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O you who believe! Do not violate God'ssacraments, nor the Sacred Month, nor the offerings, nor the garlanded, nor those heading for the Sacred House seeking blessings from their Lord and approval. When you have left the pilgrimsanctity, you may hunt. And let not the hatred of people who barred you from the Sacred Mosque incite you to aggression. And cooperate with one another in virtuousconduct and conscience, and do not cooperate with one another in sin and hostility. And fear God. God is severe in punishment.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
O ye who believe! Profane not Allah's monuments nor the Sacred Month nor the offerings nor the garlands, nor those repairing to the Sacred House, seeking the grace and pleasure of their Lord. But when ye have left the sacred territory, then go hunting (if ye will). And let not your hatred of a folk who (once) stopped your going to the inviolableplace of worshipseduce you to transgress; but help ye one another unto righteousness and piousduty. Help not one another unto sin and transgression, but keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is severe in punishment
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
O ye who believe! do not deem the monuments of God to be lawful, nor the sacred month, nor the offering, nor its neck garlands, nor those who sojourn at the sacred house, craving grace from their Lord and His pleasure. But when ye are in lawfulstate again, then chase; and let not ill-will against the people who turned you from the Sacred Mosque make you transgress; but help one another in righteousness and piety, and do not help one another to sin and enmity; but fear God, - verily, God is keen to punish
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
O Believers! violate neither the rites of God, nor the sacred month Muharram, nor the offering, nor its ornaments, nor those who press on to the sacred house seeking favour from their Lord and his good pleasure in them. But when all is over, then take to the chase: and let not ill will at those who would have kept you from the sacred mosque lead you to transgress, but rather be helpful to one another according to goodness and piety, but be not helpful for evil and malice: and fear ye God. Verily, God is severe in punishing
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
O true believers, violate not the holy rites of God, nor the sacred month, nor the offering, nor the ornaments hung thereon, nor those who are travelling to the holy house, seeking favour from their Lord, and to please Him. But when ye shall have finished your pilgrimage; then hunt. And let not the malice of some, in that they hindered you from entering the sacred temple, provoke you to transgress, by takingrevenge on them in the sacred months. Assist one another according to justice and piety, but assist not one another in injustice and malice: Therefore fear God; for God is severe in punishing
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
O besimtarë! Mos i përdhosni shenjat e Allahut, as muajin e shenjtë, as kurbanet e Qabesë, as kurbanet e shenjuara me gjerdanë e as ata që mësyjnë Shtëpinë e Shenjtë (Qabenë) duke kërkuar begatinë dhe kënaqësinë e Zotit të vet. Kur të liroheni nga ihrami, atëherë (mund të) gjahtoni. Kurrsesi të mos ju shtyjë urrejtja ndaj disa njerëzve që ju kanë penguar nga Xhamia e Shenjtë që të bëni padrejtësi. Ndihmoni njëri-tjetrin në mirësi e devotshmëri dhe mos ndihmoni në gjynahe e armiqësi! Frikësojuni Allahut, sepse Allahu është i rreptë në ndëshkim.
