vill återvända till någon du tidigare avstått från, begår du ingen synd. Denna [valmöjlighet] leder till att de kan få ro i sinnet och inte känna sorg, och att de känner sig belåtna med det du erbjuder dem alla. Gud vet vad som finns i era hjärtan; han är allvetande, fördragsam.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Ey Peygamber! Onlardan dilediğini geriye bırakır, dilediğini de yanına alırsın. Bıraktığın hanımlarından arzu ettiğini tekrar yanına almanda, senin üzerine bir günah yoktur. Onların gözlerinin aydın olması, üzülmemeleri ve kendilerine verdiğinle hepsinin hoşnut olmaları için bu daha uygundur. Allah, kalplerinizde olan her şeyi bilir. Allah; hakkıyla bilendir, Halîm'dir.
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اردو · Urdu
ان میں سے جسے تو چاہے دور رکھ دے اور جسے چاہے اپنے پاس رکھ لے[1] ، اور اگر تو نے ان میں سے بھی کسی کو اپنے پاس بلالے جنہیں تو نے الگ کر رکھا تھا تو تجھ پر کوئی گناه نہیں[2]، اس میں اس بات کی زیاده توقع ہے کہ ان عورتوں کی آنکھیں ٹھنڈی رہیں اور وه رنجیده نہ ہوں اور جو کچھ بھی تو انہیں دے دے اس پر سب کی سب راضی رہیں[3]۔ تمہارے دلوں میں جو کچھ ہے اسے اللہ (خوب) جانتا ہے[4]۔ اللہ تعالیٰ بڑا ہی علم اور حلم واﻻ ہے.
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo idhaa nakahtumu l-mu'minaati thumma tallaqtumoohunna min qabli an tamassoohunna famaa lakum 'alayhinna min 'iddatin ta'taddoonahaa famatti'oohunna wasarrihoohunna saraahan jameelaa
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū ʾiḏā nakaḥtumu l-muʾmināti ṯumma ṭallaqtumūhunna min qabli ʾan tamassūhunna famā lakum ʿalayhinna min ʿiddatin taʿtaddūnahā famattiʿūhunna wasarriḥūhunna sarāḥan ǧamīlan
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Talal Itani2012 O you who believe! When you marry believing women, but then divorce them before you have touched them, there is no waiting period for you to observe in respect to them; but compensate them, and release them in a graceful manner.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O ye who believe! If ye wed believing women and divorce them before ye have touched them, then there is no period that ye should reckon. But content them and release them handsomely
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O ye who believe! when ye wed believing women, and then divorce them before ye have touched them, ye have no term that ye need observe; so make them some provision, and let them go handsomely at large
John Medows Rodwell1861 O Believers! when ye marry believing women, and then divorce them before ye have consummated the marriage, ye have no term prescribed you, which ye must fulfil towards them: provide for them, and dismiss them with a reputable dismissal
George Sale1734 O true believers, when ye marry women who are believers, and afterwards put them away, before ye have touched them, there is no term prescribed you to fulfil towards them after their divorce: But make them a present, and dismiss them freely, with an honourable dismission
Talal Itani2012 O Prophet! We have permitted to you your wives to whom you have given their dowries, and those you already have, as granted to you by God, and the daughters of your paternal uncle, and the daughters of your paternal aunts, and the daughters of your maternal uncle, and the daughters of your maternal aunts who emigrated with you, and a believing woman who has offered herself to the Prophet, if the Prophet desires to marry her, exclusively for you, and not for the believers. We know what We have ordained for them regarding their wives and those their right-hands possess. This is to spare you any difficulty. God is Forgiving and Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O Prophet! Lo! We have made lawful unto thee thy wives unto whom thou hast paid their dowries, and those whom thy right hand possesseth of those whom Allah hath given thee as spoils of war, and the daughters of thine uncle on the father's side and the daughters of thine aunts on the father's side, and the daughters of thine uncle on the mother's side and the daughters of thine aunts on the mother's side who emigrated with thee, and a believing woman if she give herself unto the Prophet and the Prophet desire to ask her in marriage - a privilege for thee only, not for the (rest of) believers - We are Aware of that which We enjoined upon them concerning their wives and those whom their right hands possess - that thou mayst be free from blame, for Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O thou prophet! verily, we make lawful for thee thy wives to whom thou hast given their hire, and what thy right hand possesses out of the booty that God has granted thee, and the daughters of thy paternal uncle and the daughters of thy paternal aunts, and the daughters of thy maternal uncle and the daughters of thy maternal aunts, provided they have fled with thee, and any believing woman if she give herself to the prophet, if the prophet desire to marry her;- a special privilege this for thee, above the other believers. We knew what we ordained for them concerning their wives and what their right hands possess, that there should be no hindrance to thee, and God is forgiving, merciful
John Medows Rodwell1861 O Prophet! we allow thee thy wives whom thou hast dowered, and the slaves whom thy right hand possesseth out of the booty which God hath granted thee, and the daughters of thy uncle, and of thy paternal and maternal aunts who fled with thee to Medina, and any believing woman who hath given herself up to the Prophet, if the Prophet desired to wed her - a Privilege for thee above the rest of the Faithful. We well know what we have settled for them, in regard to their wives and to the slaves whom their right hands hold, that there may be no fault on thy part: and God is Indulgent, Merciful
