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66:3

وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِلَىٰ بَعْضِ أَزْوَٰجِهِۦ حَدِيثًا فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَتْ بِهِۦ وَأَظْهَرَهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَرَّفَ بَعْضَهُۥ وَأَعْرَضَ عَنۢ بَعْضٍ فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَهَا بِهِۦ قَالَتْ مَنْ أَنۢبَأَكَ هَٰذَا قَالَ نَبَّأَنِىَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh asarra n-nabiyyu ilaa ba'di azwaajihi hadeethan falammaa nabba'at bihi wa'azharahu llaahu 'alayhi 'arrafa ba'dahu wa'a'rada 'an ba'din falammaa nabba'ahaa bihi qaalat man anba'aka haadhaa qaala nabba'aniya l-'aleemu l-khabeer

DIN 31635waʾiḏ ʾasarra n-nabiyyu ʾilā baʿḍi ʾazwāǧihi ḥadīṯan falammā nabbaʾat bihi waʾaẓharahu llāhu ʿalayhi ʿarrafa baʿḍahu waʾaʿraḍa ʿan baʿḍin falammā nabbaʾahā bihi qālat man ʾanbaʾaka hāḏā qāla nabbaʾaniya l-ʿalīmu l-ḫabīru

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Talal Itani · published 2012

The Prophet told something in confidence to one of his wives. But when she disclosed it, and God made it known to him; he communicated part of it, and he avoided another part. Then, when he informed her of it, she said, "Who informed you of this?" He said, "The All-Knowing, the All-Informed, informed me."

Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026

Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 1875–1936 · published 1930

When the Prophet confided a fact unto one of his wives and when she afterward divulged it and Allah apprised him thereof, he made known (to her) part thereof and passed over part. And when he told it her she said: Who hath told thee? He said: The Knower, the Aware hath told me

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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 Palmer 1840–1882 · published 1880

And when the prophet told as a secret to one of his wives a recent event, and when she gave information thereof and exposed it, he acquainted her with some of it and avoided part of it. But when he informed her of it, she said, 'Who told thee this?' he said, 'The wise one, the well-aware informed me

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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

John Medows Rodwell 1808–1900 · published 1861

When the prophet told a recent occurrence as a secret to one of his wives, and when she divulged it and God informed him of this, he acquainted her with part and withheld part. And when he had told her of it, she said, "Who told thee this?" He said, "The Knowing, the Sage hath told it me

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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

George Sale 1697–1736 · published 1734

When the prophet intrusted as a secret unto one of his wives a certain accident; and when she disclosed the same, and God made it known unto him; he acquainted her with part of what she had done, and forbore to upbraid her with the other part thereof. And when he had acquainted her therewith, she said, who hath discovered this unto thee? He answered, the knowing, the sagacious God hath discovered it unto me

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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

Kur Pejgamberi i besoi një fjalë të fshehtë njërës prej grave të veta, e ajo e tregoi, por Allahu ia bëri të ditur atij, ai i tha një pjesë asaj, ndërsa pjesën tjetër nuk ia përmendi. Kur ai ia tregoi këtë, ajo tha: "E kush ta tregoi ty?!" Ai tha: "Ma tregoi i Gjithëdijshmi, i Cili di hollësisht çdo gjë."

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.

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বাংলা · Bengali

আর স্মরণ করুন, যখন নবী তাঁর স্ত্রীদের একজনের কাছে একটি গোপন কথা বলেছিলেন। অতঃপর সে যখন তা (অন্যের কাছে) প্রকাশ করে দিল এবং আল্লাহ তা নবীকে জানিয়ে দিলেন, তখন নবী সে বিষয়ের কিছু অংশ তাকে জানালেন এবং কিছু অংশ উল্লেখ করা থেকে বিরত থাকলেন। অতঃপর তিনি যখন তাকে এ বিষয়ে অবহিত করলেন, তখন সে বলল, ‘আপনাকে এ কথা কে জানাল?’ তিনি বললেন, ‘আমাকে জানিয়েছেন সর্বজ্ঞ, সর্ববিষয়ে সম্যক অবহিত আল্লাহ।’

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.