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বাংলা · Bengali
হে মুমিনগণ! তোমরা আল্লাহর নিদর্শনসমূহকে, হারাম মাসকে, কুরবানির জন্য কা‘বায় পাঠানো পশু (হাদী)কে, (কুরবানির উদ্দেশ্যে) গলায় (সুতো ইত্যাদির মালা) পরানো চিহ্নবিশিষ্ট পশু এবং নিজ রবের অনুগ্রহ ও সন্তোষ লাভের আশায় পবিত্র ঘর অভিমুখী যাত্রীদেরকে অবমাননা করাকে হালাল মনে করো না। যখন তোমরা (ইহরাম থেকে) হালাল হও, তখন (চাইলে) শিকার করো। তোমাদেরকে আলমসজিদুল হারামে প্রবেশে বাধা প্রদানের কারণে কোন সম্প্রদায়ের প্রতি বিদ্বেষ যেন তোমাদেরকে কখনই সীমালঙ্ঘন করতে প্ররোচিত না করে। তোমরা সৎকর্ম ও তাকওয়ায় পরস্পরের সহযোগিতা করো। আর পাপকর্ম ও সীমালঙ্ঘনের কাজে পরস্পরকে সহযোগিতা করো না। আর (আল্লাহর আনুগত্যে অনড় থেকে ও তাঁর অবাধ্যতা থেকে দূরে থেকে) আল্লাহকে ভয় করো। নিশ্চয় আল্লাহ (তাঁর অবাধ্যদেরকে) শাস্তিদানে কঠোর।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
O vi koji vjerujete, ne skrnavite Allahove obrede hadža, ni sveti mjesec, ni kurbane, naročito one ogrlicama obilježene, ni one ljude koji su krenuli ka časnoj Kabi želeći od Gospodara svoga obilje i zadovoljstvo. A kada obrede hadža obavite, onda loviti možete. I neka vas mržnja koju prema nekim ljudima nosite, zato što su vam spriječili pristup Časnoj džamiji, nikako ne navede da pravdu skrnavite! Potpomažite se u dobročinstvu i bogobojaznosti, a ne potpomažite se u grijehu i skrnavljenju pravde i bojte se Allaha; Allah, doista, strašno kažnjava.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
O vi koji vjerujete, ne skrnavite Allahove obrede hadža, ni sveti mjesec, ni kurbane, naročito one ogrlicama obilježene, ni one ljude koji su krenuli ka časnoj Kabi želeći od Gospodara svoga obilje i zadovoljstvo. A kada obrede hadža obavite, onda loviti možete. I neka vas mržnja koju prema nekim ljudima nosite, zato što su vam spriječili pristup Časnoj džamiji, nikako ne navede da pravdu skrnavite! Potpomažite se u dobročinstvu i bogobojaznosti, a ne potpomažite se u grijehu i skrnavljenju pravde i bojte se Allaha; Allah, doista, strašno kažnjava.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Eeheh mon gooŋɗinɓe, wata on ndaknu maandeeji Alla ɗi, wanaa lebbi korminaaɗi ɗi, wonaa haddiyaaji ɗin neldaaɗi, wanaa ɗin meedaaɗiɗi, waoaa ɓen fa'andiiɓe [faandii] Suudu jormanteeru ndu heɓe ɗaɓɓa ɓural immorde ka Joom maɓɓe e weluya. Si on ndaktiniima [ehajju maa e 'umra], mbaañee. Wota ngañngu yimɓe duñu on fii ɓe paddima on ga e Suudu hormateery ndun, nde njellinton. (keeri) mbaallindireee dow ɗiggere e kulol Wota on mballindir e hoore bakkaate e ngañngul. Kulee Alla. Pellet, Alla ko caɗtuɗo lepte.
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ქართული · Georgian
ჰეი, თქვენ, რომელთაც ირწმუნეთ! ნუ დაარღვევთ ალლაჰის დადგენილებებს, არც აკრძალულ თვეებს (რომლებშიც ბრძოლა არ იყო ნებადართული), არც აკრძალულ მეჩეთში მიყვანილ მსხვერპლ ცხოველებს, არც მორთულ მსხვერპლ ცხოველებს, ასევე ნუ ხელყოფთ მომლოცველებს, რომლებიც მიემართებიან აკრძალულ მეჩეთში, რომლებიც ეძებენ მადლს [ჯილდოს] თავიანთი უფლისგან და (მის) კეთილგანწყობას. ხოლო როცა თქვენ ნებადართულ მდგომარეობაში გადახვალთ, მაშინ ინადირეთ. და ნუ ჩაგითრევთ [ნუ გიბიძგებთ] ცოდვაში მტრობა ადამიანებისა, იმის გამო, რომ მათ აგარიდეს აკრძალული მეჩეთიდან, ისე რომ თქვენ გადახვიდეთ საზღვარს. და დაეხმარეთ ერთმანეთს სიკეთეში და ღვთისმოშიშებაში, მაგრამ ნუ დაეხმარებით ცოდვასა და მტრობაში [უსამართლობაში და ალლაჰის მიერ დადგენილი საზღვრების დარღვევაში]. და გეშინოდეთ ალლაჰის (სასჯელის) ჭეშმარიტად, ალლაჰი მკაცრია სასჯელში!
