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Talal Itani· published 2012
Never should a believer kill another believer, unless by error. Anyone who kills a believer by error must set free a believing slave, and pay compensation to the victim's family, unless they remit it as charity. If the victim belonged to a people who are hostile to you, but is a believer, then the compensation is to free a believing slave. If he belonged to a people with whom you have a treaty, then compensation should be handed over to his family, and a believing slave set free. Anyone who lacks the means must fast for two consecutive months, by way of repentance to God. God is All-Knowing, Most Wise.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
It is not for a believer to kill a believer unless (it be) by mistake. He who hath killed a believer by mistake must set free a believing slave, and pay the blood-money to the family of the slain, unless they remit it as a charity. If he (the victim) be of a people hostile unto you, and he is a believer, then (the penance is) to set free a believing slave. And if he cometh of a folk between whom and you there is a covenant, then the blood-money must be paid unto his folk and (also) a believing slave must be set free. And whoso hath not the wherewithal must fast two consecutive months. A penance from Allah. Allah is Knower, Wise
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
It is not for a believer to kill a believer save by mistake; and whosoever kills a believer by mistake then let him free a believing neck; and the blood-money must be paid to his people save what they shall remit as alms. But if he be from a tribe hostile to you and yet a believer, then let him free a believing neck. And if it be a tribe betwixt whom and you there is an alliance, then let the blood-money be paid to his friends, and let him free a believing neck; but he who cannot find the means, then let him fast for two consecutive months - a penance this from God, for God is knowing, wise
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
A believer killeth not a believer but by mischance: and whoso killeth a believer by mischance shall be bound to free a believer from slavery; and the blood-money shall be paid to the family of the slain, unless they convert it into alms. But if the slain believer be of a hostile people, then let him conferfreedom on a slave who is a believer; and if he be of a people between whom and yourselves there is an alliance, then let the blood-money be paid to his family, and let him set free a slave who is a believer: and let him who hath not the means, fast two consecutive months. This is the penance enjoined by God; and God is Knowing, Wise
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
It is not lawful for a believer to kill a believer, unless it happen by mistake; and whoso killeth a believer by mistake, the penalty shall be the freeing of a believer from slavery, and a fine to be paid to the family of the deceased, unless they remit it as alms: And if the slain person be of a people at enmity with you, and be a true believer, the penalty shall be the freeing of a believer; but if he be of a people in confederacy with you, a fine to be paid to his family, and the freeing of a believer. And he who findeth not wherewith to do this, shall fast two months consecutively, as a penance enjoined from God; and God is knowing and wise
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
Nuk bën që besimtari të vrasë besimtarin, përveçse gabimisht. E, kush vret një besimtar pa dashje, duhet të lirojë një rob besimtar dhe të shpaguajë gjakun duke ia dorëzuar shpagimin familjes së tij, përveç nëse ia falin. Në qoftë se i vrari është nga një popull që e keni armik dhe është besimtar, atëherë duhet të lirohet një rob besimtar. Ndërkaq, nëse (i vrari) është nga një popull me të cilin keni marrëveshje, atëherë duhet shpaguar gjaku duke iu dorëzuar shpagimi familjes së tij dhe duhet liruar një rob besimtar. Ndërkaq, ai që nuk ka mundësi, duhet të agjërojë dy muaj rresht, që t'i pranohet pendimi nga Allahu. Allahu është i Gjithëdijshëm, i Urtë.
