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Those who estrange their wives by equating them with their mothers, then go back on what they said, must set free a slave before they may touch one another. To this you are exhorted, and God is well aware of what you do.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Those who put away their wives (by saying they are as their mothers) and afterward would go back on that which they have said, (the penalty) in that case (is) the freeing of a slave before they touch one another. Unto this ye are exhorted; and Allah is Informed of what ye do
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
But those who back out of their wives and then would recall their speech,- then the manumission of a captive before they touch each other; that is what ye are admonished, and God of what ye do is well aware
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And those who thus put away their wives, and afterwards would recall their words, must free a captive before they can cometogether again. To this are ye warned to conform: and God is aware of what ye do
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Those who divorce their wives by declaring that they will for the futureregard them as their mothers, and afterwards would repair what they have said, shall be obliged to free a captive, before they touch one another. This is what ye are warned to perform: And God is well apprized of that which ye do
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
Ata që i shpallin të paligjshme për vete gratë e tyre përmes dhiharit e pastaj tërhiqen nga ajo që kanë thënë, duhet të lirojnë një rob para se të preken mes vete[2]. Kjo është këshillë për ju e Allahu di gjithçka që bëni.
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 তাদের স্ত্রীদের সাথে ‘যিহার’ করে, অতঃপর তারা যা বলেছে তা থেকে যদি ফিরে আসে, তবে একে অপরকে স্পর্শ করার (মিলনের) পূর্বে একটি দাস মুক্ত করবে। (এ বিধান) এর মাধ্যমে তোমাদেরকে উপদেশ দেয়া হচ্ছে।(৩) আর তোমরা যা করো, সে সম্পর্কে আল্লাহ সম্যক অবহিত।
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
Oni koji ženama svojim reknu da su im leđa njihova poput leđa njihovih majki, a onda se povrate u onome što su rekli, dužni su, prije nego što jedni drugo dodirnu, jednog roba ropstva osloboditi. To je ono čime se opominjete – a Allah u potpunosti zna što vi radite.
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
Oni koji ženama svojim reknu da su im leđa njihova poput leđa njihovih majki, a onda se povrate u onome što su rekli, dužni su, prije nego što jedni drugo dodirnu, jednog roba ropstva osloboditi. To je ono čime se opominjete – a Allah u potpunosti zna što vi radite.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Fulfulde · Fulani
Ɓeen nanndinooɓe rewɓe mum en refti ɓe ndutto ko ɓe mbiino ko yoɓe ndimɗin daande ko adi ndeɓe memandirta ko ɗum woni ko mbaajete ɗon ko, alla na kumpati ko ngollaton ko.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
და ისინი (ქმრები), ვინც თავიანთ ცოლებს ეუბნებიან, რომ ისინი [ცოლები] მათი დედების ზურგებივით არიან და შემდეგ უარყოფენ ნათქვამს [გადაწყვეტენ ქორწინების გაგრძელებას], (ისინი ვალდებულნი არიან, ამის გამო გამოსასყიდი გადაიხადონ) მორწმუნე მონის (ან მორწმუნე მონა ქალის) გათავისუფლებით, სანამ ისინი [წყვილი] ერთმანეთს შეეხებიან [ინტიმურ კავშირს დაამყარებენ]. ეს [ალლაჰის გადაწყვეტილება] არის ის, რითაც თქვენ (ო, მორწმუნეებო) გაფრთხილებთ (რათა არ ჩაიდინოთ ასეთი ქმედება), და ალლაჰმა იცის, რასაც აკეთებთ!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Und diejenigen, die sich von ihren Frauen durch den Rückenschwur trennen und hierauf doch zu dem zurückkehren, was sie gesagt haben (also zu ihren Frauen, um mit ihnen zu verkehren), so obliegt ihnen zunächst die Befreiung eines Sklaven, bevor sie beide einander berühren. Damit werdet ihr ja ermahnt. Und Allah ist dessen, was ihr tut, kundig.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Εκείνοι που καθιστούν τις γυναίκες τους απαγορευμένες γι’ αυτούς με το "Αδ-Διχάρ" (λέγοντας: «Είσαι για μένα σαν την πλάτη της μητέρας μου.»), και έπειτα θελήσουν να αναιρέσουν ό,τι είπαν (δηλ. να πλησιάσουν ξανά τις γυναίκες τους), τότε (η εξιλέωσή τους είναι) η απελευθέρωση ενός σκλάβου πριν να αγγίξουν ο ένας τον άλλο. Μ' αυτό διατάζεστε. Και ο Αλλάχ για ό,τι κάνετε έχει απεριόριστη γνώση.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
और जो लोग अपनी पत्नियों से ज़िहार कर लेते हैं, फिर अपनी कही हुई बात वापस लेना चाहते हैं, तो (उसका कफ़्फ़ारा यह है कि उन्हें) एक-दूसरे को हाथ लगाने[2] से पहले एक दास मुक्त करना है। यह है वह (हुक्म) जिसकी तुम्हें शिक्षा दी जाती है और अल्लाह उससे जो तुम करते हो, भली-भाँति अवगत है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
