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And Moses chose from his people seventy men for Our appointment. When the tremorshook them, he said, "My Lord, had You willed, You could have destroyed them before, and me too. Will you destroy us for what the fools among us have done? This is but Your test-with it You misguidewhomever You will, and guide whomever You will. You are our Protector, so forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are the Best of Forgivers."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And Moses chose of his people seventy men for Our appointed tryst and, when the tremblingcame on them, he said: My Lord! If Thou hadst willed Thou hadst destroyed them long before, and me with them. Wilt thou destroy us for that which the ignorant among us did? It is but Thy trial (of us). Thou sendest whom Thou wilt astray and guidest whom Thou wilt: Thou art our ProtectingFriend, therefore forgive us and have mercy on us, Thou, the Best of all who showforgiveness
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 Moses chose from his people seventy men for our appointment; and when the earthquake took them he said, 'O my Lord! hadst Thou willed, Thou hadst destroyed them before and me. Wilt Thou destroy us for what the fools amongst us have done? This is naught but Thy trial, wherewith Thou dost lead astray whom Thou pleasest and guidest whom Thou pleasest; Thou art our patron! forgive us and have mercy on us, for Thou art the best of those who do forgive
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And Moses chose seventy men of his people for a meeting appointed by us. And when the earthquake overtook them, he said, "O my Lord! if it had been thy pleasure, thou hadst destroyed them and me ere this! wilt thou destroy us for what our foolish ones have done? It is nought but thy trial: thou wilt mislead by it whom thou wilt, and guide whom thou wilt. Our guardian, thou! Forgive us then and have mercy on us; for of those who forgive art thou the best
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And Moses chose of his people seventy men for Our appointment. But when the earthquake overtook them, he said, 'My Lord, if Thou hadst pleased, Thou couldst have destroyed them before this, and me too. Wilt Thou destroy us for that which the foolish among us have done? This is nothing but a trial from Thee. Thou causest to perish thereby whom Thou pleasest and Thou guidest whom Thou pleasest. Thou art our Protector; forgive us then and have mercy upon us and Thou art the Best of those who forgive
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
Musai zgjodhi shtatëdhjetë burra nga populli i tij për caktimin Tonë. Kur i goditi tërmeti, ai tha: "Zoti im, po të doje, do t'i kishe shkatërruar më herët ata, e edhe mua. A do të na shkatërrosh për atë që bënë mendjelehtët nga mesi ynë? Kjo nuk është tjetër, veçse një sprovë prej Teje, me të cilën Ti humb atë që do dhe udhëzon atë që do. Ti je Mbrojtësi ynë, prandaj na fal dhe na mëshiro, sepse Ti je Falësi më i mirë!
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বাংলা · Bengali
আর মূসা তার সম্প্রদায় থেকে সত্তর জন লোককে আমার নির্ধারিত স্থানে নিয়ে আসার জন্যে নির্বাচন করল। অতঃপর যখন ভূমিকম্প তাদেরকে পাকড়াও করল, তখন সে বললো: ‘হে আমার রব, আপনি চাইলে ইতঃপূর্বে এদের এবং আমাকেও ধ্বংস করতে পারতেন । আমাদের মধ্যে নির্বোধরা যা করেছে, তার কারণে কি আপনি আমাদেরকে ধ্বংস করবেন? এটাতো আপনার পরীক্ষা ছাড়া কিছু না। এর মাধ্যমে যাকে চান আপনি পথভ্রষ্ট করেন এবং যাকে চান হিদায়াত দান করেন। আপনি আমাদের অভিভাবক। সুতরাং আমাদেরকে ক্ষমা করুন এবং আমাদের প্রতি দয়া করুন। আর ক্ষমাশীলদের মধ্যে আপনিই তো শ্রেষ্ঠ।’
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Bosanski · Bosnian
I Musa odabra iz naroda svoga sedamdeset ljudi da u određeno vrijeme stanu pred Nas. A kad ih zadesi potres, on reče: "Gospodaru moj, da si htio, mogao si i njih i mene uništiti još prije. Zar da nas uništiš zbog onoga što su uradili bezumnici naši? To je samo iskušenje Tvoje kojim Ti, koga hoćeš, na stranputicu skrećeš, a koga hoćeš, na Pravi put upućuješ; Ti si Gospodar naš, pa nam oprosti i smiluj nam se! A Ti si Oprostitelj najbolji!"
