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Talal Itani· published 2012
When you are among them, and you stand to lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand with you, and let them hold their weapons. Then, when they have done their prostrations, let them withdraw to the rear, and let another group, that have not prayed yet, come forward and pray with you; and let them take their precautions and their weapons. Those who disbelieve would like you to neglect your weapons and your equipment, so they can attack you in a single assault. You commit no error, if you are hampered by rain or are sick, by putting down your weapons; but take precautions. Indeed, God has prepared for the disbelievers a demeaning punishment.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And when thou (O Muhammad) art among them and arrangest (their) worship for them, let only a party of them stand with thee (to worship) and let them take their arms. Then when they have performed their prostrations let them fall to the rear and let another party come that hath not worshipped and let them worship with thee, and let them take their precaution and their arms. Those who disbelieve long for you to neglect your arms and your baggage that they may attack you once for all. It is no sin for you to lay aside your arms, if rain impedeth you or ye are sick. But take your precaution. Lo! Allah prepareth for the disbelievers shameful punishment
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
When thou art amongst them, and standest up to pray with them, then let a party of them stand up with thee, and let them take their arms; and when they adore, let them go behind you, and let another party who have not yet prayed come forward and pray with thee; and let them take their precautions and their arms. Fain would those who misbelieve that ye were careless of your arms and your baggage, that they might turn upon you with a single turning. And it is no crime to you if ye be annoyed with rain or be sick, that ye lay down your arms; but take your precautions,- verily, God has prepared for those who misbelieve a shameful woe
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And when thou, O apostle! shalt be among them, and shalt pray with them, then let a party of them rise up with thee, but let them take their arms; and when they shall have made their prostrations, let them retire to your rear: then let another party that hath not prayed come forward, and let them pray with you; but let them take their precautions and their arms. Pleased would the infidels be for you to neglect your arms and your baggage, that they might turn upon you at once! And it shall be no crime in you to lay down your arms if rain annoy you, or if ye be sick. But take your precautions. Verily, God hath madeready a shameful torment for the infidels
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
But when thou, O prophet, shalt be among them, and shalt pray with them, let a party of them arise to prayer with thee, and let them take their arms; and when they shall have worshipped, let them stand behind you, and let another party come that hath not prayed, and let them pray with thee, and let them be cautious and take their arms. The unbelievers would that ye should neglect your arms and your baggage while ye pray, that they might turn upon you at once. It shall be no crime in you, if ye be incommoded by rain, or be sick, that ye lay down your arms; but take your necessary precaution: God hath prepared for the unbelievers an ignominious punishment
Sources
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Other languages (18)Shqip · Albanian
Kur të jesh në mesin e tyre dhe t'u prish në namaz, le të falet një grup nga ata me ty dhe le t'i mbajnë armët. Kur ta kryejnë sexhden, ata le të dalin pas jush (për të vazhduar namazin pa imam) dhe le të vijë grupi tjetër që nuk është falur, le të falen me ty, por le të kenë kujdes dhe le t'i mbajnë armët. Jobesimtarët do të dëshironin të shkujdeseshit nga armët dhe pajisjet tuaja, që t'ju sulmojnë përnjëherë. Nuk keni gjynah t'i lëshoni armët nëse ju mundon shiu ose jeni të sëmurë, por rrini në gatishmëri! Vërtet, Allahu ka përgatitur për jobesimtarët dënim poshtërues.
