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Talal Itani· published 2012
And when Moses returned to his people, angry and disappointed, he said, "What an awfulthing you did in my absence. Did you forsake the commandments of your Lord so hastily?" And he threw down the tablets; and he took hold of his brother's head, dragging him towards himself. He said, "Son of my mother, the people have overpowered me, and were about to kill me; so do not allow the enemies to gloat over me, and do not count me among the unjust people."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And when Moses returned unto his people, angry and grieved, he said: Evil is that (course) which ye took after I had left you. Would ye hasten on the judgment of your Lord? And he cast down the tablets, and he seized his brother by the head, dragging him toward him. He said: Son of my mother! Lo! the folk did judge me weak and almost killed me. Oh, make not mine enemies to triumph over me and place me not among the evil-doers
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
And when Moses returned unto his people angry and grieved, he said, 'Evil is it that ye have done after me! Would ye hasten on the bidding of your Lord?' and he threw down the tablets and took his brother by the head to drag him towards him, but he said, 'O son of my mother! verily, the people weakened me and well-nigh killed me; make not then mine enemies glad about me, and put me not with the unjust people
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And when Moses returned to his people, wrathful, angered, he said, "Evil is it that ye have done next upon my departure. Would ye hasten on the judgments of your Lord?" And he threw down the tables, and seized his brother by the head and dragged him unto him. Said he, "Son of my mother! the people thought me weak, and had well nigh slain me. Make not mine enemies to rejoice over me, and place me not among the wrong doers
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And when Moses returned to his people, indignant and grieved, he said, 'Evil is that which you did in my place in my absence. Did you hasten to devise a way for yourselves without waiting for the command of your Lord?' And he put down the tablet and seized his brother by the head, dragging him towards himself. Aaron said, 'Son of my mother, the people indeeddeemed me weak, and were about to kill me. Therefore make not the enemies rejoice over my misfortune and place me not with the unjust people
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
Kur Musai u kthye te populli i tij, i zemëruar e i pikëlluar, tha: "Sa keq paskeni vepruar në mungesën time! A donit ta përshpejtonit premtimin e Zotit tuaj?" Ai hodhi Pllakat dhe e kapi për flokësh të vëllanë duke e tërhequr drejt vetes. Haruni tha: "O biri i nënës sime, këta njerëz më morën për të dobët dhe desh më vranë. Mos i gëzo armiqtë duke më nënçmuar dhe mos më llogarit prej keqbërësve."
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বাংলা · Bengali
আর মূসা যখন ক্ষুব্ধ ও দু:খ ভারাক্রান্ত হয়ে নিজ সম্প্রদায়ের কাছে ফিরে আসল, তখন সে বললো: ‘আমার অনুপস্থিতিতে তোমরা আমার কত খারাপ প্রতিনিধিত্ব করেছ! তোমাদের রবের আদেশের আগেই তোমরা তাড়াহুড়া করলে?’ আর সে ফলকগুলো ফেলে দিল এবং স্বীয় ভাইয়ের মাথা ধরে নিজের দিকে টেনে আনতে লাগল। সে বললো: ‘হে আমার সহোদর! এ জাতি আমাকে দুর্বল মনে করেছে এবং আমাকে হত্যা করতে উদ্যত হয়েছে। তাই তুমি আমার সাথে এমন আচরণ করো না, যাতে শত্রুরা আনন্দিত হয় এবং আমাকে যালিম সম্প্রদায়ের অন্তর্ভুক্ত করো না।’
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Bosanski · Bosnian
A kad se Musa, srdit i bijesan, narodu svome vrati, povika: "Kako ste tako ružno poslije odlaska moga postupili! Zar ste ubrzali naredbu Gospodara svoga?!", i ploče baci, i brata svoga za kosu dohvati i poče ga vući sebi. "O sine majke moje", reče Harun, "narod moj me je slabim smatrao i umalo me nije ubio; nemoj da mi se svete dušmani i ne ubrajaj mene u nepravedne."
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Hrvatski · Croatian
A kad se Mojsije, srdit i bijesan, narodu svome vrati, povika: "Kako ste tako ružno poslije odlaska moga postupili! Zar ste ubrzali naredbu Gospodara svoga?!" i ploče baci, i brata svoga za kosu dohvati i poče ga vući sebi. "O sine majke moje," reče Aron, "narod moj me je slabim smatrao i umalo me nije ubio; nemoj da mi se svete dušmani i ne ubrajaj mene u nepravedne."
