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7:188

قُل لَّآ أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِى نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَوْ كُنتُ أَعْلَمُ ٱلْغَيْبَ لَٱسْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَمَا مَسَّنِىَ ٱلسُّوٓءُ إِنْ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)qul laa amliku linafsee naf'an walaa darran illaa maa shaa'a llaahu walaw kuntu a'lamu l-ghayba lastakthartu mina l-khayri wamaa massaniya s-soo'u in anaa illaa nadheerun wabasheerun liqawmin yu'minoon

DIN 31635qul lā ʾamliku linafsī nafʿan walā ḍarran ʾillā mā šāʾa llāhu walaw kuntu ʾaʿlamu l-ġayba lastakṯartu mina l-ḫayri wamā massaniya s-sūʾu ʾin ʾanā ʾillā naḏīrun wabašīrun liqawmin yuʾminūna

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Talal Itani · published 2012

Say, "I have no control over any benefit or harm to myself, except as God wills. Had I known the future, I would have acquired much good, and no harm would have touched me. I am only a warner, and a herald of good news to a people who believe."

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

Say: For myself I have no power to benefit, nor power to hurt, save that which Allah willeth. Had I knowledge of the Unseen, I should have abundance of wealth, and adversity would not touch me. I am but a warner, and a bearer of good tidings unto folk who believe

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 Palmer 1840–1882 · published 1880

Say, 'I cannot control profit or harm for myself, save what God will. If I knew the unseen I should surely have much that is good, nor would evil touch me; I am but a warner and a herald of good tidings unto a people who believe

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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

SAY: I have no control over what may be helpful or hurtful to me, but as God willeth. Had I the knowledge of his secrets, I should revel in the good, and evil should not touch me. But I am only a warner, and an announcer of good tidings to those who believe

Sources

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

Say, 'I have no power to do good or harm to myself save as God please. And if I had the knowledge of the unseen, I should have secured abundance of good; and evil would not have touched me. I am only a Warner and a bearer of good tidings

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

Thuaj: "Unë nuk mund t'i bëj vetes as dobi, as dëm, përveç aq sa do Allahu. Vërtet, sikur ta dija të padukshmen, do t'i shtoja të mirat dhe nuk do të më prekte asnjë e keqe. Unë jam vetëm një paralajmërues dhe përgëzues për njerëzit që besojnë.

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

তুমি বলো: ‘আমি আমার নিজের কোনো উপকার ও ক্ষতির ক্ষমতা রাখি না, তবে আল্লাহ যা চান তা ছাড়া। আর আমি যদি গায়িবের খবর জানতাম, তাহলে আমি অধিক কল্যাণ লাভ করতাম এবং আমাকে কোনো ক্ষতিই স্পর্শ করতো না। আমি তো ঈমানদার সম্প্রদায়ের জন্যে) একজন সতর্ককারী ও সুসংবাদদাতা ছাড়া আর কিছুই নই।

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

Reci: "Ja ne mogu ni samom sebi neku korist pribaviti, ni od sebe kakvu štetu otkloniti; biva onako kako Allah hoće. A da znadoh nedokučivo, stekao bih mnoga dobra, a zlo bi bilo daleko od mene; ja samo donosim opomene i radosne vijesti ljudima koji vjeruju."

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Hrvatski · Croatian

Reci: "Ja ne mogu ni samom sebi neku korist pribaviti, ni od sebe kakvu štetu otkloniti; biva onako kako Allah hoće. A da znadoh nedokučivo, stekao bih mnoga dobra, a zlo bi bilo daleko od mene; ja samo donosim opomene i radosne vijesti ljudima koji vjeruju."

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Fulfulde · Fulani

Maaku : "Mi waawanaa hoore-am nafa wanaa lorra, si wanaa ko Alla muuyi. Sinno miɗo anndunoo ko wirnii, mi hebbinorayno moƴƴere, bone kadi memataano kam. mi wonaani si wanaa jeertinoowo e bewlinoowo, wonan de yimɓe gooŋɗinooɓe".

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ქართული · Georgian

თქვი (ო, მოციქულო): «მე საკუთარი თავისთვის არც სარგებელს ვფლობ და არც ზიანს, გარდა იმისა, რაც ალლაჰს სურს. და რომ მცოდნოდა დაფარული (უხილავი), აუცილებლად გავამრავლებდი ჩემთვის სიკეთეს და ცუდი არაფერი შემეხებოდა. მე ხომ მხოლოდ შემგონებელი ვარ და სასიხარულო მაცნე იმ ხალხისთვის, ვინც ირწმუნებს».

