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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
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
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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
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
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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
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
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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
Have you not considered those who acthypocritically? They say to their brethren who disbelieved among the People of the Book, "If you are evicted, we will leave with you, and will not obey anyone against you; and should anyone fight you, we will certainly support you." But God bears witness that they are liars.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Hast thou not observed those who are hypocrites, (how) they tell their brethren who disbelieve among the People of the Scripture: If ye are driven out, we surely will go out with you, and we will never obey anyone against you, and if ye are attacked we verily will help you. And Allah beareth witness that they verily are liars
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
Dost thou not look on those who were hypocritical, saying to their brethren who misbelieved amongst the people of the Book, 'If ye be driven forth we will go forth with you; and we will never obey any one concerning you; and if ye be fought against we will help you.' But God bears witness that they are surely liars
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Hast thou not observed the disaffected saying to their unbelieving brethren among the people of the Book, "If ye be driven forth, we will go forth with you; and in what concerneth you, never will we obey any one; and if ye be attacked we will certainly come to your help." But God is witness that they are liars
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Hast thou not observed them who play the hypocrites? They say unto their brethren who believe not, of those who have received the scriptures, verily if ye be expelled your habitations, we will surely go forth with you; and we will not payobedience, in your respect, unto any one for ever: And if ye be attacked, we will certainly assist you. But God is witness that they are liars
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
A nuk i pe hipokritët që u thanë vëllezërve të tyre që nuk besuan nga ithtarët e Librit: "Nëse ju dëbojnë, ne patjetër do të dalim me ju dhe kurrë nuk do t'i bindemi askujt kundër jush; e, nëse ju luftojnë, ne, gjithsesi, do t’ju ndihmojmë”? Por, Allahu dëshmon se ata janë vërtet gënjeshtarë.
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 রাসূল! তুমি কি মুনাফিকদেরকে দেখনি যারা আহলে কিতাবের (ইয়াহূদীদের) মধ্য হতে তাদের কাফির ভাইদেরকে বলে: ‘তোমাদেরকে (মদীনা থেকে) বের করে দেয়া হলে আমরাও তোমাদের সাথে অবশ্যই বেরিয়ে যাবো এবং তোমাদের (স্বার্থের) ব্যাপারে আমরা কখনোই কারো আনুগত্য করব না। আর তোমাদের সাথে যুদ্ধ করা হলে আমরা অবশ্যই তোমাদেরকে (৭) সাহায্য করবো।’ আর আল্লাহ সাক্ষ্য দিচ্ছেন যে, তারা অবশ্যই মিথ্যাবাদী।
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
Zar ne vidje licemjere kako govore svojim prijateljima, sljedbenicima Knjige koji ne vjeruju: "Ako budete protjerani, mi ćemo sigurno s vama poći i kad se vas bude ticalo, nikada se nikome nećemo pokoriti; a ako budete napadnuti, sigurno ćemo vam u pomoć priteći", a Allah je svjedok da su oni, zaista, lašci.
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
Zar ne vidje licemjere kako govore svojim prijateljima, sljedbenicima Knjige koji ne vjeruju: "Ako budete protjerani, mi ćemo sigurno s vama poći i kad se vas bude ticalo, nikada se nikome nećemo pokoriti; a ako budete napadnuti, sigurno ćemo vam u pomoć priteći", a Allah je svjedok da su oni, zaista, lašci.
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
Mbelr a yiaani ɓeen naafaqinɓe wiiɓe musibbe mum en yedduɓe jiyaaɓe e yimɓe defte, si on njaltii pellet ma min njaltid e mon, min ɗototaako e dow mon hay gooto, si on kaɓaama ma min mballu mon Alla na seedo koɓe fenooɓe.
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
განა არ გინახავს ისინი, რომლებიც თვალთმაქცებად იქცნენ, როგორ ეუბნებიან თავიანთ ძმებს წიგნის ხალხიდან, რომლებიც ურწმუნო გახდნენ [ბანუ ნადირის იუდეველებს]: «თუ თქვენ (მუჰამმადისა და მისი თანამგზავრების მიერ) (თქვენი საცხოვრებლებიდან) გაგაძევებენ, ჩვენ აუცილებლად თქვენთან ერთად გამოვალთ (მედინიდან) და არასოდეს არავის დავემორჩილებით თქვენ წინააღმდეგ (საბრძოლველად). ხოლო თუ თქვენ წინააღმდეგ იბრძოლებენ, ჩვენ [თვალთმაქცები] აუცილებლად დაგეხმარებით [იუდეველებს]». მაგრამ ალლაჰი მოწმობს, რომ ისინი [თვალთმაქცები] უეჭველად მატყუარები არიან [მათი დაპირებები ცრუა]!