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Bosanski · Bosnian

A kad Poslanik jednoj supruzi svojoj tajno govor povjeri, pa ga ona razglasi, a Allah mu to obznani, on je upozna s nečim što je kazala, a nešto prešuti. Pa kad je on o tome obavijesti, ona upita: “Ko tebe o tome izvijesti?” On odgovori: “Izvijestio me je Sveznajući, Onaj Koji u potpunosti sve zna.”

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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Hrvatski · Croatian

A kad Poslanik jednoj supruzi svojoj tajno govor povjeri, pa ga ona razglasi, a Allah mu to obznani, on je upozna s nečim što je kazala, a nešto prešuti. Pa kad je on o tome obavijesti, ona upita: “Tko tebe o tome izvijesti?” On odgovori: “Izvijestio me je Sveznajući, Onaj Koji u potpunosti sve zna.”

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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Fulfulde · Fulani

Tuma nde annabi deeyi fa'ade e yogo e suddiiɓe makko yeewtere, nde o habri yeewtere nde, Alla feññinani mbo o anndini yogo e yeewtere he, o falii heen yogo, nde o habri mbo ɗum o wi'i hombo habru ma ɗuum o maaki habrii kam Gannda Kumpatiiɗo.

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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ქართული · Georgian

და აი, მოციქულმა საიდუმლოდ უამბო თავის ერთ-ერთ ცოლს [ჰაფსას] ეს ამბავი. მას შემდეგ, რაც მან [ჰაფსამ] ეს (მისი მეორე ცოლს, აიშას) გადასცა, ალლაჰმა მას [მოციქულს] ეს [საიდუმლო] გაუმხილა და მან [მოციქულმა] მას (ჰაფსას) უთხრა ნაწილი იმისა, რაც მან თქვა, მაგრამ ნაწილი გამოტოვა. და როდესაც მან [მოციქულმა] ამის შესახებ უთხრა მას [ჰაფსას], მან თქვა: «ვინ გამცნო ეს შენ?» მან [მოციქულმა] თქვა: «(ეს) მამცნო ყოვლისმცოდნემ, ყოვლისმცნობელმა (ალლაჰმა)».

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

Und (gedenket,) als der Prophet einer seiner Gattinnen eine Mitteilung im Geheimen anvertraute; (und) als sie sie dann kundtat und Allah es ihm offen darlegte, gab er (ihr) einen Teil davon bekannt und überging einen (anderen) Teil. Als er es ihr dann kundtat, sagte sie: „Wer hat dir das kundgetan?“ Er sagte: „Kundgetan hat (es) mir der Allwissende und der Allkundige.“

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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Ελληνικά · Greek

Και όταν ο Προφήτης εκμυστηρεύτηκε ένα ζήτημα σε μια από τις συζύγους του (τη Χάφσα), και εκείνη το είπε (στην Αΐσα)· και ο Αλλάχ το φανέρωσε σ’ αυτόν· (τότε ο Προφήτης) είπε (στη Χάφσα) ένα μέρος (από τα λόγια που αυτή είπε στην Αΐσα) και απέφυγε (να της πει) ένα άλλο μέρος (από ευγένεια). Και όταν (ο Προφήτης) της το είπε, εκείνη (η Χαφσά) είπε: «Ποιος σου το είπε αυτό;» Εκείνος είπε: «Μου το είπε ο Αλ-‘Αλείμ (Παντογνώστης), ο Αλ-Χαμπείρ (Αυτός που έχει απεριόριστη Γνώση).»

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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हिन्दी · Hindi

और उस समय को याद करो, जब नबी ने अपनी किसी पत्नी से गोपनीय रूप से एक बात[3] कही। फिर जब उस (पत्नी) ने वह बात बता दी और अल्लाह ने नबी को उससे अवगत कर दिया, तो नबी ने (उस पत्नी को) उसमें से कुछ बात बताई और कुछ टाल गए। फिर जब नबी ने उस पत्नी को इसके बारे में बताया, तो उसने कहा : यह आपको किसने बताया? आपने कहा : मूझे उस (अल्लाह) ने बताया, जो सब कुछ जानने वाला, सब की खबर रखने वाला है।

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

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Italiano · Italian

E quando il Profeta confidò ad una delle mogli un’informazione privata; lei la rivelò (a un’altra moglie), e Allāh riferì questo al Profeta, che l’aveva informata solo di una parte, tacendo un’altra parte; quando lui le rivelò (che lo sapeva), lei disse: «Chi ti ha riferito ciò?» Disse: «Me l’ha riferito il Sapiente, l’Informato».