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Deutsch · German

Sag: „Ich verfüge für mich selbst weder Nutzen noch Schaden, außer was Allah will. Und wenn ich das Verborgene wüsste, würde ich mir fürwahr viel Gutes verschaffen, und Schlechtes würde mich nicht treffen. Ich bin ja nur ein Warner und ein Frohbote für Leute, die glauben.“

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 1.0.15

Ελληνικά · Greek

Πες (ω, Μωχάμμαντ): «Δεν έχω καμιά δύναμη να φέρω όφελος για τον εαυτό μου, ούτε να αποτρέψω κακό από τον εαυτό μου, παρά μόνο ό,τι θέλει ο Αλλάχ. Αν γνώριζα τα αόρατα, θα εξασφάλιζα για τον εαυτό μου άφθονα καλά, και κανένα κακό δε θα με άγγιζε. Πράγματι, δεν είμαι παρά μόνο ένας προειδοποιητής, και ένας Αγγελιαφόρος χαρμόσυνων ειδήσεων για τους ανθρώπους που πιστεύουν.»

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

हिन्दी · Hindi

आप कह दें कि मैं अपने लिए किसी लाभ और हानि का मालिक नहीं हूँ, परंतु जो अल्लाह चाहे। और यदि मैं ग़ैब (परोक्ष) का ज्ञान रखता होता, तो अवश्य बहुत अधिक भलाइयाँ प्राप्त कर लेता और मुझे कोई कष्ट नहीं पहुँचता। मैं तो केवल उन लोगों को सावधान करने वाला तथा शुभ सूचना देने वाला हूँ, जो ईमान (विश्वास) रखते हैं।

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5

Italiano · Italian

Di’: «Non possiedo per me né bene né male ﴿قُلْ لَا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا﴾, tranne quello che vuole Allāh ﴿إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ﴾. Se avessi conoscenza dell’Ignoto, mi sarei certo riempito di beni, e non mi avrebbe preso alcun male! Io sono soltanto un ammonitore e un annunciatore per un popolo credente!”

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

188. Sakyk (Muchammedai ﷺ): „Aš neturiu jokios galios padėti ar pakenkti sau, išskyrus taip, kaip Allahas nori. Jei aš žinočiau apie Ghaib (Nematomą), aš užsitikrinčiau sau gausybę turto ir joks blogis manęs nepaliestų. Tačiau, aš esu tik perspėtojas ir gerų žinių nešėjas žmonėms, kurie tiki.“

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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Jedhi "Ani lubbuu tiyyaaf faayidaas ta’ee miidhaa fiduu (faaydaa fiduufii miidhaa deebisuu) hin danda'u waan Rabbiin fedhe malee, Odoon kanin waan fagoo (ghaybii) beeku ta'ee, silaa toltuu irraan baay'ifadha; hamtuun na hin tuqu ture, Ani ummata amananiif akeekkachiisaafi gammachiisaa malee hintaane".

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Русский · Russian

Скажи: «Я не владею для себя ни пользой, ни вредом, кроме того, что пожелает Аллах. Если бы я знал сокровенное, то приумножил бы себе из блага, и меня не коснулось бы дурное. Я — не кто иной, как предостерегающий и благовестник для людей, которые веруют».

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

Реци: „Ја не могу да прибавим ни самом себи неку корист, ни да отклоним од себе какву штету; бива онако како хоће Аллах. А када бих знао оно што је недокучиво чулима, стекао бих многа добра, а зло би било далеко од мене; ја само доносим опомене и радосне вести људима који верују.“

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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4

Kiswahili · Swahili

Sema: Siimilikii nafsi yangu manufaa wala madhara, isipokuwa apendavyo Mwenyezi Mungu. Na lau kuwa ninayajua ya ghaibu, ningalitenda mema sana, wala ubaya usingenigusa. Mimi si chochote ila ni mwonyaji na mbashiri kwa kaumu wanaoamini.

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Svenska · Swedish

Säg: ”Jag äger varken makt att tillfoga nytta eller skada för mig själv, utöver vad Gud vill. Om jag kände till det fördolda hade jag samlat rikligt av det goda, och inget ont hade drabbat mig. Jag är bara en förkunnare av varningar och glädjebudskap för folk som tror.”