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
Hast du nicht jene gesehen, die heucheln? Sie sagen zu ihren Brüdern, die ungläubig sind von den Leuten der Schrift: „Wenn ihr wirklich vertrieben werdet, werden wir ganz gewiss mit euch fortziehen, und wir werden niemals jemandem gegen euch gehorchen. Und wenn gegen euch wirklich gekämpft wird, werden wir euch ganz gewiss helfen.“ Doch Allah bezeugt, dass sie fürwahr Lügner sind.
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
Μα δεν είδες (ω, Μωχάμμαντ) τους υποκριτές που είπαν στ’ αδέλφια τους που αρνήθηκαν την πίστη από το λαό του Βιβλίου (δηλ. τους Εβραίους των Μπανί Αν-Ναντίρ): «Εάν εξοριστείτε (από τους Μουσουλμάνους), (τότε θα σας υποστηρίξουμε και) θα φύγουμε μαζί σας και δεν θα υπακούσουμε ποτέ κανέναν σχετικά μ' εσάς (που θα μας πει να μη σας υποστηρίξουμε και να μη φύγουμε μαζί σας)· και αν σας πολεμήσουν, θα σας υποστηρίξουμε.» Μα ο Αλλάχ μαρτυρά ότι αυτοί είναι ψεύτες (σ' αυτά που υποσχέθηκαν).
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
क्या आपने मुनाफ़िकों[8] को नहीं देखा, वे अह्ले किताब में से अपने काफ़िर भाइयों से कहते हैं : निश्चय अगर तुम्हें निकाला गया, तो हम भी अवश्य तुम्हारे साथ निकल जाएँगे और तुम्हारे बारे में कभी किसी की बात नहीं मानेंगे और यदि तुमसे युद्ध हुआ, तो हम अवश्य तुम्हारी सहायता करेंगे। और अल्लाह गवाही देता है कि निःसंदेह वे झूठे हैं।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Non vedi quelli che erano ipocriti dire ai loro confratelli miscredenti, tra la gente del Libro: «Se sarete esiliati, usciremo insieme a voi e non obbediremo mai a nessuno a vostro danno e, se sarete aggrediti, noi vi sosterremo»? E Allāh è testimone che erano in verità bugiardi.
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
11. Argi neapmąstei tų, kurie veidmainiavo sakydami savo broliams (t. y. sąjungininkams), kurie buvo netikintys iš Rašto Žmonių tarpo: „Jei jūs būsite išvaryti, mes tikrai pasiliksime su jumis ir niekada nepaklusime niekam (esančiam) prieš jus. O jei su jumis bus kovojama, mes tikrai padėsime jums.“ Tačiau Allahas liudija, jog jie yra melagiai.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Sila gara warra munaafiqa ta'anii hin ilaallee? Obboleeyyan isaanii kan warra kitaabaa irraa ta'anii kafaraniin ni jedhu "Yoo isin baafamtan isinii wajjiin baana; waa'ee keessan keessattis yoomuu tokkollee hin ajajamnu; yoo isin lolamtan dhugaatti isinii tmsina". Rabbiin akka isaan kijibdoota ta'an ragaa baha.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
Разве ты не видел тех, которые впали в лицемерие? Они говорят своим братьям из числа людей Писания, которые отвергли веру: «Если вас изгонят, мы обязательно выйдем вместе с вами и никогда никому не подчинимся против вас. А если против вас будут сражаться, мы обязательно поможем вам». Но Аллах свидетельствует: воистину, они — лжецы.
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Српски · Serbian
Зар ниси видео лицемере како говоре својим пријатељима, следбеницима Књиге који не верују: “Ако будете протерани, ми ћемо сигурно са вама да пођемо и кад се вас буде тицало, никада никоме нећемо да се покоримо; а ако будете нападнути, сигурно ћемо да вам у помоћ притекнемо”, а Аллах је сведок да су они, заиста, лажљивци.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Huwaoni wale wanaofanya unafiki wanawaambia ndugu zao waliokufuru katika Watu wa Kitabu: Mkitolewa, na sisi lazima tutatoka pamoja nanyi, wala hatutamtii yeyote kabisa dhidi yenu. Na mkipigwa vita, lazima tutakusaidieni. Na Mwenyezi Mungu anashuhudia kuwa hao hakika bila ya shaka ni waongo.
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Svenska · Swedish
Har du inte lagt märke till de skenbart troende? De säger till sina otrogna bröder bland skriftens folk: ”Om ni fördrivs kommer vi absolut att följa med er och vi lyder ingen som går emot er. Och om ni attackeras kommer vi garanterat att hjälpa er!” Men Gud vittnar att de ljuger.
