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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.
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.
Talal Itani· published 2012
Those of your women who commit lewdness, you must have four witnesses against them, from among you. If they testify, confine them to the homes until death claims them, or God makes a way for them.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
As for those of your women who are guilty of lewdness, call to witness four of you against them. And if they testify (to the truth of the allegation) then confine them to the houses until death take them or (until) Allahappoint for them a way (through newlegislation)
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
Against those of your women who commit adultery, call witnesses four in number from among yourselves; and if these bear witness, then keep the women in houses until death release them, or God shall make for them a way
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
If any of your women be guilty of whoredom, then bring four witnesses against them from among yourselves; and if they bear witness to the fact, shut them up within their houses till death release them, or God make some way for them
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
If any of your women be guilty of whoredom, produce four witnesses from among you against them, and if they bear witness against them, imprison them in separateapartments until death release them, or God affordeth them a way to escape
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
Sa u përket atyre grave tuaja që bëjnë kurvëri, sillni katër dëshmitarë nga ju që të dëshmojnë kundër tyre[7]. Nëse ata dëshmojnë, atëherë ngujoni ato në shtëpi derisa t'i zërë vdekja ose të sjellë Allahu për to ndonjë zgjidhje tjetër.
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.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
বাংলা · Bengali
আর তোমাদের নারীদের মধ্যে যারা ব্যভিচার করেছে তাদের বিরুদ্ধে তোমাদের মধ্য থেকে (ন্যায়পরায়ণ) চারজন সাক্ষী উপস্থিত করাও। যদি তারা সাক্ষ্য দেয়, তবে তাদেরকে ঘরে অবরুদ্ধ করে রাখবে; যতোদিন না তাদের মৃত্যু হয় অথবা আল্লাহ তাদের জন্য অন্য কোনো বিধান নাযিল করেন।(৯)
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
Za one žene iz vaše porodice koje preljubu počine, tražite da posvjedoče četverica između vas, pa ako posvjedoče protiv njih, držite ih u kućama sve dok ih smrt ne umori ili dok im Allah neki put ne nađe.
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
Za one supruge vaše koje preljubu počine, tražite da posvjedoče četvorica između vas, pa ako posvjedoče protiv njih, držite ih u kućama sve dok ih smrt ne umori ili dok im Allah neki put ne nađe.
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
Ɓen waɗooɓe paŋkare immorde e rewɓe mon ɓen, ceetnee e maɓɓe nayo jeyaaɓe e mo'on. Si ɓe ceedike, jogiteeɓe ka cuuɗi haa maayde nden waro ɓe, maa Alla Waɗane ɓe laawol [yaltirngol].
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
და თქვენს ქალთაგან ისინი, რომლებიც ჩაიდენენ სისაძაგლეს [მრუშობას], — მაშინ მათ შესახებ გადაწყვეტილების გამოტანისას მოწმეებად უნდა მოიყვანოთ თქვენგან [მორწმუნეთაგან] ოთხი (სამართლიანი მამაკაცი). და თუ ისინი [მოწმეები] დაამოწმებენ (რომ საკუთარი თვალით იხილეს მრუშობა), მაშინ შეაკავეთ ისინი [ეს ქალები] სახლებში, ვიდრე სიკვდილი არ ეწევათ, ან ვიდრე ალლაჰი არ გაუჩენს მათ სხვა გზას [სხვა გადაწყვეტას].
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 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Und diejenigen von euren Frauen, die das Abscheuliche begehen, - so bringt vier Zeugen von euch gegen sie. Wenn sie (es) bezeugen sollten, dann haltet sie (also die Frauen) in den Häusern fest, bis der Tod sie abberuft oder Allah ihnen einen (Aus)weg schafft.
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
Όσες από τις γυναίκες σας διαπράττουν μοιχεία, καλέστε τέσσερις μάρτυρες εναντίον τους από ανάμεσά σας (δίκαιους Μουσουλμάνους). Εάν μαρτυρήσουν (εναντίον τους), περιορίστε τες στα σπίτια τους (από μια ύποπτη έξοδο) μέχρι να τους έλθει ο θάνατος ή ο Αλλάχ να ορίσει γι' αυτές (άλλο) δρόμο.
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
तथा तुम्हारी स्त्रियों में से जो व्यभिचार कर बैठें, उनपर अपनों में से चार पुरुषों को गवाह लाओ। यदि वे गवाही दे दें, तो उन औरतों को घरों में बंद रखो, यहाँ तक कि उन्हें मौत आ जाए या अल्लाह उनके लिए कोई रास्ता[13] निकाल दे।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
In quanto a quelle tra le vostre donne colpevoli di nefandezze, fate testimoniare quattro dei vostri; se testimoniano, tenetele in casa finché non sopraggiunga la morte, o Allāh non darà loro una via di scampo.
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
15. O tos iš jūsų moterų, kurios turi neteisėtus lytinius santykius, imkite keturių liudytojų iš jūsų tarpo parodymus prieš jas. Ir jei jie liudija, uždarykite jas (t. y. moteris) namuose iki mirtis ateina pas jas arba Allahas įsako joms kokį (kitą) būdą. [1]
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.
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 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
Те из ваших женщин, кто совершает мерзость, — призовите против них четырёх свидетелей из вас. И если они засвидетельствуют, то держите их в домах, пока их не упокоит смерть или Аллах не устроит для них иной путь.
