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Who does greater wrong than someone who inventsfalsehood against God, or says, "It was revealed to me," when nothing was revealed to him, or says, "I will reveal the like of what God revealed"? If only you could see the wrongdoers in the floods of death, as the angels with armsoutstretched: "Give up your souls. Today you are being repaid with the torment of shame for having said about God other than the truth, and for being too proud to accept His revelations."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Who is guilty of more wrong than he who forgeth a lie against Allah, or saith: I am inspired, when he is not inspired in aught; and who saith: I will reveal the like of that which Allah hath revealed? If thou couldst see, when the wrong-doers reach the pangs of death and the angels stretch their hands out (saying): Deliver up your souls. This day ye are awarded doom of degradation for that ye spake concerningAllah other than the truth, and used to scorn His portents
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
Who is more unjust than he who devises against God a lie, or says, 'I am inspired,' when he was not inspired at all? and who says, 'I will bring down the like of what God has sent down;' but didst thou see when the unjust are in the floods of death, and the angels stretch forth their hands, 'Give ye forth your souls; today shall ye be recompensed with the torment of disgrace, for that ye did say against God what was not true, and were too proud to hear His signs
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
But is any more wicked than he who deviseth a lie of God, or saith, "I have had a revelation," when nothing was revealed to him? And who saith, "I can bring down a book like that which God hath sent down"? But couldst thou see when the ungodly are in the floods of death, and the angels reach forth their hands, saying, "Yield up your souls: - this day shall ye be recompensed with a humiliating punishment for your untrue sayings about God, and for proudlyrejecting his signs
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against God, or says, 'It has been revealed to me,' while nothing has been revealed to him; and who says, 'I will sent down the like of that which God has sent down?' And if thou couldst only see, when the wrongdoers are in the agonies of death, and the angels stretch forth their hands, saying, 'Yield up your souls. This day shall you be awarded the punishment of disgrace because of that which you spoke against God falsely and because you turnedaway from His Signs with disdain
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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
E kush është më i padrejtë se ai që trillon gënjeshtra për Allahun ose që thotë: "Mua më vjen shpallje", ndonëse asgjë nuk i është shpallur atij, ose që thotë: "Unë do të shpall (diçka) si ajo që ka shpallur Allahu?" Ah, sikur t'i shihje keqbërësit kur janë në agoni të vdekjes, ndërsa melekët i zgjasin duart (duke thënë): "Dorëzoni shpirtrat tuaj! Sot do të ndëshkoheni me dënim poshtërues për shkak se thoshit për Allahun të pavërteta dhe tregoheshit mendjemëdhenj kundrejt ajeteve të Tij."
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বাংলা · Bengali
আর তার চেয়ে বড় যালিম কে, যে আল্লাহর ওপর মিথ্যা রটনা করে অথবা বলে: ‘আমার ওপর অহী প্রেরণ করা হয়েছে; অথচ তার প্রতি কোনো অহীই প্রেরণ করা হয়নি? আর বলে: ‘আমি অচিরেই এমন কিছু নাযিল করব, যেরূপ আল্লাহ নাযিল করেছেন?’ আর (হে নবী) তুমি যদি ঐ সময়ের অবস্থা দেখতে, যালিমরা যখন মৃত্যু যন্ত্রণায় থাকবে, এমতাবস্থায় ফিরিশতাগণ হাত বাড়িয়ে (তাদেরকে শাস্তি দিবে এবং ধমক দিয়ে) বলবে: ‘তোমাদের প্রাণগুলো বের করো। আজ তোমাদেরকে শাস্তি দেয়া হবে অবমাননাকর শাস্তি; কারণ তোমরা আল্লাহর ওপর অসত্য বলতে এবং তোমরা তাঁর আয়াতসমূহ সম্পর্কে অহংকার করতে।’
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Ko je više nepravedan od onoga koji laži o Allahu iznosi ili koji govori: "Objavljuje mi se'', a ništa mu se ne objavljuje, ili koji kaže: "I ja ću reći isto onako kao što Allah objavljuje." A da ti je vidjeti zulumćare u smrtnim mukama, kada meleki budu ispružili ruke svoje prema njima: "Izvadite svoje duše! Od sada ćete neizdržljivom kaznom biti kažnjeni zato što ste na Allaha ono što nije istina iznosili i što ste se prema ajetima i znakovima Njegovim oholo ponašali."