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
Münafıklık edenleri gördün mü? Ehl-i Kitap'tan kâfir kardeşlerine: "Eğer siz yurdunuzdan çıkarılacak olursanız, biz de sizinle beraber çıkarız. Size karşı hiç kimseye itaat etmeyiz. Eğer sizinle savaşılırsa, mutlaka size yardım ederiz." derler. Allah da onların yalancı olduklarına şahitlik eder.
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اردو · Urdu
کیا تو نے منافقوں کو نہ دیکھا؟ کہ اپنے اہل کتاب کافر بھائیوں سے کہتے ہیں اگر تم جلا وطن کیے گئے تو ضرور بالضرور ہم بھی تمہارے ساتھ نکل کھڑے ہوں گے اور تمہارے بارے میں ہم کبھی بھی کسی کی بات نہ مانیں گے اور اگر تم سے جنگ کی جائے گی تو بخدا ہم تمہاری مدد کریں گے[1] ، لیکن اللہ تعالیٰ گواہی دیتا ہے کہ یہ قطعاً جھوٹے ہیں.[2]
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 And those who, before them, had settled in the homeland, and had accepted faith. They love those who emigrated to them, and find no hesitation in their hearts in helping them. They give them priority over themselves, even if they themselves are needy. Whoever is protected from his natural greed-it is they who are the successful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Those who entered the city and the faith before them love those who flee unto them for refuge, and find in their breasts no need for that which hath been given them, but prefer (the fugitives) above themselves though poverty become their lot. And whoso is saved from his own avarice - such are they who are successful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And those who were settled in the abode and the faith before them, love those who fled to them; and they do not find in their breasts a need of what has been given to them; preferring them to themselves, even though there be poverty amongst them; and whoso is preserved from his own covetousness, these are the prosperous
John Medows Rodwell1861 They of Medina who had been in possession of their abodes and embraced the faith before them, cherish those who take refuge with them; and they find not in their breasts any desire for what hath fallen to their share: they prefer them before themselves, though poverty be their own lot. And with such as are preserved from their own covetousness shall it be well
George Sale1734 And they who quietly possessed the town of Medina, and professed the faith without molestation, before them, love him who hath fled unto them, and find in their breasts no want of that which is given the Mohajerin, but prefer them before themselves, although there be indigence among them. And whoso is preserved from the covetousness of his own soul, those shall surely prosper
Talal Itani2012 And those who came after them, saying, "Our Lord, forgive us, and our brethren who preceded us in faith, and leave no malice in our hearts towards those who believe. Our Lord, You are Clement and Merciful."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And those who came (into the faith) after them say: Our Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who were before us in the faith, and place not in our hearts any rancour toward those who believe. Our Lord! Thou art Full of Pity, Merciful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And those who came after them say, 'Our Lord, forgive us and our brethren who were beforehand with us in the faith, and place not in our hearts ill-will towards those who believe - our Lord! verily, thou art kind, compassionate
John Medows Rodwell1861 And they who have come after them into the faith say, "O our Lord! forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in the faith, and put not into our hearts ill-will against those who believe. O our Lord! thou verily art Kind, Merciful
George Sale1734 And they who have come after them say, O Lord, forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in the faith, and put not into our hearts ill-will against those who have believed: O Lord, verily thou art compassionate and merciful
Talal Itani2012 If they are evicted, they will not leave with them; and if anyone fights them, they will not support them; and if they go to their aid, they will turn their backs and flee; then they will receive no support.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 (For) indeed if they are driven out they go not out with them, and indeed if they are attacked they help them not, and indeed if they had helped them they would have turned and fled, and then they would not have been victorious
Edward Henry Palmer1880 If they be driven forth, these will not go forth with them; and if they be fought against, these will not help them; or if they do help them, they will turn their backs in flight;- then shall they not be helped
John Medows Rodwell1861 No! if they were driven forth, they would not share their banishment; if they were attacked they would not help them, or if they help them they will surely turn their backs: then would they remain unhelped
George Sale1734 Verily if they be expelled they will not go forth with them; and if they be attacked, they will not assist them; and if they do assist them, they will surely turn their backs: And they shall not be protected
DIN 31635laʾantum ʾašaddu rahbatan fī ṣudūrihim mina llāhi ḏālika biʾannahum qawmun lā yafqahūna
Talal Itani2012 Fear of you is more intense in their hearts than fear of God. That is because they are a people who do not understand.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Ye are more awful as a fear in their bosoms than Allah. That is because they are a folk who understand not
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Ye indeed are a keener source of fear in their hearts than God; that is because they are a people who do not understand
John Medows Rodwell1861 Assuredly the fear of you is more intense in their hearts than the fear of God! This because they are a people devoid of discernment
George Sale1734 Verily ye are stronger than they, by reason of the terror cast into their breasts from God. This, because they are not people of prudence
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 —
0.58 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 · George Sale0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.62
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.61
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.61
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.60
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.59
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.56
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.53
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.52
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.47
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.