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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.
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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
Are they waiting for anything but for the angels to come to them, or for your Lord to arrive, or for some of your Lord's signs to come? On the Day when some of your Lord's signs come, no soul will benefit from its faith unless it had believed previously, or had earned goodness through its faith. Say, "Wait, we too are waiting."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Wait they, indeed, for nothingless than that the angels should come unto them, or thy Lord should come, or there should come one of the portents from thy Lord? In the day when one of the portents from thy Lord cometh, its beliefavailethnaught a soul which theretofore believed not, nor in its belief earned good (by works). Say: Wait ye! Lo! We (too) are waiting
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
What do they expect but that the angels should come for them, or that thy Lord should come, or that some signs of thy Lord should come? On the day when some signs do come, its faith shall profit no soul which did not believe before, unless it has earned some good by its faith. Say, 'Wait ye expectant, then we wait expectant too
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
What wait they for, but the coming of the angels to them, or the coming of thy Lord Himself, or that some of the sings of the Lord should come to pass? On the day when some of thy Lord's signs shall come to pass, its faith shall not profit a soul which believed not before, nor wrought good works in virtue of its faith. SAY: Wait ye. Verily, we will wait also
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Do they wait for any other than that the angels should come unto them, to part their souls from their bodies; or that thy Lord should come to punish them; or that some of the signs of thy Lord should come to pass, shewing the day of judgement to be at hand? On the day whereon some of thy Lord's signs shall come to pass, its faith shall not profit a soul which believed not before, or wrought not good in its faith. Say, wait ye for this day; we surely do wait for it
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
Vallë, a mos janë duke pritur ata që t'u venë melekët ose t'u vete Zoti yt ose të venë disa shenja të Zotit tënd? Ditën kur të vijnë disa shenja të Zotit tënd, askujt nuk do t'i bëjë dobi besimi i tij, nëse nuk ka besuar më parë ose nuk ka bërë ndonjë të mirë me besimin e tij. Thuaj: "Pritni, se edhe ne po presim!"
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
তারা শুধু এরই তো প্রতীক্ষা করে যে, তাদের কাছেফিরিশতা আসবে, কিংবা তোমার রব আসবেন, কিংবা তোমার রবের কোনো নিদর্শন আসবে? যেদিন তোমার রবের কোন নিদর্শন আসবে সেদিন তার ঈমান কোনো কাজে আসবে না, যে পূর্বে ঈমান আনেনি অথবা যে ব্যক্তি ঈমানের মাধ্যমে ইতঃপূর্বে কল্যাণ লাভ করেনি। বল: ‘তোমরা প্রতীক্ষা করো , আমরাও প্রতীক্ষায় রইলাম।’
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 oni čekaju da im meleki dođu, ili da im Gospodar tvoj dođe, ili neki znakovi od Gospodara tvoga?! Onoga dana kada neki znakovi od Gospodara tvoga dođu, nijednom čovjeku neće koristiti to što će tada vjerovati, ako prije nije vjerovao ili ako nije, kao vjernik, kakvo dobro uradio. Reci: "Samo vi čekajte, i mi ćemo, doista, čekati!"
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 oni čekaju da im anđeli dođu, ili da im Gospodar tvoj dođe, ili neki znakovi od Gospodara tvoga?! Onoga dana kada neki znakovi od Gospodara tvoga dođu, nijednom čovjeku neće koristiti to što će tada vjerovati, ako prije nije vjerovao, ili ako nije kao vjernik kakvo dobro uradio. Reci: "Samo vi čekajte, i mi ćemo, doista, čekati!"
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
Hara ɓee no habbii si wanaa nde maleykaaji ɗi ngara e maɓɓe? Maa Joomi maa Ara? Maa yoga e Maandeeji Joomi maa ara? Ñaande yoga e Maandeeji Joomi maa ngari, nafataa woŋkii gooŋɗinal makki, ki laatanooki gooŋɗinki ko adii, maa ki faggitii e gooŋɗinal makki moƴƴere. Maaku : "padee! minen ko min fatndiiɓe".
