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Talal Itani· published 2012
To this go on inviting, and be upright as you were commanded, and do not follow their inclinations, and say, "I believe in whatever Book God has sent down, and I was commanded to judge between you equitably. God is our Lord and your Lord. We have our deeds, and you have your deeds. Let there be no quarrel between us and you. God will bring us together, and to Him is the ultimate return."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Unto this, then, summon (OMuhammad). And be thou upright as thou art commanded, and follow not their lusts, but say: I believe in whatever scripture Allah hath sent down, and I am commanded to be just among you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord. Unto us our works and unto you your works; no argument between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and unto Him is the journeying
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
Wherefore call thou, and go straight on as thou art bidden, and follow not their lusts; and say, 'I believe in the Book which God has sent down; and I am bidden to judge justly between you. God is our Lord and your Lord; we have our works and ye have your works; there is no argument between us and you. God will assemble us together and unto Him the journey is
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
For this cause summon thou them to the faith, and go straight on as thou hast been bidden, and follow not their desires: and SAY: In whatsoever Books God hath sent down do I believe: I am commanded to decide justly between you: God is your Lord and our Lord: we have our works and you have your works: between us and you let there be no strife: God will make us all one: and to Him shall we return
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Wherefore invite them to receive the sure faith, and be urgent with them, as thou hast been commanded; and follow not their vain desires: And say, I believe in all the scriptures which God hath sent down; and I am commanded to establishjustice among you: God is our Lord, and your Lord: Unto us will our works be imputed, and unto you will your works be imputed: Let there be no wrangling between us and you; for God will assemble us all at the lastday, and unto Him shall we return
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
Prandaj, ti thirr dhe qëndro i palëkundur ashtu si je urdhëruar e mos ndiq dëshirat e tyre, por thuaj: "Besoj në çdo libër që Allahu ka shpallur dhe jam urdhëruar të gjykoj me drejtësi ndërmjet jush. Allahu është Zoti ynë dhe Zoti juaj. Ne jemi përgjegjës për veprat tona e ju për veprat tuaja. S'ka grindje mes nesh dhe jush. Allahu do të na mbledhë të gjithë dhe tek Ai do të kthehemi."
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বাংলা · Bengali
সুতরাং, হে মুহাম্মাদ! তুমি এই দ্বীনের দাওয়াত দাও এবং অটল থাক, যেভাবে তুমি আদিষ্ট হয়েছ। আর তুমি তাদের খেয়াল-খুশির অনুসরণ করো না এবং বলো: ‘আল্লাহ যে কিতাব নাযিল করেছেন আমি তাতে ঈমান এনেছি এবং তোমাদের মধ্যে ন্যায়বিচার করতে আমি আদিষ্ট হয়েছি। আল্লাহ আমাদের রব এবং তোমাদেরও রব। আমাদের কর্ম আমাদের এবং তোমাদের কর্ম তোমাদের; (৫) আমাদের ও তোমাদের মধ্যে কোন বিবাদ-বিসম্বাদ নেই; আল্লাহ আমাদের সকলকে (কিয়ামত দিবসে) একত্র করবেন। আর তাঁরই কাছে আমাদের সকলের প্রত্যাবর্তন ।’
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Bosanski · Bosnian
K tome ti pozivaj i budi ustrajan, onako kako ti se naređuje, i ne slijedi hirove njihove, i reci: “Ja vjerujem u Knjige koje je Allah objavio i naređeno mi je da među vama pravedan budem; Allah je i naš i vaš Gospodar, nama naša, a vama vaša djela; nema prepiranja između nas i vas; Allah će nas sve sabrati, a kod Njega je konačno odredište.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
K tome ti pozivaj i budi ustrajan, onako kako ti se naređuje, i ne slijedi hirove njihove, i reci: “Ja vjerujem u Knjige koje je Allah objavio i naređeno mi je da među vama pravedan budem; Allah je i naš i vaš Gospodar, nama naša, a vama vaša djela; nema prepiranja između nas i vas; Allah će nas sve sabrati, a kod Njega je konačno odredište."
