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Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
So do not falter and cry out for peace when ye (will be) the uppermost, and Allah is with you, and He will not grudge (the reward of) your actions
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
Then faint not, nor cry for peace while ye have the upper hand; for God is with you and will not cheat you of your works
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Be not fainthearted then; and invite not the infidels to peace when ye have the upper hand: for God is with you, and will not defraud you of the recompense of your works
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Faint not therefore, neither invite your enemies to peace, while ye are the superior: For God is with you, and will not defraud you of the merit of your works
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
Pra, mos u ligështoni e të kërkoni paqe, ndërkohë që ju jeni më të lartët dhe Allahu është me ju e nuk do t'jua pakësojë (shpërblimin për) veprat tuaja.
Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
বাংলা · Bengali
অতএব, হে মু’মিনরা! তোমরা হীনবল হয়ো না এবং (শত্রুদেরকে) সন্ধির আহ্বান জানিও না এবং তোমরাই হবে প্রতাপশালী বিজয়ী। আর আল্লাহ তোমাদের সাথেই রয়েছেন এবং কখনই তিনি তোমাদের কর্মফল ক্ষুণ্ন করবেন না (বরং বৃদ্ধি করবেন)।
Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Dawah Association in Rabwah, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
I ne budite kukavice i ne nudite primirje kad ste jači, jer Allah je s vama. On vas neće nagrada za djela vaša lišiti.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
I ne budite kukavice i ne nudite primirje kad ste jači, jer Allah je s vama. On vas neće nagrada za djela vaša lišiti.
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
Wota on lo'inkino, noddon e beldal, ko onon woni fooluɓe ɓeen, Allah no wonndi e mon, O ustantaa on njoɓdi golle mon ɗeen.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
და ნუ დასუსტდებით (ო, მორწმუნეებო), და ნუ მოუწოდებთ (ალლაჰის მტრებს) ზავისკენ [შეთანხმების დასადებად] (ბრძოლის შიშით), როცა თქვენ ხართ უპირატესნი; და ალლაჰი თქვენთანაა [ის დაგეხმარებათ თქვენი მტრების წინააღმდეგ], და ის არ შეამცირებს (ჯილდოს) თქვენი საქმეებისთვის.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
So lasst nicht nach und ruft (nicht) zum Frieden, wo ihr doch die Oberhand haben werdet, denn Allah ist mit euch, und Er wird euch nicht um eure Taten bringen.
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
Μην είστε αδύναμοι (και μη φοβάστε να πολεμήσετε τους εχθρούς σας) και μην τους καλείτε προς συμφιλίωση (πριν αυτοί να σας καλέσουν προς συμφιλίωση), ενώ πράγματι είστε οι ανώτεροι (με την υποστήριξη του Αλλάχ και θα είστε στο τέλος οι νικητές) και ο Αλλάχ είναι μαζί σας (με την υποστήριξή Του). Και δεν θα μειώσει (ο Αλλάχ) τίποτε από την ανταμοιβή των πράξεών σας.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
अतः निर्बल न बनो और न सुलह[13] के लिए बुलाओ और तुम ही सर्वोच्च हो और अल्लाह तुम्हारे साथ है और वह कभी भी तुम्हारे कामों को तुमसे कम न करेगा।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Quindi non cedete, invocando la riconciliazione, quando avete il sopravvento. E Allāh è con voi e non vi farà mancare la ricompensa.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
35. Todėl nebūkite silpnais ir neprašykite taikos (iš Islamo priešų), kuomet turite pranašumą. Allahas yra su jumis, ir Jis niekada nesumažins atlygio už jūsų darbus.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Hin dadhabinaa; gara araaramaatti hin waaminaa. isintu injifatoodha. Rabbiin isin waliin jira; dalagaalee keessan isin irraa hin hir’isu.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
Так не проявляйте же слабости и не призывайте к миру, тогда как вы выше [их]. Аллах с вами, и Он не умалит ваших деяний.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
И не будите кукавице и не нудите примирје јер сте јачи, а Аллах је са вама и Он неће да вас лиши награде за ваша дела.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Basi msilegee na mkataka suluhu, maana nyinyi ndio mtakaoshinda. Na Mwenyezi Mungu yu pamoja nanyi, wala hatawanyima malipo ya vitendo vyenu.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Låt er inte försvagas och sök inte vapenvila när det är ni som har övertaget. Gud är med er och han kommer aldrig att beröva er [lönen för] era gärningar.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Üstün durumda iken gevşeyip barışa çağırmayın. Allah sizinle beraberdir. O amellerinizi asla eksiltmeyecektir.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
پس تم بودے بن کر صلح کی درخواست پر نہ اتر آؤ جبکہ تم ہی بلند وغالب رہو گے[1] اور اللہ تمہارے ساتھ ہے[2]، ناممکن ہے کہ وه تمہارے اعمال ضائع کر دے.[3]
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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Talal Itani2012 Those who disbelieve, and hinder from God's path, and then die as disbelievers-God will not forgive them.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! those who disbelieve and turn from the way of Allah and then die disbelievers, Allah surely will not pardon them
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, those who misbelieve and turn folks off God's path, and then die misbelievers, God will not pardon them
John Medows Rodwell1861 Verily those who believe not, and who pervert others from the way of God, and then die in unbelief, God will not forgive
George Sale1734 Verily those who believe not, and who turn away men from the way of God, and then die, being unbelievers, God will by no means forgive
Talal Itani2012 The life of this world is nothing but play and pastime. But if you have faith and lead a righteous life, He will grant you your rewards, and He will not ask you for your possessions.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 The life of the world is but a sport and a pastime. And if ye believe and ward off (evil), He will give you your wages, and will not ask of you your worldly wealth
Edward Henry Palmer1880 The life of this world is but a play and a sport; but if ye believe and fear God, He will give you your hire
John Medows Rodwell1861 Surely this present life is only a play, and pastime! but if ye believe, fear God; He will give you your rewards: but He will not ask all your riches of you
George Sale1734 Verily this present life is only a play and a vain amusement: But if ye believe, and fear God, He will give you your rewards. He doth not require of you your whole substance
DIN 31635ʾin yasʾalkumūhā fayuḥfikum tabḫalū wayuḫriǧ ʾaḍġānakum
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Were He to ask you for it, and press you, you would become tightfisted, and He would expose your unwillingness.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 If He should ask it of you and importune you, ye would hoard it, and He would bring to light your (secret) hates
Edward Henry Palmer1880 He does not ask you for (all) your property; if He were to ask you for it and to press you, ye would be niggardly, and he would bring your malice out
John Medows Rodwell1861 Should He ask them of you, and urge you, ye would shew yourself niggards: and He would bring your grudges to light
George Sale1734 If He should require the whole of you, and earnestly press you, ye would become niggardly, and it would raise your hatred against his apostle
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
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The page says a verse is worded differently only above the cut below. The cut is a stated convention, not a property of the text, and it can be changed.
The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.68
Talal Itani · George Sale0.66
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.63
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.62
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.62
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.59
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.50
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.50
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.50
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.42
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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.