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4:161

وَأَخْذِهِمُ ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟ وَقَدْ نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ وَأَكْلِهِمْ أَمْوَٰلَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ مِنْهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)wa'akhdhihimu r-ribaa waqad nuhoo 'anhu wa'aklihim amwaala n-naasi bil-baatili wa'a'tadnaa lilkaafireena minhum 'adhaaban aleemaa

DIN 31635waʾaḫḏihimu r-ribā waqad nuhū ʿanhu waʾaklihim ʾamwāla n-nāsi bil-bāṭili waʾaʿtadnā lilkāfirīna minhum ʿaḏāban ʾalīman

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

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Talal Itani · published 2012

And for their taking usury, although they were forbidden it; and for their consuming people's wealth dishonestly. We have prepared for the faithless among them a painful torment.

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

And of their taking usury when they were forbidden it, and of their devouring people's wealth by false pretences, We have prepared for those of them who disbelieve a painful doom

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

and for their taking usury when we had forbidden it, and for their devouring the wealth of people in vain,- but we have prepared for those of them who misbehave a grievous woe

Sources

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

And because they have taken usury, though they were forbidden it, and have devoured men's substance in frivolity, we have got ready for the infidels among them a grievous torment

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

and have taken usury, which was forbidden them by the law, and devoured men's substance vainly: We have prepared for such of them as are unbelievers a painful 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

po ashtu për shkak të marrjes së kamatës, ndonëse e kishin të ndaluar, si dhe ngrënies së pasurisë së njerëzve padrejtësisht. Ne kemi përgatitur për jobesimtarët nga mesi i tyre dënim të dhembshëm.

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

আর তাদের সুদ গ্রহণের কারণে; অথচ তা থেকে তাদেরকে নিষেধ করা হয়েছিল এবং অবৈধভাবে মানুষের ধন-সম্পদ গ্রাস করার কারণে। আর আমি তাদের মধ্য থেকে কাফিরদের জন্য প্রস্তুত করে রেখেছি যন্ত্রণাদায়ক শাস্তি।

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.

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Bosanski · Bosnian

I zato što su kamatu uzimali, a bilo im je zabranjeno, i zato što su tuđe imetke na nedozvoljen način jeli. A za nevjernike među njima Mi smo patnju bolnu pripremili.

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Hrvatski · Croatian

I zato što su kamatu uzimali, a bilo im je zabranjeno, i zato što su tuđe imetke na nedozvoljen način jeli. A za nevjernike među njima Mi smo patnju bolnu pripremili.

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

e nanngugol ɓe ngol ribaa, gooŋɗii ɓe haɗaama e ɗuum, e ñaamugol jawɗeele yimɓe ɓe e hoore mehre. Min kebilanii heeferɓe ɓeen lepte mu'usɗe.

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ქართული · Georgian

და ასევე იმის გამო, რომ ისინი იღებდნენ რიბას (სარგებლობას მევახშეობით), მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ ეს მათთვის აკრძალული იყო; და ასევე იმის გამო, რომ ადამიანთა ქონებას უსამართლოდ ჭამდნენ. და ჩვენ მოვუმზადეთ მათგან ურწმუნოებს — მტანჯველი სასჯელი.

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 (auch aufgrund) ihrer Annahme von Zinsen, wo es ihnen doch verboten worden war, und (aufgrund) ihres Verzehrens des Besitzes der Menschen auf nichtige Weise. Und Wir haben den Ungläubigen unter ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe bereitet.

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

Και για το ότι έπαιρναν Ρίμπα (τοκογλυφία) αν και τους απαγορευόταν να την παίρνουν, και για το ότι κατέτρωγαν άδικα την περιουσία των ανθρώπων. Και έχουμε ετοιμάσει για τους άπιστους ανάμεσά τους ένα επώδυνο μαρτύριο.

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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हिन्दी · Hindi

तथा उनके ब्याज लेने के कारण, जबकि निश्चय उन्हें इससे रोका गया था और उनके लोगों का धन अवैध रूप से खाने के कारण। तथा हमने उनमें से काफ़िरों के लिए दर्दनाक यातना तैयार कर रखी है।

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5

Italiano · Italian

e per la loro pratica dell’usura, dalla quale sono stati già dissuasi, e per aver mangiato il denaro degli altri ingiustamente. Per i miscredenti tra di loro abbiamo preparato una punizione dolorosissima.

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Lietuvių · Lithuanian

161. Ir dėl jų Riba (palūkanų) ėmimo, nors jiems buvo draudžiama jas imti, ir jų žmonių turto neteisėto rijimo (kyšininkavimo). Ir Mes paruošėme netikintiesiems iš jų skausmingą kančią.

