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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.
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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
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Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
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Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
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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.
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Talal Itani· published 2012
And from those who say, "We are Christians," We received their pledge, but they neglected some of what they were reminded of. So We provoked enmity and hatred among them until the Day of Resurrection; God will then inform them of what they used to craft.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And with those who say: "Lo! we are Christians," We made a covenant, but they forgot a part of that whereof they were admonished. Therefor We have stirred up enmity and hatred among them till the Day of Resurrection, when Allah will inform them of their handiwork
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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
And of those who say, 'Verily, we are Christians,' we have taken a compact; but they have forgotten a portion of what they were reminded of; wherefore have we excited amongst them enmity and hatred till the resurrection day; but God will tell them of what they have done
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And of those who say, "We are Christians," have we accepted the covenant. But they too have forgotten a part of what they were taught; wherefore we have stirred up enmity and hatred among them that shall last till the day of the Resurrection; and in the end will God tell them of their doings
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And from those who say, we are Christians, we have received their covenant; but they have forgotten part of what they were admonished; wherefore we have raised up enmity and hatred among them, till the day of resurrection; and God will then surelydeclare unto them what they have been doing
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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, edhe nga ata që thonë: "Ne jemi të krishterë" kemi marrë besën e tyre, por ata harruan një pjesë nga ajo me të cilën u urdhëruan, andaj Ne ngjallëm armiqësi e urrejtje ndërmjet tyre deri në Ditën e Kiametit. Allahu do t'i njoftojë ata lidhur me atë që bënin.
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
আর যারা বলে, ‘আমরা নাসারা’, আমি তাদের থেকেও অঙ্গীকার গ্রহণ করেছিলাম। অতঃপর তাদেরকে যে উপদেশ দেয়া হয়েছিল, তারা তার কিছু অংশ ভুলে গেছে। ফলে আমি তাদের মধ্যে কিয়ামতের দিন পর্যন্ত শত্রুতা ও ঘৃণা বৃদ্ধি করে দিয়েছি(২) এবং অচিরেই আল্লাহ তাদেরকে তাদের কৃতকর্ম অবহিত 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
Od onih koji govore: "Mi smo kršćani", Mi smo zavjet prihvatili, ali su i oni dio onoga čime su bili opominjani izostavili, zato smo među njih neprijateljstvo i mržnju do Kijametskog dana ubacili; a Allah će ih sigurno obavijestiti o onome što su radili.
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
Od onih koji govore: "Mi smo kršćani", Mi smo zavjet prihvatili, ali su i oni dio onoga čime su bili opominjani izostavili, zato smo među njih neprijateljstvo i mržnju do Sudnjega dana ubacili; a Allah će ih sigurno obavijestiti o onome što su radili.
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
E ɓeen wi'uɓe : "minen ko min Annasaara", min nanngii ahadi maɓɓe ndin, ɓe njejjiti kobe ɓe nganndintinanoo e mum. min ngurti hakkunde maɓɓe ngañngu e konnaagu haa Ñande Darngal. Arma Alla humpita ɓe kon ko ngollaynoo.
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
ქართული · Georgian
და მათგანაც, ვინც ამბობს: «ჩვენ ქრისტიანები ვართ», ჩვენ ავიღეთ აღთქმა. მაგრამ მათ [ქრისტიანებმა] ასევე დაივიწყეს ნაწილი იმისა, რის შესახებაც მათ შეახსენებდნენ. და ჩვენ აღვძარით მათ შორის მტრობა და სიძულვილი, რომელიც გაგრძელდება აღდგომის დღემდე. შემდეგ კი ალლაჰი აცნობებს მათ ყველაფერს, რასაც ისინი აკეთებდნენ ამქვეყნიურ ცხოვრებაში.
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) mit denen, die sagen: „Wir sind Christen“ haben Wir ihr Abkommen getroffen. Da vergaßen sie einen Teil von dem, womit sie ermahnt worden waren. So erweckten Wir unter ihnen Feindschaft und Hass bis zum Tag der Auferstehung. Und Allah wird ihnen kundtun, was sie zu machen pflegten.
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 απ’ αυτούς που είπαν: «Εμείς είμαστε Νασάρα [Χριστιανοί] (δηλ. ακόλουθοι και υποστηρικτές του Ιησού).», Εμείς πήραμε δέσμευση απ' αυτούς (το να ακολουθούν τα αυθεντικά διδάγματα του Ιησού), μα αυτοί ξέχασαν (παραμέλησαν) ένα μέρος απ' ό,τι είχαν διαταχθεί (και διαστρέβλωσαν τη θρησκεία τους, όπως έκαναν οι Εβραίοι πριν απ' αυτούς). Έτσι, ρίξαμε ανάμεσά τους έχθρα και μίσος μέχρι την Ημέρα της Ανάστασης• και τότε ο Αλλάχ θα τους ενημερώσει γι’ ό,τι έκαναν (και θα τους τιμωρήσει γι' αυτά).