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Deutsch · German
O die ihr glaubt, entwürdigt nicht die Kultzeichen Allahs, noch den Schutzmonat, noch die Opfertiere, noch die Halsgehänge, noch diejenigen, die das geschützte Haus aufsuchen, indem sie nach Huld von ihrem Herrn trachten und nach Wohlgefallen. Und wenn ihr aus den Ihram-Zustand ausgetreten seid, dann jagt (, wenn ihr möchtet). Und der Hass, den ihr gegen (bestimmte) Leute hegt, weil sie euch von der geschützten Gebetsstätte abgehalten haben, soll euch ja nicht dazu bringen zu übertreten. Und helft einander zur Güte und Furcht (vor Allah), und helft einander nicht zur Sünde und feindseligem Vorgehen, und fürchtet Allah! Wahrlich, Allah ist streng im Bestrafen.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Ω, εσείς που πιστεύετε! Μην παραβιάζετε τις τελετουργίες του Αλλάχ (τα όρια που τέθηκαν από τον Αλλάχ και τα σημάδια της θρησκείας Του), ούτε (να πολεμάτε κατά) τους ιερούς μήνες (Δη-Ελ-Κί‘ντα, Δη-Ελ-Χίτζα, Μουχάρραμ και Ράτζαμπ), ούτε (να πάρετε κάτι από) τις θυσίες (που προσφέρονται για να θυσιάζονται στον Ιερό Οίκο ή να τις εμποδίσετε να φτάσουν στον Ιερό Οίκο), ούτε (να πάρετε κάτι από) τα ζώα που έχουν περιδέραια (από μαλλί κλπ. ως σημάδι ότι προορίζονται για θυσία), ούτε (να επιτεθείτε σε) αυτούς (τους προσκυνητές) που πηγαίνουν στον Ιερό Οίκο αναζητώντας τη γενναιοδωρία του Κυρίου τους (δηλ. κέρδος από το εμπόριο) και την ευχαρίστησή (Του). Όταν βγείτε από την κατάσταση Ιχράμ (και τελειώσετε το προσκύνημά σας), μπορείτε να κυνηγήσετε. Ωστόσο, μην αφήσετε το μίσος για κάποιους που σας απέτρεψαν από το Ιερό Τζαμί, να σας οδηγήσει σε παράβαση (της δικαιοσύνης και των ορίων που τέθηκαν από τον Αλλάχ σχετικά μ' αυτούς). Και συνεργαστείτε (ω, πιστοί) στην αρετή (και σε ό,τι σας διέταξε ο Αλλάχ) και στο να προφυλαχθείτε από την τιμωρία του Αλλάχ (απέχοντας από ό,τι σας απαγόρευσε ο Αλλάχ)· και μη συνεργαστείτε στην αμαρτία και στην παράβαση. Και φυλαχθείτε από την τιμωρία του Αλλάχ (τηρώντας τις εντολές Του και απέχοντας από τις απαγορεύσεις Του). Στ’ αλήθεια, ο Αλλάχ είναι Αυστηρός στην τιμωρία Του.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
ऐ ईमान वालो! अल्लाह की निशानियों[3] का अनादर न करो, न सम्मानित महीने[4] का, न ह़रम की क़ुर्बानी का, न पट्टे वाले जानवरों का, और न उन लोगों का जो अपने पालनहार के अनुग्रह और उसकी प्रसन्नता की खोज में सम्मानित घर (काबा) की ओर जा रहे हों। और जब एह़राम खोल दो, तो शिकार करो। और किसी गिरोह की दुश्मनी, इस कारण कि उन्होंने तुम्हें मस्जिदे-ह़राम से रोका था, तुम्हें इस बात पर न उभारे कि अत्याचार करने लगो। तथा नेकी और परहेज़गारी पर एक-दूसरे का सहयोग करो और पाप तथा अत्याचार पर एक-दूसरे की सहायता न करो। और अल्लाह से डरो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह कड़ी यातना देने वाला है।
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Italiano · Italian