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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Dhala odoo dhugumaan irraa dhorgamanii jiranuu fudhachuu isaaniitiin, horii namaa dharaan waan nyaataniif (isaan abaarre), Kaafirtoota isaan irraa ta'aniif adabbii laalessaa qopheessineerra.

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Русский · Russian

И за их взимание ими лихвы, хотя им это было запрещено, и за то, что они неправым путём пожирали имущество людей. И Мы уготовили для отвергших веру среди них мучительное наказание, и за то, что они неправым путём пожирали имущество людей. И Мы уготовили для отвергших веру среди них мучительное наказание.

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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Српски · Serbian

И зато што су узимали камату, а било им је забрањено, и зато што су туђе богатство узимали на недозвољен начин. А за невернике међу њима Ми смо припремили болну патњу.

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Kiswahili · Swahili

Na kuchukua kwao riba, na ilhali walikwishakatazwa hilo, na kula kwao mali ya watu kwa batili. Basi tumewaandalia makafiri katika wao adhabu chungu.

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Svenska · Swedish

Och eftersom de brukade ta ränta, vilket var otillåtet för dem, och för att de orättmätigt tillskansade sig människors tillgångar. Ja, för de otrogna har vi förberett ett smärtsamt straff.

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Türkçe · Turkish

Kendilerine yasaklanmış olmasına rağmen faiz almaları ve insanların mallarını batıl yolla yemeleri dolayısıyla, kâfir olanlar için acı veren bir azap hazırladık.

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اردو · Urdu

اور سود جس سے منع کئے گئے تھے اسے لینے کے باعﺚ اور لوگوں کا مال ناحق مار کھانے کے باعﺚ اور ان میں جو کفار ہیں ہم نے ان کے لئے المناک عذاب مہیا کر رکھا 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.

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.3

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4:159

وَإِن مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِلَّا لَيُؤْمِنَنَّ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِۦ وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ يَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ شَهِيدًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)wa'in min ahli l-kitaabi illaa layu'minanna bihi qabla mawtihi wayawma l-qiyaamati yakoonu 'alayhim shaheedaa

DIN 31635waʾin min ʾahli l-kitābi ʾillā layuʾminanna bihi qabla mawtihi wayawma l-qiyāmati yakūnu ʿalayhim šahīdan

Talal Itani2012 There is none from the People of the Scripture but will believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 There is not one of the People of the Scripture but will believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them

Edward Henry Palmer1880 And there shall not be one of the people of the Book but shall believe in him before his death; and on the day of judgment he shall be a witness against them

John Medows Rodwell1861 There shall not be one of the people of the Book but shall believe in Him before his death, and in the day of resurrection, He will be a witness against them

George Sale1734 And there shall not be one of those who have received the scriptures, who shall not believe in him, before his death; and on the day of resurrection he shall be a witness against them

4:160

فَبِظُلْمٍ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ طَيِّبَٰتٍ أُحِلَّتْ لَهُمْ وَبِصَدِّهِمْ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ كَثِيرًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)fabizulmin mina lladheena haadoo harramnaa 'alayhim tayyibaatin uhillat lahum wabisaddihim 'an sabeeli llaahi katheeraa

DIN 31635fabiẓulmin mina llaḏīna hādū ḥarramnā ʿalayhim ṭayyibātin ʾuḥillat lahum wabiṣaddihim ʿan sabīli llāhi kaṯīran

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 Due to wrongdoing on the part of the Jews, We forbade them good things that used to be lawful for them; and for deterring many from God's path.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Because of the wrongdoing of the Jews We forbade them good things which were (before) made lawful unto them, and because of their much hindering from Allah's way

Edward Henry Palmer1880 And for the injustice of those who are Jews have we forbidden them good things which we had made lawful for them, and for their obstructing so much the way of God

John Medows Rodwell1861 For the wickedness of certain Jews, and because they turn many from the way of God, we have forbidden them goodly viands which had been before allowed them

George Sale1734 Because of the iniquity of those who judaize, we have forbidden them good things, which had been formerly allowed them; and because they shut out many from the way of God

4:161 — the verse above

4:162

لَّٰكِنِ ٱلرَّٰسِخُونَ فِى ٱلْعِلْمِ مِنْهُمْ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَٱلْمُقِيمِينَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَٱلْمُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ سَنُؤْتِيهِمْ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)laakini r-raasikhoona fee l-'ilmi minhum wal-mu'minoona yu'minoona bimaa unzila ilayka wamaa unzila min qablika wal-muqeemeena s-salaata wal-mu'toona z-zakaata wal-mu'minoona billaahi wal-yawmi l-'aakhiri oolaa'ika sanu'teehim ajran 'azeemaa