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
हिन्दी · Hindi
तथा जिन लोगों ने कहा कि हम ईसाई हैं, हमने उनसे (भी) दृढ़ वचन लिया, फिर वे उसका एक हिस्सा भूल गए जिसका उन्हें उपदेश दिया गया था। अतः हमने उनके बीच क़ियामत के दिन तक के लिए दुश्मनी और द्वेष भड़का दिया। और शीघ्र ही अल्लाह उन्हें उसकी ख़बर[17] देगा, जो वे किया करते थे।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
E con quelli che dissero: “In verità siamo nazareni”, stringemmo un patto, ma dimenticarono parte di ciò che fu loro ricordato, perciò abbiamo messo tra di loro il rancore e l’ostilità fino al Giorno del Giudizio, e certamente Allāh li informerà di ciò che facevano.
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
14. Ir iš tų, kurie vadina save krikščionimis, Mes paėmėme jų pažadą, tačiau jie apleido didelę dalį Žinios, kuri buvo siųsta jiems. [6] Taigi Mes įkurdinome tarp jų nesantaiką ir neapykantą iki Prikėlimo Dienos (kai jie atmetė Allaho Knygą, nepakluso Allaho Pasiuntiniams ir Jo Įsakymams ir peržengė ribas, nepaklusdami Allahui). Ir Allahas praneš jiems apie tai, ką jie darydavo.
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.
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 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
С тех, которые сказали: «Воистину, мы — христиане», Мы взяли завет, но они забыли часть того, о чём им было напомнено, и тогда Мы возбудили между ними вражду и ненависть до Дня воскресения. И Аллах возвестит им о том, что они совершали!
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 од оних који говоре: „Ми смо хришћани.“ Ми смо завет прихватили, али су и они запоставили део онога чиме су били опомињани, зато смо међу њима убацили непријатељство и мржњу до Судњег дана; а Аллах ће сигурно да их обавести о ономе што су радили.
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
Na kutoka kwa wale waliosema: 'Sisi ni Manasara', tulichukua agano lao, lakini wakasahau sehemu katika yale waliyokumbushwa kwayo. Kwa hivyo tukaweka kati yao uadui na chuki mpaka Siku ya Qiyama. Na hapo Mwenyezi Mungu atawaambia yale waliyokuwa wakiyafanya.
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Svenska · Swedish
Och vi slöt också ett förbund med de som säger: ”Vi är kristna”, men de försummade en del av det som de hade befallts med. Därför lät vi fiendskap och hat uppstå mellan dem, och det kommer att bestå till uppståndelsens dag. Då ska Gud underrätta dem om vad de brukade göra.
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
Biz Hristiyanız, diyenlerden de sağlam söz almıştık. Onlar da kendilerine hatırlatılanlardan bir kısmını unuttular. Bu yüzden aralarına kıyamete kadar sürecek düşmanlık ve kin saldık. Allah, onların yapmakta olduklarını (hesap günü) kendilerine haber verecektir.
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اردو · Urdu
اور جو اپنے آپ کو نصرانی کہتے ہیں[1] ہم نے ان سے بھی عہد وپیمان لیا، انہوں نے بھی اس کا بڑا حصہ فراموش کر دیا جو انہیں نصیحت کی گئی تھی، تو ہم نے بھی ان کے آپس میں بغض وعداوت ڈال دی جو تاقیامت رہے گی[2] اور جو کچھ یہ کرتے تھے عنقریب اللہ تعالیٰ انہیں سب بتا دے گا۔
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 God received a pledge from the Children of Israel, and We raised among them twelve chiefs. God said, "I am with you; if you perform the prayer, and pay the alms, and believe in My messengers and support them, and lend God a loan of righteousness; I will remit your sins, and admit you into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoever among you disbelieves afterwards has strayed from the right way."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Allah made a covenant of old with the Children of Israel and We raised among them twelve chieftains, and Allah said: Lo! I am with you. If ye establish worship and pay the poor-due, and believe in My messengers and support them, and lend unto Allah a kindly loan, surely I shall remit your sins, and surely I shall bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow. Whoso among you disbelieveth after this will go astray from a plain road
Edward Henry Palmer1880 God did take a compact from the children of Israel, and raised up of them twelve wardens; and God said, 'Verily, I am with you, if ye be steadfast in prayer, and give alms, and believe in my apostles, and assist them, and lend to God a goodly loan; then will I cover your offences and make you enter gardens beneath which rivers flow: and whoso disbelieves after that, he hath erred from the level way
John Medows Rodwell1861 Of old did God accept the covenant of the children of Israel, and out of them we raised up twelve leaders, and God said, "Verily, I will be with you. If ye observe prayer and pay the obligatory alms, and believe in my Apostles and help them, and lend God a liberal loan, I will surely put away from you your evil deeds, and I will bring you into gardens 'neath which the rivers flow! But whoso of you after this believeth not, hath gone astray from the even path
George Sale1734 God formerly accepted the covenant of the children of Israel, and we appointed out of them twelve leaders: And God said, verily I am with you: If ye observe prayer, and give alms, and believe in my apostles, and assist them, and lend unto God on good usury, I will surely expiate your evil deeds from you, and I will lead you into gardens, wherein rivers flow: But he among you who disbelieveth after this, erreth from the strait path