George Sale1734 O prophet, We have allowed thee thy wives unto whom thou hast given their dower, and also the slaves which thy right hand possesseth, of the booty which God hath granted thee; and the daughters of thy uncle, and the daughters of thy aunts, both on thy father's side, and on thy mother's side, who have fled with thee from Mecca, and any other believing woman, if she give herself unto the prophet; in case the prophet desireth to take her to wife. This is a peculiar privilege granted unto thee, above the rest of the true believers. We know what we have ordained them concerning their wives, and the slaves whom their right hands possess: Lest it should be deemed a crime in thee to make use of the privilege granted thee; for God is gracious and merciful
Easy-read (simplified)laa yahillu laka n-nisaa'u min ba'du walaa an tabaddala bihinna min azwaajin walaw a'jabaka husnuhunna illaa maa malakat yameenuka wakaana llaahu 'alaa kulli shay'in raqeebaa
DIN 31635lā yaḥillu laka n-nisāʾu min baʿdu walā ʾan tabaddala bihinna min ʾazwāǧin walaw ʾaʿǧabaka ḥusnuhunna ʾillā mā malakat yamīnuka wakāna llāhu ʿalā kulli šayʾin raqīban
Talal Itani2012 Beyond that, no other women are permissible for you, nor can you exchange them for other wives, even if you admire their beauty, except those you already have. God is Watchful over all things.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 It is not allowed thee to take (other) women henceforth, nor that thou shouldst change them for other wives even though their beauty pleased thee, save those whom thy right hand possesseth. And Allah is ever Watcher over all things
Edward Henry Palmer1880 It is not lawful to thee to take women after (this), nor to change them for (other) wives, even though their beauty please thee; except what thy right hand possesses, for God is ever watchful over all
John Medows Rodwell1861 It is not permitted thee to take other wives hereafter, nor to change thy present wives for other women, though their beauty charm thee, except slaves whom thy right hand shall possess. And God watcheth all things
George Sale1734 It shall not be lawful for thee to take other women to wife hereafter, nor to exchange any of thy wives for them, although their beauty please thee; except the slaves whom thy right hand shall possess: And God observeth all things
Talal Itani2012 O you who believe! Do not enter the homes of the Prophet, unless you are given permission to come for a meal; and do not wait for its preparation. And when you are invited, go in. And when you have eaten, disperse, without lingering for conversation. This irritates the Prophet, and he shies away from you, but God does not shy away from the truth. And when you ask his wives for something, ask them from behind a screen; that is purer for your hearts and their hearts. You must never offend the Messenger of God, nor must you ever marry his wives after him, for that would be an enormity with God.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O Ye who believe! Enter not the dwellings of the Prophet for a meal without waiting for the proper time, unless permission be granted you. But if ye are invited, enter, and, when your meal is ended, then disperse. Linger not for conversation. Lo! that would cause annoyance to the Prophet, and he would be shy of (asking) you (to go); but Allah is not shy of the truth. And when ye ask of them (the wives of the Prophet) anything, ask it of them from behind a curtain. That is purer for your hearts and for their hearts. And it is not for you to cause annoyance to the messenger of Allah, nor that ye should ever marry his wives after him. Lo! that in Allah's sight would be an enormity
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O ye who believe! do not enter the houses of the prophet, unless leave be given you, for a meal,- not watching till it is cooked! But when ye are invited, then enter; and when ye have fed, disperse, not engaging in familiar discourse. Verily, that would annoy the prophet and he would be ashamed for your sake, but God is not ashamed of the truth. And when ye ask them for an article, ask them from behind a curtain; that is purer for your hearts and for theirs. It is not right for you to annoy the prophet of God, nor to wed his wives after him ever; verily, that is with God a serious thing
John Medows Rodwell1861 O Believers! enter not into the houses of the Prophet, save by his leave, for a meal, without waiting his time. When ye are invited then enter, and when ye have eaten then disperse at once. And engage not in familiar talk, for this would cause the Prophet trouble, and he would be ashamed to bid you go; but God is not ashamed to say the truth. And when ye would ask any gift of his wives, ask it from behind a veil. Purer will this be for your hearts and for their hearts. And ye must not trouble the Apostle of God, nor marry his wives, after him, for ever. This would be a grave offence with God
George Sale1734 O true believers, enter not the houses of the prophet, unless it be permitted you to eat meat with him, without waiting his convenient time: But when ye are invited, then enter. And when ye shall have eaten, disperse yourselves; and stay not to enter into familiar discourse: For this incommodeth the prophet. He is ashamed to bid you depart; but God is not ashamed of the truth. And when ye ask of the prophet's wives what ye may have occasion for, ask it of them from behind a curtain. This will be more pure for your hearts and their hearts. Neither is it fit for you to give any uneasiness to the apostle of God, or to marry his wives after him for ever: For this would be a grievous thing in the sight of God
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 —
0.70 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 · John Medows Rodwell0.79
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.77
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.74
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.73
Talal Itani · George Sale0.72
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.70
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.70
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.66
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.65
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.54
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.
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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.