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Nde Muusaa ruttinoo e yimɓe makko ɓen ko o tikkuɗo, cuniiɗo, o maaki : "Bonii kon ko lomtiɗon kam ɓaawo am. E on keñor yamiroore Joomi mon nde?!" O weddii alluuje ɗeen o nanngi hoore (musiɗɗo) neene-gooto makko on himo fooɗa mo e makko. [Haaruuna] Maaki : "Ko an yo ɓiɗɗo neene am, ɓee yimɓe lo'inii kam, ɓe ɗeɓi'i warde kam. Wota a weltin añɓe am, wata a waɗtidam kadi e yimɓe toonoɓe ɓe".
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ქართული · Georgian
და როდესაც დაბრუნდა მუსა თავის ხალხთან, განრისხებული და დამწუხრებული, (მუსამ) თქვა: «რა ცუდია ის, რაც თქვენ გააკეთეთ ჩემს შემდეგ [ჩემს არყოფნაში]! ნუთუ თქვენი უფლის ბრძანების დაჩქარება ისურვეთ?» და (რისხვით) გადააგდო მან დაფები (რომლებზეც იყო დაწერილი თორა) (იმათკენ, ვინც თაყვანს სცემდნენ ხბოს), და ჩაავლო ხელი თავის ძმას (ჰარუნს) თავში, დაათრევდა მას თავისკენ. (ჰარუნმა), (რომ დაემშვიდებინა მუსა), თქვა: «ო, დედაჩემის შვილო! ხალხმა დამასუსტეს და თითქმის მომკლეს (როდესაც ვუკრძალავდი მათ ხბოს თაყვანისცემას). არ მისცე მტრებს მიზეზი, რომ იზეიმონ ჩემზე, და ნუ ჩამთვლი უსამართლოთა შორის!»
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Deutsch · German
Und als Musa zu seinem Volk zornig und äußerst betrübt zurückkam, sagte er: „Wie übel ist das, was ihr nach mir an meiner Stelle begangen habt! Wollt ihr den Befehl eures Herrn beschleunigen?“ Und er legte die Tafeln ab und nahm seinen Bruder am Kopf, indem er ihn an sich zog. Er (also sein Bruder Harun) sagte: „(O) Sohn meiner Mutter, das Volk unterdrückte mich und hätte mich beinahe getötet! So lasse nicht die Feinde über mich Schadenfreude empfinden und lasse mich nicht mit dem ungerechten Volk!“
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Όταν ο Μωυσής επέστρεψε στον λαό του, θυμωμένος και θλιμμένος (απ' αυτό που έκαναν), είπε: «Τι κακό είναι αυτό που κάνατε εν απουσία μου! Δεν μπορούσατε να περιμένετε (την επιστροφή μου που είναι σύμφωνα με) αυτό που όρισε ο Κύριός σας;» Πέταξε (ο Μωυσής) τις πλάκες και έπιασε τον αδελφό του (τον Ααρών) από το κεφάλι, σέρνοντάς τον προς τον εαυτό του. (Ο Ααρών) είπε: «Ω, γιε της μητέρας μου! Εκείνοι με θεωρούσαν αδύναμο και κόντεψαν να με σκοτώσουν. Μην κάνεις λοιπόν τους εχθρούς να χαίρονται μ' αυτό που μου κάνεις, ούτε να με θεωρείς ανάμεσα στους άδικους ανθρώπους (που λάτρεψαν το μοσχάρι).»
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हिन्दी · Hindi
और जब मूसा अपनी जाति की ओर क्रोध तथा दुःख से भरा हुआ वापस आया, तो उसने कहा : तुमने मेरे बाद मेरा बहुत बुरा प्रतिनिधित्व किया। क्या तुम अपने पालनहार की आज्ञा से पहले ही जल्दी कर[51] गए? तथा उसने तख़्तियाँ डाल दीं और अपने भाई (हारून) का सिर पकड़कर अपनी ओर खींचने लगा। उसने कहा : ऐ मेरे माँ जाये भाई! लोगों ने मुझे कमज़ोर समझ लिया और निकट था कि वे मुझे मार डालें। अतः तू शत्रुओं को मुझपर हँसने का अवसर न दे और मुझे अत्याचारियों का साथी न बना।
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Italiano · Italian
E quando Mūsā tornò al suo popolo arrabbiato e afflitto, disse: “Quanto è infausto ciò che avete preso in mia assenza! Avete affrettato l’ordine del vostro Dio?» E gettò le tavole, e prese la testa di suo fratello, trascinandolo a sé. Disse: «O figlio di mia madre! In verità il popolo mi ha visto debole, e stavano per uccidermi. Non far gioire di me i nemici e non mettermi tra gli ingiusti”.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
150. Ir kai Mūsa (Mozė) grįžo pas savo žmones, piktas ir nuliūdęs, jis tarė: „Koks blogis yra tai, ką jūs padarėte (t. y. garbindami veršiuką), man nebūnant. Ar jūs paskubėjote ir inicijavote tai, kas susiję su jūsų Viešpačiu (jūs palikote Jo garbinimą)?“ Ir jis numetė Lenteles bei pagriebė savo brolį už jo galvos (plaukų) ir pritempė prie savęs. Harūn (Aronas) tarė: „Mano motinos sūnau, iš tiesų žmonės laikė mane silpnu ir norėjo mane nužudyti, taigi neleisk priešams juoktis iš manęs ir nepriskirk manęs žmonėms, kurie yra Zalimūn (nusidėjėliai).“
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Muusaan yeroma dallanaa gaddaa gara ummata isaa deebi’u "wanti isin ana booda na bakka buuftan waa fokkate; sila ajaja Gooftaa keessanii jarjarfattani moo?" jedhe. Loohiiwwan darbee mataa obboleessa isaa qabe, kan ufitti harkisu ta'ee. (Obboleessis) nijedhe "Yaa ilma haadha tiyyaa! Ummanni na hacuucanii na ajjeesuuf dhihaatani, Kanaafuu diina natti hin gammachiisin, Ummata miidhaa raawwattoota wajjinis na hin godhin" jedhe.
