Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
Verily, those who recite the Book of God, and are steadfast in prayer, and give alms of what we have bestowed in secret and in public, hope for the merchandise that shall not come to naught
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Compare translations (4)Talal Itani· published 2012
Those who recite the Book of God, and perform the prayer, and spend of what We have provided for them, secretly and publicly, expect a trade that will not fail.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Lo! those who read the Scripture of Allah, and establishworship, and spend of that which We have bestowed on them secretly and openly, they lookforward to imperishablegain
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
John Medows Rodwell1808–1900 · published 1861
Verily they who recite the Book of God, and observe prayer, and give alms in public and in private from what we have bestowed upon them, may hope for a merchandise that shall not perish
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Verily they who read the book of God, and are constant at prayer, and give alms out of what We have bestowed on them, both in secret and openly, hope for a merchandize which shall not perish
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
Vërtet, ata që lexojnë Librin e Allahut, e falin namazin dhe japin fshehurazi e haptazi nga ajo që u kemi dhënë, shpresojnë në një fitim që nuk do të humbë,
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
বাংলা · Bengali
নিশ্চয় যারা আল্লাহর কিতাব তিলাওয়াত করে(১৬), সালাত কায়েম করে এবং আমরা তাদেরকে যে রিযিক দিয়েছি তা থেকে গোপনে ও প্রকাশ্যে ব্যয় করে, তারা এমন এক ব্যবসার আশা করে যা কখনো লোকসানগ্রস্ত হবে না।
Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Dawah Association in Rabwah, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
Oni koji Allahovu Knjigu čitaju i namaz obavljaju i od onoga čime ih Mi opskrbljujemo udjeljuju, i tajno i javno, mogu da se nadaju dobiti koja neće nestati,
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
Oni koji Allahovu Knjigu čitaju i molitvu obavljaju i od onoga čime ih Mi opskrbljujemo udjeljuju, i tajno i javno, mogu se nadati dobiti koja neće nestati,
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Fulfulde · Fulani
Ɓeen janngooɓe deftere Alla nden, ɓe ñiiɓi e Juulde, ɓe nafqii ko Min arsiki ɓe kon gunndoo e kene, heɓe njoortii njulaaku ngu sontataa.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
ჭეშმარიტად, ისინი, ვინც კითხულობენ ალლაჰის წიგნს [ყურანს] (და მოქმედებენ მის მიხედვით), და აღასრულებენ ლოცვას, და ხარჯავენ იმისგან, რითაც ჩვენ ისინი ვუზრუნველყავით, ფარულად და აშკარად, იმედოვნებენ ვაჭრობას, რომელიც არასდროს წაგებაში არ წავა [ამით ისინი ალლაჰის კმაყოფილების მოპოვებას ესწრაფვიან].
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Wahrlich, diejenigen, die das Buch Allahs verlesen, das Gebet verrichten und von dem, womit Wir sie versorgt haben, geheim und offen ausgeben, hoffen auf einen Handel, der nicht zu Fall kommen wird.
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
Αυτοί που απαγγέλλουν το Βιβλίο του Αλλάχ (το Κορ’άν), τελούν την προσευχή και ξοδεύουν κρυφά και φανερά (σε ελεημοσύνη) από ό,τι τους παρέχουμε, πράγματι, ελπίζουν σε μία συναλλαγή που δε θα χαθεί,
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
निःसंदेह जो लोग अल्लाह की पुस्तक (क़ुरआन) पढ़ते हैं, और नमाज़ क़ायम करते हैं और जो कुछ हमने उन्हें दिया है, उसमें से छिपे और खुले खर्च करते हैं, वे ऐसे व्यापार की आशा रखते हैं, जिसमें कभी घाटा नहीं होगा।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
In verità quelli che recitano il Libro di Allāh, e che hanno praticato la preghiera con devozione e hanno condiviso in segreto e apertamente da ciò che abbiamo donato loro, si aspettano un commercio che non fallisce:
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
29. Iš tiesų, tie, kurie recituoja Allaho Knygą (šį Koraną) ir atlieka as-salat (ikamat as-salat) ir leidžia (labdarai) iš to, ką Mes jiems suteikėme, slaptai ir atvirai, jie tikisi (neabejotino) pelno, kuris niekada nepražus.
