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33:52

لَّا يَحِلُّ لَكَ ٱلنِّسَآءُ مِنۢ بَعْدُ وَلَآ أَن تَبَدَّلَ بِهِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَٰجٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ حُسْنُهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ رَّقِيبًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

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

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Talal Itani · published 2012

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.

Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026

Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 1875–1936 · published 1930

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

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 Palmer 1840–1882 · published 1880

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

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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

John Medows Rodwell 1808–1900 · published 1861

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

Sources

Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

George Sale 1697–1736 · published 1734

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

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

Tash e tutje, nuk të lejohen më gra të tjera, as që të zëvendësosh ato me gra të tjera, edhe nëse të mahnit bukuria e tyre, me përjashtim të atyre që i ke në pronësinë tënde. Allahu është Mbikëqyrës i çdo gjëje.

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.

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বাংলা · Bengali

হে রাসূল! এরপর তোমার জন্য অন্য স্ত্রী গ্রহণ হালাল নয় এবং তোমার স্ত্রীদের পরিবর্তে অন্য স্ত্রী গ্রহণ করাও হালাল নয়; যদিও অন্যদের সৌন্দর্য তোমাকে বিমোহিত করে; তবে তোমার মালিকানাধীন দাসী ছাড়া। আর আল্লাহ সর্ব বিষয়ে তীক্ষ্ম পর্যবেক্ষণকারী।

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Bosanski · Bosnian

Odsad ti nisu dopuštene druge žene, ni da umjesto njih neku drugu uzmeš, makar te i zadivila ljepota njihova, osim onih koje postanu robinje tvoje. – A Allah na sve motri.

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Hrvatski · Croatian

Odsad ti nisu dopuštene druge žene, ni da umjesto njih neku drugu uzmeš, makar te i zadivila ljepota njihova, osim onih koje postanu robinje tvoje. – A Allah na sve motri.

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.

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Fulfulde · Fulani

Rewɓe ɓen ndagitantaako ma ɓaawo [ɓee ɗoo], wonaa nde waɗtitirtaa ɓe genndiraaɓe goo, hay si ŋari ɓen ɗoon kaawnii ma; si wonaa ɓe njeyru-ɗaa ñaamo maa ɓen. Alla laatike tommbiiɗo kala hu'unde.

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ქართული · Georgian

არ არის ნებადართული შენთვის [ო, შუამავალო] ამის შემდეგ სხვა ქალების [ცოლად] მიღება [იმ ცხრის გარდა, რომლებმაც აირჩიეს ალლაჰი, მისი მოციქული და საიქიო], და არც მათი სხვა ცოლებით შეცვლა [ვერც ერთს ვერ გაანთავისუფლებ, რომ მის ნაცვლად სხვა მოიყვანო], თუნდაც მათმა სილამაზემ მოგხიბლოს. გარდა იმათისა, რომელსაც შენი მარჯვენა ფლობს [მხევლებიდან]. ხოლო ალლაჰი ყოველივეს მეთვალყურეა.

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Deutsch · German

Darüber hinaus ist dir weder erlaubt, (weitere) Frauen zu heiraten noch sie gegen (andere) Gattinnen einzutauschen, auch wenn ihre Schönheit dir gefallen sollte, mit Ausnahme dessen, was deine rechte Hand (an Sklavinnen) besitzt. Und Allah wacht über alles.

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

Δεν επιτρέπεται για σένα (ω, Προφήτη) να παντρευτείς άλλες γυναίκες πέραν (απ' αυτές που προαναφέραμε), ούτε να αντικαταστήσεις κάποια απ' αυτές (τις συζύγους σου) με άλλες (με το να χωρίσεις μία για να παντρευτείς άλλη), ακόμα και αν θα σου άρεσε η ομορφιά άλλων. (Δεν επιτρέπεται να παντρευτείς άλλες γυναίκες πέραν απ' αυτές που προαναφέραμε) εκτός απ' εκείνες τις δούλες που κατέχεις. Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ είναι ο Παρατηρητής των πάντων.