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বাংলা · Bengali
কোন মু’মিনকে হত্যা করা কোন মুমিনের কাজ নয়। তবে ভুলবশত করে ফেললে সেটা স্বতন্ত্র। আর কেউ কোনো মু’মিনকে ভুলবশত হত্যা করলে তার কাফফারা হলো একজন মু’মিন দাস মুক্ত করা এবং নিহত ব্যক্তির পরিবার-পরিজনকে রক্তপণ (দিয়াত) আদায় করা; তবে তারা যদি ক্ষমা করে দেয় (তাহলে রক্তপণ দিতে হবে না)। আর যদি নিহত ব্যক্তি তোমাদের শত্রু পক্ষের লোক হয় এবং মু’মিন হয় তবে তার কাফফারা হলো এক মু’মিন দাস মুক্ত করা। আর যদি সে এমন সম্প্রদায়ভুক্ত হয় যাদের সাথে তোমরা সন্ধিচুক্তিতে আবদ্ধ, তবে তার পরিবার-পরিজনকে উপযুক্ত রক্তপণ (দিয়াত) আদায় এবং একজন মু’মিন দাস মুক্ত করা কর্তব্য। আর যে ব্যক্তি তা পাবে না (মুক্ত করার জন্যে দাস অথবা মূল্য পরিশোধে অক্ষম, তার বিধান হচ্ছে) একাধারে দু মাস সিয়াম পালন করা। (এটাই হচ্ছে) আল্লাহর পক্ষ থেকে (এ অপরাধের) তাওবাহ। আর আল্লাহ সর্বজ্ঞ, প্রজ্ঞাময়।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Vjernik ne može ubiti vjernika osim greškom, a ko ubije vjernika greškom, on mora osloboditi roba vjernika, i predati krvarinu porodici njegovoj, izuzev ako oni to oproste. Ako on pripada narodu koji vam je neprijatelj, a vjernik je, on mora osloboditi jednog roba vjernika! Ako, pak, pripada narodu s kojim imate sporazum, tada mora dati krvarinu porodici njegovoj i osloboditi roba vjernika! Ko to ne nađe, obavezan je postiti dva mjeseca uzastopno, kajući se Allahu. A Allah je Onaj Koji sve zna i mudar je.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Vjernik ne može ubiti vjernika osim greškom, a tko ubije vjernika greškom, on mora osloboditi roba vjernika, i predati krvarinu porodici njegovoj, izuzev ako oni to oproste. Ako on pripada narodu koji vam je neprijatelj, a vjernik je, on mora osloboditi jednog roba vjernika! Ako, pak, pripada narodu s kojim imate sporazum, tada mora dati krvarinu porodici njegovoj i osloboditi roba vjernika! Tko to ne nađe, obavezan je postiti dva mjeseca uzastopno, kajući se Allahu. A Allah je Onaj Koji sve zna i mudar je.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Haananaa gooŋɗinɗo nde o warata gooŋɗinɗo si wanaa [hara ko] faljere. On barɗo gooɗinɗo, yo rimɗin daande gooŋɗinnde e diya jonneteeɗo yimɓe makko ɓeen : si wonaa hara ɓen sakkii. Si wonii ko jeyaaɗo e yimɓe añɓe mon, hara kaŋko ko o gooŋɗinɗo, ko rimɗingol daande gooŋɗinnde. Si wonii ko jeyaaɗo e yimɓe ɓe ahadi woni hakkunde mon e maɓɓe, ko diya jonneteeɗo yimɓe makko ɓen, e rimɗingol daande gooŋɗinnde. On mo hebaali ko : koorgol lebbi ɗiɗi jokkondirɗi tuubuubuyee immorde ka Alla. Alla seeraani ko gannnduɗo, Ñeeñɗo.
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ქართული · Georgian
და (არანაირად) არ არის ნებადართული მორწმუნისთვის მოკლას (სხვა) მორწმუნე, გარდა იმ შემთხვევისა, თუ ეს მოხდება შეცდომით [უნებლიეთ: უყურადღებობით, დაუდევრობით ან დავიწყებით]. ვინც შეცდომით მოკლავს მორწმუნეს, მისთვის (ამ ცოდვის გამოსასყიდად) სავალდებულოა მორწმუნე მონის გათავისუფლება და (შარიათით დადგენილი) სისხლის საფასურის (დიას) გადახდა, რომელიც სრულად გადაეცემა მოკლულის ოჯახს [მის მემკვიდრეებს], გარდა იმ შემთხვევისა, თუ ისინი ამას მოწყალებად არ ჩაუთვლიან (შეცდომით მკვლელს და აპატიებენ ამ საფასურს). თუ შეცდომით მოკლული იყო თქვენდამი მტრულად განწყობილი ხალხიდან [ურწმუნოთა ქვეყნიდან ან ტომიდან], თუმცა თავად მორწმუნე იყო (და მკვლელმა ეს არ იცოდა), მაშინ გამოსასყიდად სავალდებულოა მხოლოდ მორწმუნე მონის გათავისუფლება [მისთვის სისხლის საფასური არ გადაიხდება]. ხოლო თუ იგი იყო იმ ხალხიდან, რომელთაც თქვენთან შეთანხმება აქვთ [ანუ მოკლული იყო ურწმუნო, მაგრამ ხელშეკრულების ფარგლებში ან მორწმუნეთა დაცვის ქვეშ იმყოფებოდა], მაშინ გამოსასყიდად სავალდებულოა (შარიათით დადგენილი) სისხლის საფასურის სრულად გადახდა მის ოჯახს [მის მემკვიდრეებს] და მორწმუნე მონის გათავისუფლება. ვინც კი ვერ იპოვის (მონას გასათავისუფლებლად), მას ევალება ზედიზედ ორი თვის მარხვა, როგორც სინანული ალლაჰის წინაშე. და ალლაჰი ყოვლისმცოდნე, ბრძენია.