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Tko je više nepravedan od onoga koji laži o Allahu iznosi ili koji govori: "Objavljuje mi se'', a ništa mu se ne objavljuje, ili koji kaže: "I ja ću reći isto onako kao što Allah objavljuje." A da ti je vidjeti nepravednike u smrtnim mukama, kada anđeli budu ispružili ruke svoje prema njima: "Izvadite svoje duše! Od sada ćete neizdržljivom kaznom biti kažnjeni zato što ste na Allaha ono što nije istina iznosili i što ste se prema ajetima i znakovima Njegovim oholo ponašali."
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Alaa ɓurɗo tooñde haa foti wa on pekindiiɗo e Alla fenaande maa o wi'i : "Wahayinaama e am", hara hay huunde wahayinaaka e makko. E on bii'ɗo : "Mi jippinay sifa kon ko Alla Jippini". Sinno a tinno nde tooñooɓe ɓen woni e paɗɗe maayde, hara Maleykaajiɗi heɓe porti juuɗe maɓe ɗen (no mbi'a): "Yaltinee pittaali mon ɗin. Hannde on njoɓete lepte koynooje sabu kon ko kaalaynoɗon e Alla ko wanaa goonga, laatiɗon gaay e Aayeeje Makko ɗen hoɗon mawnintinoo.
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ქართული · Georgian
ვინ არის უფრო უსამართლო და ცოდვილი, ვიდრე ის, ვინც ალლაჰზე სიცრუეს იგონებს, ან ამბობს: «მე მომევლინა გამოცხადება», მაშინ როცა არაფერი ჩამოვლენილა მისთვის; ან ვინც ამბობს: «მე ჩამოვავლენ მსგავსს იმისა, რაც ალლაჰმა ჩამოავლინა?» და თუ იხილავდი (ო, მოციქულო), როგორ იქნებიან უსამართლონი სიკვდილის ტანჯვაში, და ანგელოზები გაუწვდიან მათ ხელებს (სასჯელით) და ეტყვიან: «გამოიყვანეთ თქვენი სულები! დღეს თქვენ მოგეზღვებათ დამამცირებელი სასჯელით იმის გამო, რომ ალლაჰზე არასწორს ამბობდით და მისი აიათების მიმართ ამპარტავნებას იჩენდით».
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Deutsch · German
Und wer ist ungerechter, als wer gegen Allah eine Lüge ersinnt oder sagt: „Mir ist (Offenbarung) eingegeben worden“, während ihm überhaupt nichts eingegeben worden ist, und wer sagt: „Ich werde hinabsenden, gleich dem, was Allah hinabgesandt hat?“ Und wenn du sehen würdest, wie sich die Ungerechten in den Schrecken des Todes befinden und die Engel ihre Hände ausstrecken (und sagen): „Gebt eure Seelen heraus! Heute wird euch mit der schmählichen Strafe vergolten, dass ihr stets über Allah die Unwahrheit gesagt habt und euch gegenüber Seinen Zeichen hochmütig zu verhalten pflegtet.“
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Ποιος είναι πιο άδικος απ' εκείνον που επινοεί ψέματα εναντίον του Αλλάχ (ισχυριζόμενος ότι ο Αλλάχ δεν έστειλε κανένα Βιβλίο σε κανέναν άνθρωπο) ή λέει: «Μου ήρθε η αποκάλυψη.», ενώ τίποτα δεν του είχε αποκαλυφθεί, ή απ' εκείνον που λέει: «Μπορώ να στείλω παρόμοιο μ' αυτό (το Κορ’άν) που έστειλε ο Αλλάχ.» Και αν έβλεπες (ω, Μωχάμμαντ) όταν οι άδικοι βρίσκονται στις οδύνες του θανάτου (που καλύπτουν και το μυαλό τους) [θα έβλεπες σε ποια άθλια κατάσταση βρίσκονται] ενώ οι άγγελοι απλώνουν τα χέρια τους (χτυπώντας τους και λέγοντας): «Βγάλτε τις ψυχές σας! Σήμερα θα λάβετε το ταπεινωτικό μαρτύριο, λόγω όσον λέγατε από ψέματα εναντίον του Αλλάχ και επειδή αρνηθήκατε αλαζονικά τα Εδάφιά Του.»