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
I Mojsije odabra iz naroda svoga sedamdeset ljudi da u određeno vrijeme stanu pred Nas. A kad ih zadesi potres, on reče: "Gospodaru moj, da si htio, mogao si i njih i mene uništiti još prije. Zar da nas uništiš zbog onoga što su uradili bezumnici naši? To je samo iskušenje Tvoje kojim Ti, koga hoćeš, na stranputicu skrećeš, a koga hoćeš, na Pravi put upućuješ; Ti si Gospodar naš, pa nam oprosti i smiluj nam se! A Ti si Oprostitelj najbolji!"
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Muusaa suɓii e yimɓe makko ɓen worɓe cappanɗe njeeɗiɗo fii happu amen. Nde dillaango ngon nanngunoo ɓe, o maaki : "Joomi, si a muuyuno, A halkayno ɓe adii hannde, e min kadi. E A halkiray men ko ɗaayɓe amen ɓen ngollii? Ɗum wonaani si wanaa jarrabuyee maaɗa, Haɗa majjinira ɗum on mo muuyu-ɗaa, Haɗa feewna on mo muuyu-ɗaa. Ko aan woni keeto amen, hafran amen njurme-ɗaa amen. Ko aan woni ɓurɗo moƴƴude e yaafooɓe ɓe".
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
და აირჩია მუსამ თავისი ხალხიდან სამოცდაათი კაცი (რომლებიც არ ეთაყვანებოდნენ ხბოს) და წაიყვანა ისინი ტურის მთასთან ჩვენი დანიშნული ვადისათვის[1]. და როცა მათ მიწისძვრა დაატყდათ, მუსამ თქვა: «უფალო! რომ გესურვებინა, მათ ადრე დაღუპავდი და მეც მათთან ერთად. ნუთუ დაგვღუპავ იმისთვის, რაც ჩვენ შორის უგუნურნი აკეთებდნენ? ეს [ხბოს თაყვანისცემა] მხოლოდ შენი გამოცდაა, რომლითაც აცდენ გზას, ვისაც ინებებ, და სწორი გზით მიგყავს, ვისაც ინებებ. შენ ხარ ჩვენი მფარველი; გვაპატიე და შეგვიწყალე, რადგან შენ ხარ საუკეთესო მპატიებელთა შორის!»
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Deutsch · German
Und Musa wählte aus seinem Volk siebzig Männer zu Unserer festgesetzten Zeit. Als sie nun das Zittern ergriff, sagte er: „Mein Herr, wenn Du gewollt hättest, hättest Du sie schon zuvor vernichtet, und auch mich. Willst Du uns denn vernichten für das, was die Toren von uns getan haben? Es ist ja Deine Versuchung, mit der Du in die Irre gehen lässt, wen Du willst, und rechtleitest, wen Du willst. Du bist unser Schutzherr, so vergib uns und erbarme Dich unser! Und Du bist der Beste der Vergebenden.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Ο Μωυσής επέλεξε εβδομήντα άνδρες από τον λαό του για την ώρα και τόπο που ορίσαμε (για να επικαλεστούν τον Αλλάχ να συγχωρέσει τον λαό τους που λάτρεψε το μοσχάρι). Όταν (ήρθαν στον τόπο, ζήτησαν από τον Μωυσή να δουν τον Αλλάχ, και έτσι) τους έπιασε ο δυνατός σεισμός, είπε (ο Μωυσής επικαλώντας τον Αλλάχ): «Κύριέ μου! Αν ήταν το θέλημά Σου, θα τους είχες καταστρέψει από πριν (όταν ο λαός λάτρεψε το μοσχάρι), όπως και εμένα. Θα μας καταστρέψεις γι' αυτό που έκαναν οι ανόητοι ανάμεσά μας! [ερώτηση κατευνασμού, δηλ. μην μας καταστρέψεις]. Αυτό δεν είναι παρά μια δοκιμασία από Σένα (προς τους δούλους Σου, για να φανεί ποιος θα διαλέξει την αλήθεια και ποιος θα διαλέξει την πλάνη), με την οποία (δοκιμασία) κάνεις όποιον θέλεις να παραστρατήσει και καθοδηγείς όποιον θέλεις. Εσύ είσαι ο Κηδεμόνας μας, γι' αυτό συγχώρεσέ μας και ελέησέ μας, γιατί είσαι ο Καλύτερος απ' αυτούς που συγχωρούν.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