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Deutsch · German
Und es steht einem Gläubigen keinesfalls zu, dass er einen (anderen) Gläubigen tötet, es sei denn (es geschieht) aus Versehen. Und wer einen Gläubigen aus Versehen tötet, der hat einen gläubigen Sklaven zu befreien und ein Blutgeld an seine Angehörigen zu zahlen, es sei denn, sie erlassen es (ihm) als Almosen. Wenn nun er (also der Getötete) zu einem euch feindlichen Volk gehörte und er ein Gläubiger war, dann soll ein gläubiger Sklave befreit werden. Und wenn er zu einem Volk gehörte, zwischen dem und euch ein Abkommen besteht, dann ist ein Blutgeld an seine Angehörigen zu zahlen und ein gläubiger Sklave zu befreien. Wer aber nicht die Möglichkeit dazu hat, soll zwei aufeinanderfolgende Monate fasten - als eine Reue vor Allah. Und Allah ist allwissend und allweise.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Και δεν είναι για κανέναν πιστό να σκοτώσει έναν άλλον πιστό παρά μόνο κατά λάθος. Και όποιος σκοτώσει έναν πιστό κατά λάθος, θα πρέπει να απελευθερώσει έναν πιστό δούλο και να δοθεί μια αποζημίωση (φόρο αίματος, -Ντίγια-) στην οικογένεια του (νεκρού), εκτός κι αν την αφήσουν (οι συγγενείς του νεκρού) ως ελεημοσύνη (σ' αυτόν που τον σκότωσε και κατόπιν τον συγχωρέσουν). Αν όμως ο νεκρός που ήταν πιστός άνηκε σ' έναν (άπιστο) λαό που είναι εχθρός σας (και βρίσκεται σε πόλεμο μαζί σας), τότε θα πρέπει να γίνει απελευθέρωση ενός πιστού δούλου (και δε θα πρέπει να πληρώσει αυτός που σκότωσε φόρο αίματος). Και αν (ο νεκρός είτε ήταν Μουσουλμάνους είτε μη και) άνηκε σ' έναν λαό (μη Μουσουλμάνο) με τον οποίο έχετε συνθήκη (όπως με τους Εβραίους και τους Χριστιανούς που ζουν σε μία Μουσουλμανική χώρα), πρέπει να δοθεί αποζημίωση (φόρος αίματος) στην οικογένειά του, και να γίνει απελευθέρωση ενός πιστού δούλου. Αν, όμως, (αυτός που σκότωσε) δε βρίσκει (έναν δούλο για να τον απελευθερώσει ή χρήματα για να αγοράσει έναν δούλο και μετά να τον απελευθερώσει), τότε θα πρέπει να νηστέψει για δύο συνεχόμενους μήνες ώστε να δεχτεί ο Αλλάχ τη μεταμέλειά του. Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ είναι Αλείμ (Παντογνώστης) και Χακείμ (Πάνσοφος).