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
Српски · Serbian
За оне жене из ваше породице које прељубу почине, тражите да посведоче четворица између вас, па ако посведоче против њих, држите их у кућама све док их смрт не умори или док им Аллах неки пут не нађе.
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
Na wale ambao wanafanya uchafu miongoni mwa wanawake wenu, washuhudisheni watu wanne katika nyinyi. Watakaposhuhudia, basi wazuieni majumbani mpaka wafishwe na mauti au Mwenyezi Mungu awafanyie njia nyengine.
Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Om någon av era kvinnor begår otukt, tillkalla då fyra vittnen bland er. Om de vittnar mot dem, håll dem då kvar i deras hem tills de dör, eller tills Gud ger dem en utväg.
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
Türkçe · Turkish
Kadınlarınızdan fuhuş (zina) yapanlara karşı içinizden dört şahit getirin. Eğer onlar şahitlik ederlerse, o kadınları ölüm alıp götürünceye veya Allah onlar hakkında bir yol açıncaya kadar kendilerini evlerde tutun (dışarı çıkarmayın).
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
اردو · Urdu
تمہاری عورتوں میں سے جو بے حیائی کا کام کریں ان پر اپنے میں سے چار گواه طلب کرو، اگر وه گواہی دیں تو ان عورتوں کو گھروں میں قید رکھو، یہاں تک کہ موت ان کی عمریں پوری کردے[1] ، یا اللہ تعالیٰ ان کے لئے کوئی اور راستہ نکالے۔[2]
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
About these translations
5 cleared translations, newest first, by year of publication, so the modern English comes before the historical ones. That is an ordering by date, not a judgement. Each is shown complete — this platform never excerpts a translation — and each renders under its translator's name. No translation here is marked as the correct one.
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DIN 31635tilka ḥudūdu llāhi waman yuṭiʿi llāha warasūlahu yudḫilhu ǧannātin taǧrī min taḥtihā l-ʾanhāru ḫālidīna fīhā waḏālika l-fawzu l-ʿaẓīmu
Talal Itani2012 These are the bounds set by God. Whoever obeys God and His Messenger, He will admit him into Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein forever. That is the great attainment.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 These are the limits (imposed by) Allah. Whoso obeyeth Allah and His messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, where such will dwell for ever. That will be the great success
Edward Henry Palmer1880 These be God's bounds, and whoso obeys God and the Apostle He will make him enter into gardens beneath which rivers flow, and they shall dwell therein for aye;- that is the mighty happiness
John Medows Rodwell1861 These are the precepts of God; and whoso obeyeth God and his prophet, him shall God bring into gardens beneath whose shades the rivers flow, therein to abide for ever: and this, the great blessedness
George Sale1734 These are the statutes of God. And whoso obeyeth God and his apostle, God shall lead him into gardens wherein rivers flow, they shall continue therein for ever; and this shall be great happiness
Talal Itani2012 But whoever disobeys God and His Messenger, and oversteps His bounds, He will admit him into a Fire, wherein he abides forever, and he will have a shameful punishment.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And whoso disobeyeth Allah and His messenger and transgresseth His limits, He will make him enter Fire, where he will dwell for ever; his will be a shameful doom
Edward Henry Palmer1880 But whoso rebels against God and His Apostle, and transgresses His bounds, He will make him enter into fire, and dwell therein for aye; and for him is shameful woe
John Medows Rodwell1861 And whoso shall rebel against God and his apostle, and shall break His bounds, him shall God place in the fire to abide therein for ever; and his shall be a shameful torment
George Sale1734 But whoso disobeyeth God, and his apostle, and transgresseth his statutes, God shall cast him into hell fire; he shall remain therein for ever, and he shall suffer a shameful punishment
Talal Itani2012 If two men among you commit it, punish them both. But if they repent and reform, leave them alone. God is Redeemer, Full of Mercy.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And as for the two of you who are guilty thereof, punish them both. And if they repent and improve, then let them be. Lo! Allah is ever relenting, Merciful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And if two of you commit it, then hurt them both; but if they turn again and amend, leave them alone, verily, God is easily turned, compassionate
John Medows Rodwell1861 And if two men among you commit the same crime, then punish them both; but if they turn and amend, then let them be: for God is He who turneth, Merciful
George Sale1734 And if two of you commit the like wickedness, punish them both: But if they repent and amend, let them both alone; for God is easy to be reconciled and merciful
Talal Itani2012 Repentance is available from God for those who commit evil out of ignorance, and then repent soon after. These-God will relent towards them. God is Knowing and Wise.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Forgiveness is only incumbent on Allah toward those who do evil in ignorance (and) then turn quickly (in repentance) to Allah. These are they toward whom Allah relenteth. Allah is ever Knower, Wise
Edward Henry Palmer1880 God is only bound to turn again towards those who do evil through ignorance and then turn again. Surely, these will God turn again to, for God is knowing, wise
John Medows Rodwell1861 With God himself will the repentance of those who have done evil ignorantly, and then turn speedily unto Him, be accepted. These! God will turn unto them: for God is Knowing, Wise
George Sale1734 Verily repentance will be accepted with God, from those who do evil ignorantly, and then repent speedily; unto them will God be turned: For God is knowing and wise
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
0.59 on a scale
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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 · George Sale0.67
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.67
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.65
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.60
Talal Itani · George Sale0.60
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.57
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.55
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.54
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.52
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.50
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