E quelli che ripudiano le mogli, poi ritirano ciò che hanno detto, devono liberare uno schiavo prima di ricongiungersi – e ciò è consigliato – e Allāh di ciò che fate è Conoscitore.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
3. O tie, kurie ištaria zihar nuo savo žmonų ir tada (panori) nesilaiko to, ką pasakė – tada (privalo būti) vergo išlaisvinimas prieš tai, kai jie vienas kitą paliečia. Dėl to jūs esate įspėjami. Ir Allahas yra Visa Žinantis tai, ką jūs darote.
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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Русский · Russian
А те, которые объявляют своих жён [запретными для себя, сравнивая их со] спинами своих матерей, а затем отступаются от того, что сказали, должны освободить раба прежде, чем они коснутся друг друга. Этим вас увещевают, а Аллах — сведущий о том, что вы совершаете.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
Они који својим женама кажу да су им забрањене попут њихових мајки, а онда се поврате у ономе што су казали, дужни су, пре него што једно друго додирну, једног роба ропства да ослободе. То је оно што вам се наређује - а Аллах у потпуности зна шта ви радите.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Na wale wanaojitenga na wake zao, kisha wakarudia katika yale waliyoyasema, basi wamkomboe mtumwa kabla hawajagusana. Mnapewa maonyo kwa hayo. Na Mwenyezi Mungu anayajua yote mnayoyatenda.
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Svenska · Swedish
De som säger sådant till sina hustrur och sedan vill återgå till dem, [och till det äktenskapliga umgänget], måste först befria en slav för att samlivet ska få återupptas. Till detta förmanas ni, och Gud är väl medveten om vad ni gör.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Hanımlarına zihâr yapıp sonra da söylediklerinden dönenler, birbirleriyle temas etmeden önce bir köle azad etmeleri gerekir. İşte size böyle öğüt veriliyor. Allah, yaptığınız her şeyden hakkıyla haberdardır.
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اردو · Urdu
جو لوگ اپنی بیویوں سے ﻇہار کریں پھر اپنی کہی ہوئی بات سے رجوع کرلیں[1] تو ان کے ذمہ آپس میں ایک دوسرے کو ہاتھ لگانے سے پہلے[2] ایک غلام آزاد کرنا ہے، اس کے ذریعہ تم نصیحت کیے جاتے ہو۔ اور اللہ تعالیٰ تمہارے تمام اعمال سے باخبر 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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Talal Itani2012 God has heard the statement of she who argued with you concerning her husband, as she complained to God. God heard your conversation. God is Hearing and Seeing.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Allah hath heard the saying of her that disputeth with thee (Muhammad) concerning her husband, and complaineth unto Allah. And Allah heareth your colloquy. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower
Edward Henry Palmer1880 GOD has heard the speech of her who wrangled with you about her husband, and complained to God; and God hears your gossip; verily, God both hears and sees
John Medows Rodwell1861 God hath heard the words of HER WHO PLEADED with thee against her husband, and made her plaint to God; and God hath heard your mutual intercourse: for God Heareth, Beholdeth
George Sale1734 Now hath God heard the speech of her who disputed with thee concerning her husband, and made her complaint unto God; and God hath heard your mutual discourse: For God both heareth and seeth
Easy-read (simplified)alladheena yuzaahiroona minkum min nisaa'ihim maa hunna ummahaatihim in ummahaatuhum illaa llaa'ee waladnahum wa'innahum layaqooloona munkaran mina l-qawli wazooran wa'inna llaaha la'afuwwun ghafoor
DIN 31635allaḏīna yuẓāhirūna minkum min nisāʾihim mā hunna ʾummahātihim ʾin ʾummahātuhum ʾillā llāʾī waladnahum waʾinnahum layaqūlūna munkaran mina l-qawli wazūran waʾinna llāha laʿafuwwun ġafūrun
Talal Itani2012 Those of you who estrange their wives by equating them with their mothers-they are not their mothers. Their mothers are none else but those who gave birth to them. What they say is evil, and a blatant lie. But God is Pardoning and Forgiving.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Such of you as put away your wives (by saying they are as their mothers) - They are not their mothers; none are their mothers except those who gave them birth - they indeed utter an ill word and a lie. And lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Those among you who back out of their wives they are not their mothers: their mothers are only those who gave them birth; and, verily, they speak a wrong speech and a false. Verily, God both pardons and forgives