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हिन्दी · Hindi
किसी ईमान वाले के लिए शोभनीय नहीं कि वह किसी ईमान वाले की हत्या कर दे, परंतु यह कि चूक से[62] ऐसा हो जाए। जो व्यक्ति किसी ईमान वाले की गलती से हत्या कर दे, वह एक ईमान वाला दास मुक्त करे और उस (हत) के वारिसों को दियत (हत्या का अर्थदंड)[63] पहुँचाए, परंतु यह कि वे क्षमा कर दें। फिर यदि वह (हत) तुम्हारी शत्रु क़ौम से हो और वह (ख़ुद) ईमान वाला हो, तो केवल एक ईमान वाला दास मुक्त करना ज़रूरी है। और यदि वह ऐसी क़ौम से हो, जिसके और तुम्हारे बीच समझौता हो, तो उसके घर वालों को हत्या का अर्थदंड पहुँचाया जाए तथा एक ईमान वाला दास मुक्त करना ज़रूरी है। फिर जो (दास) न पाए, वह निरंतर दो महीने रोज़े रखे। अल्लाह की ओर से (उसके पाप की) यही क्षमा है और अल्लाह सब कुछ जानने वाला, हिकमत वाला है।
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Italiano · Italian
Non è permesso a un credente uccidere un altro credente se non per errore. E chi uccide un credente per errore, liberi uno schiavo credente e paghi una compensazione, che dev’essere consegnata ai suoi familiari, a meno che non la diano in carità. Se è di una gente nemica, però credente, si liberi uno schiavo credente; se invece è di una gente con la quale avete un patto, paghi un risarcimento da consegnare ai suoi familiari e si liberi uno schiavo credente. Chi non ne dispone, digiuni per due mesi consecutivi, per ottenere il perdono di Allāh, e Allāh è in verità Sapiente, Saggio.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
92. Neleidžiama tikinčiajam žudyti tikinčiojo, išskyrus (jei tai yra) netyčia. Ir kas nužudo tikintyjį netyčia, (įsakyta kad) jis turi išlaisvinti tikintįjį vergą ir kompensacija (kraujo pinigai, t. y. Dija) turi būti suteikiama velionio šeimai, nebent jie atleidžia. Jei velionis priklausė žmonėms, kariaujantiems su jumis, ir jis buvo tikintysis, - (įsakytas) tikinčiojo vergo išlaisvinimas. O jei jis priklausė žmonėms, su kuriais jūs turite abipusės sąjungos sutartį, kompensacija (kraujo pinigai – Dija) turi būti sumokėti jo šeimai ir tikintis vergas turi būti išlaisvintas. O kam tai (bausmė išlaisvinant vergą) ne pagal jo išgales, jis turi pasninkauti du mėnesius iš eilės, siekiant, kad Allahas priimtų atgailą. Ir Allahas yra Visada Visa Žinantis, Visa Išmanantis.
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Русский · Russian
Не подобает верующему убивать верующего, иначе как по ошибке. Кто убьёт верующего по ошибке, тому [предписано] освобождение верующего раба и выплата выкупа его семье — если только они не простят, обратив это в милостыню. А если он из народа, враждебного вам, но он верующий — тому освобождение верующего раба. А если он из народа, с которым у вас договор, то — выкуп за кровь, вручаемый его семье, и освобождение верующего раба. Кто не найдёт [раба], тому — непрерывный пост в течение двух месяцев, в качестве покаяния перед Аллахом. Аллах всегда был [и пребудет] знающим, мудрым.
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Српски · Serbian
Верник не може да убије верника осим грешком, а ко убије верника грешком, он мора да ослободи роба верника, и да преда крварину његовој породици, осим ако они то опросте. Ако он припада народу који вам је непријатељ, а верник је, он мора да ослободи једног роба верника! Ако, пак, припада народу са којим имате споразум, тада мора да плати крварину његовој породици и да ослободи роба верника! Ко то не нађе, обавезан је да пости два месеца узастопно, кајући се Аллаху. А Аллах све зна и мудар је.
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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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na haiwi Muumini kumuua Muumini isipokuwa kwa kukosea. Na mwenye kumuua Muumini kwa kukosea, basi amkomboe mtumwa aliye Muumini, na atoe diya kuwapa jamaa zake maiti, isipokuwa waiache wenyewe kuwa ni sadaka. Na akiwa ni wa kutoka kwa kaumu ambao ni maadui zenu, ilhali yeye ni Muumini, basi ni kwa kumkomboa mtumwa aliye Muumini. Na akiwa ni miongoni wa kaumu ambao kuna agano baina yenu na wao, basi wapewe diya watu wake na akombolewe mtumwa Muumini. Na asiyepata, basi afunge miezi miwili mfululizo, iwe ni toba kwa Mwenyezi Mungu. Na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye kujua vyema, Mwenye hekima kubwa.