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Noddu (yimɓe ɓen) kisan; ñiiɓiraa no yamiraɗaa non, wota a jokku mbeleeɗe maɓɓe ɗeen, maakaa: "Mi gooŋɗinii ko Allah jippini kon (fof) e defte, mi njamiraama kadi, nunɗugol hakkunde mon. Allah woni Joomi amen e Joomi mon. Ko minen golle amen woodani, ko onon kadi golle mon woodani. Yeddondiral woo alaa hakkunde amen e mon. Allah mooɓoyay e denndaandal. Ko ka makko woni ruttorde nden".
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ქართული · Georgian
ამიტომ მოუწოდე (ალლაჰის მსახურთ) ამისკენ [ჭეშმარიტი რწმენისკენ] (ო, შუამავალო) და მიჰყევი სწორ გზას, როგორც გიბრძანეს, და არ გაჰყვე მათ ვნებებს და თქვი: «მე მწამს იმისა, რაც ალლაჰმა გარდმოავლინა წერილში [ყველა იმ წიგნში, რომელიც ალლაჰმა თავის შუამავალთ გამოუცხადა]. და მე მებრძანა, რომ სამართლიანი ვიყო თქვენ შორის! ალლაჰი ჩვენი უფალია და თქვენი უფალი; ჩვენ ჩვენი საქმეები გვაქვს, თქვენ კი — თქვენი საქმეები. ჩვენსა და თქვენ შორის არანაირი მტკიცებულება არ არის. ალლაჰი (ყველას) შეგვკრებს (აღდგომის დღეს) (და სამართლიანად განგვსჯის). და მასთანაა დაბრუნება!»
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Deutsch · German
Darum rufe du (dazu) auf und verhalte dich recht, wie dir befohlen wurde, und folge nicht ihren Neigungen und sag: „Ich glaube an das, was Allah an Büchern hinabgesandt hat, und mir ist befohlen worden, unter euch gerecht zu handeln. Allah ist unser Herr und euer Herr. Uns unsere Werke und euch eure Werke. Es gibt keine (gemeinsame) Beweisgrundlage zwischen uns und euch. Allah wird uns zusammenbringen, und zu Ihm ist die Rückkehr.“
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Κάλεσε, λοιπόν, (ω, Προφήτη, τους ανθρώπους) προς αυτό (το Ισλάμ, τη θρησκεία που τη διέταξε ο Αλλάχ σε όλους τους Προφήτες), και μείνε σταθερός όπως διατάχθηκες, και μην ακολουθήσεις τις επιθυμίες τους, και πες: «Πιστεύω σε ό,τι έστειλε ο Αλλάχ από Βιβλία, και διατάχθηκα να κρίνω με δικαιοσύνη ανάμεσά σας. Ο Αλλάχ είναι ο Κύριός μας και ο Κύριός σας. Για μας είναι οι πράξεις μας, και για σας είναι οι πράξεις σας. Δεν υπάρχουν άλλες συζητήσεις μεταξύ μας (αφού η αλήθεια είναι φανερή). Ο Αλλάχ θα μας συγκεντρώσει όλους (την Ημέρα της Κρίσεως), και προς Αυτόν θα είναι ο τελικός προορισμός.»
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हिन्दी · Hindi
अतः आप लोगों को इसी (धर्म) की ओर बुलाएँ और (उसपर) जमें रहें, जैसाकि आपको आदेश दिया गया है और उनकी इच्छाओं का पालन न करें, तथा कह दें कि अल्लाह ने जो भी किताब उतारी[15] है मैं उसपर ईमान लाया। तथा मुझे आदेश दिया गया है कि मैं तुम्हारे बीच न्याय करूँ। अल्लाह ही हमारा पालनहार तथा तुम्हारा पालनहार है। हमारे लिए हमारे कर्म हैं तथा तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे कर्म। हमारे और तुम्हारे बीच कोई झगड़ा नहीं। अल्लाह हम सभी को एकत्र करेगा तथा उसी की ओर लौटकर जाना है।[16]
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
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Italiano · Italian
chiama ad esso e sii retto, come ti è stato ordinato, e non seguire i loro desideri e di’: «Io ho creduto a ciò che del Libro mi ha fatto discendere Allāh e ho avuto l’ordine di fare giustizia tra di voi. Allāh è il nostro e vostro Dio; a noi le nostre azioni, e a voi le vostre; non c’è discordia tra voi e noi. Allāh ci riunirà e a Lui è il ritorno».