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Русский · Russian
Когда Муса вернулся к своему народу, гневаясь и скорбя, он сказал: «Как скверно вы поступили в моё отсутствие! Неужели вы поспешили с повелением вашего Господа?» И он бросил скрижали и, схватив своего брата за голову, потянул его к себе. [Харун] сказал: «О сын моей матери, воистину, люди посчитали меня слабым и едва не убили. Так не давай же врагам злорадствовать надо мной и не причисляй меня к несправедливому народу».
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Српски · Serbian
А кад се Мојсије, срдит и бесан, врати своме народу, повика: „Како сте тако ружно поступили после мог одласка! Зар сте убрзали наредбу свога Господара?!“ И испусти плоче, и свога брата за косу дохвати и поче да га вуче себи. „О сине моје мајке“, рече Арон, „мој народ ме је слабим сматрао и умало ме није убио; немој да ми се свете душмани и не убрајај мене у народ неправедни.“
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na wakati aliporudi Musa kwa kaumu yake hali ya kuwa ameghadhibika na kuhuzunika, akasema: Ni mabaya mno mliyonifanyia nyuma yangu! Je, mmeiharakisha amri ya Mola wenu Mlezi? Na akazitupa chini mbao zile, na akamkamata kaka yake kichwa akimvuta kwake. (Harun) akasema: Ewe mwana wa mama yangu! Hakika kaumu hawa waliniona kuwa mimi ni dhaifu, na walikaribia kuniua. Basi usiwafurahishe maadui zangu, wala usiniweke pamoja na kaumu madhalimu.
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Svenska · Swedish
När Mose återvände till sitt folk, fylld av vrede och bedrövelse, utbrast han: ”Avskyvärt är det ni gjort i min frånvaro! Kunde ni inte invänta er Herres befallning?” Han kastade tavlorna och grep sin brors huvud och drog honom till sig. Aron sa: ”Son till min moder! Folket försvagade mig och var nära att döda mig. Låt inte våra fiender glädjas över det du gör mot mig, och betrakta mig inte som en av dessa orättfärdiga människor!”
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Türkçe · Turkish
Mûsâ kavmine kızgın ve üzgün olarak dönünce: "Benim ardımdan ne kötü işler yaptınız. Rabbinizin emrini beklemeyip acele mi ettiniz?" dedi. Levhaları (öfkesinden) attı ve kardeşinin başını tutarak kendisine çekti. (Kardeşi): "Ey anamın oğlu! Toplum beni güçsüz gördü/küçümsedi, neredeyse beni öldürüyorlardı. Bana düşmanları sevindirecek şekilde davranma, zalim toplumla bir tutma!" dedi.
