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Talal Itani· published 2012
It is God who made the earth a habitat for you, and the sky a structure. And He designed you, and designed you well; and He provided you with the good things. Such is God, your Lord; so Blessed is God, Lord of the Worlds.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Allah it is Who appointed for you the earth for a dwelling-place and the sky for a canopy, and fashioned you and perfected your shapes, and hath provided you with good things. Such is Allah, your Lord. Then blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Worlds
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
God it is who has made for you the earth as a resting-place, and a heaven as building, and has formed you and made excellent your forms; and has provided you with good things! there is God for you!- your Lord! then blessed be God, the Lord of the worlds
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
It is God who hath given you the earth as a surefoundation, and over it built up the Heaven, and formed you, and made your forms beautiful, and feedeth you with good things. This is God your Lord. Blessed then be God the Lord of the Worlds
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
It is God who hath given you the earth for a stablefloor, and the heaven for a ceiling: And who hath formed you, and made your forms beautiful; and feedeth you with good things. This is God, your Lord. Wherefore blessed be God, the Lord of all creatures
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
Allahu është Ai që jua bëri tokën vendbanim e qiellin kulm, ju formoi duke përsosur formën tuaj dhe ju furnizoi me të mira. Ky është pra Allahu, Zoti juaj! I bekuar është Allahu, Zoti i botëve!
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বাংলা · Bengali
তিনিই আল্লাহ, যিনি তোমাদের জন্য জমিনকে স্থিতিশীল করেছেন এবং আসমানকে করেছেন ছাদ। আর তিনি তোমাদেরকে (মাতৃগর্ভে) আকৃতি দিয়েছেন, অতঃপর তোমাদের আকৃতিকে সুন্দর করেছেন এবং তিনি পবিত্র জীবিকা থেকে তোমাদেরকে রিযক দান করেছেন। তিনিই আল্লাহ, তোমাদের রব। সুতরাং সৃষ্টিকুলের রব আল্লাহ কতই না বরকতময়!
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Allah vam je učinio Zemlju prebivalištem, a nebo zdanjem, i On vam obličje daje i likove vaše čini lijepim, i jelima vas opskrbljuje ukusnim. To je Allah, Gospodar vaš, i neka je uzvišen Allah, Gospodar svjetova!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
Allah vam je učinio Zemlju prebivalištem, a nebo zdanjem, i On vam obličje daje i likove vaše čini lijepim, i jelima vas opskrbljuje ukusnim. To je Allah, Gospodar vaš, i neka je uzvišen Allah, Gospodar svjetova!
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
Ko Allah woni baɗiranɗo on leydi ndin, ñiiɓirde, kammu ngun, kippoodi, O mbaadini on - O moƴƴini mbaadiiji mon -, O arsiki on e laaɓuɗi. Ko oon mooɗon woni Allah Joomi mon; senaare woodanii Allah, Jeyɗo winndere nden !
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ქართული · Georgian
ალლაჰი — ის არის, ვინც დაგიდგინათ თქვენთვის დედამიწა სამყოფელად, ცა კი — სახურავად, და გაგიფორმათ და გაგილამაზათ თქვენი სახე-პირები, და გიბოძათ კეთილი სარჩო. აი, ასეთია ალლაჰი — თქვენი უფალი! დიდებულია ალლაჰი — სამყაროთა უფალი!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Allah ist es, Der euch die Erde zu einem festen Grund und den Himmel zu einem Gebäude gemacht, euch gestaltet und dabei eure Gestalten schön geformt hat und euch von den guten Dingen versorgt. Dies ist doch Allah, euer Herr. So sei Allah segensreich, der Herr der Weltenbewohner!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Είναι ο Αλλάχ που έκανε για σας τη γη ως σταθερό τόπο κατοικίας, και τον ουρανό ένα τέλειο κτίσμα (ως στέγαστρο και θόλο πάνω από τη γη, ο οποίος στέκεται χωρίς κολόνες), σας έδωσε μορφή, και έκανε τη μορφή σας τέλεια (ανάμεσα στα άλλα πλάσματα), και σας παρέχει από τα καλά αγαθά. Αυτός είναι ο Αλλάχ, ο Κύριός σας. Ύψιστος είναι ο Αλλάχ, ο Κύριος όλων των κόσμων.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
अल्लाह ही है, जिसने धरती को तुम्हारे लिए निवास स्थान तथा आकाश को छत बनाया और तुम्हारा रूप बनाया, तो सुंदर रूप बनाया, तथा तुम्हें पाकीज़ा चीज़ों से जीविका प्रदान की। वही अल्लाह तुम्हारा पालनहार है। तो सारे संसार का पालनहार अल्लाह बहुत बरकत वाला है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Allāh vi ha reso la terra dimora e il cielo soffitto e vi ha plasmato abbellendo le vostre forme e vi ha sostentato con ogni bene. Quello è Allāh, il vostro Dio: gloria sia ad Allāh, Dio dei Mondi!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
64. Allahas, tai Tas, Kuris padarė jums žemę buveine ir dangų kupolu, ir suteikė jums formą ir padarė jūsų formas geromis (gerai atrodančiomis) ir aprūpino jus gerais dalykais. Tai yra Allahas, jūsų Viešpats: tai lai Palaimintas būna Allahas, Alamyn (žmonijos, džinų ir visko, kas egzistuoja) Viešpats).