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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Русский · Russian
Воистину, те, которые читают Писание Аллаха, выстаивают молитву и расходуют из того, чем Мы наделили их тайно и явно, надеются на торговлю, которая никогда не потерпит убытка.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
Они који Аллахову Књигу читају и обављају молитву и удељују од онога чиме их Ми опскрбљујемо, и тајно и јавно, могу да се надају награди која неће да нестане,
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Hakika wale wanaosoma Kitabu cha Mwenyezi Mungu, na wakashika Swala, na wakatoa kwa siri na kwa dhahiri katika vile tulivyowaruzuku, hao hutaraji biashara isiyobwaga.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
De som reciterar Guds skrift, förrättar bönen och skänker till andra av det vi har gett dem, både i hemlighet och öppet, kan hoppas på en handel som aldrig slår fel,
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Allah'ın kitabını okuyanlar, namazı dosdoğru kılanlar ve bizim kendilerine rızık olarak verdiklerimizden Allah yolunda gizli ve açık sarfedenler asla zarar etmeyecek bir ticaret umarlar.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
جو لوگ کتاب اللہ کی تلاوت کرتے ہیں[1] اور نماز کی پابندی رکھتے ہیں[2] اور جو کچھ ہم نے ان کو عطا فرمایا ہے اس میں سے پوشیده اور علانیہ خرچ کرتے[3] ہیں وه ایسی تجارت کے امیدوار ہیں جو کبھی خساره میں نہ ہوگی.[4]
Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.3
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Talal Itani2012 Have you not seen that God sends down water from the sky? With it We produce fruits of various colors. And in the mountains are streaks of white and red-varying in their hue-and pitch-black.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Hast thou not seen that Allah causeth water to fall from the sky, and We produce therewith fruit of divers hues; and among the hills are streaks white and red, of divers hues, and (others) raven-black
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Dost thou not see that God has sent down from the heaven water, and has brought forth therewith fruits varied in hue, and on the mountains dykes, white and red, various in hue, and some intensely black
John Medows Rodwell1861 Seest thou not how that God sendeth down water from the Heaven, and that by it we cause the up-growth of fruits of varied hues, and that on the mountains are tracks of varied hues, white and red, and others are of a raven black
George Sale1734 Dost thou not see that God sendeth down rain from heaven; and that We thereby produce fruits of various colours? In the mountains also there are some tracks white and red, of various colours; and others are of a deep black
DIN 31635wamina n-nāsi wad-dawābbi wal-ʾanʿāmi muḫtalifun ʾalwānuhu kaḏālika ʾinnamā yaḫšā llāha min ʿibādihi l-ʿulamāʾu ʾinna llāha ʿazīzun ġafūrun
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Likewise, human beings, animals, and livestock come in various colors. From among His servants, the learned fear God. God is Almighty, Oft-Forgiving.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And of men and beasts and cattle, in like manner, divers hues? The erudite among His bondmen fear Allah alone. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Forgiving
Edward Henry Palmer1880 and men and beasts and cattle, various in hue? thus! none fear God but the wise among His servants; but, verily, God is mighty, forgiving
John Medows Rodwell1861 And of men and reptiles and animals, various likewise are the hues. Such only of his servants as are possessed of knowledge fear God. Lo! God is Mighty, Gracious
George Sale1734 And of men, and beasts, and cattle there are whose colours are in like manner various. Such only of his servants fear God, as are indued with understanding: Verily God is mighty, and ready to forgive
Easy-read (simplified)liyuwaffiyahum ujoorahum wayazeedahum min fadlihi innahu ghafoorun shakoor
DIN 31635liyuwaffiyahum ʾuǧūrahum wayazīdahum min faḍlihi ʾinnahu ġafūrun šakūrun
Talal Itani2012 He will pay them their dues in full, and will increase them from His bounty. He is Forgiving and Appreciative.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 That He will pay them their wages and increase them of His grace. Lo! He is Forgiving, Responsive
Edward Henry Palmer1880 that He may pay them their hire, and give them increase of His grace; verily, He is forgiving, grateful
John Medows Rodwell1861 God will certainly pay them their due wages, and of his bounty increase them: for He is Gracious, Grateful
George Sale1734 That God may fully pay them their wages, and make them a superabundant addition of his liberality; for He is ready to forgive the faults of his servants, and to requite their endeavours
Easy-read (simplified)walladhee awhaynaa ilayka mina l-kitaabi huwa l-haqqu musaddiqan limaa bayna yadayhi inna llaaha bi'ibaadihi lakhabeerun baseer
DIN 31635wallaḏī ʾawḥaynā ʾilayka mina l-kitābi huwa l-ḥaqqu muṣaddiqan limā bayna yadayhi ʾinna llāha biʿibādihi laḫabīrun baṣīrun
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 What We inspired in you, of the Book, is the truth, confirming what preceded it. God is Well-Informed of His servants, All-Seeing.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 As for that which We inspire in thee of the Scripture, it is the Truth confirming that which was (revealed) before it. Lo! Allah is indeed Observer, Seer of His slaves
Edward Henry Palmer1880 What we have inspired thee with of the Book is true, verifying what was before it; verily, God of His servants is well aware and sees
John Medows Rodwell1861 And that which we have revealed to thee of the Book is the very Truth, confirmatory of previous Scriptures: for God knoweth and beholdeth his servants
George Sale1734 That which We have revealed unto thee of the book of the Koran, is the truth, confirming the scriptures which were revealed before it: For God knoweth and regardeth his servants
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 —
0.64 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
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.80
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.79
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.74
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.73
Talal Itani · George Sale0.70
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.63
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.51
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.47
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.41
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Method Wording differences — derived 13 September 2026
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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.