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हिन्दी · Hindi
और उससे बढ़कर अत्याचारी कौन है, जो अल्लाह पर झूठ गढ़े, या कहे कि मेरी ओर वह़्य (प्रकाशना) की गई है, हालाँकि उसकी ओर कोई चीज़ वह़्य (प्रकाशना) नहीं की गई तथा जो कहे कि अल्लाह ने जो उतारा है, उसके समान मैं (भी) उतार दूँगा। और काश! (ऐ नबी!) आप देखें जब अत्याचारी लोग मौत की कठिनाइयों में होते हैं और फ़रिश्ते अपने हाथ फैलाए हुए होते हैं, (कहते हैं) : निकालो अपने प्राण! आज तुम्हें अपमानजनक यातना दी जाएगी, इस कारण कि तुम अल्लाह पर अनुचित (झूठ) बातें कहते थे और तुम उसकी आयतों (को मानने) से अभिमान करते थे।
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Italiano · Italian
E chi è più ingiusto di chi dice sul conto di Allāh delle bugie? O dice: «Mi è stato ispirato», invece non gli è stato ispirato nulla? O di chi dice: «Io farò scendere qualcosa di simile a ciò che ha fatto scendere Allāh”? E se potessi vedere i peccatori in preda all’agonia sul punto di morte, mentre gli angeli stendono in avanti le mani, dicendo: «Tirate fuori la vostra anima! Oggi riceverete una punizione umiliante per le bugie che avete detto su Allāh, o per essere stati superbi riguardo i Suoi Segni!»
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
93. Ir kas gali būti neteisesnis, nei tas, kuris kuria melą apie Allahą arba sako: „Apreiškimas atėjo man.“ kai joks apreiškimas jam neatėjo apie nieką. Ir kuris sako: „Aš apreikšiu panašiai, ką Allahas apreiškė.“ Ir jei tik jūs galėtumėte matyti, kai Zalimūn (daugiadieviai ir nusidėjėliai) yra mirties agonijose, kai angelai tiesia savo rankas (sakydami): „Atiduokite savo sielas! Šią dieną jums bus atlyginta žeminančia kančia už tai, kad jūs kalbėdavote prieš Allahą kita nei tiesą. Ir jūs atmesdavote Jo Ajat (įrodymus, įkalčius, eilutes, pamokas, ženklus, apreiškimus ir t. t.) nepagarbiai!“
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Русский · Russian
Кто же несправедливее того, кто измыслил на Аллаха ложь или сказал: «Мне было внушено [откровение]», а ему не было внушено ничего, и того, кто говорит: «Я ниспошлю подобное тому, что ниспослал Аллах»? И если бы ты видел, как несправедливые в муках смерти, а ангелы простирают к ним свои руки, [говоря]: «Извергните свои души! Сегодня вам воздастся наказанием унижения за то, что вы возводили на Аллаха неправду и превозносились над Его знамениями!»
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Српски · Serbian
Ко је већи неправедник од онога који лажи о Аллаху износи или који говори: „Објављује ми се“, а ништа му се не објављује, или који каже: „И ја ћу рећи исто онако као што Аллах објављује.“ А да ти је да видиш неправеднике у смртним мукама, када анђели буду испружили своје руке према њима: „Спасите се ако можете! Од сада ћете неиздржљивом казном да будете кажњавани зато што сте о Аллаху износили оно што није истина и што сте се према доказима и речима Његовим охоло понашали.“
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na ni nani dhalimu zaidi kuliko yule anayemzulia uongo Mwenyezi Mungu, au anayesema: 'Mimi nimeletewa wahyi'; na ilhali hakuletewa wahyi wowote. Na yule anayesema: Nitateremsha kama alivyoteremsha Mwenyezi Mungu. Na lau ungeliwaona madhalimu wanapokuwa katika mahangaiko ya mauti, na Malaika wamewanyooshea mikono wakiwambia: Zitoeni roho zenu! Leo mtalipwa adhabu ya kudunisha kwa sababu ya yale mliyokuwa mkiyasema juu ya Mwenyezi Mungu yasiyo ya haki, na mlivyokuwa mkizifanyia kiburi Ishara zake.