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Русский · Russian
Аллах — Тот, Кто сделал для вас землю местом пребывания, а небо — сводом, придал вам облик и сделал ваш облик наилучшим, и наделил вас из благ. Таков Аллах, ваш Господь. Так благословен же Аллах, Господь миров!
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Српски · Serbian
Аллах вам је учинио Земљу пребивалиштем, а небо здањем, и Он вам обличје даје и ликове ваше чини лепим, и јелима вас опскрбљује укусним. То је Аллах, ваш Господар, и нека је Узвишен Аллах, Господар светова!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Ni Mwenyezi Mungu aliyekufanyieni ardhi kuwa ni pahala pa kukaa, na mbingu kuwa dari. Na akawatia sura, na akazifanya nzuri sura zenu, na akawaruzuku vitu vizuri. Huyo ndiye Mwenyezi Mungu Mola wenu Mlezi. Basi ametukuka Mwenyezi Mungu Mola Mlezi wa walimwengu wote.
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Svenska · Swedish
Gud är den som gjorde jorden till en boplats för er och himlen till ett valv. Och han frambringade er i den allra skönaste form och försörjde er med goda ting. Detta är Gud, er Herre – upphöjd är Gud, världarnas Herre, från vilken all välsignelse kommer!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Allah, sizin için yeri bir karargâh, göğü de bir bina yapan, sizi şekillendiren ve şekillerinizi güzel yapan ve temiz şeylerle sizi rızıklandırandır. Âlemlerin Rabbi Allah pek yücedir!
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اردو · Urdu
اللہ ہی ہے[1] جس نے تمہارے لیے زمین کو ٹھہرنے کی جگہ[2] اور آسمان کو چھت بنا دیا[3] اور تمہاری صورتیں بنائیں[4] اور بہت اچھی بنائیں اور تمہیں عمده عمده چیزیں کھانے کو عطا فرمائیں[5]، یہی اللہ تمہارا پروردگار ہے، پس بہت ہی برکتوں واﻻ اللہ ہے سارے جہان کا پرورش کرنے واﻻ.
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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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Easy-read
Easy-read is a simplified pronunciation,
not authoritative — a rule-by-rule romanisation, not a reading.
Each verse ends in its pause form, as it is said when you stop there. Pauses inside a verse and other tajwid rules are not shown. It is derived from the Tanzil
Simple edition, while the Arabic above is the
Uthmani edition; both are cleared, but they are not the
same edition and their orthography differs.
DIN 31635huwa l-ḥayyu lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa fadʿūhu muḫliṣīna lahu d-dīna l-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbi l-ʿālamīna
Talal Itani2012 He is the Living One. There is no god except He. So pray to Him, devoting your religion to Him. Praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 He is the Living One. There is no Allah save Him. So pray unto Him, making religion pure for Him (only). Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds
Edward Henry Palmer1880 He is the living One, there is no god but He! then call on Him, being sincere in your religion to Him; praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds
John Medows Rodwell1861 He is the Living One. No God is there but He. Call then upon Him and offer Him a pure worship. Praise be to God the Lord of the Worlds
George Sale1734 He is the living God: There is no God but He. Wherefore call upon Him, exhibiting unto Him the pure religion. Praise be unto God, the Lord of all creatures
Easy-read (simplified)qul innee nuheetu an a'buda lladheena tad'oona min dooni llaahi lammaa jaa'aniya l-bayyinaatu min rabbee wa'umirtu an uslima lirabbi l-'aalameen
DIN 31635qul ʾinnī nuhītu ʾan ʾaʿbuda llaḏīna tadʿūna min dūni llāhi lammā ǧāʾaniya l-bayyinātu min rabbī waʾumirtu ʾan ʾuslima lirabbi l-ʿālamīna
Talal Itani2012 Say, "I was prohibited from worshiping those you invoke besides God, now that clear revelations have come to me from my Lord; and I was commanded to submit to the Lord of the Worlds."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Say (O Muhammad): I am forbidden to worship those unto whom ye cry beside Allah since there have come unto me clear proofs from my Lord, and I am commanded to surrender to the Lord of the Worlds
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Say, 'Verily, I am forbidden to serve those whom ye call on beside God, since there have come to me manifest signs from my Lord, and I am bidden to be resigned unto the Lord of the worlds
John Medows Rodwell1861 SAY: Verily I am forbidden to worship what ye call on beside God, after that the clear tokens have come to me from my Lord, and I am bidden to surrender myself to the Lord of the Worlds
George Sale1734 Say, verily I am forbidden to worship the deities which ye invoke, besides God, after that evident proofs have come unto me from my Lord; and I am commanded to resign myself unto the Lord of all creatures
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 —
0.51 on a scale
where 0 means identical wording and 1 means no shared words. It is
computed, not judged.
The page says a verse is worded differently only above the cut below. The cut is a stated convention, not a property of the text, and it can be changed.
The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.61
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.59
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.59
Talal Itani · George Sale0.58
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.50
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.50
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.49
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.49
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.43
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.37
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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.