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
ნუთუ ისინი [მრავალღმერთიანები] ელოდებიან (რაიმე სხვას), გარდა იმისა, რომ მათთან მოვლენ ანგელოზები (რათა დასაჯონ ისინი ან წაართვან მათ სულები) [იმ დროს, როცა მათ არ უშველით მონანიება], ან მოვა შენი უფალი (სამსჯავროს დღეს), ან გამოჩნდება ზოგი ნიშანი შენი უფლისგან? იმ დღეს, (როცა) გამოჩნდება ზოგი ნიშანი შენი უფლისგან, ვერ მოუტანს სულს სარგებელს მისი რწმენა, თუ მან მანამდე არ ირწმუნა, ან არ შეიძინა თავისი რწმენისთვის სიკეთე (მანამდე)[1]. უთხარი (მათ) (ო მოციქულო): «დაელოდეთ (ამის დადგომას), და ჩვენც (ასევე) დაველოდებით!»
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Erwarten sie (etwas anderes), als dass die Engel zu ihnen kommen oder dass dein Herr kommt oder dass etwas von den Zeichen deines Herrn kommt? An dem Tag, an dem etwas von den Zeichen deines Herrn kommt, nützt einer Seele ihr Glaube nicht, wenn sie nicht schon zuvor geglaubt oder in ihrem Glauben Gutes erworben hat. Sag: „Wartet ab! Wir warten ebenfalls ab.“
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Περιμένουν (ω, Μωχάμμαντ, αυτοί οι άπιστοι) να τους έρθουν οι άγγελοι (που θα τους αφαιρέσουν τη ζωή τους) ή να έρθει ο Κύριος σου (για να κρίνει μεταξύ τους κατά την Ημέρα της Κρίσεως) ή να έρθουν μερικά από τα σημάδια του Κυρίου σου (που θα ανακοινώσουν την Ημέρα της Κρίσεως); Πράγματι, την Ημέρα που θα έρθουν μερικά από τα σημάδια του Κυρίου σου, καμία ψυχή δε θα την ωφελήσει το να πιστέψει (εκείνη την στιγμή) αν δεν είχε ήδη πιστέψει από πριν, ούτε (θα την ωφελήσει το να κάνει εκείνη τη στιγμή καλές πράξεις) αν δεν είχε ήδη κάνει καλές πράξεις ενώ ήταν πιστή. Πες (τους): «Περιμένετε τότε (κάτι απ' αυτά)! Περιμένουμε κι εμείς!»
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
क्या वे इसी बात की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं कि उनके पास फ़रिश्ते आ जाएँ, या स्वयं उनका पालनहार आ जाए या आपके पालनहार की कोई निशानी आ जाए?[104] जिस दिन आपके पालनहार की कोई निशानी आ जाएगी, तो किसी प्राणी को उसका ईमान लाभ नहीं देगा, जो पहले ईमान न लाया हो या अपने ईमान की हालत में कोई सत्कर्म न किया हो। आप कह दें कि तुम प्रतीक्षा करो, हम भी प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
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Italiano · Italian
Si aspettano altro se non l’arrivo degli angeli, o che venga il tuo Dio o venga loro parte dei Segni dal tuo Dio? II giorno che arriveranno alcuni Segni del tuo Dio, allora non servirà a nessuna anima la propria fede, se non avrà creduto prima, o se avrà guadagnato qualche beneficio dalla sua fede. Di’: «Aspettate, in verità noi aspettiamo!”
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
158. Argi jie tada laukia ko nors kito, nei to, kad angelai ateitų pas juos, ar kad jūsų Viešpats (Allahas) ateitų, arba kad kai kurie jūsų Viešpaties Ženklai ateitų (t. y. Valandos Ženklai, pavyzdžiui, saulės pakilimas iš vakarų)! Dieną, kuomet kai kurie jūsų Viešpaties Ženklai ateis, nieko gero tai nepadarys žmogui, kad jis tada patikėtų, jei jis prieš tai netikėjo, nei įgijo gerą (darydamas teisingus darbus) per savo Tikėjimą. Sakyk: „Laukite! Mes (taip pat) laukiame.”