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Svenska · Swedish
Och vem är mer orättfärdig än den som diktar ihop lögner om Gud, eller säger: ”Jag har fått en uppenbarelse” utan att något har uppenbarats för honom, eller den som säger: ”Jag ska uppenbara något liknande det som Gud har uppenbarat”? Om du bara kunde se de orättfärdiga i dödens våndor, när änglarna sträcker ut sina händer: ”Ge upp era själar! I dag ska ni lönas med ett förnedrande straff för att ni talade osanning om Gud och högmodigt avvisade hans tecken.”
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Türkçe · Turkish
Allah’a karşı yalan uyduran veya kendine bir şey vahyedilmemişken, “Bana vahyolundu” diyen, ya da “Allah’ın indirdiğinin benzerini ben de indireceğim.” diye laf eden kimseden daha zalim kimdir? Zalimlerin şiddetli ölüm sancıları içinde çırpındığı; meleklerin ellerini uzatmış, “Haydi canlarınızı kurtarın! Allah’a karşı doğru olmayanı söylediğiniz ve O’nun ayetlerinden kibirlenerek yüz çevirdiğiniz için bugün aşağılayıcı azap ile cezalandırılacaksınız” diyecekleri zaman hallerini bir görsen!
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اردو · Urdu
اور اس شخص سے زیاده کون ﻇالم ہوگا جو اللہ تعالیٰ پر جھوٹ تہمت لگائے یا یوں کہے کہ مجھ پر وحی آتی ہے حاﻻنکہ اس کے پاس کسی بات کی بھی وحی نہیں آئی اور جو شخص یوں کہے کہ جیسا کلام اللہ نے نازل کیا ہے اسی طرح کا میں بھی ﻻتا ہوں اور اگر آپ اس وقت دیکھیں جب کہ یہ ﻇالم لوگ موت کی سختیوں میں ہوں گے اور فرشتے اپنے ہاتھ بڑھا رہے ہوں گے کہ ہاں اپنی جانیں نکالو۔ آج تم کو ذلت کی سزا دی جائے گی[1] اس سبب سے کہ تم اللہ تعالیٰ کے ذمہ جھوٹی باتیں لگاتے تھے، اور تم اللہ تعالیٰ کی آیات سے تکبر کرتے تھے۔[2]
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Talal Itani2012 They do not value God as He should be valued, when they say, "God did not reveal anything to any human being." Say, "Who revealed the Scripture which Moses brought-a light and guidance for humanity?" You put it on scrolls, displaying them, yet concealing much. And you were taught what you did not know-neither you, nor your ancestors. Say, "God;" then leave them toying away in their speculation.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And they measure not the power of Allah its true measure when they say: Allah hath naught revealed unto a human being. Say (unto the Jews who speak thus): Who revealed the Book which Moses brought, a light and guidance for mankind, which ye have put on parchments which ye show, but ye hide much (thereof), and (by which) ye were taught that which ye knew not yourselves nor (did) your fathers (know it)? Say: Allah. Then leave them to their play of cavilling
Edward Henry Palmer1880 They do not prize God at His true worth when they say, 'God has never revealed to mortal anything.' Say, 'Who revealed the Book wherewith Moses came, a light and a guidance unto men? Ye put it on papers which ye show, though ye hide much; and ye are taught what ye knew not, neither you nor your fathers.' Say, 'God,' then leave them in their discussion to play
John Medows Rodwell1861 No just estimate do they form of God when they say, "Nothing hath God sent down to man." SAY: Who sent down the Book which Moses brought, a light and guidance to man, which ye set down on paper, publishing part, but concealing most: though ye have now been taught that which neither ye nor your fathers knew? SAY: It is God: then leave them in their pastime of cavillings
George Sale1734 And they do not make a just estimate of the attributes of God, when they say, 'God has not revealed anything to any man. Say, 'Who revealed the Book which Moses brought, a light and a guidance for the people -- though you treat it as scrapes of paper, some of which you show while you hide much thereof and you have been taught that which neither you nor your fathers knew?' Say, 'God.' Then leave them to amuse themselves with idle talk
Talal Itani2012 This too is a Scripture that We revealed-blessed-verifying what preceded it, that you may warn the Mother of Cities and all around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it, and are dedicated to their prayers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And this is a blessed Scripture which We have revealed, confirming that which (was revealed) before it, that thou mayst warn the Mother of Villages and those around her. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe herein, and they are careful of their worship
Edward Henry Palmer1880 This is the Book which we have revealed, a blessing and a confirmation to those which were before it, and that the mother of cities may be warned, with those who are round about her. Those who believe in the last day believe therein, and they unto their prayers will keep