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Svenska · Swedish
En [sant] troende dödar inte en annan troende annat än av misstag. Den som dödar en troende av misstag ska frige en troende slav och betala blodspengar till den [dödes] familj, om de inte avstår från sin rätt. Om den [döde] var troende men tillhörde ett folk som är i krig med er, ska en troende slav friges. Om han däremot tillhörde ett folk som står i förbund med er, ska blodspengar betalas till hans familj och en troende slav friges. Den som inte förmår detta ska fasta två månader i följd. Detta är den botgöring som Gud har föreskrivit. Gud är allvetande, vis.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Bir Müminin bir Mümini hata dışında öldürmesi olmaz. Eğer bir kimse bir Mümini yanlışlıkla öldürürse, onun cezası Mümin bir köle azat etmek ve öldürülenin ailesi bağışlamadıkça, ailesine teslim edilen bir diyettir. Eğer ölen, Mümin olduğu halde size düşman bir toplumdan ise, bu takdirde ceza bir Mümin köle azat etmektir. Eğer sizinle aranızda anlaşma bulunan bir toplumdan ise, öldürülenin ailesine teslim olunan bir diyet ve Mümin bir köle azat etmektir. Fakat kim bunu bulamazsa, Allah tarafından tövbesinin kabul edilmesi için iki ay peş peşe oruç tutmaktır. Allah her şeyi bilendir, Hakîm'dir.
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اردو · Urdu
کسی مومن کو دوسرے مومن کا قتل کر دینا زیبا نہیں[1] مگر غلطی سے ہو جائے[2] (تو اور بات ہے)، جو شخص کسی مسلمان کو بلا قصد مار ڈالے، اس پر ایک مسلمان غلام کی گردن آزاد کرنا اور مقتول کے عزیزوں کو خون بہا پہنچانا ہے[3]۔ ہاں یہ اور بات ہے کہ وه لوگ بطور صدقہ معاف کر دیں[4] اور اگر مقتول تمہاری دشمن قوم کا ہو اور ہو وه مسلمان، تو صرف ایک مومن غلام کی گردن آزاد کرنی ﻻزمی ہے[5]۔ اور اگر مقتول اس قوم سے ہو کہ تم میں اور ان میں عہد و پیماں ہے تو خون بہا ﻻزم ہے، جو اس کے کنبے والوں کو پہنچایا جائے اور ایک مسلمان غلام کا آزاد کرنا بھی (ضروری ہے)[6]، پس جو نہ پائے اس کے ذمے دو مہینے کے لگاتار روزے ہیں[7]، اللہ تعالیٰ سے بخشوانے کے لئےاور اللہ تعالیٰ بخوبی جاننے واﻻ اور حکمت واﻻ 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 Except those who join people with whom you have a treaty, or those who come to you reluctant to fight you or fight their own people. Had God willed, He would have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. If they withdraw from you, and do not fight you, and offer you peace, then God assigns no excuse for you against them.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Except those who seek refuge with a people between whom and you there is a covenant, or (those who) come unto you because their hearts forbid them to make war on you or make war on their own folk. Had Allah willed He could have given them power over you so that assuredly they would have fought you. So, if they hold aloof from you and wage not war against you and offer you peace, Allah alloweth you no way against them
Edward Henry Palmer1880 save those who reach a people betwixt whom and you is an alliance - or who come to you while their bosoms prevent them from fighting you or fighting their own people. But had God pleased He would have given you dominion over them, and they would surely have fought you. But if they retire from you and do not fight you, and offer you peace,- then God hath given you no way against them
John Medows Rodwell1861 Except those who shall seek and asylum among your allies, and those who come over to you - their hearts forbidding them to make war on you, or to make war on their own people. Had God pleased, he would have given them power against you, and they would have made war upon you! But, if they depart from you, and make not war against you and offer you peace, the God alloweth you no occasion against them
George Sale1734 except those who go unto a people who are in alliance with you, or those who come unto you, their hearts forbidding them either to fight against you, or to fight against their own people. And if God pleased He would have permitted them to have prevailed against you, and they would have fought against you. But if they depart from you, and fight not against you, and offer you peace, God doth not allow you to take or kill of them
Talal Itani2012 You will find others who want security from you, and security from their own people. But whenever they are tempted into civil discord, they plunge into it. So if they do not withdraw from you, nor offer you peace, nor restrain their hands, seize them and execute them wherever you find them. Against these, We have given you clear authorization.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Ye will find others who desire that they should have security from you, and security from their own folk. So often as they are returned to hostility they are plunged therein. If they keep not aloof from you nor offer you peace nor hold their hands, then take them and kill them wherever ye find them. Against such We have given you clear warrant