O credenti, non violate i riti di Allāh, né il mese sacro, né le offerte sacrificali, né le ghirlande, né quelli che si dirigono verso la Sacra Casa (Al Masjid Al Ħarām) desiderando la grazia e il favore del loro Dio! Una volta usciti dalla sacralità, andate a caccia; e non vi spinga all’aggressione l’odio per la gente che vi ha impedito la Sacra Moschea (Al Masjid Al Ħarām. E aiutatevi a vicenda nella pietà e devozione, e non vi aiutate a vicenda nel peccato e nell’aggressione, e temete Allāh: in verità Allāh è severo nel punire.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
2. O jūs, kurie tikite! Nepažeiskite Allaho Simbolių neliečiamumo, nei Draudimų Mėnesio, nei gyvulių, atvestų aukojimui, nei papuoštų žmonių ar gyvulių [1], ir kitų, nei žmonių, vykstančių į Neliečiamą Namą (Mekkoje), siekiančių savo Viešpaties dosnumo ir gero patenkinimo. Tačiau, kai baigiate savo (Hadžą arba Umrą) Ihram, jūs galite medžioti, ir neleiskite, kad kai kurių žmonių neapykanta, kai (kartą) buvote sustabdyti nuo Al-Masdžid-Al-Haram (Mekkoje), privestų jus iki nusidėjimo (ir jūsų priešiškumo). Padėkite vienas kitam Al-Bir ir At-Takva (dorume, teisingume ir dievobaimingume), tačiau nepadėkite vienas kitam nuodėmėje ir prasižengime. Ir bijokite Allaho. Iš tiesų, Allahas yra Rūstus bausdamas.
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Русский · Russian
О вы, которые уверовали! Не нарушайте святости обрядовых знамений Аллаха, ни запретного месяца, ни жертвенных животных, ни тех, что помечены для жертвоприношения, ни тех, кто направляется к Заповедному Дому, стремясь к милости от своего Господа и Его благоволения. А когда вы выйдете из состояния ихрама, то охотьтесь. И пусть ненависть к людям, которые не допустили вас к Заповедной Мечети, никоим образом не побуждает вас к тому, чтобы преступить пределы. И помогайте друг другу в благочестии и богобоязненности, но не помогайте друг другу в грехе и вражде. И бойтесь Аллаха — воистину, Аллах суров в наказании.
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Српски · Serbian
О ви који верујете, не скрнавите Аллахове обреде ходочашћа, ни свети месец, ни жртвенице, нарочито оне огрлицама обележене, ни оне људе који су кренули ка часној Каби желећи од Господара свога обиље и задовољство. А када обреде ходочашћа обавите, онда ловити можете. И нека вас мржња коју према неким људима носите, зато што су вам спречили приступ Часној џамији, никако не наведе да неправедни будете! Потпомажите се у доброчинству и богобојазности, а не потпомажите се у греху и скрнављењу правде и бојте се Аллаха; Аллах, заиста, страшно кажњава.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Enyi mlioamini! Msivunje alama za Dini, za Mwenyezi Mungu wala mwezi mtakatifu, wala wanyama wanaopelekwa Makka kuchinjwa kama zawadi, wala wale wanaotiwa vigwe, wala wale wanaoelekea kuiendea Nyumba Takatifu, wakitafuta fadhila kutoka kwa Mola wao Mlezi na radhi. Na mkishatoka katika Ihram, basi windeni. Wala kuwachukia watu kwa kuwa waliwazuia kuufikia Msikiti mtakatifu kusiwapelekeeni kuwafanyia uadui. Na saidianeni katika wema na ucha Mungu. Wala msisaidiane katika dhambi na kupita mipaka. Na mcheni Mwenyezi Mungu. Hakika, Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mkali wa kuadhibu.