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বাংলা · Bengali
আর (হে নবী!) যখন তুমি তাদের (মুসলিম সৈন্যদের ) মধ্যে থাকবে, অতঃপর তাদের সাথে নিয়ে সালাতে দাঁড়াবে, তখন যেন তাদের মধ্য থেকে একদল তোমার সাথে দাঁড়ায় (৪৪) এবং তারা (সালাতে) তাদের অস্ত্র সাথে রাখবে। এরপর যখন তারাসাজদাহ করে ফেলবে, তখন তারা যেন তোমাদের পেছনে অবস্থান নেয়। আর অপর একটি দল যারা এখনো সালাত আদায় করেনি তারা যেন তোমার সাথে এসে সালাত আদায় করে এবং তারা যেন তাদের সতর্কতা অবলম্বন করে ও অস্ত্র সাথে রাখে। কারণ, কাফিররা কামনা করে, যদি তোমরা তোমাদের অস্ত্রশস্ত্র ও আসবাবপত্র সম্বন্ধে অসতর্ক হও, তাহলে তারা তোমাদের ওপর একসাথে ঝাঁপিয়ে পড়বে। আর যদি বৃষ্টির কারণে তোমাদের কোন কষ্ট হয় অথবা তোমরা অসুস্থ হও, তাহলে অস্ত্র রেখে দিলে তোমাদের কোন দোষ নেই। আর তোমরা তোমাদের সতর্কতা অবলম্বন করবে। নিশ্চয় আল্লাহ কাফিরদের জন্য প্রস্তুত করে রেখেছেন লাঞ্ছনাদায়ক শাস্তি।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Kada ti budeš među njima i budeš ih u namazu predvodio, neka jedna grupa s tobom klanja i neka svoje oružje uzmu; i dok budu na sedždi, neka drugi budu iza vas, a onda neka dođe druga grupa koja nije klanjala i neka s tobom klanjaju, ali neka drže oružje svoje i oprezni budu. Nevjernici jedva čekaju da vi zanemarite oružje svoje i opremu svoju, pa da na vas svi odjednom navale. A ako vam bude smetala kiša ili budete bolesni, nije vam grijeh oružje svoje odložiti, ali, oprezni budite. Allah je, doista, nevjernicima ponižavajuću patnju pripremio.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Kada ti budeš među njima i budeš ih u molitvi predvodio, neka jedna grupa s tobom klanja i neka svoje oružje uzmu; i dok budu na tlu ničice, neka drugi budu iza vas, a onda neka dođe druga grupa koja nije klanjala i neka s tobom klanjaju, ali neka drže oružje svoje i oprezni budu. Nevjernici jedva čekaju da vi zanemarite oružje svoje i opremu svoju, pa da na vas svi odjednom navale. A ako vam bude smetala kiša ili budete bolesni, nije vam grijeh oružje svoje odložiti, ali, oprezni budite. Allah je, doista, nevjernicima ponižavajuću patnju pripremio.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Si a tawdaama e maɓɓe a darnanii ɓe julude, yo fedde goo e maɓɓe darodo e maaɗa yo ɓe jogito njogaaji maɓɓe ɗiin ; si ɓe cujjii, yo ɓe ngn ɓaawo mon, yo fedde ndeya nde juulaalni ar, yoo ɓe njuuldu e maaɗa yo ɓe njogito denetorɗi maɓɓe ɗin e kaɓorɗe maɓɓe ɗe Yedduɓe ɓe nos ngooɗe sinno on mbelsindotono e njoktaaje mon ɗe doŋle mon ɗe, ɓe ooñoo e mooɗon ooñannde wootere. bakkaat fawaaki on si ɗon ngonndi e lorra immorde e toɓo, maa on laatike Ñawɓe nde mballinton njogaaji mon ɗi. nJogitee deenorɗi mon ɗi. Pellet, Alla heplanii heeferɓe ɓen lepte koynooje.
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ქართული · Georgian
და როდესაც შენ (ო, მოციქულო), იქნები მათ შორის (საბრძოლო ველზე) და აღასრულებ მათთვის ლოცვას [შიშის ლოცვას], დაე, (ჯერ) დადგეს შენთან ერთად მათგან ერთი ნაწილი და აიღონ თავიანთი იარაღი. და როდესაც ისინი [პირველი ჯგუფი] შეასრულებენ საჯდას (მიწაზე თაყვანისცემას), დაე, (შემდეგ) ისინი გადაინაცვლონ უკან (და დააკვირდნენ მტერს). შემდეგ მოვიდეს მეორე ნაწილი (მორწმუნეთაგან), რომელთაც ჯერ არ ულოციათ, და ილოცონ შენთან ერთად [ასევე ერთი რაქათი იმამთან ერთად, შემდეგ კი თავად დაასრულონ ლოცვა], მაგრამ იყვნენ ფრთხილად და მათაც აიღონ თავიანთი იარაღი. ისინი, ვინც ურწმუნონი გახდნენ, ისურვებდნენ, რომ თქვენ დაუდევრად მოეკიდოთ თქვენს იარაღსა და ნივთებს, რათა ერთიანი შეტევით დაგესხან თავს და დაგასრულონ. და არ იქნება თქვენზე ცოდვა, თუ წვიმის გამო გაწუხებთ სიძნელე ან ავად ხართ, რომ დადოთ თქვენი იარაღი, თუმცა მაინც იყავით ფრთხილად. ჭეშმარიტად, ალლაჰმა ურწმუნოთათვის დაამზადა დამამცირებელი სასჯელი.
