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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.
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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.
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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.
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
Talal Itani· published 2012
And to Median, their brother Shuaib. He said, "O my people, worship God; you have no god other than Him. A clear proof has come to you from your Lord. Give full measure and weight, and do not cheat people out of their rights, and do not corrupt the landonce it has been set right. This is better for you, if you are believers."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And unto Midian (We sent) their brother, Shu'eyb. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. Lo! a clear proof hath come unto you from your Lord; so give full measure and full weight and wrong not mankind in their goods, and work not confusion in the earth after the fairordering thereof. That will be better for you, if ye are believers
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 unto Midian did we send their brother Shohaib, who said, 'O my people! serve God, ye have no god save Him. There has come to you a manifest sign from your Lord; then give good weight and measure, and be not niggardly of your gifts to men, and do not evil in the earth after it has been righted. That is better for you if ye are believers
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And we sent to Madian their brother Shoaib. He said, "O my people! worship God; ye have no other God than Him: now hath a clear sign come to you from your Lord: give therefore the full in measures and weights; take from no man his chattels, and commit no disorder on the earth after it has been made so good. This will be better for you, if you will believe it
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And unto Madian we sent their brother Shoaib. He said unto them, O my people, worship God; ye have no God besides Him. Now hath an evidentdemonstration come unto you from your Lord. Therefore give full measure and just weight, and diminish not unto men ought of their matters; neither actcorruptly in the earth, after its reformation. This will be better for you, if ye believe
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
E në Medjen Ne dërguam vëllanë e tyre, Shuajbin. Ai u tha: "O populli im, adhuroni Allahun; nuk keni zot që meriton të adhurohet përveç Tij. Juve ju erdhi tashmë një dëshmi e qartë nga Zoti juaj. Prandaj matni e peshoni në mënyrë të drejtë, mos i mashtroni njerëzit në pasurinë e tyre dhe mos bëni çrregullime në Tokë pasi të jetë rregulluar. Kjo është më mirë për ju, nëse jeni besimtarë.
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 আমি মাদইয়ানবাসীদের কাছে তাদের ভাই শু‘আইবকে পাঠিয়েছিলাম।সে বললো: ‘হে আমার সম্প্রদায়! তোমরা এক আল্লাহর ইবাদত করো। তিনি ছাড়া তোমাদের কোন (সত্য) ইলাহ নেই। তোমাদের রবের পক্ষ থেকে তোমাদের নিকট সুস্পষ্ট প্রমাণ এসেছে। সুতরাং তোমরা পরিমাণে ও ওজনে পরিপূর্ণ দাও এবং লোকদেরকে তাদের প্রাপ্য বস্তু কম দেবে না। আর তোমরা জমিনে শান্তি স্থাপনের পর বিপর্যয় সৃষ্টি করো না। এটাই তোমাদের জন্য কল্যাণকর, যদি তোমরা মু`মিন হও।’
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.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
A i u Medjen – njihova brata Šuajba poslasmo. "O narode moj", govorio je on, "Allahu ibadet činite, vi drugog boga osim Njega nemate! Jasan dokaz od Gospodara vašeg došao vam je, zato punite mjericu i vagu, i ljude ni u čemu ne zakidajte, i red na Zemlji ne remetite kad je već na njoj red uspostavljen. To je bolje za vas, ako ste vjernici.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
A i u Medjen – njihova brata Šuajba poslasmo. "O narode moj," govorio je on, "Allaha obožavajte, vi drugog boga osim Njega nemate! Jasan dokaz od Gospodara vašeg došao vam je, zato punite mjericu i vagu, i ljude ni u čemu ne zakidajte, i red na Zemlji ne remetite kad je već na njoj red uspostavljen. To je bolje za vas, ako ste vjernici.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
[Men Nulii] kadi faade e Madyana, musiɗɗo maɓɓe on Su'aybu, o maaki : "eehey mon yimɓe am, ndewee Alla. deweteeɗo alanaa on ko woori mo. Gooŋɗii ɓanngannduyee arii on immorde ka Joomi mon. Timminee ɓetirɗe ɗiin e manndikke ɗeen, wata on ustan yimɓe ɓeen piiji maɓɓe ɗiin, wota on mbonnu ko leydi ɓaawo moƴƴugol ndi. Ko ɗuum mooɗon ɓuri on moƴƴannde si on laatike gooŋɗiinɓe".