Talal Itani2012 Because of their breaking their pledge, We cursed them, and made their hearts hard. They twist the words out of their context, and they disregarded some of what they were reminded of. You will always witness deceit from them, except for a few of them. But pardon them, and overlook. God loves the doers of good.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And because of their breaking their covenant, We have cursed them and made hard their hearts. They change words from their context and forget a part of that whereof they were admonished. Thou wilt not cease to discover treachery from all save a few of them. But bear with them and pardon them. Lo! Allah loveth the kindly
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And for that they broke their compact, we cursed them, and placed in their hearts hardness, so that they perverted the words from their places, and forgot a portion of what they were reminded of. But thou wilt not cease to light upon treachery amongst them, save a few of them; but pardon them and shun them; verily, God loves the kind
John Medows Rodwell1861 But for their breaking their covenant we have cursed them, and have hardened their hearts. They shift the words of Scripture from their places, and have forgotten part of what they were taught. Thou wilt not cease to discover deceit on their part, except in a few of them. But forgive them, and pass it over: verily, God loveth those who act generously
George Sale1734 Wherefore because they have broken their covenant, we have cursed them, and hardened their hearts; they dislocate the words of the pentateuch from their places, and have forgotten part of what they were admonished; and thou wilt not cease to discover deceitful practices among them, except a few of them. But forgive them, and pardon them, for God loveth the beneficent
Easy-read (simplified)yaa ahla l-kitaabi qad jaa'akum rasoolunaa yubayyinu lakum katheeran mimmaa kuntum tukhfoona mina l-kitaabi waya'foo 'an katheerin qad jaa'akum mina llaahi noorun wakitaabun mubeen
DIN 31635yā ʾahla l-kitābi qad ǧāʾakum rasūlunā yubayyinu lakum kaṯīran mimmā kuntum tuḫfūna mina l-kitābi wayaʿfū ʿan kaṯīrin qad ǧāʾakum mina llāhi nūrun wakitābun mubīnun
Talal Itani2012 O People of the Book! Our Messenger has come to you, clarifying for you much of what you kept hidden of the Book, and overlooking much. A light from God has come to you, and a clear Book.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O People of the Scripture! Now hath Our messenger come unto you, expounding unto you much of that which ye used to hide in the Scripture, and forgiving much. now hath come unto you light from Allah and plain Scripture
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O ye people of the Book! our Apostle has come to you to explain to you much of what ye had hidden of the Book, and to pardon much. There has come to you from God a light, and a perspicuous Book
John Medows Rodwell1861 O people of the Scriptures! now is our Apostle come to you to clear up to you much that ye concealed of those Scriptures, and to pass over many things. Now hath a light and a clear Book come to you from God
George Sale1734 O ye who have received the scriptures, now is our apostle come unto you, to make manifest unto you many things which ye concealed in the scriptures; and to pass over many things. Now is light and a perspicuous book of revelations come unto you from God
DIN 31635yahdī bihi llāhu mani tabaʿa riḍwānahu subula s-salāmi wayuḫriǧuhum mina ẓ-ẓulumāti ʾilā n-nūri biʾiḏnihi wayahdīhim ʾilā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin
Talal Itani2012 God guides with it whoever follows His approval to the ways of peace, and He brings them out of darkness into light, by His permission, and He guides them in a straight path.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Whereby Allah guideth him who seeketh His good pleasure unto paths of peace. He bringeth them out of darkness unto light by His decree, and guideth them unto a straight path
Edward Henry Palmer1880 God guides thereby those who follow His pleasure to the way of peace, and brings them into a right way
John Medows Rodwell1861 by which God will guide him who shall follow after his good pleasure, to paths of peace, and will bring them out of the darkness to the light, by his will: and to the straight path will he guide them
George Sale1734 Thereby will God direct him who shall follow his good pleasure, into the paths of peace; and shall lead them out of darkness into light, by his will, and shall direct them in the right way
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 —
0.53 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 · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.60
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.58
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.52
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.50
Talal Itani · George Sale0.50
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.48
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.46
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.43
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
verify/divergence_gate.py re-derives and fails on drift
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.