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اردو · Urdu
اور جب موسیٰ (علیہ السلام) اپنی قوم کی طرف واپس آئے غصہ اور رنج میں بھرے ہوئے تو فرمایا کہ تم نے میرے بعد یہ بڑی بری جانشینی کی؟ کیا اپنے رب کے حکم سے پہلے ہی تم نے جلد بازی کرلی، اور جلدی سے تختیاں ایک طرف رکھیں[1] اور اپنے بھائی کا سر پکڑ کر ان کو اپنی طرف گھسیٹنے لگے۔ ہارون (علیہ السلام) نے کہا کہ اے میرے ماں جائے![2] ان لوگوں نے مجھ کو بےحقیقت سمجھا اور قریب تھا کہ مجھ کو قتل کر ڈالیں[3] تو تم مجھ پر دشمنوں کو مت ہنساؤ[4] اور مجھ کو ان ﻇالموں کے ذیل میں مت شمار کرو۔[5]
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Easy-read (simplified)waattakhadha qawmu moosaa min ba'dihi min huliyyihim 'ijlan jasadan lahu khuwaarun alam yaraw annahu laa yukallimuhum walaa yahdeehim sabeelan takhadhoohu wakaanoo zaalimeen
DIN 31635wāttaḫaḏa qawmu mūsā min baʿdihi min ḥuliyyihim ʿiǧlan ǧasadan lahu ḫuwārun ʾalam yaraw ʾannahu lā yukallimuhum walā yahdīhim sabīlan taḫaḏūhu wakānū ẓālimīna
Talal Itani2012 In his absence, the people of Moses adopted a calf made from their ornaments-a body which lowed. Did they not see that it could not speak to them, nor guide them in any way? They took it for worship. They were in the wrong.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And the folk of Moses, after (he left them), chose a calf (for worship), (made) out of their ornaments, of saffron hue, which gave a lowing sound. Saw they not that it spake not unto them nor guided them to any way? They chose it, and became wrong-doers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And Moses' people after him took to themselves of their ornaments a corporeal calf that lowed; did they not see that it could not speak with them, nor could it guide them in the path? They took it and they were unjust
John Medows Rodwell1861 And the people of Moses took during his absence a calf made of their ornaments, and ruddy like gold, and lowing. Saw they not that it could not speak to them, nor guide them in the way? Yet they took if for a God and became offenders
George Sale1734 And the people of Moses made, in his absence, out of their ornaments, a calf -- a lifeless body, producing a lowing sound. Did they not see that it spoke not to them, nor guided them to any way? They took it for worship and they were transgressors
Easy-read (simplified)walammaa suqita fee aydeehim wara'aw annahum qad dalloo qaaloo la'in lam yarhamnaa rabbunaa wayaghfir lanaa lanakoonanna mina l-khaasireen
DIN 31635walammā suqiṭa fī ʾaydīhim waraʾaw ʾannahum qad ḍallū qālū laʾin lam yarḥamnā rabbunā wayaġfir lanā lanakūnanna mina l-ḫāsirīna
Talal Itani2012 Then, when they regretted, and realized that they had erred, they said, "Unless our Lord extends His mercy to us, and forgives us, we will be among the losers."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when they feared the consequences thereof and saw that they had gone astray, they said: Unless our Lord have mercy on us and forgive us, we verily are of the lost
Edward Henry Palmer1880 but when they bit their hands with fruitless rage and saw that they had gone astray, they said,' Verily, if our Lord have not compassion on us and forgive us we shall surely be of those who lose
John Medows Rodwell1861 But when they repented, and saw that they had erred, they said, Truly if our Lord have not mercy on us, and forgive us, we shall surely be of those who perish
George Sale1734 And when they were smitten with remorse and saw that they had indeed gone astray, they said, 'If our Lord have not mercy on us and forgive us, we shall surely be of the losers
Talal Itani2012 He said, "My Lord, forgive me and my brother, and admit us into Your mercy; for you are the Most Merciful of the merciful."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 He said: My Lord! Have mercy on me and on my brother; bring us into Thy mercy, Thou the Most Merciful of all who show mercy
Edward Henry Palmer1880 He said, 'O Lord! pardon me and my brother, and let us enter into Thy mercy; for Thou art the most merciful of the merciful
John Medows Rodwell1861 He said, "O Lord, forgive me and my brother, and bring us into thy mercy; for of those who shew mercy thou art the most merciful
George Sale1734 Moses said, 'My Lord, forgive me and my brother, and admit us to Thy mercy and Thou art the Most Merciful of those who show mercy
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna taḫaḏū l-ʿiǧla sayanāluhum ġaḍabun min rabbihim waḏillatun fī l-ḥayāti d-dunyā wakaḏālika naǧzī l-muftarīna
Talal Itani2012 Those who idolized the calf have incurred wrath from their Lord, and humiliation in this life. We thus requite the innovators.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! Those who chose the calf (for worship), terror from their Lord and humiliation will come upon them in the life of the world. Thus do We requite those who invent a lie
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, these have taken to themselves a calf; there shall reach them wrath from their Lord, and abasement in the life of this world; for thus do we reward those who forge a lie
John Medows Rodwell1861 Verily as to those who took the calf as a god, wrath from their Lord shall overtake them, and shame in this present life: for thus recompense we the devisers of a lie
George Sale1734 As to those, who took the calf for worship, wrath from their Lord shall overtake them and abasement in the present life. And thus do We reward those who invent lies
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 —
0.61 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 Rodwell0.71
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.66
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.65
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.65
Talal Itani · George Sale0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.61
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.54
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.51
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.49
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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characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed
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Nothing on this page rests on a source that is not here.
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.