और मूसा ने हमारे निर्धारित[53] समय के लिए अपनी जाति के सत्तर व्यक्तियों को चुन लिया। फिर जब उन्हें भूकंप ने पकड़[54] लिया, तो उसने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! यदि तू चाहता तो इससे पहले ही इन सबका और मेरा विनाश कर देता। क्या तू उसके कारण हमारा विनाश करता है, जो हममें से मूर्खों ने किया है? यह[55] तो केवल तेरी ओर से एक परीक्षा है। जिसके द्वारा तू जिसे चाहता है, गुमराह करता है और जिसे चाहता है, सीधा मार्ग दिखाता है। तू ही हमारा संरक्षक है। अतः हमारे पापों को क्षमा कर दे और हमपर दया कर। तू क्षमा करने वालों में सबसे बेहतर है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Mūsā scelse, tra il suo popolo, settanta dei suoi uomini per il nostro termine stabilito. E quando li prese il tremore, disse: «O mio Dio, se avessi voluto, li avresti distrutti prima con me! Ci distruggi forse per ciò che hanno fatto i malvagi tra di noi? In verità è solo una prova da parte Tua, con cui svii chi vuoi e guidi chi vuoi guidare. Tu sei il nostro Protettore. Perdonaci e sii benevolo con noi, e Tu sei il Miglior Perdonatore!
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
155. Ir Mūsa (Mozė) išrinko iš savo žmonių septyniasdešimt (geriausių) žmonių susitikimui Mūsų paskirtu laiku ir vietoje. Ir kai juos ištiko galingas žemės drebėjimas, jis tarė: „Mano Viešpatie, jei tai būtų buvus tokia Tavo Valia, Tu būtum galėjęs prieš tai sunaikinti juos ir mane. Ar Tu sunaikintum mus dėl veiksmų, kuriuos daro kvaili iš mūsų tarpo? Tai tik Tavo išbandymas, kuriuo Tu paklaidini tuos, kuriuos nori, ir vedi teisingai tuos, kuriuos nori. Tu esi mūsų Vali (Globėjas), taigi atleisk mums ir suteik mums Gailestingumą, nes Tu esi Geriausias iš atleidžiančiųjų.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Muusaan ummata isaa irraa namoota torbaatama beellama keenyaaf filate, Yeroo sochiin (kirkirri) lafaa isaan qabattu, (Muusaan) ni jedhe: "Gooftaa kiyya! Odoo feetee kana dura isaaniifi anas ni balleessita ture. Sila waan gowwoonni nurraa ta’an dalaganiin nu balleessitaa? Isheen (fitnattiin) mokkoroodhuma keeti malee waanbiraatii miti, Isheedhaan nama feete jalliftee nama feete immoo qajeelchita. Ati gargaaraa keenya, Nuuf araarami, Rahmatas nuuf godhi, Ati caalaa araaramtootaati.[29]
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Русский · Russian
Муса выбрал из своего народа семьдесят человек для Нашего срока. А когда их постигло землетрясение, он сказал: «Господь мой, если бы Ты пожелал, Ты погубил бы их прежде, и меня тоже. Неужели Ты погубишь нас за то, что сделали глупцы из нас? Это не что иное, как Твоё испытание: этим Ты вводишь в заблуждение, кого пожелаешь, и наставляешь, кого пожелаешь. Ты — наш Покровитель, так прости же нас и смилуйся над нами, воистину Ты — лучший из прощающих.