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Deutsch · German
Und wenn du unter ihnen bist und nun für sie das Gebet leitest, dann soll sich eine Gruppe von ihnen mit dir aufstellen, doch sollen sie ihre Waffen nehmen. Wenn sie (also die Betenden) sich dann niedergeworfen haben, sollen sie hinter euch treten, und eine andere Gruppe, die noch nicht gebetet hat, soll (nach vorne) kommen. Und sie sollen dann (auch) mit dir beten; doch sollen sie auf der Hut sein und ihre Waffen nehmen. Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, möchten, dass ihr eure Waffen und eure Sachen außer Acht lasst, so dass sie euch überfallen (können). Und es ist kein Vergehen für euch, wenn ihr unter Regen zu leiden habt oder krank seid, dass ihr eure Waffen ablegt. Aber seid auf eurer Hut. Wahrlich, Allah bereitet für die Ungläubigen schmachvolle Strafe.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Όταν είσαι (ω, Προφήτη) μαζί με τους (πιστούς στη μάχη) και τους οδηγείς στην προσευχή, (ας χωρίσεις το στρατό σε δύο ομάδες, και έτσι,) ας σταθεί μια ομάδα απ' αυτούς μαζί σου (στην προσευχή), κουβαλώντας τα όπλα τους (ενώ η άλλη ομάδα να σας προστατεύσει). Όταν τελειώσουν (όσοι είναι στη πρώτη ομάδα) μία Ράκ‘α (μονάδα προσευχής, με τον Ιμάμη, θα έχουν έτσι τελειώσει την προσευχή τους και), ας πηγαίνουν από πίσω σας (προς τη μεριά των εχθρών), και ας έρθει η άλλη ομάδα που δεν τέλεσε ακόμη την προσευχή, και ας τελέσουν μαζί σου την προσευχή (τελώντας μαζί σου την τελευταία Ράκ‘α, και έπειτα να συνεχίσουν μόνοι τους την προσευχή τους για άλλη μία Ράκ‘α), και ας προσέχουν κουβαλώντας τα όπλα τους. Εύχονται οι άπιστοι να παραμελήσετε τα όπλα και τα υπάρχοντά σας, ώστε να εξαπολύσουν μια αιφνιδιαστική επίθεση εναντίον σας. Αλλά δεν υπάρχει αμαρτία σ' εσάς, εάν αφήσετε τα όπλα σας (και δεν τα κουβαλήσετε) όταν κάτι σας βλάπτει από βροχή ή είστε άρρωστοι. Αλλά ας προσέχετε! Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ έχει ετοιμάσει για τους άπιστους ένα ταπεινωτικό μαρτύριο.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
तथा (ऐ नबी!) जब आप (युद्ध के मैदान में) उनके साथ मौजूद हों और उनके लिए नमाज़[69] क़ायम करें, तो उनका एक गिरोह आपके साथ खड़ा हो जाए और वे अपने हथियार लिए रहें और जब वे सज्दा कर लें, तो तुम्हारे पीछे हो जाएँ तथा दूसरा गिरोह आए, जिसने नमाज़ नहीं पढ़ी है और वे तुम्हारे साथ नमाज़ पढ़ें और अपने हथियार लिए सावधान रहें। काफ़िर चाहते हैं कि तुम अपने हथियारों और अपने सामान से असावधान हो जाओ, तो तुमपर यकायक धावा बोल दें। तथा तुमपर कोई दोष नहीं, यदि वर्षा के कारण तुम्हें कष्ट हो अथवा तुम बीमार हो कि अपने हथियार उतार दो तथा अपने बचाव का ध्यान रखो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह ने काफ़िरों के लिए अपमानकारी अज़ाब तैयार कर रखा है।
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Italiano · Italian
Se fossi tra di loro e dovessi praticare la preghiera con devozione, che un gruppo si alzi con te e tenga le armi; e quando si prosternano, che loro siano dietro di voi; poi venga un altro gruppo, che non ha pregato, e preghi insieme a te. E che prendano le loro precauzioni e le loro armi: i miscredenti vogliono che vi distraiate dalle vostre armi e dai vostri averi per annientarvi una volta per tutte. E non c’è peccato per voi, se vi capita una forte pioggia o se siete malati, di deporre le armi, e prendere le vostre precauzioni: in verità Allāh ha preparato per i miscredenti una punizione umiliante.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
102. O kai tu (Muchammedai ﷺ ) esi tarp jų ir vedi juos As-Salat (maldoje), lai viena jų dalis stovi [Salat (maldoje)] su tavimi, pasiėmę ginklus. Kai jie pabaigia savo suklupimą, lai jie užima vietą užnugaryje ir lai ateina kita jų dalis, kuri dar nesimeldė, ir lai jie meldžiasi su tavimi, laikydamiesi visų atsargumo priemonų ir laikydami ginklus. Tie, kurie netiki, trokšta, jums esant aplaidiems su savo ginklais ir savo kariuomenės vežiojamu turtu, užpulti jus vienu puolimu. Tačiau, nėra jums nuodėmės sudėti savo ginklus, jei nepatogu dėl lietaus arba jei jūs sergate, tačiau laikykitės visų atsargumo priemonių dėl savęs. Iš tiesų, Allahas paruošė žeminančią bausmę netikintiesiems.