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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Türkçe · Turkish

De ki: “Ben kendim için Allah’ın (benim hakkımda) dilediğinden başka ne bir fayda sağlayabilirim, ne de bir zarar. Eğer ben gaybı bilseydim, hayır yapmayı arttırırdım ve bana bir kötülük de dokunmazdı. Ben sadece iman eden bir toplum için uyarıcı ve müjdeciyim.

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اردو · Urdu

آپ فرما دیجئے کہ میں خود اپنی ذات خاص کے لیے کسی نفع کا اختیار نہیں رکھتا اور نہ کسی ضرر کا، مگر اتنا ہی کہ جتنا اللہ نے چاہا ہو اور اگر میں غیب کی باتیں جانتا ہوتا تو میں بہت سے منافع حاصل کر لیتا اور کوئی نقصان مجھ کو نہ پہنچتا میں تو محض ڈرانے واﻻ اور بشارت دینے واﻻ ہوں ان لوگوں کو جو ایمان رکھتے ہیں۔[1]

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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7:186

مَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَلَا هَادِىَ لَهُۥ وَيَذَرُهُمْ فِى طُغْيَٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)man yudlili llaahu falaa haadiya lahu wayadharuhum fee tughyaanihim ya'mahoon

DIN 31635man yuḍlili llāhu falā hādiya lahu wayaḏaruhum fī ṭuġyānihim yaʿmahūna

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 Whomever God misguides has no guide. And He leaves them blundering in their transgression.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Those whom Allah sendeth astray, there is no guide for them. He leaveth them to wander blindly on in their contumacy

Edward Henry Palmer1880 He whom God leads astray there is no guide for him! He leaves them in their rebellion, blindly wandering on

John Medows Rodwell1861 No other guide for him whom God shall mislead! He will leave them distraught in their wanderings

George Sale1734 Whomsoever God adjudges astray, there can be no guide for him. And He leave such in their transgression, wandering in distraction

7:187

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ثَقُلَتْ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِىٌّ عَنْهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)yas'aloonaka 'ani s-saa'ati ayyaana mursaahaa qul innamaa 'ilmuhaa 'inda rabbee laa yujalleehaa liwaqtihaa illaa huwa thaqulat fee s-samaawaati wal-'ardi laa ta'teekum illaa baghtatan yas'aloonaka ka'annaka hafiyyun 'anhaa qul innamaa 'ilmuhaa 'inda llaahi walaakinna akthara n-naasi laa ya'lamoon

DIN 31635yasʾalūnaka ʿani s-sāʿati ʾayyāna mursāhā qul ʾinnamā ʿilmuhā ʿinda rabbī lā yuǧallīhā liwaqtihā ʾillā huwa ṯaqulat fī s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi lā taʾtīkum ʾillā baġtatan yasʾalūnaka kaʾannaka ḥafiyyun ʿanhā qul ʾinnamā ʿilmuhā ʿinda llāhi walākinna ʾakṯara n-nāsi lā yaʿlamūna

Talal Itani2012 They ask you about the Hour, "When will it come?" Say, "Knowledge of it rests with my Lord. None can reveal its coming except He. It weighs heavily on the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except suddenly." They ask you as if you are responsible for it. Say, "Knowledge of it rests with God," but most people do not know.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 They ask thee of the (destined) Hour, when will it come to port. Say: Knowledge thereof is with my Lord only. He alone will manifest it at its proper time. It is heavy in the heavens and the earth. It cometh not to you save unawares. They question thee as if thou couldst be well informed thereof. Say: Knowledge thereof is with Allah only, but most of mankind know not

Edward Henry Palmer1880 They will ask you about the Hour, for what time it is fixed? - say, 'The knowledge thereof is only with my Lord; none shall manifest it at its time but He; it is heavy in the heavens and the earth, it will not come to you save on a sudden.' They will ask as though thou wert privy to it, say, 'The knowledge thereof is only with God,' - but most folk do not know

John Medows Rodwell1861 They will ask thee of the Hour - for what time is its coming fixed? SAY: The knowledge of it is only with my Lord: none shall manifest it in its time but He: it is the burden of the Heavens and of the Earth: not otherwise than on a sudden will it come on you. They will ask thee as if thou wast privy to it: SAY: The knowledge of it is with none but God. But most men know not this