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
და მადიანის ხალხთან (გავაგზავნეთ) მათი ძმა შუ'აიბი. უთხრა მან [შუამავალმა შუ'აიბმა]: «ო, ჩემო ხალხო! თაყვანი ეცით მხოლოდ ალლაჰს — არ არსებობს თქვენთვის სხვა ღმერთი მის გარდა! აი, უკვე მოგივიდათ თქვენთან თქვენი უფლისგან ნათელი ნიშანი [მტკიცებულება]. სრულად დაიცავით საზომი და სწორად დააწესეთ სასწორი [არ მოატყუოთ წონაში], და ნუ დაუკლებთ ადამიანებს უსამართლოდ მათი ნივთების ფასს, და ნუ გაავრცელებთ მიწაზე სიბილწეს (მრავალღმერთიანობითა და ცოდვებით) მას შემდეგ, რაც იგი მოწესრიგდა [მასზე დამკვიდრდა ერთღმერთიანობა]. ეს უკეთესია თქვენთვის, თუ თქვენ მორწმუნეები ხართ!»
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Deutsch · German
Und zu Madyan (sandten Wir) ihren Bruder Schu'ayb. Er sagte: „O mein Volk, dient Allah! Ihr habt keinen Anbetungswürdigen außer Ihm. Nun ist ein klarer Beweis von eurem Herrn zu euch gekommen; so gebt volles Maß und Gewicht und schmälert den Menschen nicht ihre Sachen und stiftet nicht Unheil auf der Erde, nachdem sie in Ordnung gebracht worden ist! Dies ist besser für euch, wenn ihr Gläubige seid.“
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Και στη φυλή Μαδιάμ στείλαμε τον αδελφό τους, Σου‘άιμπ. Είπε: «Ω, λαέ μου! Λατρεύετε τον Αλλάχ, δεν έχετε κανέναν άλλον θεό που αξίζει να λατρεύεται παρά μόνο Αυτόν. Πράγματι, ήρθε σε σας μια ξεκάθαρη απόδειξη από τον Κύριό σας. Να μετράτε και να ζυγίζετε με (πλήρη) δικαιοσύνη, μην αδικείτε τους ανθρώπους στα πράγματά τους (και τα δικαιώματά τους) και μη σκορπίζετε το κακό στη γη μετά την αναμόρφωσή της (μέσω της αποστολής των Αγγελιαφόρων). Αυτό είναι το καλύτερο για σας, εάν είστε πιστοί.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
तथा मद्यन[35] की ओर उनके भाई शुऐब को (भेजा)। उसने कहा : ऐ मेरी जाति के लोगो! अल्लाह की इबादत करो, उसके सिवा तुम्हारा कोई पूज्य नहीं। निःसंदेह तुम्हारे पास तुम्हारे पालनहार की ओर से एक स्पष्ट प्रमाण आ चुका है। अतः पूरा-पूरा नाप और तौलकर दो और लोगों की चीज़ों में कमी न करो। तथा धरती में उसके सुधार के पश्चात बिगाड़ न फैलाओ। यही तुम्हारे लिए बेहतर है, यदि तुम ईमानवाले हो।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
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Italiano · Italian
E a Madyan inviò il loro confratello Shuayb. Disse: «O popolo mio, adorate Allāh! Non avete altra divinità all’infuori di Lui! Vi è arrivata un’evidenza dal vostro Dio: siate giusti nelle misure e nei pesi, e non disprezzate la merce della gente, e non diffondete la corruzione in terra dopo la sua purificazione. Quello è meglio per voi, se siete dei credenti!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
85. Ir Madjan (Midiano) (žmonėms) (Mes siuntėme) jų brolį Šuaibą. Jis sakė: „Mano žmonės, garbinkite Allahą! Jūs neturite jokio kito Ilah (Dievo), tik Jį. (La ilaha illallah: niekas neturi teisės būti garbinamas tik Allahas). Iš tiesų, aiškus įrodymas (ženklas) atėjo jums iš jūsų Viešpaties. Taigi, duokite visą atmatavimą ir visą svorį, ir neklaidinkite žmonių jų reikaluose, ir nedarykite piktadarybių žemėje po to, kai ji buvo sutvarkyta. Tai bus geriau jums, jei jūs esate tikintieji.
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Gara Madyan obboleessa isaanii Shu’aybiin (erginee) ni jedhe: "Yaa ummata kiyya! Rabbiin qofa gabbaraa, Isa malee gabbaramaan biraa isiniif hin jiru. Dhugumatti, ragaan ifa taate Rabbii keessanirraa isiniif dhuftee jirti, Safaraafi miizaanas guutaa, Namoota wantoota isaanii jalaa hin hir’isinaa. Dachii keessatti erga toluu isheetii hin balleessinaa, santu isiniif caala Yoo mu’uminoota taatan .
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Русский · Russian
И к народу Мадьяна — их брата Шу‘айба. Он сказал: «О мой народ, поклоняйтесь Аллаху: нет у вас иного божества, кроме Него. Уже пришло к вам ясное доказательство от вашего Господа. Так соблюдайте же меру и вес сполна, не умаляйте людям их причитающегося и не творите беззаконие на земле после того, как она была приведена в порядок. Это — лучше для вас, если вы являетесь верующими.