DIN 31635lākini r-rāsiḫūna fī l-ʿilmi minhum wal-muʾminūna yuʾminūna bimā ʾunzila ʾilayka wamā ʾunzila min qablika wal-muqīmīna ṣ-ṣalāta wal-muʾtūna z-zakāta wal-muʾminūna billāhi wal-yawmi l-ʾāḫiri ʾūlāʾika sanuʾtīhim ʾaǧran ʿaẓīman

Talal Itani2012 But those among them firmly rooted in knowledge, and the believers, believe in what was revealed to you, and in what was revealed before you; and the observers of prayers, and the givers of charity, and the believers in God and the Last Day-upon these We will bestow an immense reward.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 But those of them who are firm in knowledge and the believers believe in that which is revealed unto thee, and that which was revealed before thee, especially the diligent in prayer and those who pay the poor-due, the believers in Allah and the Last Day. Upon these We shall bestow immense reward

Edward Henry Palmer1880 But those amongst them who are firm in knowledge, and the believers who believe in what is revealed to thee, let what is revealed before thee, and the steadfast in prayer, and the givers of alms, and the believers in God and the last day,- unto these we will give a mighty hire

John Medows Rodwell1861 But their men of solid knowledge, and the believers who believe in that which hath been sent down to thee, and in what hath been sent down before thee, and who observe prayer, and pay the alms of obligation, and believe in God and the latter day, - these! we will give them a great reward

George Sale1734 But those among them who are well grounded in knowledge, and the faithful, who believe in that which hath been sent down unto thee, and that which hath been sent down unto the prophets before thee, and who observe the stated times of prayer, and give alms, and believe in God and the last day; unto these will we give a great reward

4:163

إِنَّآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ كَمَآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ نُوحٍ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَٱلْأَسْبَاطِ وَعِيسَىٰ وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُونُسَ وَهَٰرُونَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ وَءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ زَبُورًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)innaa awhaynaa ilayka kamaa awhaynaa ilaa noohin wan-nabiyyeena min ba'dihi wa'awhaynaa ilaa ibraaheema wa'ismaa'eela wa'ishaaqa waya'qooba wal-'asbaati wa'eesaa wa'ayyooba wayoonusa wahaaroona wasulaymaana wa'aataynaa daawooda zabooraa

DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾawḥaynā ʾilayka kamā ʾawḥaynā ʾilā nūḥin wan-nabiyyīna min baʿdihi waʾawḥaynā ʾilā ʾibrāhīma waʾismāʿīla waʾisḥāqa wayaʿqūba wal-ʾasbāṭi waʿīsā waʾayyūba wayūnusa wahārūna wasulaymāna waʾātaynā dāwūda zabūran

Talal Itani2012 We have inspired you, as We had inspired Noah and the prophets after him. And We inspired Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and Jesus, and Job, and Jonah, and Aaron, and Solomon. And We gave David the Psalms.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as We inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and as We imparted unto David the Psalms

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, we have inspired thee as we inspired Noah and the prophets after him, and as we inspired Abraham, and Ishmael, and Jacob, and the tribes, and Jesus, and Job, and Jonas, and Aaron, and Solomon; and to David did we give Psalms

John Medows Rodwell1861 Verily we have revealed to thee as we revealed to Noah and the Prophets after him, and as we revealed to Abraham, and Ismael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes, and Jesus, and Job, and Jonah, and Aaron, and Solomon; and to David gave we Psalms

George Sale1734 Verily We have revealed our will unto thee, as We have revealed it unto Noah and the prophets who succeeded him; and as we revealed it unto Abraham, and Ismael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes, and unto Jesus, and Job, and Jonas, and Aaron, and Solomon; and We have given thee the Koran, as We gave the psalms unto David

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

وَأَخْذِهِمُ الرِّبَا وَقَدْ نُهُوا عَنْهُ وَأَكْلِهِمْ أَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَافِرِينَ مِنْهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

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

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Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale 0.74
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell 0.74
Talal Itani · George Sale 0.72
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell 0.71
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale 0.71
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale 0.67
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer 0.62
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell 0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.50
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.50

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
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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

Sources, editions and licences for everything above

ReceiptsSource fact

7 sources stand behind this page. Each is listed once, in the order the page first cites it, with the licence it was cleared under and what was actually read. Nothing on this page rests on a source that is not here.

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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