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

3. Ir (prisiminkite), kai Pranašas ﷺ patikėjo vienai iš savo žmonų žodžius ir kai ji pranešė (kitoms) apie tai, o Allahas atskleidė tai jam, jis pranešė dalį to, o dalies vengė. Ir kai jis pranešė jai apie tai, ji tarė: „Kas tau tai pasakė?“ Jis tarė: „Man pranešė Visa Žinantysis, Suvokiantysis.“

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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8

Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Yeroo Nabiyyichi gara garii niitolee isaatti iccitii wahii hime [yaadadhaa]. Yeroo isheen isa odeessitee Rabbiin isa isatti beeksise, garii isaa (isheetti) beeksisee, garii irraa gara gale. Yeroo inni isa isheetti himu “eenyutu kana sitti hime” jetteen. "(Rabbii) Beekaa, keessa hubataatu natti hime" jedheen. [3]

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

Вот Пророк доверил одной из своих жён нечто втайне. Когда же она поведала об этом и Аллах открыл это ему, он сообщил ей часть сказанного и умолчал о другой части. Когда же он поведал ей об этом, она сказала: «Кто поведал тебе это?» Он сказал: «Поведал мне Знающий, Сведущий».

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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Српски · Serbian

А кад Посланик једној својој супрузи тајно говор повери, па га она разгласи, а Аллах му то обзнани, он је упозна са нечим што је казала, а нешто прећути. Па кад је он о томе обавести, она упита: „Ко те је о томе обавестио?“ Он одговори: „Обавестио ме је Свезнајући, Онај Који у потпуности све зна.“

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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Kiswahili · Swahili

Na Nabii alipomwambia mmoja wa wake zake jambo la siri. Basi alipolitangaza yule mke, na Mwenyezi Mungu akamdhihirishia Mtume, alimjuvya sehemu na akaacha sehemu nyingine. Alipomwambia hayo, huyo mke akasema: 'Ni nani aliyekwambia haya?' Mtume akasema: 'Kaniambia Yule ajuaye zaidi, Mwenye habari zote!'

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Svenska · Swedish

Minns när profeten anförtrodde en av sina hustrur en hemlighet. När hon röjde den och Gud lät honom veta det, avslöjade han en del av det men utelämnade annat. När han påtalade det för henne, frågade hon: ”Vem har berättat det här för dig?” Han svarade: ”Den Allvetande, den väl Medvetne har låtit mig veta det.”

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Türkçe · Turkish

Peygamber, eşlerinden birine gizlice bir söz söylemişti. Fakat eşi, o sözü (başkasına) haber verip Allah da bunu Peygamber'e açıklayınca, Peygamber bir kısmını bildirmiş, bir kısmından da vazgeçmişti. Peygamber bunu eşine haber verince o: "Bunu sana kim haber verdi?" dedi. "Bana, Alîm ve haberdar olan (Allah) haber verdi." dedi.

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اردو · Urdu

اور یاد کر جب نبی نے اپنی بعض عورتوں سے ایک پوشیده بات کہی[1] ، پس جب اس نے اس بات کی خبر کر دی[2] اور اللہ نے اپنے نبی کو اس پر آگاه کر دیا تو نبی نے تھوڑی سی بات تو بتا دی اور تھوڑی سی ٹال گئے[3]، پھر جب نبی نے اپنی اس بیوی کو یہ بات بتائی تو وه کہنے لگی اس کی خبر آپ کو کس نے دی[4]۔ کہا سب جاننے والے پوری خبر رکھنے والے اللہ نے مجھے یہ بتلایا ہے.[5]

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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66:1