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Српски · Serbian
А и у Медјен - посласмо њиховог брата Јофора. „О мој народе“, говорио је он, „Аллаха обожавајте, ви немате другог бога осим Њега! Јасан доказ од вашег Господара вам је дошао, зато исправно мерите, и не закидајте људе ни у чему, и не реметите ред на Земљи кад је већ на њој успостављен ред. То је боље за вас, ако сте верници.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Na kwa (watu wa) Madyana tulimtuma ndugu yao Shu'aib. Akasema, "Enyi kaumu yangu! Muabuduni Mwenyezi Mungu. Hamna mungu yeyote isipokuwa Yeye. Hakika imekwishawajia hoja wazi kutoka kwa Mola wenu Mlezi. Basi timizeni sawasawa vipimo na mizani, wala msiwapunje watu vitu vyao, wala msifanye uharibifu katika ardhi baada ya kutengenea kwake. Hayo ndiyo bora kwenu ikiwa nyinyi ni Waumini.
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Svenska · Swedish
Och till [stammen] Midjan sände vi deras broder Shuʿayb. Han sa: ”Mitt folk! Dyrka Gud – ni har ingen annan [sann] gud än honom. Ni har fått ett klart bevis från er Herre. Ge fullt mått och full vikt, och beröva inte folk deras egendom, och sprid inte fördärv på jorden efter att allt ställts till rätta där! Detta är bäst för er, om ni verkligen är troende.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Medyen halkına da kardeşleri Şuayb’ı gönderdik. Onlara şöyle dedi: "Ey kavmim! Allah’a ibadet edin. Sizin O'ndan başka bir ilahınız yoktur. Rabbinizden size apaçık bir delil geldi. Ölçü ve tartıyı tam yapın, insanların eşyalarını eksik vermeyin. Islah edildikten sonra yeryüzünde bozgunculuk etmeyin. Eğer iman ediyorsanız, bu sizin için en hayırlı olandır."
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اردو · Urdu
اور ہم نے مدین کی طرف ان کے بھائی شعیب (علیہ السلام) کو بھیجا[1] ۔ انہوں نے فرمایا اے میری قوم! تم اللہ کی عبادت کرو اس کے سوا کوئی تمہارا معبود نہیں، تمہارے پاس تمہارے پروردگار کی طرف سے واضح دلیل آچکی ہے۔ پس تم ناپ اور تول پورا پورا کیا کرو اور لوگوں کو ان کی چیزیں کم کرکے مت[2] دو اور روئے زمین میں، اس کے بعد کہ اس کی درستی کردی گئی، فساد مت پھیلاؤ، یہ تمہارے لئے نافع ہے اگر تم تصدیق کرو۔
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Uthmani edition; both are cleared, but they are not the
same edition and their orthography differs.
Talal Itani2012 "And do not lurk on every path, making threats and turning away from the path of God those who believe in Him, seeking to distort it. And remember how you were few, and how He made you numerous. So note the consequences for the corrupters."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lurk not on every road to threaten (wayfarers), and to turn away from Allah's path him who believeth in Him, and to seek to make it crooked. And remember, when ye were but few, how He did multiply you. And see the nature of the consequence for the corrupters
Edward Henry Palmer1880 and sit not down in every path, threatening and turning from the path of God those who believe in Him, and craving to make it crooked. Remember when ye were few and He multiplied you; and see what was the end of the evildoers
John Medows Rodwell1861 And lay not in ambush by every road in menacing sort; nor mislead him who believeth in God, from His way, nor seek to make it crooked; and remember when ye were few and that he multiplied you, and behold what hath been the end of the authors of disorder
George Sale1734 And beset not every way, threatening the passenger; and turning aside from the path of God him who believeth in Him, and seeking to make it crooked. And remember, when ye were few, and God multiplied you: And behold, what hath been the end of those who acted corruptly
Talal Itani2012 "Since some of you believed in what I was sent with, and some did not believe, be patient until God judges between us; for He is the Best of Judges."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And if there is a party of you which believeth in that wherewith I have been sent, and there is a party which believeth not, then have patience until Allah judge between us. He is the Best of all who deal in judgment
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And if there be a party of you who believe in what I am sent with, and a party who believe not, then wait patiently until God judges between us, for He is the best of judges
John Medows Rodwell1861 And if a part of you believe in that with which I am sent, and a part of you believe not, then wait steadfastly until God shall judge between us, for He is the best of judges
George Sale1734 And if part of you believe in that wherewith I am sent, and part believe not, wait patiently until God judge between us; for He is the best judge
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 —
0.59 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 · George Sale0.65
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.63
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.62
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.60
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.58
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.58
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.57
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.55
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.51
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.