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Talal Itani· published 2012
O you who believe! When you converseprivately with the Messenger, offer something in charity before your conversation. That is better for you, and purer. But if you do not find the means-God is Forgiving and Merciful.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
O ye who believe! When ye hold conference with the messenger, offer an alms before your conference. That is better and purer for you. But if ye cannot find (the wherewithal) then lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
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! when ye address the Apostle, then give in charity before addressing him; that is better for you, and more pure. But if ye find not the means,- then God is forgiving, compassionate
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
O ye who believe! when ye go to confer in private with the Apostle, give alms before such conference. Better will this be for you, and more pure. But if ye have not the means, then truly God is Lenient, Merciful
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
O truebelievers, when ye go to speak with the apostle, give alms previously to your discoursing with him: This will be better for you, and more pure. But if ye find not what to give, verily God will be gracious and merciful unto you
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 ju që besoni! Kur doni të flisni veçmas me të Dërguarin, atëherë para bisedës suaj jepni lëmoshë, se kjo është më mirë dhe më pastër për ju. E nëse nuk gjeni (mundësi), atëherë Allahu është Falës i Madh e Mëshirëplotë.
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
হে মুমিনগণ! তোমরা যখন রাসূলের সাথে একান্তে কথা বলতে চাও, তখন তোমাদের এরূপ কথার পূর্বে কিছু সাদাকা পেশ করো। এটি তোমাদের জন্য অধিক উত্তম ও পবিত্রকর; কিন্তু যদি তোমরা (দান করতে) সক্ষম না হও (৮) , কেননা আল্লাহ পরম ক্ষমাশীল, অতিশয় দয়ালু।
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
O vi koji vjerujete, kad hoćete da se s Poslanikom sašaptavate, prije toga sadaku udijelite. To je za vas bolje i čistije. A ako ne nađete ništa - pa, Allah je, zaista, Oprostitelj grijeha, Milostivi.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
O vi koji vjerujete, kad hoćete da se s Poslanikom sašaptavate, prije toga milostinju udijelite. To je za vas bolje i čistije. A ako ne nađete ništa – pa, Allah je, zaista, Oprostitelj grijeha, Milostivi.
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
Eey mon gooŋɗinɓe si on ndeeydii e nelaaɗo tottire e ndeeyu mon sadak, ko ɗuum ɓuri moƴƴude e mon ko ɗuum ɓuri laaɓde, si on keɓaani Alla de ko jaafatooɗo jurmotooɗo.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
ჰეი თქვენ, რომელთაც ირწმუნეთ! როცა გსურთ საიდუმლოდ დაელაპარაკოთ მოციქულს, მაშინ წინასწარ გაიღეთ მოწყალება თქვენი საიდუმლო საუბრის წინ. ეს უკეთესია თქვენთვის და უფრო სუფთაა (თქვენი გულებისთვის). ხოლო თუ ვერ იპოვით (რასაც გასცემთ მოწყალებად), მაშინ ამაში ცოდვა არ არის;
და ჭეშმარიტად, ალლაჰი მიმტევებელი, შემწყალებელია.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
O die ihr glaubt, wenn ihr mit dem Gesandten vertraulich sprechen wollt, so schickt Almosen eurem vertraulichen Gespräch voraus. Dies ist besser und reiner für euch. Wenn ihr jedoch nicht(s dafür) findet, dann ist Allah fürwahr allvergebend und barmherzig.
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
Ω, εσείς που πιστεύετε! Όταν (θέλετε να) συνομιλήσετε ιδιωτικά με τον Αγγελιαφόρο (Μωχάμμαντ, για να τον συμβουλευτείτε για κάποιο θέμα), παρουσιάστε μια ελεημοσύνη (στους φτωχούς) πριν από την ιδιαίτερη συνομιλία (διαβούλευσή) σας. Αυτό θα είναι καλύτερο και πιο αγνό για σας (γιατί έχει αμοιβή και εξαγνίζει τις καρδιές σας από τις αμαρτίες). Μα αν δε βρείτε (τα μέσα για την ελεημοσύνη), τότε στ’ αλήθεια ο Αλλάχ είναι Γαφούρ (Αυτός που συγχωρεί τα πάντα) και Ραχείμ (Πολυεύσπλαχνος).
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
ऐ ईमान वालो! जब तुम रसूल से गुप्त रूप से बात करो, तो गुप्त रूप से बात करने से पहले कुछ दान करो।[9] यह तुम्हारे लिए उत्तम तथा अधिक पवित्र है। फिर यदि तुम (दान के लिए कुछ) न पाओ, तो अल्लाह अति क्षमाशील, अत्यंत दयावान् है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
O credenti! Se volete fare conciliaboli col Messaggero, offrite prima del conciliabolo un’elemosina; ciò vi sarà più utile e vi renderà più puri. Se non potete, in verità Allāh è Perdonatore, Misericordioso.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
12. O jūs, kurie patikėjote! Kai (norite) privačiai pasitarti su Pasiuntiniu ﷺ, duokite labdarą prieš pasitarimą. Tai geriau jums ir tyriau. Tačiau jei nerandate (išteklių), tada, išties, Allahas yra Dažnai Atleidžiantis, Gailestingiausias.
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
О вы, которые уверовали! Когда вы ведёте тайную беседу с Посланником, то предваряйте свою беседу пожертвованием. Это — лучше для вас и чище. А если вы не найдёте [что пожертвовать], то воистину, Аллах — прощающий, милующий.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
О ви који верујете, кад хоћете да се са Послаником сашаптавате, пре тога милостињу уделите. То је за вас боље и чистије. А ако не нађете ништа - па, Аллах је, заиста, Опростилац греха, Милостиви.