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَآ أَحَلَّ ٱللَّهُ لَكَ تَبْتَغِى مَرْضَاتَ أَزْوَٰجِكَ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa n-nabiyyu lima tuharrimu maa ahalla llaahu laka tabtaghee mardaata azwaajika wallaahu ghafoorun raheem

DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā n-nabiyyu lima tuḥarrimu mā ʾaḥalla llāhu laka tabtaġī marḍāta ʾazwāǧika wallāhu ġafūrun raḥīmun

Talal Itani2012 O prophet! Why do you prohibit what God has permitted for you, seeking to please your wives? God is Forgiving and Merciful.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O Prophet! Why bannest thou that which Allah hath made lawful for thee, seeking to please thy wives? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful

Edward Henry Palmer1880 O thou prophet! wherefore dost thou prohibit what God has made lawful to thee, craving to please thy wives? but God is forgiving, compassionate

John Medows Rodwell1861 WHY, O Prophet! dost thou hold that to be FORBIDDEN which God hath made lawful to thee, from a desire to please thy wives, since God is Lenient, Merciful

George Sale1734 O prophet, why holdest thou that to be prohibited which God hath allowed thee, seeking to please thy wives; since God is inclined to forgive and merciful

66:2

قَدْ فَرَضَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ تَحِلَّةَ أَيْمَٰنِكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)qad farada llaahu lakum tahillata aymaanikum wallaahu mawlaakum wahuwa l-'aleemu l-hakeem

DIN 31635qad faraḍa llāhu lakum taḥillata ʾaymānikum wallāhu mawlākum wahuwa l-ʿalīmu l-ḥakīmu

Talal Itani2012 God has decreed for you the dissolution of your oaths. God is your Master. He is the All-Knowing, the Most Wise.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Allah hath made lawful for you (Muslims) absolution from your oaths (of such a kind), and Allah is your Protector. He is the Knower, the Wise

Edward Henry Palmer1880 God has allowed you to expiate your oaths; for God is your sovereign, and He is the knowing, the wise

John Medows Rodwell1861 God hath allowed you release from your oaths; and God is your master: and He is the Knowing, Wise

George Sale1734 God hath allowed you the dissolution of your oaths: And God is your master; and He is knowing and wise

66:3 — the verse above

66:4

إِن تَتُوبَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا وَإِن تَظَٰهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ مَوْلَىٰهُ وَجِبْرِيلُ وَصَٰلِحُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)in tatoobaa ilaa llaahi faqad saghat quloobukumaa wa'in tazaaharaa 'alayhi fa'inna llaaha huwa mawlaahu wajibreelu wasaalihu l-mu'mineena wal-malaa'ikatu ba'da dhaalika zaheer

DIN 31635ʾin tatūbā ʾilā llāhi faqad ṣaġat qulūbukumā waʾin taẓāharā ʿalayhi faʾinna llāha huwa mawlāhu waǧibrīlu waṣāliḥu l-muʾminīna wal-malāʾikatu baʿda ḏālika ẓahīrun

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 If you repent to God, then your hearts have listened. But if you band together against him, then God is his Ally, as is Gabriel, and the righteous believers. In addition, the angels will assist him.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 If ye twain turn unto Allah repentant, (ye have cause to do so) for your hearts desired (the ban); and if ye aid one another against him (Muhammad) then lo! Allah, even He, is his Protecting Friend, and Gabriel and the righteous among the believers; and furthermore the angels are his helpers

Edward Henry Palmer1880 If ye both turn repentant unto God, - for your hearts have swerved! - but if ye back each other up against him,- verily, God, He is the sovereign; and Gabriel and the righteous of the believers, and the angels after that, will back him up

John Medows Rodwell1861 If ye both be turned to God in penitence, for now have your hearts gone astray . . . . but if ye conspire against the Prophet, then know that God is his Protector, and Gabriel, and every just man among the faithful; and the angels are his helpers besides

George Sale1734 If ye both be turned unto God -- for your hearts have swerved -- it is well: But if ye join against him, verily God is his patron; and Gabriel, and the good man among the faithful, and the angels also are his assistants