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Svenska · Swedish
Troende! Ni får inte överträda Guds förbud, eller [strida under] de helgade månaderna eller [ge er på] offerdjuren, eller djur som är märkta för offer, eller de som beger sig till det heliga huset för att söka Guds nådegåva och välbehag. När ni är färdiga med vallfärden får ni ägna er åt jakt. Låt inte hatet mot de som hindrade er från den heliga moskén driva er till övergrepp. Hjälp varandra i fromhet och gudsfruktan, och hjälp inte varandra i synd och övergrepp. Frukta Gud; Gud är sträng i sitt straff.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Ey iman edenler! Allah’ın nişanelerine, haram aya, (Kâbe'ye hediye edilen) kurbana (yine hediyelik olduğuna işaret) gerdanlık takılan hayvanlara, Rablerinin lütfunu arayarak Beyt-i Haram'a yönelmiş kimselere (saldırı ve saygısızlığı), helal saymayın. İhramdan çıktığınız zaman avlanın. Sizi Mescid-i Haram’a girmenizi engellediği için bir topluma olan kininiz, aşırı gitmenize sebep olmasın. İyilik ve takva hususunda birbirinize yardımcı olun. Günah ve düşmanlık hususunda birbirinize yardım etmeyin. Allah’tan sakının/takvalı olun. Allah’ın cezalandırması şiddetlidir.
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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اردو · Urdu
اے ایمان والو! اللہ تعالیٰ کے شعائر کی بے حرمتی نہ کرو[1] نہ ادب والے مہینوں کی[2] نہ حرم میں قربان ہونے والے اور پٹے پہنائے گئے جانوروں کی جو کعبہ کو جا رہے ہوں[3] اور نہ ان لوگوں کی جو بیت اللہ کے قصد سے اپنے رب تعالیٰ کے فضل اور اس کی رضاجوئی کی نیت سے جا رہے ہوں[4]، ہاں جب تم احرام اتار ڈالو تو شکار کھیل سکتے ہو[5]، جن لوگوں نے تمہیں مسجد حرام سے روکا تھا ان کی دشمنی تمہیں اس بات پر آماده نہ کرے کہ تم حد سے گزر جاؤ[6]، نیکی اور پرہیزگاری میں ایک دوسرے کی امداد کرتے رہو اور گناه اور ﻇلم و زیادتی میں مدد نہ کرو[7]، اور اللہ تعالیٰ سے ڈرتے رہو، بےشک اللہ تعالیٰ سخت سزا دینے 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 O you who believe! Fulfill your commitments. Livestock animals are permitted for you, except those specified to you; but not wild game while you are in pilgrim sanctity. God decrees whatever He wills.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O ye who believe! Fulfil your indentures. The beast of cattle is made lawful unto you (for food) except that which is announced unto you (herein), game being unlawful when ye are on the pilgrimage. Lo! Allah ordaineth that which pleaseth Him
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O ye who believe! fulfill your compacts. - Lawful for you are brute beasts, save what is here recited to you, not allowing you the chase while ye are on pilgrimage; verily, God ordaineth what He will
John Medows Rodwell1861 O BELIEVERS! be faithful to your engagements. You are allowed the flesh of cattle other than what is hereinafter recited, except game, which is not allowed you while ye are on pilgrimage. Verily, God ordaineth what he pleaseth
George Sale1734 O true believers, perform your contracts. Ye are allowed to eat the brute cattle, other than what ye are commanded to abstain from, except the game which ye are allowed at other times, but not while ye are on pilgrimage to Mecca; God ordaineth that which He pleaseth
Talal Itani2012 Prohibited for you are carrion, blood, the flesh of swine, and animals dedicated to other than God; also the flesh of animals strangled, killed violently, killed by a fall, gored to death, mangled by wild animals-except what you rescue, and animals sacrificed on altars; and the practice of drawing lots. For it is immoral. Today, those who disbelieve have despaired of your religion, so do not fear them, but fear Me. Today I have perfected your religion for you, and have completed My favor upon you, and have approved Islam as a religion for you. But whoever is compelled by hunger, with no intent of wrongdoing-God is Forgiving and Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Forbidden unto you (for food) are carrion and blood and swineflesh, and that which hath been dedicated unto any other than Allah, and the strangled, and the dead through beating, and the dead through falling from a height, and that which hath been killed by (the goring of) horns, and the devoured of wild beasts, saving that which ye make lawful (by the death-stroke), and that which hath been immolated unto idols. And (forbidden is it) that ye swear by the divining arrows. This is an abomination. This day are those who disbelieve in despair of (ever harming) your religion; so fear them not, fear Me! This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour unto you, and have chosen for you as religion al-Islam. Whoso is forced by hunger, not by will, to sin: (for him) lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Forbidden to you is that which dies of itself, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that which is devoted to other than God, and the strangled and the knocked down, and that which falls down, and the gored, and what wild beasts have eaten - except what ye slaughter in time - and what is sacrificed to idols, and dividing carcases by arrows. Today shall those who disbelieve in your religion despair; do ye not then fear them, but fear me - Today is perfected for you your religion, and fulfilled upon you is my favour, and I am pleased for you to have Islam for a religion. But he who is forced by hunger, not inclined willfully to sin, verily, God is forgiving, compassionate
