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Talal Itani· published 2012
Say, "To whom belongs what is in the heavens and the earth?" Say, "To God." He has inscribed for Himself mercy. He will gather you to the Day of Resurrection, in which there is no doubt. Those who lost their souls do not believe.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Say: Unto whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth? Say: Unto Allah. He hath prescribed for Himself mercy, that He may bring you all together to the Day of Resurrection whereof there is no doubt. Those who ruin their souls will not believe
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
Say, 'Whose is what is in the heavens and the earth?' Say, 'God's, who has imposed mercy on himself.' He will surely gather you together for the resurrection day. There is no doubt in that, but those who waste their souls will not believe
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
SAY: Whose is all that is in the Heavens and the Earth? SAY: God's. He had imposed mercy on Himself as a law. He will surely assemble you on the Resurrection day; there is no doubt of it. They who are the authors of their own ruin, are they who will not believe
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Say, 'To whom belongs what is in the heavens and the earth?' Say, 'To God.' He has taken upon Himself to show mercy. He will certainlycontinue to assemble you till the Day of Resurrection. There is no doubt in it. Those who have ruined their souls will not believe
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
Thuaj: "Kujt i takon gjithçka që është në qiej e në Tokë?" Thuaj: "Allahut!" Ai ia ka caktuar Vetes mëshirën. Ai, me siguri, do t'ju tubojë në Ditën e Kiametit, për të cilën nuk ka dyshim. Ata që kanë humbur vetveten nuk do të besojnë.
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বাংলা · Bengali
বল, ‘আসমানসমূহ ও জমিনে যা কিছু আছে, তা কার?’ বল, ‘আল্লাহরই ।’ তিনি তাঁর নিজের ওপর দয়া করা লিখে নিয়েছেন । তিনি তোমাদেরকে কিয়ামতের দিনে অবশ্যই একত্র করবেন, এতে কোন সন্দেহ নেই। কিন্তু যারা নিজেরাই নিজেদের ক্ষতি করেছে, তারা ঈমান আনবে না।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Upitaj: "Čije je sve ono što je na nebesima i na Zemlji?", i odgovori: "Allahovo!" On je sebi propisao da bude milostiv. On će vas na Kijametskom danu sakupiti, u to nema nikakve sumnje; oni koji su sebe upropastili – pa, oni ne vjeruju.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Upitaj: "Čije je sve ono što je na nebesima i na Zemlji?" i odgovori: "Allahovo!" On je Sebi propisao da bude milostiv. On će vas na Sudnjem danu sakupiti, u to nema nikakve sumnje; oni koji su sebe upropastili – pa, oni ne vjeruju.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Maaku : "Ko hommbo woodani ko woni ko ka kammuuli e ka leydi?" Maaku : "Ko Alla!" O Waɗɗinii e Hoore-Makko yurmeende. Pellet, O Mooɓindiroyay on Ñande Darngal : nde sikke alaa e mu'm. ɓeen hayruɓe=pertinbe pittaali mu'uen, kamɓe ɓe ngooŋɗintaa.
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ქართული · Georgian
უთხარი (ო, მოციქულო): «ვის ეკუთვნის ის, რაც ცაშია და რაც მიწაზეა?» თქვი: «ალლაჰს! მან საკუთარ თავზე დააწესა წყალობა; იგი აუცილებლად და უეჭველად შეგკრებთ აღდგომის დღეს, რომელშიც არავითარი ეჭვი არ არის! ისინი, ვინც საკუთარ თავს ზიანი მიაყენეს[1], — ისინი არ ირწმუნებენ!»
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Deutsch · German
Sag: „Wem gehört, was in den Himmeln und auf der Erde ist?“ Sag: „Allah.“ Er hat Sich selbst Barmherzigkeit vorgeschrieben. Er wird euch ganz gewiss zum Tag der Auferstehung versammeln, an dem es keinen Zweifel gibt. (Schaut, wie das Ende) derjenigen (war), die ihre Seelen verloren haben, denn sie glaubten nicht.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Πες (ω, Προφήτη): «Σε ποιον ανήκουν όλα όσα είναι στους ουρανούς και στη Γη;» Πες: «Στον Αλλάχ.» Έχει ορίσει να είναι Ελεήμων (προς τους δούλους Του και να μη τους στέλνει αμέσως την τιμωρία, δίνοντάς τους χρόνο για να στραφούν με μεταμέλεια). Πράγματι, θα σας συγκεντρώσει την Ημέρα της Ανάστασης για την οποία δεν υπάρχει αμφιβολία. Όμως, εκείνοι που έχασαν τον εαυτό τους (και τον κατέστρεψαν με την απιστία τους), δεν πιστεύουν!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
(ऐ नबी!) (उनसे) पूछिए कि जो कुछ आकाशों तथा धरती में है, वह किसका है? कह दें : अल्लाह का है! उसने अपने ऊपर दया करना लिख दिया है।[13] निश्चय वह तुम्हें क़ियामत के दिन की ओर (ले जाकर) अवश्य एकत्र[14] करेगा, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। जिन लोगों ने अपने-आपको क्षति में डाला, वही ईमान नहीं लाते।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Di’: «A chi appartiene ciò che è nei cieli e ciò che è in terra?» Di’: «Appartiene ad Allāh! Lui Si è imposto la misericordia! Vi riunirà di certo il Giorno della Resurrezione, su cui non c’è alcun dubbio! Quelli che sono nella perdizione non saranno credenti.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
12. Sakyk (Muchammedai ﷺ ): „Kam priklauso viskas, kas yra danguose ir žemėje?“ Sakykite: „Allahui. Jis įsakė Sau Gailestingumą. Iš tikrųjų Jis surinks jus visus Prikėlimo Dieną, dėl kurios nėra abejonės. Tie, kurie pasiklydo, netikės [Allahą kaip vienintelį Ilah (Dievą), ir Muchammedą ﷺ kaip vieną iš Jo Pasiuntinių, ir Prikėlimą].