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
15. Taigi į tai (islamo religiją ir šį Koraną) kviesk (žmones) (Muchammedai ﷺ) ir tvirtai laikykis [islamiškojo monoteizmo, atlikdamas viską, kas Allaho įsakyta (gerus darbus) ir susilaikydamas nuo visko, kas Allaho uždrausta (nuodėmių ir blogų darbų)], kaip tau liepta, ir nesek jų troškimais, tačiau sakyk: „Aš tikiu tuo, ką Allahas nuleido iš Knygos [visomis šventomis Knygomis – šiuo Koranu, ir senosiomis Knygomis iš Taurato (Toros) arba Indžylio (Evangelios) arba Ibrahimo (Abraomo) Puslapių] ir man liepta elgtis teisingai su jumis. Allahas yra mūsų Viešpats ir jūsų Viešpats. Mums mūsų poelgiai, o jums jūsų poelgiai. Nėra nesutarimo tarp mūsų ir jūsų. Allahas surinks mus (visus), ir pas Jį yra paskutinis sugrįžimas.“
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Русский · Russian
Так призывай же к этому и будь стойким, как тебе велено, и не следуй их прихотям. И скажи: «Я уверовал в Писание, которое ниспослал Аллах, и мне велено быть справедливым между вами. Аллах — наш Господь и ваш Господь. Нам — наши деяния, а вам — ваши деяния. Нет довода между нами и вами. Аллах соберёт нас вместе, и к Нему — конечный исход».
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Српски · Serbian
Зато ти томе позивај и буди устрајан, онако како ти се наређује, и не следи њихове хирове, и реци: „Ја верујем у књиге које је Аллах објавио, и наређено ми је да будем праведан међу вама; Аллах је и наш и ваш Господар, нама наша, а вама ваша дела; нема препирања између нас и вас; Аллах ће све да нас сакупи, а код Њега је коначно одредиште."
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Basi kwa haya waite! Nawe simama sawa sawa kama ulivyoamrishwa, wala usiyafuate matamanio yao. Na sema: 'Ninaamini aliyoteremsha Mwenyezi Mungu katika Vitabu. Na nimeamrishwa nifanye uadilifu baina yenu. Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mola wetu Mlezi, na Mola wenu Mlezi. Sisi tuna jukumu kwa vitendo vyetu, na nyinyi mna jukumu kwa vitendo vyenu. Hapana kuhojiana baina yetu na nyinyi. Na Mwenyezi Mungu atatukusanya pamoja, na marejeo ni kwake.'
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Svenska · Swedish
Kalla därför [till denna enhetliga väg] och stå orubbligt fast så som du har befallts, och ge inte efter för deras önskningar. Säg: ”Jag tror på alla skrifter som Gud har uppenbarat och jag har fått i uppdrag att skipa rättvisa bland er. Gud är vår Herre och er Herre. Vi är ansvariga för våra handlingar och ni för era. Ingen ytterligare ordstrid behövs – Gud ska samla oss alla, och till honom ska vi alla återvända.”
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Türkçe · Turkish
O halde davet et ve emrolunduğun gibi dosdoğru ol, onların arzularına uyma ve de ki: “Ben Allah’ın indirdiği bütün kitaplara iman ettim. Aranızda adalet yapmakla emrolundum. Allah bizim de Rabbimizdir, sizin de Rabbinizdir. Bizim amellerimiz bizim, sizin amelleriniz de sizindir. Bizimle sizin aranızda artık bir delile gerek yoktur. Allah hepimizi bir arada toplayacaktır ve dönüş yalnız Onadır.”