John Medows Rodwell1861 As to those of you who put away their wives by saying, "Be thou to me as my mother's back" their mothers they are not; they only are their mothers who gave them birth! they certainly say a blameworthy thing and an untruth: But truly, God is Forgiving, Indulgent
George Sale1734 As to those among you who divorce their wives, by declaring that they will thereafter regard them as their mothers; let them know that they are not their mothers. They only are their mothers who brought them forth; and they certainly utter an unjustifiable saying, and a falsehood: But God is gracious and ready to forgive
Talal Itani2012 But whoever cannot find the means must fast for two consecutive months before they may touch one another. And if he is unable, then the feeding of sixty needy people. This, in order that you affirm your faith in God and His Messenger. These are the ordinances of God. The unbelievers will have a painful punishment.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And he who findeth not (the wherewithal), let him fast for two successive months before they touch one another; and for him who is unable to do so (the penance is) the feeding of sixty needy ones. This, that ye may put trust in Allah and His messenger. Such are the limits (imposed by Allah); and for disbelievers is a painful doom
Edward Henry Palmer1880 But he who finds not (the means):- then a fast for two months consecutively, before they touch each other; and he who cannot endure that:- then the feeding of sixty poor folk. That is that ye may believe in God and His Apostle; and these are the bounds of God; and for the misbelievers is grievous woe
John Medows Rodwell1861 And he who findeth not a captive to set free, shall fast two months in succession before they two come together. And he who shall not be able to do so, shall feed sixty poor men. This, that he may believe in God and His Apostle. These are the statutes of God: and for the unbelievers is an afflictive chastisement
George Sale1734 And whoso findeth not a captive to redeem, shall observe a fast of two consecutive months, before they touch one another. And whoso shall not be able to fast that time, shall feed threescore poor men, This is ordained you, that ye may believe in God and his apostle. These are the statutes of God: And for the unbelievers is prepared a grievous torment
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna yuḥāddūna llāha warasūlahu kubitū kamā kubita llaḏīna min qablihim waqad ʾanzalnā ʾāyātin bayyinātin walilkāfirīna ʿaḏābun muhīnun
Talal Itani2012 Those who oppose God and His Messenger will be subdued, as those before them were subdued. We have revealed clear messages. The unbelievers will have a demeaning punishment.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! those who oppose Allah and His messenger will be abased even as those before them were abased; and We have sent down clear tokens, and for disbelievers is a shameful doom
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, those who oppose God and His Apostle shall be upset, as those before them were upset. We have sent down manifest signs: for the misbelievers is shameful woe
John Medows Rodwell1861 Truly they who oppose God and His Apostle shall be brought low, as those who were before them were brought low. And now have we sent down demonstrative signs: and, for the Infidels is a shameful chastisement
George Sale1734 Verily they who oppose God and his apostle, shall be brought low, as the unbelievers who preceded them were brought low. And now have We sent down manifest signs: And an ignominious punishment awaiteth the unbelievers
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 —
0.62 on a scale
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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 · John Medows Rodwell0.69
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.66
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.65
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.64
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.63
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.63
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Talal Itani · George Sale0.59
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.57
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.56
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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.