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
Enyi mlioamini! Mnaposema siri na Mtume, basi tangulizeni sadaka kabla ya kusemezana kwenu. Hiyo ni heri kwenu na usafi zaidi. Na ikiwa hamkupata cha kutoa, basi Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye kusamehe mno, Mwenye kurehemu zaidi.
Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Troende! När ni vill föra ett enskilt samtal med sändebudet, ge då först en allmosa [till de behövande]. Detta är bättre för er och renare. Men om ni inte har något att ge är Gud ständigt förlåtande, barmhärtig.
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
Ey iman edenler! Rasûlle gizli bir şey konuşacağınız zaman, bu konuşmanızdan önce bir sadaka veriniz. Bu sizin için daha hayırlı ve daha temizdir. Eğer bulamazsanız; şüphesiz Allah çok bağışlayandır, çok merhamet edendir.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
اے مسلمانو! جب تم رسول ﴿صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم﴾ سے سرگوشی کرنا چاہو تو اپنی سرگوشی سے پہلے کچھ صدقہ دے دیا کرو[1] یہ تمہارے حق میں بہتر اور پاکیزه تر ہے[2]، ہاں اگر نہ پاؤ تو بیشک اللہ تعالیٰ بخشنے واﻻ مہربان 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.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.3
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DIN 31635ʾinnamā n-naǧwā mina š-šayṭāni liyaḥzuna llaḏīna ʾāmanū walaysa biḍārrihim šayʾan ʾillā biʾiḏni llāhi waʿalā llāhi falyatawakkali l-muʾminūna
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Conspiracies are from Satan, that he may dishearten those who believe; but he will not harm them in the least, except by leave of God. So let the believers put their trust in God.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! Conspiracy is only of the devil, that he may vex those who believe; but he can harm them not at all unless by Allah's leave. In Allah let believers put their trust
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Privy talk is only from the devil, and those who do believe may grieve: it cannot hurt them at all, except by the permission of God: and upon God let the believers rely
John Medows Rodwell1861 Only of Satan is this clandestine talk, that he may bring the faithful to grief: but, unless by God's permission, not aught shall he harm them! in God then let the faithful trust
George Sale1734 Verily the clandestine discourse of the infidels proceedeth from Satan, that he may grieve the true believers: But there shall be none to hurt them in the least, unless by the permission of God; wherefore in God let the faithful trust
Talal Itani2012 O you who believe! When you are told to make room in your gatherings, make room; God will make room for you. And when you are told to disperse, disperse. God elevates those among you who believe, and those given knowledge, many steps. God is Aware of what you do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O ye who believe! when it is said unto you, Make room! in assemblies, then make room; Allah will make way for you (hereafter). And when it is said, Come up higher! go up higher; Allah will exalt those who believe among you, and those who have knowledge, to high ranks. Allah is Informed of what ye do
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O ye who believe! when it is said to you, 'Make room in your assemblies,' then make room; God will make room for you; and when it is said to you, 'Rise up,' then rise up; God will raise all you who believe, as well as those who are given knowledge, in rank; for God of what ye do is well aware
John Medows Rodwell1861 O ye who believe! when it is said to you, "Make room in your assemblies," then make ye room. God will make room for you in Paradise! And when it is said to you, "Rise up," then rise ye up. God will uplift those of you who believe, and those to whom "the Knowledge" is given, to lofty grades! and God is cognisant of your actions
George Sale1734 O true believers, when it is said unto you, make room in the assembly; make room: God will grant you ample room in paradise. And when it is said unto you, rise up; rise up: God will raise those of you who believe, and those to whom knowledge is given, to superior degrees of honour: And God is fully apprized of that which ye do
Talal Itani2012 Are you reluctant to offer charity before your conversation? If you do not do so, and God pardons you, then perform the prayer, and give alms, and obey God and His Messenger. God is Aware of what you do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Fear ye to offer alms before your conference? Then, when ye do it not and Allah hath forgiven you, establish worship and pay the poor-due and obey Allah and His messenger. And Allah is Aware of what ye do
Edward Henry Palmer1880 What! do ye shrink from giving in charity before addressing him? then if ye do it not, and God relents towards you, then be steadfast in prayer, and give alms, and fear God and His Apostle; for God is well aware of what ye do
John Medows Rodwell1861 Do ye hesitate to give alms previously to your private conference? Then if ye do it not (and God will excuse it in you), at least observe prayer, and pay the stated impost, and obey God and His Apostle: for God is cognisant of your actions
George Sale1734 Do ye fear to give alms previously to your discoursing with the prophet, lest ye should impoverish yourselves? Therefore if ye do it not, and God is gracious unto you, by dispensing with the said precept for the future, be constant at prayer, and pay the legal alms; and obey God and his apostle in all other matters: For God well knoweth that which ye do
Talal Itani2012 Have you considered those who befriended a people with whom God has become angry? They are not of you, nor of them. And they swear to a lie while they know.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Hast thou not seen those who take for friends a folk with whom Allah is wroth? They are neither of you nor of them, and they swear a false oath knowingly
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Dost thou not look at those who take for patrons a people God is wrath with? they are neither of you nor of them, and they swear to you a lie the while they know
John Medows Rodwell1861 Hast thou not remarked those who make friends of that people with whom God is angered? They are neither of your party nor of theirs; and they swear to a lie, knowing it to be such
George Sale1734 Hath thou not observed those who have taken for their friends a people against whom God is incensed? They are neither of you, nor of them: And they swear to a lie knowingly
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 —
0.59 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 Sale0.72
Talal Itani · George Sale0.72
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.63
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.63
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.63
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.60
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.52
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.50
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.50
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.48
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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.