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اردو · Urdu
پس آپ لوگوں کو اسی طرف بلاتے رہیں اور جو کچھ آپ سے کہا گیا ہے اس پر مضبوطی[1] سے جم جائیں اور ان کی خواہشوں پر نہ چلیں[2] اور کہہ دیں کہ اللہ تعالیٰ نے جتنی کتابیں نازل فرمائی ہیں میرا ان پر ایمان ہے اور مجھے حکم دیا گیا ہے کہ تم میں انصاف کرتا رہوں[3]۔ ہمارا اور تم سب کا پروردگار اللہ ہی ہے ہمارے اعمال ہمارے لیے ہیں اور تمہارے اعمال تمہارے لیے ہیں، ہم تم میں کوئی کٹ حجتی نہیں[4] اللہ تعالیٰ ہم (سب) کو جمع کرے گا اور اسی کی طرف لوٹنا ہے.
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Easy-read (simplified)shara'a lakum mina d-deeni maa wassaa bihi noohan walladhee awhaynaa ilayka wamaa wassaynaa bihi ibraaheema wamoosaa wa'eesaa an aqeemoo d-deena walaa tatafarraqoo feehi kabura 'alaa l-mushrikeena maa tad'oohum ilayhi llaahu yajtabee ilayhi man yashaa'u wayahdee ilayhi man yuneeb
DIN 31635šaraʿa lakum mina d-dīni mā waṣṣā bihi nūḥan wallaḏī ʾawḥaynā ʾilayka wamā waṣṣaynā bihi ʾibrāhīma wamūsā waʿīsā ʾan ʾaqīmū d-dīna walā tatafarraqū fīhi kabura ʿalā l-mušrikīna mā tadʿūhum ʾilayhi llāhu yaǧtabī ʾilayhi man yašāʾu wayahdī ʾilayhi man yunību
Talal Itani2012 He prescribed for you the same religion He enjoined upon Noah, and what We inspired to you, and what We enjoined upon Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus: "You shall uphold the religion, and be not divided therein." As for the idolaters, what you call them to is outrageous to them. God chooses to Himself whom He wills, and He guides to Himself whoever repents.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee (Muhammad), and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein. Dreadful for the idolaters is that unto which thou callest them. Allah chooseth for Himself whom He will, and guideth unto Himself him who turneth (toward Him)
Edward Henry Palmer1880 He has enjoined upon you for religion what He prescribed to Noah and what we inspired thee with, and what we inspired Abraham and Moses and Jesus,- to be steadfast in religion, and not to part into sects therein - a great thing to the idolaters is that which ye call them to! God elects for Himself whom He pleases and guides unto Himself him who turns repentant
John Medows Rodwell1861 To you hath He prescribed the faith which He commanded unto Noah, and which we have revealed to thee, and which we commanded unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying, "Observe this faith, and be not divided into sects therein." Intolerable to those who worship idols jointly with God Is that faith to which thou dost call them. Whom He pleaseth will God choose for it, and whosoever shall turn to Him in penitence will He guide to it
George Sale1734 He hath ordained you the religion which He commanded Noah, and which We have revealed unto thee, O Mohammed, and which We commanded Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus: Saying, observe this religion, and be not divided therein. The worship of one God, to which thou invitest them, is grievous unto the unbelievers: God will elect thereto whom He pleaseth, and will direct unto the same him who shall repent
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa tafarraqoo illaa min ba'di maa jaa'ahumu l-'ilmu baghyan baynahum walawlaa kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika ilaa ajalin musamman laqudiya baynahum wa'inna lladheena oorithoo l-kitaaba min ba'dihim lafee shakkin minhu mureeb
DIN 31635wamā tafarraqū ʾillā min baʿdi mā ǧāʾahumu l-ʿilmu baġyan baynahum walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika ʾilā ʾaǧalin musamman laquḍiya baynahum waʾinna llaḏīna ʾūriṯū l-kitāba min baʿdihim lafī šakkin minhu murībin
Talal Itani2012 They became divided only after knowledge came to them, out of resentment among themselves. Were it not for a predetermined decision from your Lord, judgment would have been pronounced between them. Indeed, those who were made to inherit the Book after them are in grave doubt about it.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And they were not divided until after the knowledge came unto them, through rivalry among themselves; and had it not been for a Word that had already gone forth from thy Lord for an appointed term, it surely had been judged between them. And those who were made to inherit the Scripture after them are verily in hopeless doubt concerning it