John Medows Rodwell1861 And this Book which we have sent down is blessed, confirming that which was before it; and in order that thou mightest warn the mother-city and those who dwell round about it. They who believe in the next life will believe in It, and will keep strictly to their Prayers
George Sale1734 And this is a Book which We have revealed, full of blessings, to fulfill that which preceded it, and to enable thee to warn the Mother of towns and those around her. And those, who believe in the Hereafter, believe therein and they strictly observe their Prayers
Talal Itani2012 "You have come to Us individually, just as We created you the first time, leaving behind you everything We gave you. We do not see with you your intercessors-those you claimed were your partners. The link between you is cut, and what you had asserted has failed you."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Now have ye come unto Us solitary as We did create you at the first, and ye have left behind you all that We bestowed upon you, and We behold not with you those your intercessors, of whom ye claimed that they possessed a share in you. Now is the bond between you severed, and that which ye presumed hath failed you
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And ye come now single-handed as we created you at first, and ye have left behind your backs that which we granted you; and we see not with you your intercessors whom ye pretended were partners amongst you; betwixt you have the ties been cut asunder; and strayed away from you is what ye did pretend
John Medows Rodwell1861 And now are ye come back to us, alone, as we created you at first, and ye leave behind you the good things which we had given you, and we see not with you your intercessors whom ye regarded as the companions of God among you. There is a severance between you now, and those whom ye regarded as partners with God have deserted you
George Sale1734 And now you come to Us one by one even as We create you at first, and you have left behind your backs that which We bestowed upon you, and We do not see with you your intercessors of whom you asserted that they were partners with God in your affairs. Now you have been cut off from one another and that which you asserted has failed you
Easy-read (simplified)inna llaaha faaliqu l-habbi wan-nawaa yukhriju l-hayya mina l-mayyiti wamukhriju l-mayyiti mina l-hayyi dhaalikumu llaahu fa'annaa tu'fakoon
DIN 31635ʾinna llāha fāliqu l-ḥabbi wan-nawā yuḫriǧu l-ḥayya mina l-mayyiti wamuḫriǧu l-mayyiti mina l-ḥayyi ḏālikumu llāhu faʾannā tuʾfakūna
Talal Itani2012 It is God Who splits the grain and the seed. He brings the living from the dead, and He brings the dead from the living. Such is God. So how could you deviate?
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! Allah (it is) Who splitteth the grain of corn and the date-stone (for sprouting). He bringeth forth the living from the dead, and is the bringer-forth of the dead from the living. Such is Allah. How then are ye perverted
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, God it is who cleaves out the grain and the date-stone; He brings forth the living from the dead, and it is He who brings the dead from the living. There is God! how then can ye be beguiled
John Medows Rodwell1861 Verily God causeth the grain and the date stone to put forth: He bringeth forth the living from the dead, and the dead from the living! This is God! Why, then, are ye turned aside from Him
George Sale1734 Verily, it is God Who causes the grain and the date-stones to sprout. He brings forth the living from the dead, and He is the Bringer forth of the dead from the living. That is God; wherefore, then, are you turned back
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 —
0.64 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 · John Medows Rodwell0.74
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.72
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.70
Talal Itani · George Sale0.70
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.66
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.62
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.58
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.56
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.56
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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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.