George Sale1734 They ask thee about the Hour; 'When it will come to pass?' Say, 'The knowledge thereof is only with my Lord. None can manifest it at its time but He. It lies heavy on the heavens and the earth. It shall not come upon you but of a sudden.' They ask thee as if thou were well-acquainted therewith. Say, 'The knowledge thereof is only with God; but most men do not know

7:188 — the verse above

7:189

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا لِيَسْكُنَ إِلَيْهَا فَلَمَّا تَغَشَّىٰهَا حَمَلَتْ حَمْلًا خَفِيفًا فَمَرَّتْ بِهِۦ فَلَمَّآ أَثْقَلَت دَّعَوَا ٱللَّهَ رَبَّهُمَا لَئِنْ ءَاتَيْتَنَا صَٰلِحًا لَّنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)huwa lladhee khalaqakum min nafsin waahidatin waja'ala minhaa zawjahaa liyaskuna ilayhaa falammaa taghashshaahaa hamalat hamlan khafeefan famarrat bihi falammaa athqalat da'awaa llaaha rabbahumaa la'in aataytanaa saalihan lanakoonanna mina sh-shaakireen

DIN 31635huwa llaḏī ḫalaqakum min nafsin wāḥidatin waǧaʿala minhā zawǧahā liyaskuna ʾilayhā falammā taġaššāhā ḥamalat ḥamlan ḫafīfan famarrat bihi falammā ʾaṯqalat daʿawā llāha rabbahumā laʾin ʾātaytanā ṣāliḥan lanakūnanna mina š-šākirīna

Talal Itani2012 It is He who created you from a single person, and made from it its mate, that he may find comfort with her. Then, when he has covered her, she conceives a light load, and she carries it around. But when she has grown heavy, they pray to God their Lord, "if You give us a good child, we will be among the thankful."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 He it is Who did create you from a single soul, and therefrom did make his mate that he might take rest in her. And when he covered her she bore a light burden, and she passed (unnoticed) with it, but when it became heavy they cried unto Allah, their Lord, saying: If thou givest unto us aright we shall be of the thankful

Edward Henry Palmer1880 He it is who created you from one soul, and made therefrom its mate to dwell therewith; and when he covered her she bore a light burden and went about therewith; but when it grew heavy they called on God, Lord of them both, 'Surely if thou givest us a rightly-shaped child we shall of a surety be of those who thank

John Medows Rodwell1861 He it is who hath created you from a single person, and from him brought forth his wife that he might dwell with her: and when he had known her, she bore a light burden, and went about with it; and when it became heavy, they both cried to God their Lord, "If thou give us a perfect child we will surely be of the thankful

George Sale1734 He it is Who created you from a single soul and made therefrom its mate, that he might find comfort in her. And when he knows her, she bears a light burden and goes about with it. And when she grows heavy, they both pray to God, their Lord, saying, 'If thou gives us a good child, we will surely be of the thankful

7:190

فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَىٰهُمَا صَٰلِحًا جَعَلَا لَهُۥ شُرَكَآءَ فِيمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمَا فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)falammaa aataahumaa saalihan ja'alaa lahu shurakaa'a feemaa aataahumaa fata'aalaa llaahu 'ammaa yushrikoon

DIN 31635falammā ʾātāhumā ṣāliḥan ǧaʿalā lahu šurakāʾa fīmā ʾātāhumā fataʿālā llāhu ʿammā yušrikūna

Talal Itani2012 But when He has given them a good child, they attribute partners to Him in what He has given them. God is exalted above what they associate.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 But when He gave unto them aright, they ascribed unto Him partners in respect of that which He had given them. High is He Exalted above all that they associate (with Him)

Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when He gave them both a rightly-shaped child they joined partners with Him for that which He had given them, but exalted be God above that which they associate with Him

John Medows Rodwell1861 Yet when God had given them a perfect child, they joined partners with Him in return for what he had given them. But high is God above the partners they joined with Him

George Sale1734 But when He gives them a good child, they associate with Him partners in respect of that which He has given them. But exalted is God far above what they associate with Him

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

قُل لَّا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَلَوْ كُنتُ أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ لَاسْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَمَا مَسَّنِيَ السُّوءُ إِنْ أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

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 — 0.60 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 Pickthall 0.68
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell 0.65
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell 0.62
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer 0.61
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell 0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale 0.59
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale 0.59
Talal Itani · George Sale 0.58
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.57
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale 0.53

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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