66:5

عَسَىٰ رَبُّهُۥٓ إِن طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَن يُبْدِلَهُۥٓ أَزْوَٰجًا خَيْرًا مِّنكُنَّ مُسْلِمَٰتٍ مُّؤْمِنَٰتٍ قَٰنِتَٰتٍ تَٰٓئِبَٰتٍ عَٰبِدَٰتٍ سَٰٓئِحَٰتٍ ثَيِّبَٰتٍ وَأَبْكَارًا

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Easy-read (simplified)'asaa rabbuhu in tallaqakunna an yubdilahu azwaajan khayran minkunna muslimaatin mu'minaatin qaanitaatin taa'ibaatin 'aabidaatin saa'ihaatin thayyibaatin wa'abkaaraa

DIN 31635ʿasā rabbuhu ʾin ṭallaqakunna ʾan yubdilahu ʾazwāǧan ḫayran minkunna muslimātin muʾminātin qānitātin tāʾibātin ʿābidātin sāʾiḥātin ṯayyibātin waʾabkāran

Talal Itani2012 Perhaps, if he divorces you, his Lord will give him in exchange wives better than you: submissive, believing, obedient, penitent, devout, fasting-previously married, or virgins.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 It may happen that his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your stead wives better than you, submissive (to Allah), believing, pious, penitent, devout, inclined to fasting, widows and maids

Edward Henry Palmer1880 It may be that his Lord if he divorce you will give him in exchange wives better than you, Muslims, believers, devout, repentant, worshipping, given to fasting - such as have known men and virgins too

John Medows Rodwell1861 Haply if he put you both away, his Lord will give him in exchange other wives better than you, Muslims, believers, devout, penitent, obedient, observant of fasting, both known of men and virgins

George Sale1734 If he divorce you, his Lord can easily give him in exchange other wives better than you, women resigned unto God, true believers, devout, penitent, obedient, given to fasting, both such as have been known by other men, and virgins

Sources

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Parallel edition — Simple, Version 1.1

وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ النَّبِيُّ إِلَىٰ بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِهِ حَدِيثًا فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَتْ بِهِ وَأَظْهَرَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَرَّفَ بَعْضَهُ وَأَعْرَضَ عَن بَعْضٍ فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَهَا بِهِ قَالَتْ مَنْ أَنبَأَكَ هَٰذَا قَالَ نَبَّأَنِيَ الْعَلِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Analysis detailsDerived

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 — 0.56 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
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale 0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.62
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer 0.62
Talal Itani · George Sale 0.59
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.59
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale 0.57
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell 0.53
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell 0.53
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell 0.48
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale 0.46

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.

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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

ReceiptsSource fact

7 sources stand behind this page. Each is listed once, in the order the page first cites it, with the licence it was cleared under and what was actually read. Nothing on this page rests on a source that is not here.

Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
Edition
Uthmani, Version 1.1
Custodian
Tanzil Project
Layer
canonical text
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
contradictory
Licence text
read verbatim
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
203f0f1bf3158b1e5be4ab9f8f6870e5…
Located at
https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=uthmani&outType=xml
Convention
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.

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Source Talal Itani, ClearQuran · ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB
Edition
ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB
Custodian
Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com
Layer
translation
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
no
Licence text
terms page read
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
7 September 2026
Digest
70b0a8bb6f862f43670f7da1c0da59a4…
Located at
https://www.clearquran.com/downloads/quran-in-english-clearquran.epub
Convention
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.

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Source Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran · 1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
aaff752d4349005282d977eebb863982…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-mohammedmarmadu.json

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.

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Source Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an · 1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
32b2330e332339ace53509539efe9040…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-edwardhenrypalm.json
Convention
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.

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Source John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an · 1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
91423dea6a6dccc192457870ed2c08fb…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-johnmedowsrodwe.json
Convention
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.

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Source George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an · 1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
05b679f5df49b0579e65f4b83b4c7235…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-georgesale.json
Convention
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.

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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Simple) · Simple, Version 1.1
Edition
Simple, Version 1.1
Custodian
Tanzil Project
Layer
canonical text
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
contradictory
Licence text
read verbatim
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
d9b5bad94e4725191aa8da9a0404bd8e…
Located at
https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=simple&outType=xml
Convention
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.

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