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Српски · Serbian
И Мојсије одабра из свога народа седамдесет људи да у одређено време стану пред Нама. А кад их задеси потрес па су сви помрли, он рече: „Господару мој, да си хтео, могао си и њих и мене да уништиш још пре. Зар да нас уништиш због онога што су урадили наши безумници? То је само Твоје искушење којим Ти, кога хоћеш, скрећеш на странпутицу, а кога хоћеш, упућујеш на Прави пут; Ти си наш Господар, па нам опрости и смилуј нам се! А Ти си Опроститељ најбољи!“
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na Musa akawateua kaumu wake wanaume sabini kwa ajili ya miadi yetu. Na ulipowachukua mtetemeko mkubwa, akasema: Mola wangu Mlezi! Ungelitaka, ungeliwaangamiza wao hapo kabla na hata mimi. Unatuangamiza kwa yale waliyoyafanya wapumbavu katika sisi? Haya si chochote isipokuwa ni majaribio yako, unampoteza kwayo umtakaye, na unamuongoa umtakaye. Wewe ndiye rafiki mlinzi wetu. Basi tusitiri dhambi na uturehemu. Na Wewe ndiwe Mbora zaidi wa wasitirio dhambi.
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Svenska · Swedish
Sedan valde Mose ut sjuttio män ur sitt folk till vår utsatta tid. När skalvet grep dem utbrast han: ”Herre! Om du hade velat hade du förgjort dem och mig dessförinnan. Ska du förgöra oss för vad de oförståndiga bland oss gjort? Det här var endast ditt test. Genom det vilseleder du vem du vill och vägleder vem du vill. Du är vår beskyddare, förlåt oss och förbarma dig över oss – ingen förlåter som du!
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Türkçe · Turkish
Mûsâ belirlediğimiz vakit için kavminden yetmiş adam seçti. Onları kuvvetli bir sarsıntı alınca, Mûsâ: "Rabbim! Eğer dileseydin onları ve beni daha önce helâk ederdin. İçimizdeki sefih/akılsızların yaptıkları yüzünden bizi helâk mı edeceksin? Bu senin imtihanından başka bir şey değildir. Sen, onunla dilediğini sapıttırır ve dilediğine de hidayet edersin. Sen bizim velimizsin. Bizi affet, bize merhamet et! Sen bağışlayanların en hayırlısısın!"
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اردو · Urdu
اور موسیٰ (علیہ السلام) نے ستر آدمی اپنی قوم میں سے ہمارے وقت معین کے لیے منتخب کئے، سو جب ان کو زلزلہ نے آپکڑا[1] تو موسیٰ (علیہ السلام) عرض کرنے لگے کہ اے میرے پروردگار! اگر تجھ کو یہ منظور ہوتا تو اس سے قبل ہی ان کو اور مجھ کو ہلاک کر دیتا۔ کیا تو ہم میں سے چند بے وقوفوں کی حرکت پر سب کو ہلاک کردے گا؟ یہ واقعہ محض تیری طرف سے ایک امتحان ہے، ایسے امتحانات سے جس کو تو چاہے گمراہی میں ڈال دے اور جس کو چاہے ہدایت پر قائم رکھے۔ تو ہی تو ہمارا کارساز ہے پس ہم پر مغفرت اور رحمت فرما اور تو سب معافی دینے والوں سے زیاده اچھا ہے۔[2]
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Easy-read (simplified)walladheena 'amiloo s-sayyi'aati thumma taaboo min ba'dihaa wa'aamanoo inna rabbaka min ba'dihaa laghafoorun raheem
DIN 31635wallaḏīna ʿamilū s-sayyiʾāti ṯumma tābū min baʿdihā waʾāmanū ʾinna rabbaka min baʿdihā laġafūrun raḥīmun
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 As for those who commit sins, and then repent afterwards and believe-your Lord, thereafter, is Forgiving and Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 But those who do ill-deeds and afterward repent and believe - lo! for them, afterward, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 But those who have done bad works, and then turn again after them and believe,- verily, thy Lord, after that, is forgiving and merciful
John Medows Rodwell1861 But to those who have done evil, then afterwards repent and believe, thy Lord will thereafter be Lenient, Merciful
George Sale1734 And those who do evil deeds and repent and believe, surely, thy Lord after that is Most Forgiving, Merciful
Talal Itani2012 When the anger abated in Moses, he took up the tablets. In their transcript is guidance and mercy for those in awe of their Lord.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Then, when the anger of Moses abated, he took up the tablets, and in their inscription there was guidance and mercy for all those who fear their Lord
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when Moses' wrath calmed down he took the tables, in the inscription of which was guidance and mercy for those who dread their Lord
John Medows Rodwell1861 And when the anger of Moses was stilled, he took up the tables; and in their writing was guidance and mercy for those who dread their Lord
George Sale1734 And when the anger of Moses subsided, he took the tablets and in their writing there was guidance and mercy for those who fear their Lord
