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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.
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
But as for those whose weights are light-it is they who have lost their souls, because they used to mistreat Our revelations.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And as for those whose scale is light: those are they who lose their souls because they used to wrong Our revelations
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
but whosesoever scales are light, they it is who lose themselves, for that they did actunjustly by our signs
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
but they whose balances shall be light, are those who have lost their souls, because they injured our signs
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
Ndërkaq, ata, peshorja e të cilëve do të jetë e lehtë, mu ata janë që e kanë humbur vetveten, sepse i mohonin padrejtësisht ajetet Tona.
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.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
বাংলা · Bengali
আর যাদের পাল্লা হালকা হবে, তারাই হবে সেই সব লোক, যারা নিজেরাই নিজেদের ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত করেছে। কারণ তারা আমার আয়াতসমূহের প্রতি যুলম করত।
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 oni čiji tas dobra bude lakši, oni će, zato što ajete i znakove Naše nisu priznavali, stradati.
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 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
a oni čiji tas dobra bude lakši, oni će, zato što ajete i znakove Naše nisu priznavali, stradati.
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 1.0.1
Fulfulde · Fulani
Kala mo manndakke (moƴƴi) mun foygitii=hoyi, ko ɓeen ɗoon ngoni sooyinirɓe pittaali mu'uen saɓu ko ɓe laatinoo heɓee njedda Aayeeje amen ɗeen.
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
ქართული · Georgian
ხოლო ვისაც სასწორი (საქმეებისა) (იქნება) მსუბუქი, ისინი ზარალს მიაყენებენ საკუთარ თავს იმის გამო, რომ უსამართლოდ ექცეოდნენ ჩვენს ნიშნებს (აიათებს).
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Und wessen Waagschalen aber leicht sein werden, so sind das jene, die ihre Seelen verloren haben dafür, dass sie an Unseren Zeichen unrecht zu handeln pflegten.
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
Όσο γι' εκείνους των οποίων η ζυγαριά (των καλών πράξεων) θα είναι ελαφριά, αυτοί θα είναι που έχασαν τον εαυτό τους για ό,τι αρνήθηκαν άδικα από τα Εδάφια Μας.
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
और जिसके पलड़े हल्के हो गए, तो यही वे लोग हैं जिन्होंने अपने आपको घाटे में डाला, क्योंकि वे हमारी आयतों के साथ अन्याय करते थे।[4]
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
e quelli le cui bilance saranno invece leggere, saranno tra quelli che hanno perso le loro anime, perché erano ingiusti verso i Nostri Segni.
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
9. O tie, kurių atsvara bus lengva, jie yra tie, kurie praras patys save (įžengdami į Pragarą), nes jie neigė ir atmetė Mūsų Ajat (įrodymus, įkalčius, eilutes, pamokas, ženklus, apreiškimus ir t.t.).
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.
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 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
А те, чьи весы окажутся лёгкими, — это те, которые нанесли урон самим себе своим несправедливым отношением к Нашим знамениям.
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 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
а они чија добра дела буду лака, они ће, зато што су према Нашим речима и доказима били неправедни, да настрадају.
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 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Na yule ambaye vipimo vyake vitakuwa hafifu, basi hao ndio waliozihasirisha nafsi zao kwa sababu ya vile walivyokuwa wakizifanyia Ishara zetu udhalimu.
Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Men de vars vågskålar väger lätt har förlorat sig själva för att de ständigt förkastade våra tecken.
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
Türkçe · Turkish
Tartıları hafif gelenler, ayetlerimize yaptıkları zulümlerden ötürü kendilerini hüsrana sokanlardır.
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 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
اور جس شخص کا پلا ہلکا ہوگا سو یہ وه لوگ ہوں گے جنہوں نے اپنا نقصان کرلیا بسبب اس کے کہ ہماری آیتوں کے ساتھ ﻇلم کرتے تھے۔[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.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.3
About these translations
5 cleared translations, newest first, by year of publication, so the modern English comes before the historical ones. That is an ordering by date, not a judgement. Each is shown complete — this platform never excerpts a translation — and each renders under its translator's name. No translation here is marked as the correct one.
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Each verse ends in its pause form, as it is said when you stop there. Pauses inside a verse and other tajwid rules are not shown. It is derived from the Tanzil
Simple edition, while the Arabic above is the
Uthmani edition; both are cleared, but they are not the
same edition and their orthography differs.
DIN 31635falanaquṣṣanna ʿalayhim biʿilmin wamā kunnā ġāʾibīna
Talal Itani2012 We will narrate to them with knowledge, for We were never absent.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Then verily We shall narrate unto them (the event) with knowledge, for We were not absent (when it came to pass)
Edward Henry Palmer1880 and we will narrate to them with knowledge, for we were not absent
John Medows Rodwell1861 And with knowledge will we tell them of their deeds, for we were not absent from them
George Sale1734 And We will declare their actions unto them with knowledge; for We are not absent from them
DIN 31635wal-waznu yawmaʾiḏin l-ḥaqqu faman ṯaqulat mawāzīnuhu faʾūlāʾika humu l-mufliḥūna
Talal Itani2012 The scales on that Day will be just. Those whose weights are heavy-it is they who are the successful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 The weighing on that day is the true (weighing). As for those whose scale is heavy, they are the successful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 The balance on that day is true, and whosesoever scales are heavy, they are prosperous
John Medows Rodwell1861 The weighing on that day, with justice! and they whose balances shall be heavy, these are they who shall be happy
George Sale1734 The weighing of mens actions on that day shall be just; and they whose balances laden with their good works shall be heavy, are those who shall be happy
Talal Itani2012 We have established you firmly on earth, and made for you in it livelihood-but rarely do you give thanks.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And We have given you (mankind) power in the earth, and appointed for you therein livelihoods. Little give ye thanks
Edward Henry Palmer1880 We have established you in the earth, and we have made for you therein livelihoods; little is it that ye thank
John Medows Rodwell1861 And now have we stabilished you on the earth, and given you therein the supports of life. How little do ye give thanks
George Sale1734 And now have We placed you on the earth, and have provided you food therein: But how little are ye thankful
DIN 31635walaqad ḫalaqnākum ṯumma ṣawwarnākum ṯumma qulnā lilmalāʾikati sǧudū liʾādama fasaǧadū ʾillā ʾiblīsa lam yakun mina s-sāǧidīna
Talal Itani2012 We created you, then We shaped you, then We said to the angels, "Bow down before Adam;" so they bowed down, except for Satan; he was not of those who bowed down.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And We created you, then fashioned you, then told the angels: Fall ye prostrate before Adam! And they fell prostrate, all save Iblis, who was not of those who make prostration
Edward Henry Palmer1880 and we created you, then we fashioned you, then we said unto the angels, ' Adore Adam,' and they adored, save Iblis, who was not of those who did adore
John Medows Rodwell1861 We created you; then fashioned you; then said we to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves unto Adam: and they prostrated them all in worship, save Eblis: He was not among those who prostrated themselves
George Sale1734 We created you, and afterwards formed you; and then said unto the angels, worship Adam; and they all worshipped him, except Eblis, who was not one of those who worshipped
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 —
0.62 on a scale
where 0 means identical wording and 1 means no shared words. It is
computed, not judged.
The page says a verse is worded differently only above the cut below. The cut is a stated convention, not a property of the text, and it can be changed.
The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.77
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.75
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.74
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.72
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.64
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.63
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.61
Talal Itani · George Sale0.52
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.44
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.38
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.