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Sila ni eeganii malaaykonni isaanitti dhufuu malee, yookiin Gooftaan kee dhufuu, yookiin gariin mallattoolee Gooftaa keetii dhufuu (malee). Guyyaa gariin mallattoolee Gooftaa keetii dhufu lubbuu tokko iimaanni ishee homaa ishee hin fayyadu tan san dura hin amanin yookiin iimaana ishee keessatti toltuu hin hojjatin," Isin eegaa; Nuti eegoo dha" jedhiin.
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Русский · Russian
Ожидают ли они чего-то иного, кроме того, что к ним придут ангелы, или явится твой Господь, или явятся некоторые из знамений твоего Господа? В тот День, когда явятся некоторые знамения твоего Господа, не принесёт душе пользы её вера, если она не уверовала прежде или не обрела благо благодаря своей вере. Скажи: «Так ожидайте же! Воистину, и мы — ожидающие».
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Српски · Serbian
Зар они чекају да им анђели дођу, или да им Господар твој дође, или неки предзнаци од твога Господара?! Онога дана када неки предзнаци од твога Господара дођу ниједном човеку неће да користи то што ће тада да верује, ако пре није веровао, или ако није као верник какво добро урадио. Реци: „Само ви чекајте, и ми ћемо, заиста, да чекамо!“
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Je, wanangoja isipokuwa kwamba wajiwe na Malaika, au awajie Mola wako Mlezi, au ziwajie baadhi ya Ishara za Mola wako Mlezi? Siku zitakapowajia baadhi ya Ishara za Mola wako Mlezi, kuamini kwa nafsi hapo hakutaifaa kitu, ikiwa haikuwa imeamini kabla yake, au imefanya heri katika Imani yake. Sema, "Ngojeni, nasi hakika pia ni wenye kungoja."
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Svenska · Swedish
Väntar de på att änglarna ska komma till dem, eller att din Herre själv ska komma, eller att vissa av din Herres tecken ska visa sig? Den dag då vissa av din Herres tecken kommer kan den människa inte hjälpas av sin tro om hon inte redan dessförinnan trott, eller den vars tro inte lett henne till att göra gott. Säg: ”Vänta ni! Vi väntar också.”
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Türkçe · Turkish
Onlar kendilerine meleklerin gelmesinden yahut Rabbinin gelmesinden yahut Rabbinin âyetlerinden birisinin gelmesinden başkasını mı bekliyorlar? Rabbinin ayetlerinin geldiği gün, daha önceden iman etmemiş ya da imanıyla bir iyilik kazanmamış kimseye artık imanı bir fayda sağlamayacaktır. De ki: "Bekleyin bakalım, biz de bekliyoruz!"