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Русский · Russian
Скажи: «Кому принадлежит всё, что в небесах и на земле?» Скажи: «Аллаху». Он предписал Самому Себе милость. Он непременно соберёт вас ко Дню воскресения, в котором нет сомнения. Те, которые погубили свои души — они не уверуют.
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Српски · Serbian
Упитај: „Чије је све оно што је на небесима и на Земљи?“ И одговори: „Аллахово!“ Он је Себи одредио да буде милостив. Он ће да вас сакупи на Судњем дану, у то нема никакве сумње. Они који су себе упропастили, па - они не верују.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Sema: Ni vya nani vilivyo katika mbingu na katika ardhi? Sema: Ni vya Mwenyezi Mungu. Yeye ameiandika rehema juu ya nafsi yake. Hakika atawakusanya hadi Siku ya Kiyama isiyokuwa na shaka. Wale waliojihasiri nafsi zao, wao hawaamini.
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Svenska · Swedish
Säg: ”Vem tillhör allt som finns i himlarna och på jorden?” Säg: ”Det tillhör Gud.” Gud har förbundit sig till barmhärtighet. Han ska helt visst samla er till uppståndelsens dag, om vilken inget tvivel råder. De som har förverkat sig själva kommer inte att tro.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Yine de ki: “Göklerde ve yerde olanlar kimindir?” De ki: “Allah’ındır. O, rahmet etmeyi kendi üzerine yazmıştır. Hakkında hiçbir şüphe bulunmayan kıyamet günü sizi elbette bir araya toplayacaktır. Kendilerini hüsrana sokanlar, işte onlar iman etmezler."
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اردو · Urdu
آپ کہئے کہ جو کچھ آسمانوں اور زمین میں موجود ہے یہ سب کس کی ملکیت ہے، آپ کہہ دیجئے کہ سب اللہ ہی کی ملکیت ہے، اللہ نے مہربانی فرمانا اپنے اوپر ﻻزم فرما لیا ہے[1] تم کو اللہ قیامت کے روز جمع کرے گا، اس میں کوئی شک نہیں، جن لوگوں نے اپنے آپ کو گھاٹے میں ڈاﻻ ہے سو وه ایمان نہیں ﻻئیں گے۔
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Easy-read (simplified)walaqadi stuhzi'a birusulin min qablika fahaaqa billadheena sakhiroo minhum maa kaanoo bihi yastahzi'oon
DIN 31635walaqadi stuhziʾa birusulin min qablika faḥāqa billaḏīna saḫirū minhum mā kānū bihi yastahziʾūna
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Messengers before you were ridiculed, but those who mocked them became besieged by what they ridiculed.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Messengers (of Allah) have been derided before thee, but that whereat they scoffed surrounded such of them as did deride
Edward Henry Palmer1880 There have been prophets before thee mocked at, but that encompassed them which the scoffers among them mocked at
John Medows Rodwell1861 Moreover, apostles before thee have been laughed to scorn: but that which they laughed to scorn encompassed the mockers among them
George Sale1734 And surely the Messengers have been mocked at before thee, but that which they mocked at encompassed those of them who scoffed at it
Easy-read (simplified)qul aghayra llaahi attakhidhu waliyyan faatiri s-samaawaati wal-'ardi wahuwa yut'imu walaa yut'amu qul innee umirtu an akoona awwala man aslama walaa takoonanna mina l-mushrikeen
DIN 31635qul ʾaġayra llāhi ʾattaḫiḏu waliyyan fāṭiri s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi wahuwa yuṭʿimu walā yuṭʿamu qul ʾinnī ʾumirtu ʾan ʾakūna ʾawwala man ʾaslama walā takūnanna mina l-mušrikīna
Talal Itani2012 Say, "Shall I take for myself a protector other than God, Originator of the heavens and the earth, and He feeds and is not fed?" Say, "I am instructed to be the first of those who submit." And do not be among the idolaters.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Say: Shall I choose for a protecting friend other than Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, Who feedeth and is never fed? Say: I am ordered to be the first to surrender (unto Him). And be not thou (O Muhammad) of the idolaters
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Say, 'Other than God shall I take for a patron, the Originator of the heavens and the earth? He feedeth men, but is not fed.' Say, 'I am bidden to be the first of those resigned;' and it was said to me, 'Be not thou of the idolaters
John Medows Rodwell1861 SAY: Other than God shall I take as Lord, maker of the Heavens and of the Earth, who nourisheth all, and of none is nourished? SAY: Verily, I am bidden to be the first of those who surrender them to God (profess Islam): and, be not thou of those who join gods with God
George Sale1734 Say, 'Shall I take any protector other than God, the Maker of the heavens and the earth, Who feeds and is not fed?' Say, 'I have been commanded to be the first of those who submit.' And be thou not of those who associate partners with God
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
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where 0 means identical wording and 1 means no shared words. It is
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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
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.59
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.59
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.55
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.54
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.52
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.51
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.49
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.45
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.41
Talal Itani · George Sale0.38
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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.