John Medows Rodwell1861 That which dieth of itself, and blood, and swine's flesh, and all that hath been sacrificed under the invocation of any other name than that of God, and the strangled, and the killed by a blow, or by a fall, or by goring, and that which hath been eaten by beasts of prey, unless ye make it clean by giving the death-stroke yourselves, and that which hath been sacrificed on the blocks of stone, is forbidden you: and to make division of the slain by consulting the arrows, is impiety in you. Woe this day on those who forsake your religion! And fear them not, but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, and have filled up the measure of my favours upon you: and it is my pleasure that Islam be your religion; but whoso without wilful leanings to wrong shall be forced by hunger to transgress, to him, verily, will God be Indulgent, Merciful
George Sale1734 Ye are forbidden to eat that which dieth of it self, and blood, and swine's flesh, and that on which the name of any besides God, hath been invocated; and that which hath been strangled, or killed by a blow, or by a fall, or by the horns of another beast, and that which hath been eaten by a wild beast, except what ye shall kill your selves; and that which hath been sacrificed unto idols. It is likewise unlawful for you to make division by casting lots with arrows. This is an impiety. On this day, wo be unto those who have apostatized from their religion; therefore fear not them, but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, and have completed my mercy upon you; and I have chosen for you Islam, to be your religion. But whosoever shall be driven by necessity through hunger, to eat of what we have forbidden, not designing to sin, surely God will be indulgent and merciful unto him
Talal Itani2012 They ask you what is permitted for them. Say, "Permitted for you are all good things, including what trained dogs and falcons catch for you." You train them according to what God has taught you. So eat from what they catch for you, and pronounce God's name over it. And fear God. God is Swift in reckoning.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 They ask thee (O Muhammad) what is made lawful for them. Say: (all) good things are made lawful for you. And those beasts and birds of prey which ye have trained as hounds are trained, ye teach them that which Allah taught you; so eat of that which they catch for you and mention Allah's name upon it, and observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is swift to take account
Edward Henry Palmer1880 They will ask thee what is lawful for them? say, 'Lawful for you are good things and what ye have taught beasts of prey (to catch), training them like dogs; - ye teach them as God taught you; - so eat of what they catch for you, and mention the name of God over it, and fear God, for verily, God is swift in reckoning up
John Medows Rodwell1861 They will ask thee what is made lawful for them. Say: Those things which are good are legalised to you, and the prey of beasts of chase which ye have trained like dogs, teaching them as God hath taught you. Eat, therefore, of what they shall catch for you, and make mention of the name of God over it, and fear God: Verily, Swift is God to reckon
George Sale1734 They will ask thee what is allowed them as lawful to eat? Answer, such things as are good are allowed you; and what ye shall teach animals of prey to catch, training them up for hunting after the manner of dogs, and teaching them according to the skill which God hath taught you. Eat therefore of that which they shall catch for you; and commemorate the name of God thereon; and fear God, for God is swift in taking an account
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 —
0.66 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 Sale0.73
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.71
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.70
Talal Itani · George Sale0.70
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.68
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.68
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.64
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.56
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.54
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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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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.