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Русский · Russian
Когда ты будешь находиться среди них и руководить для них молитвой, пусть часть из них станет с тобой, и пусть они возьмут своё оружие. Когда же они падут ниц, пусть они будут позади вас. Затем пусть придёт другая часть, которая ещё не молилась, и пусть они совершат молитву вместе с тобой, и пусть они будут настороже и возьмут своё оружие. Те, которые отвергли веру, хотели бы, чтобы вы пренебрегли своим оружием и своими припасами, и тогда они обрушились бы на вас одним натиском. И нет греха на вас, если из-за затруднения от дождя или по болезни вы отложите своё оружие; но будьте настороже. Воистину, Аллах уготовил отвергшим веру унизительное наказание.
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Српски · Serbian
Када ти будеш међу њима и будеш их предводио у молитви, нека једна група са тобом клања и нека своје оружје узму; и док буду лицем на тло, нека други буду иза вас, а онда нека дође друга група која није клањала и нека са тобом клањају, али нека држе оружје своје и нека опрезни буду. Неверници једва чекају да ви занемарите оружје своје и опрему своју, па да на вас сви одједном навале. А ако вам буде сметала киша или будете болесни, није вам грех да оружје своје одложите, али, опрезни будите. Аллах је, заиста, неверницима припремио понижавајућу патњу.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na unapokuwa miongoni mwao, na ukawasimamishia Swala, basi kundi moja miongoni mwao lisimame pamoja nawe, na wachukue silaha zao. Na watakapomaliza kusujudu, basi na wawe nyuma yenu, na lije kundi lingine ambalo halijaswali, na waswali pamoja nawe, nao wachukue hadhari yao na silaha zao. Walipenda wale waliokufuru lau mghafilike mbali na silaha zenu na mizigo yenu ili wawavamie mvamio wa mara moja. Wala hakuna ubaya juu yenu ikiwa mnaona udhia kwa sababu ya mvua au mkawa wagonjwa, mkaziweka silaha zenu. Na chukueni hadhari yenu. Hakika, Mwenyezi Mungu amewaandalia makafiri adhabu ya kudunisha.
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Svenska · Swedish
Och när du är bland dem och leder dem i bön, låt då en grupp stå med dig och bära sina vapen. När de har fullbordat sitt nedfall på ansiktet, låt dem då ställa sig bakom er, och låt den andra gruppen, som ännu inte har bett, komma fram och be med dig. De ska vara vaksamma och bära sina vapen. De otrogna önskar att ni lade ifrån er era vapen och er utrustning, så att de kunde slå ut er i ett svep. Men ni gör inget fel om ni, besvärade av regn eller sjukdom, lägger ifrån er vapnen. Var dock på er vakt! Gud har förberett ett förnedrande straff för de otrogna.
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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Türkçe · Turkish
Sen (savaş meydanında) onların aralarında olup da namazlarını kıldırdığın zaman, bir kısmı seninle beraber namaza dursun ve silahlarını da yanlarına alsınlar; secdeyi yaptıktan sonra onlar arkanıza geçsinler;kılmayan öbür kısım gelsin, seninle beraber kılsınlar, tedbirli olsunlar, silahlarını alsınlar. Kâfirler arzu ederler ki, silâhlarınızdan ve eşyanızdan bir gafil olsanız da size ani bir baskın yapsalar. Eğer yağmur dolayısıyla size bir eziyet/zorluk olursa veya hasta olursanız silahlarınızı bırakmanızda bir günah yoktur. Yine de tedbirli olun. Allah, Kâfirlere aşağılayıcı bir azap hazırlamıştır.