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اردو · Urdu
کیا یہ لوگ صرف اس امر کے منتظر ہیں کہ ان کے پاس فرشتے آئیں یا ان کے پاس آپ کا رب آئے یا آپ کے رب کی کوئی (بڑی) نشانی آئے؟[1] جس روز آپ کے رب کی کوئی بڑی نشانی آپہنچے گی، کسی ایسے شخص کا ایمان اس کے کام نہ آئے گا جو پہلے سے ایمان نہیں رکھتا[2]۔ یا اس نے اپنے ایمان میں کوئی نیک عمل نہ کیا ہو[3]۔ آپ فرما دیجئے کہ تم منتظر رہو، ہم بھی منتظر ہیں۔[4]
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DIN 31635ʾan taqūlū ʾinnamā ʾunzila l-kitābu ʿalā ṭāʾifatayni min qablinā waʾin kunnā ʿan dirāsatihim laġāfilīna
Talal Itani2012 Lest you say, "The Scripture was revealed to two parties before us, and we were unaware of their teachings."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lest ye should say: The Scripture was revealed only to two sects before us, and we in sooth were unaware of what they read
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Lest ye say, 'The Book was only sent down to two sects before us; verily, we, for what they read, care naught
John Medows Rodwell1861 Lest ye should say, "The Scriptures were indeed sent down only unto two peoples before us, but we were not able to go deep into their studies
George Sale1734 Lest ye should say, the scriptures were only sent down unto two people before us; and we neglected to peruse them with attention
Talal Itani2012 Or lest you say, "Had the Scripture been revealed to us, we would have been better guided than they." Clarification has come to you from your Lord, and guidance, and mercy. Who then does greater wrong than he who gives the lie to God's messages, and turns away from them? We will repay those who turn away from Our messages with the worst kind of punishment, because of their turning away.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Or lest ye should say: If the Scripture had been revealed unto us, we surely had been better guided than are they. Now hath there come unto you a clear proof from your Lord, a guidance and mercy; and who doeth greater wrong than he who denieth the revelations of Allah, and turneth away from them? We award unto those who turn away from Our revelations an evil doom because of their aversion
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Or, lest ye should say, 'Had we had a book revealed to us we should surely have been more guided than they;' but there is come to them a manifest sign from their Lord, and a guidance and a mercy; who then is more unjust than he who calls God's signs lies, and turns from them? we will reward those who turn from our signs with an evil punishment for that they turned away
John Medows Rodwell1861 Or lest ye should say, "If a book had been sent down to us, we had surely followed the guidance better than they." But now hath a clear exposition come to you from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy. Who then is more wicked than he who treateth the signs of God as lies, and turneth aside from them? We will recompense those who turn aside from our signs with an evil punishment, because they have turned aside
George Sale1734 Or lest ye should say, if a book of divine revelations had been sent down unto us, we would surely have better directed than they. And now hath a manifest declaration come unto you from your Lord, and a direction and mercy: And who is more unjust than he who deviseth lies against the signs of God, and turneth aside from them? We will reward those who turn aside from our signs with a grievous punishment, because they have turned aside
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna farraqū dīnahum wakānū šiyaʿan lasta minhum fī šayʾin ʾinnamā ʾamruhum ʾilā llāhi ṯumma yunabbiʾuhum bimā kānū yafʿalūna
Talal Itani2012 As for those who divided their religion and became sects-you have nothing to do with them. Their case rests with God; then He will inform them of what they used to do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! As for those who sunder their religion and become schismatics, no concern at all hast thou with them. Their case will go to Allah, Who then will tell them what they used to do
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, those who divided their religion and became sects, thou hast not to do with them, their matter is in God's hands, He will yet inform them of that which they have done
John Medows Rodwell1861 As to those who split up their religion and become sects, have thou nothing to do with them: their affair is with God only. Hereafter shall he tell them what they have done
George Sale1734 They who make a division in their religion, and become sectaries, have thou nothing to do with them; their affair belongeth only unto God. Hereafter shall He declare unto them that which they have done
Talal Itani2012 Whoever comes up with a good deed will have ten times its like; and whoever comes up with an evil deed will be repaid only with its equivalent-they will not be wronged.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Whoso bringeth a good deed will receive tenfold the like thereof, while whoso bringeth an ill-deed will be awarded but the like thereof; and they will not be wronged
Edward Henry Palmer1880 He who brings a good work shall have ten like it; but he who brings a bad work shall be recompensed only with the like thereof, for they shall not be wronged
John Medows Rodwell1861 He who shall present himself with good works shall receive a tenfold reward; but he who shall present himself with evil works shall receive none other than a like punishment: and they shall not be treated unjustly
George Sale1734 He who shall appear with good works, shall receive a tenfold recompense for the same; but he who shall appear with evil works, shall receive only an equal punishment for the same; and they shall not be treated unjustly
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
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.67
Talal Itani · George Sale0.67
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.63
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.62
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.61
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.59
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.56
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.48
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.47
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
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