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

(ऐ नबी!) इसके पश्चात् आपके लिए अन्य स्त्रियाँ हलाल (वैध) नहीं हैं, और न यह कि आप उन्हें दूसरी पत्नियों से बदलें[40], यद्यपि उनका सौंदर्य आपको भा जाए, सिवाय उन दासियों के जो आपके स्वामित्व में आ जाएँ। तथा अल्लाह प्रत्येक वस्तु का निरीक्षक है।

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

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Italiano · Italian

Non ti saranno permesse, d’ora in poi, altre donne, né potrai cambiare le tue spose con altre mogli, anche se la loro bellezza dovesse piacerti, tranne le schiave. E Allāh è Osservatore di ogni cosa.

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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2

Lietuvių · Lithuanian

52. Neleistinos tau (vesti kitų) moterys po šito, nei pakeisti jas kitomis žmonomis, net jei jų grožis patraukia tave, išskyrus tas (verges), kurias tavo dešinė ranka valdo. Ir Allahas yra Stebėtojas visko.

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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Kana booda dubartoonni (biraa) siif halaal hin ta’anu; odoma bareedinni isaanii si dinqisiisellee bakka isaanii warra biraa jijjiiruunis, waan mirgi kee dhuunfatte malee (halaala siif hin ta’u) Rabbiinis waan hunda irratti too’ataa ta’eera.

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Русский · Russian

Тебе больше не дозволены женщины после этого, и [не дозволено] заменять их другими жёнами, даже если восхитит тебя их красота, кроме тех, кем овладела твоя десница. Аллах всегда был [и пребудет] наблюдающим за всем сущим.

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Српски · Serbian

Од сада ти нису допуштене друге жене, ни да уместо њих неку другу узмеш, макар те и задивила њихова лепота, осим оних које поседујеш. А Аллах све надзире.

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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4

Kiswahili · Swahili

Baada ya hawa hawakuhalalikii wewe wanawake wengine, wala kuwabadilisha kwa wake wengine, ingawa uzuri wao ukikupendeza, isipokuwa yule uliyemmiliki kwa mkono wako wa kulia. Na Mwenyezi Mungu anachunga kila kitu.

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Svenska · Swedish

Hädanefter är inga fler kvinnor tillåtna för dig och du får inte byta ut dina hustrur mot andra, hur mycket deras skönhet än tilltalar dig. De enda undantagen är de som du rättmätigt besitter. Gud vakar ständigt över allting.

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Türkçe · Turkish

Bundan sonra artık başka kadınlarla evlenmen, elinin altında bulunan cariyeler hariç güzellikleri hoşuna gitse bile bunların yerine başka hanımlar alman sana helâl değildir. Allah, her şeyi görür gözetir.

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اردو · Urdu

اس کے بعد اور عورتیں آپ کے لئے حلال نہیں اور نہ یہ (درست ہے) کہ ان کے بدلے اور عورتوں سے (نکاح کرے) اگر چہ ان کی صورت اچھی بھی لگتی ہو مگر[1] جو تیری مملوکہ ہوں[2]۔ اور اللہ تعالیٰ ہر چیز کا (پورا) نگہبان ہے.

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.

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33:50

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِنَّآ أَحْلَلْنَا لَكَ أَزْوَٰجَكَ ٱلَّٰتِىٓ ءَاتَيْتَ أُجُورَهُنَّ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ مِمَّآ أَفَآءَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَبَنَاتِ عَمِّكَ وَبَنَاتِ عَمَّٰتِكَ وَبَنَاتِ خَالِكَ وَبَنَاتِ خَٰلَٰتِكَ ٱلَّٰتِى هَاجَرْنَ مَعَكَ وَٱمْرَأَةً مُّؤْمِنَةً إِن وَهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لِلنَّبِىِّ إِنْ أَرَادَ ٱلنَّبِىُّ أَن يَسْتَنكِحَهَا خَالِصَةً لَّكَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا فَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فِىٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ لِكَيْلَا يَكُونَ عَلَيْكَ حَرَجٌ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa n-nabiyyu innaa ahlalnaa laka azwaajaka llaatee aatayta ujoorahunna wamaa malakat yameenuka mimmaa afaa'a llaahu 'alayka wabanaati 'ammika wabanaati 'ammaatika wabanaati khaalika wabanaati khaalaatika llaatee haajarna ma'aka wamra'atan mu'minatan in wahabat nafsahaa lilnnabiyyi in araada n-nabiyyu an yastankihahaa khaalisatan laka min dooni l-mu'mineena qad 'alimnaa maa faradnaa 'alayhim fee azwaajihim wamaa malakat aymaanuhum likaylaa yakoona 'alayka harajun wakaana llaahu ghafooran raheemaa

DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā n-nabiyyu ʾinnā ʾaḥlalnā laka ʾazwāǧaka llātī ʾātayta ʾuǧūrahunna wamā malakat yamīnuka mimmā ʾafāʾa llāhu ʿalayka wabanāti ʿammika wabanāti ʿammātika wabanāti ḫālika wabanāti ḫālātika llātī hāǧarna maʿaka wamraʾatan muʾminatan ʾin wahabat nafsahā lilnnabiyyi ʾin ʾarāda n-nabiyyu ʾan yastankiḥahā ḫāliṣatan laka min dūni l-muʾminīna qad ʿalimnā mā faraḍnā ʿalayhim fī ʾazwāǧihim wamā malakat ʾaymānuhum likaylā yakūna ʿalayka ḥaraǧun wakāna llāhu ġafūran raḥīman

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

33:51

تُرْجِى مَن تَشَآءُ مِنْهُنَّ وَتُـْٔوِىٓ إِلَيْكَ مَن تَشَآءُ وَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَيْتَ مِمَّنْ عَزَلْتَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكَ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰٓ أَن تَقَرَّ أَعْيُنُهُنَّ وَلَا يَحْزَنَّ وَيَرْضَيْنَ بِمَآ ءَاتَيْتَهُنَّ كُلُّهُنَّ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَلِيمًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)turjee man tashaa'u minhunna watu'wee ilayka man tashaa'u wamani btaghayta mimman 'azalta falaa junaaha 'alayka dhaalika adnaa an taqarra a'yunuhunna walaa yahzanna wayardayna bimaa aataytahunna kulluhunna wallaahu ya'lamu maa fee quloobikum wakaana llaahu 'aleeman haleemaa

DIN 31635turǧī man tašāʾu minhunna watuʾwī ʾilayka man tašāʾu wamani btaġayta mimman ʿazalta falā ǧunāḥa ʿalayka ḏālika ʾadnā ʾan taqarra ʾaʿyunuhunna walā yaḥzanna wayarḍayna bimā ʾātaytahunna kulluhunna wallāhu yaʿlamu mā fī qulūbikum wakāna llāhu ʿalīman ḥalīman

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 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.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Thou canst defer whom thou wilt of them and receive unto thee whom thou wilt, and whomsoever thou desirest of those whom thou hast set aside (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 (O men), and Allah is ever Forgiving, Clement

Edward Henry Palmer1880 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

John Medows Rodwell1861 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

George Sale1734 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

33:52 — the verse above

33:53

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَدْخُلُوا۟ بُيُوتَ ٱلنَّبِىِّ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَىٰ طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَٰظِرِينَ إِنَىٰهُ وَلَٰكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَٱدْخُلُوا۟ فَإِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَٱنتَشِرُوا۟ وَلَا مُسْتَـْٔنِسِينَ لِحَدِيثٍ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكُمْ كَانَ يُؤْذِى ٱلنَّبِىَّ فَيَسْتَحْىِۦ مِنكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَسْتَحْىِۦ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَٰعًا فَسْـَٔلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَآءِ حِجَابٍ ذَٰلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تُؤْذُوا۟ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَآ أَن تَنكِحُوٓا۟ أَزْوَٰجَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦٓ أَبَدًا إِنَّ ذَٰلِكُمْ كَانَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَظِيمًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo laa tadkhuloo buyoota n-nabiyyi illaa an yu'dhana lakum ilaa ta'aamin ghayra naazireena inaahu walaakin idhaa du'eetum fadkhuloo fa'idhaa ta'imtum faantashiroo walaa musta'niseena lihadeethin inna dhaalikum kaana yu'dhee n-nabiyya fayastahyee minkum wallaahu laa yastahyee mina l-haqqi wa'idhaa sa'altumoohunna mataa'an fas'aloohunna min waraa'i hijaabin dhaalikum atharu liquloobikum waquloobihinna wamaa kaana lakum an tu'dhoo rasoola llaahi walaa an tankihoo azwaajahu min ba'dihi abadan inna dhaalikum kaana 'inda llaahi 'azeemaa

DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū lā tadḫulū buyūta n-nabiyyi ʾillā ʾan yuʾḏana lakum ʾilā ṭaʿāmin ġayra nāẓirīna ʾināhu walākin ʾiḏā duʿītum fadḫulū faʾiḏā ṭaʿimtum fāntaširū walā mustaʾnisīna liḥadīṯin ʾinna ḏālikum kāna yuʾḏī n-nabiyya fayastaḥyī minkum wallāhu lā yastaḥyī mina l-ḥaqqi waʾiḏā saʾaltumūhunna matāʿan fasʾalūhunna min warāʾi ḥiǧābin ḏālikum ʾaṭharu liqulūbikum waqulūbihinna wamā kāna lakum ʾan tuʾḏū rasūla llāhi walā ʾan tankiḥū ʾazwāǧahu min baʿdihi ʾabadan ʾinna ḏālikum kāna ʿinda llāhi ʿaẓīman

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

33:54

إِن تُبْدُوا۟ شَيْـًٔا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)in tubdoo shay'an aw tukhfoohu fa'inna llaaha kaana bikulli shay'in 'aleemaa

DIN 31635ʾin tubdū šayʾan ʾaw tuḫfūhu faʾinna llāha kāna bikulli šayʾin ʿalīman

Talal Itani2012 Whether you declare a thing, or hide it, God is Aware of all things.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Whether ye divulge a thing or keep it hidden, lo! Allah is ever Knower of all things

Edward Henry Palmer1880 If ye display a thing or conceal it, verily, God all things doth know

John Medows Rodwell1861 Whether ye bring a matter to the light or hide it, God truly hath knowledge of all things

George Sale1734 Whether ye divulge a thing, or conceal it, verily God knoweth all things

Sources

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Parallel edition — Simple, Version 1.1

لَّا يَحِلُّ لَكَ النِّسَاءُ مِن بَعْدُ وَلَا أَن تَبَدَّلَ بِهِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَاجٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ حُسْنُهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ رَّقِيبًا

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Analysis detailsDerived

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 — 0.60 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 Rodwell 0.76
Talal Itani · George Sale 0.75
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.71
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer 0.67
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale 0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale 0.55
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell 0.53
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell 0.51
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.50
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale 0.42

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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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
Edition
Uthmani, Version 1.1
Custodian
Tanzil Project
Layer
canonical text
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
contradictory
Licence text
read verbatim
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
203f0f1bf3158b1e5be4ab9f8f6870e5…
Located at
https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=uthmani&outType=xml
Convention
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.

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Source Talal Itani, ClearQuran · ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB
Edition
ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB
Custodian
Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com
Layer
translation
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
no
Licence text
terms page read
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
7 September 2026
Digest
70b0a8bb6f862f43670f7da1c0da59a4…
Located at
https://www.clearquran.com/downloads/quran-in-english-clearquran.epub
Convention
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.

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Source Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran · 1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
aaff752d4349005282d977eebb863982…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-mohammedmarmadu.json

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.

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Source Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an · 1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
32b2330e332339ace53509539efe9040…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-edwardhenrypalm.json
Convention
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.

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Source John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an · 1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
91423dea6a6dccc192457870ed2c08fb…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-johnmedowsrodwe.json
Convention
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.

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Source George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an · 1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
05b679f5df49b0579e65f4b83b4c7235…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-georgesale.json
Convention
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.

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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Simple) · Simple, Version 1.1
Edition
Simple, Version 1.1
Custodian
Tanzil Project
Layer
canonical text
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
contradictory
Licence text
read verbatim
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
d9b5bad94e4725191aa8da9a0404bd8e…
Located at
https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=simple&outType=xml
Convention
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.

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