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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اردو · Urdu
جب تم ان میں ہو اور ان کے لئے نماز کھڑی کرو تو چاہئے کہ ان کی ایک جماعت تمہارے ساتھ اپنے ہتھیار لئے کھڑی ہو، پھر جب یہ سجده کر چکیں تو یہ ہٹ کر تمہارے پیچھے آجائیں اور وه دوسری جماعت جس نے نماز نہیں پڑھی وه آجائے اور تیرے ساتھ نماز ادا کرے اور اپنا بچاؤ اور اپنے ہتھیار لئے رہے، کافر چاہتے ہیں کہ کسی طرح تم اپنے ہتھیاروں اور اپنے سامان سے بے خبر ہو جاؤ تو وہ تم پر اچانک دھاوا بول دیں[1] ، ہاں اپنے ہتھیار اتار رکھنے میں اس وقت تم پر کوئی گناه نہیں جب کہ تمہیں تکلیف ہو یا بوجہ بارش کے یا بسبب بیمار ہو جانے کے اور اپنے بچاؤ کی چیزیں ساتھ لئے رہو، یقیناً اللہ تعالیٰ نے منکروں کے لئے ذلت کی مار تیار کر رکھی 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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Talal Itani2012 Anyone who emigrates for the sake of God will find on earth many places of refuge, and plentitude. Anyone who leaves his home, emigrating to God and His Messenger, and then is overtaken by death, his compensation falls on God. God is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Whoso migrateth for the cause of Allah will find much refuge and abundance in the earth, and whoso forsaketh his home, a fugitive unto Allah and His messenger, and death overtaketh him, his reward is then incumbent on Allah. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Whosoever flees in the way of God shall find in the earth many a spacious refuge; and he who goes forth from his house, fleeing unto God and His prophet, and then death catches him up,- his hire devolves on God, and God is forgiving and merciful
John Medows Rodwell1861 Whoever flieth his country for the cause of God, will find in the earth many under like compulsion, and abundant resources; and if any one shall quit his home and fly to God and his apostle, and then death overtake him, - his reward from God is sure: for God is Gracious, Merciful
George Sale1734 Whosoever flieth from his country for the sake of God's true religion, shall find in the earth many forced to do the same, and plenty of provisions. And whoever departeth from his house, and flieth unto God and his apostle, if death overtake him in the way, God will be obliged to reward him, for God is gracious and merciful
Talal Itani2012 When you travel in the land, there is no blame on you for shortening the prayers, if you fear that the disbelievers may harm you. The disbelievers are your manifest enemies.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when ye go forth in the land, it is no sin for you to curtail (your) worship if ye fear that those who disbelieve may attack you. In truth the disbelievers are an open enemy to you
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when ye knock about in the earth, it is no crime to you that ye come short in prayer, if ye fear that those who disbelieve will set upon you; verily, the misbelievers are your obvious foes
John Medows Rodwell1861 And when ye go forth to war in the land, it shall be no crime in you to cut short your prayers, if ye fear lest the infidels come upon you; Verily, the infidels are your undoubted enemies
George Sale1734 When ye march to war in the earth, it shall be no crime in you if ye shorten your prayers, in case ye fear the infidels may attack you; for the infidels are your open enemy
Talal Itani2012 When you have completed the prayer, remember God, standing, or sitting, or on your sides. And when you feel secure, perform the prayer. The prayer is obligatory for believers at specific times.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 When ye have performed the act of worship, remember Allah, standing, sitting and reclining. And when ye are in safety, observe proper worship. Worship at fixed times hath been enjoined on the believers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 But when ye have fulfilled your prayer, remember God standing and sitting and lying on your sides; and when ye are in safety then be steadfast in prayer; verily, prayer is for the believers prescribed and timed
John Medows Rodwell1861 And when ye shall have ended the prayer, make mention of God, standing, and sitting, and reclining: and as soon as ye are secure, observe prayer; for to the faithful, prayer is a prescribed duty, and for stated hours
George Sale1734 And when ye shall have ended your prayer, remember God, standing, and sitting, and lying on your sides. But when ye are secure from danger, complete your prayer; for prayer is commanded the faithful, and appointed to be said at the stated times
Talal Itani2012 And do not falter in the pursuit of the enemy. If you are aching, they are aching as you are aching, but you expect from God what they cannot expect. God is Knowledgeable and Wise.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Relent not in pursuit of the enemy. If ye are suffering, lo! they suffer even as ye suffer and ye hope from Allah that for which they cannot hope. Allah is ever Knower, Wise
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And do not give way in pursuit of the people; if ye suffer they shall surely suffer too, even as ye suffer; and ye hope from God, but they hope not! and God is knowing, wise
John Medows Rodwell1861 Slacken not in pursuit of the foe. If ye suffer, assuredly they suffer also as ye suffer; but ye hope from God for what they cannot hope! And God is Knowing, Wise
George Sale1734 Be not negligent in seeking out the unbelieving people, though ye suffer some inconvenience; for they also shall suffer, as ye suffer, and ye hope for a reward from God which they cannot hope for; and God is knowing and wise
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 —
0.55 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 · George Sale0.62
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.61
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.60
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.60
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.56
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.56
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.52
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.46
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.40
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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.