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Ye will find others who seek for quarter from you, and quarter from their own people; whenever they return to sedition they shall be overturned therein: but if they retire not from you, nor offer you peace, nor restrain their hands, then seize them and kill them wheresoever ye find them;- over these we have made for you manifest power
John Medows Rodwell1861 Ye will find others who seek to gain your confidence as well as that of their own people: So oft as they return to sedition, they shall be overthrown in it: But if they leave you not, nor propose terms or peace to you nor withhold their hands, then seize them, and slay them, wherever ye find them. Over these have we given you undoubted power
George Sale1734 Ye shall find others who are desirous to enter into a confidence with you, and at the same time to preserve a confidence with their own people: So often as they return to sedition, they shall be subverted therein; and if they depart not from you, and offer you peace, and restrain their hands from warring against you, take them and kill them wheresoever ye find them; over these have we granted you a manifest power
Talal Itani2012 Whoever kills a believer deliberately, the penalty for him is Hell, where he will remain forever. And God will be angry with him, and will curse him, and will prepare for him a terrible punishment.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Whoso slayeth a believer of set purpose, his reward is hell for ever. Allah is wroth against him and He hath cursed him and prepared for him an awful doom
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And whoso kills a believer purposely, his reward is hell, to dwell therein for aye; and God will be wrath with him, and curse him, and prepare for him a mighty woe
John Medows Rodwell1861 But whoever shall kill a believer of set purpose, his recompense shall be hell; for ever shall he abide in it; God shall be wrathful with him, and shall curse him, and shall get ready for him a great torment
George Sale1734 But whoso killeth a believer designedly, his reward shall be hell; he shall remain therein for ever; and God shall be angry with him; and shall curse him, and shall prepare for him a great punishment
Talal Itani2012 O you who believe! When you journey in the way of God, investigate, and do not say to him who offers you peace, "You are not a believer," aspiring for the goods of this world. With God are abundant riches. You yourselves were like this before, and God bestowed favor on you; so investigate. God is well aware of what you do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O ye who believe! When ye go forth (to fight) in the way of Allah, be careful to discriminate, and say not unto one who offereth you peace: "Thou art not a believer," seeking the chance profits of this life (so that ye may despoil him). With Allah are plenteous spoils. Even thus (as he now is) were ye before; but Allah hath since then been gracious unto you. Therefore take care to discriminate. Allah is ever Informed of what ye do
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O ye who believe! when ye are knocking about in the way of God be discerning, and do not say to him who offers you a salutation, 'Thou art no believer,' craving after the chances of this world's life, for with God are many spoils! So were ye aforetime, but God was gracious to you, be ye then discerning; verily, God of what ye do is well aware
John Medows Rodwell1861 O believers! when ye go forth to the fight for the cause of God, be discerning, and say not to every one who meeteth you with a greeting, "Thou art not a believer" in your greed after the chance good things of this present life! With God are abundant spoils. Such hath been your wont in times past; but god hath been gracious to you. Be discerning, then, for God well knoweth what ye do
George Sale1734 O true believers, when ye are on a march in defence of the true religion, justly discern such as ye shall happen to meet, and say not unto him who saluteth you, thou art not a true believer; seeking the accidental goods of the present life; for with God is much spoil: Such have ye formerly been; but God hath been gracious unto you; therefore make a just discernment, for God is well acquainted with that which ye do
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 —
0.57 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 Sale0.66
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.64
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.60
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.59
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.59
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.56
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.54
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.52
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.51
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.48
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Method Wording differences — derived 13 September 2026
Method
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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.