Edward Henry Palmer1880 But they did not part into sects until after the knowledge had come to them, through mutual envy; and had it not been for thy Lord's word already passed for an appointed time, it would surely have been decided between them; but, verily, those who have been given the Book as an inheritance after them, are in hesitating doubt concerning it
John Medows Rodwell1861 Nor were they divided into sects through mutual jealousy, till after that "the knowledge" had come to them: and had not a decree from thy Lord gone forth respiting them to a fixed time, verily, there had at once been a decision between them. And they who have inherited "the Book" after them, are in perplexity of doubt concerning it
George Sale1734 Those who lived in times past were not divided among themselves, until after that the knowledge of God's unity had come unto them; through their own perverseness: And unless a previous decree had passed from thy Lord, to bear with them till a determined time, verily the matter had been decided between them, by the destruction of the gain-sayers. They who have inherited the scriptures after them, are certainly in a perplexing doubt concerning the same
Easy-read (simplified)walladheena yuhaajjoona fee llaahi min ba'di maa stujeeba lahu hujjatuhum daahidatun 'inda rabbihim wa'alayhim ghadabun walahum 'adhaabun shadeed
DIN 31635wallaḏīna yuḥāǧǧūna fī llāhi min baʿdi mā stuǧība lahu ḥuǧǧatuhum dāḥiḍatun ʿinda rabbihim waʿalayhim ġaḍabun walahum ʿaḏābun šadīdun
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 As for those who dispute about God after having answered His call, their argument is invalid with their Lord; and upon them falls wrath; and a grievous torment awaits them.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And those who argue concerning Allah after He hath been acknowledged, their argument hath no weight with their Lord, and wrath is upon them and theirs will be an awful doom
Edward Henry Palmer1880 But those who argue about God after it has been assented to, their arguments shall be rebutted before their Lord; and upon them shall be wrath, and for them shall be keen torment
John Medows Rodwell1861 And as to those who dispute about God, after pledges of obedience given to Him, their disputings shall be condemned by their Lord, and wrath shall be on them, and theirs shall be a sore torment
George Sale1734 As to those who dispute concerning God, after obedience hath been paid Him by receiving his religion, their disputing shall be vain in the sight of their Lord; and wrath shall fall on them, and they shall suffer a grievous punishment
Talal Itani2012 It is God who revealed the Book with the truth, and the Balance. And what will make you realize that perhaps the Hour is near?
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Allah it is Who hath revealed the Scripture with truth, and the Balance. How canst thou know? It may be that the Hour is nigh
Edward Henry Palmer1880 God it is who has sent down the Book with truth, and the balance; and what shall make thee know whether haply the Hour be nigh
John Medows Rodwell1861 It is God who hath sent down the Book with truth, and the Balance: but who shall inform thee whether haply "the Hour" be nigh
George Sale1734 It is God who hath sent down the scripture with truth; and the balance of true judgment: And what shall inform thee whether the hour be nigh at hand
These figures count the words the translations share. They measure wording, not meaning, and they do not say which translation is right.
Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
0.55 on a scale
where 0 means identical wording and 1 means no shared words. It is
computed, not judged.
The page says a verse is worded differently only above the cut below. The cut is a stated convention, not a property of the text, and it can be changed.
The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · George Sale0.63
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.60
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.59
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.58
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.56
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.54
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.52
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.52
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.51
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.45
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.
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13 September 2026, 10:56 UTC
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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.