Talal Itani2012 "And inscribe for us goodness in this world, and in the Hereafter. We have turned to You." He said, "My punishment-I inflict it upon whomever I will, but My mercy encompasses all things. I will specify it for those who act righteously and practice regular charity, and those who believe in Our signs."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And ordain for us in this world that which is good, and in the Hereafter (that which is good), Lo! We have turned unto Thee. He said: I smite with My punishment whom I will, and My mercy embraceth all things, therefore I shall ordain it for those who ward off (evil) and pay the poor-due, and those who believe Our revelations
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And write down for us in this world good, and in the future too; verily, we are guided unto Thee.' He said, 'My punishment - with it I fall on whom I will; and my mercy embraceth everything; and I will write it down for those who fear, and who give alms, and those who in our signs believe
John Medows Rodwell1861 And write down for us what is good in this world, as well as in the world to come, for to thee are we guided." He said, "My chastisement shall fall on whom I will, and my mercy embraceth all things, and I write it down for those who shall fear me, and pay the alms, and believe in our signs
George Sale1734 And ordain for us good in this world, as well as in the next; we have turned to Thee with repentance.' God replied, 'I will inflict My punishment on whom I will; but My mercy encompasses all things; so I will ordain it for those who act righteously and pay the Zakaat and those who believe in Our Signs
Talal Itani2012 Those who follow the Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, whom they find mentioned in the Torah and the Gospel in their possession. He directs them to righteousness, and deters them from evil, and allows for them all good things, and prohibits for them wickedness, and unloads the burdens and the shackles that are upon them. Those who believe in him, and respect him, and support him, and follow the light that came down with him-these are the successful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel (which are) with them. He will enjoin on them that which is right and forbid them that which is wrong. He will make lawful for them all good things and prohibit for them only the foul; and he will relieve them of their burden and the fetters that they used to wear. Then those who believe in him, and honour him, and help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him: they are the successful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 who follow the Apostle - the illiterate prophet, whom they find written down with them in the law and the gospel, bidding them what is reasonable and forbidding them what is wrong, and making lawful for them what is good, and making unlawful evil things; and setting down for them their burdens and the yokes which were upon them; - to those who believe in him and aid him and help him and follow the law which has been sent down with him - they shall be the prosperous
John Medows Rodwell1861 Who shall follow the Apostle, the unlettered Prophet - whom they shall find described with them in the Law and Evangel. What is right will he enjoin them, and forbid them what is wrong, and will allow them healthful viands and prohibit the impure, and will ease them of their burden, and of the yokes which were upon them; and those who shall believe in him, and strengthen him, and help him, and follow the light which hath been sent down with him, - these are they with whom it shall be well
George Sale1734 Those who follow the Messenger, the Prophet, the Ummi whom they find mentioned in the Torah and the Gospel which are with them. He enjoins on them good and forbids them evil and makes lawful for them the good things and forbids them the bad things and remove from them their burdens and shackles that were upon them. So those who shall believe in him and honour and support him and help him and follow the light that has been sent down with him -- these shall prosper
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 —
0.52 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 Pickthall0.60
Talal Itani · George Sale0.59
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.58
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.53
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.53
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.52
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.49
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.47
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.47
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.46
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.
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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.