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8:31

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالُوا۟ قَدْ سَمِعْنَا لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَقُلْنَا مِثْلَ هَٰذَآ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa tutlaa 'alayhim aayaatunaa qaaloo qad sami'naa law nashaa'u laqulnaa mithla haadhaa in haadhaa illaa asaateeru l-'awwaleen

DIN 31635waʾiḏā tutlā ʿalayhim ʾāyātunā qālū qad samiʿnā law našāʾu laqulnā miṯla hāḏā ʾin hāḏā ʾillā ʾasāṭīru l-ʾawwalīna

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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
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cleared
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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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Source Talal Itani, ClearQuran · ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB
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yes
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cleared
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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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Source Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran · 1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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Source Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an · 1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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yes
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yes
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not applicable — no licence exists
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cleared
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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.

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Source John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an · 1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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None — public domain work
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— none published —
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yes
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yes
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not applicable — no licence exists
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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.

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Source George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an · 1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
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None — public domain work
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translation
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Public domain — copyright term expired
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— none published —
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yes
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yes
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not applicable — no licence exists
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24 August 2026
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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.

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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Simple) · Simple, Version 1.1
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Simple, Version 1.1
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Tanzil Project
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canonical text
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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yes
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contradictory
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cleared
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Located at
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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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TranslationsSource fact

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 when Our revelations are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. Had we wanted, we could have said the like of this; these are nothing but myths of the ancients."

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

And when Our revelations are recited unto them they say: We have heard. If we wish we can speak the like of this. Lo! this is naught but fables of the men of old

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

But when our verses were rehearsed to them they said, 'We have already heard.- If we pleased we could speak like this; verily, this is nothing but tales of those of yore

Sources

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

And oft as our signs were rehearsed to them, they said, "Now have we heard: if we pleased we could certainly utter its like! Yes, it is mere tales of the ancients

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

And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, 'We have heard. If we wished we could certainly say the like of it. This is nothing but mere tales of the ancients

Sources

Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Other languages (18)
Shqip · Albanian

Kur u lexohen ajetet Tona, ata thonë: "I kemi dëgjuar tashmë. Po të donim, edhe ne do të mund të thoshim diçka të tillë. Por këto nuk janë gjë tjetër, veçse trillime të të parëve."

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 তাদের কাছে যখন আমার আয়াতসমূহ পাঠ করা হয় তখন তারা বলে: ‘আমরা তো শুনলাম। ইচ্ছে করলে আমরাও এর মত করে বলতে পারি। এতো পূর্বসূরিদের কল্পকাহিনি ছাড়া আর কিছু নয়।’

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

Kada im se ajeti Naši uče, govore: "Već smo čuli! Da hoćemo, i mi bismo tako nešto rekli; to su samo izmišljotine naroda drevnih."

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

Kada im se ajeti Naši čitaju, govore: "Već smo čuli! Da hoćemo, i mi bismo tako nešto rekli; to su samo izmišljotine naroda drevnih."

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

Si Aayeeje amen ɗeen janngaama e maɓɓe, ɓe mbi'a : "Gooŋɗii men nanii, sinno men ynjiɗnoɗuno min kaalatno yeru ɗum, ndee wonaani si wonaa tinndi adinooɓe".

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

და როცა მათ უკითხავენ ჩვენს ნიშნებს [ყურანის აიათებს], ისინი ამბობენ: «ჩვენ უკვე მოვისმინეთ მსგავსი (ადრე). რომ გვნდომებოდა, ჩვენც ვიტყოდით ამის მსგავსს. ეს მხოლოდ ძველი ხალხების გამოგონილი ამბებია!»

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 wenn ihnen Unsere Verse verlesen werden, sagen sie: „Wir haben es bereits gehört. Wenn wir wollten, könnten wir fürwahr etwas Gleichartiges sagen. Das sind ja nur Fabeln der Früheren.“

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

Όταν απαγγέλλονται τα Εδάφιά Μας σ' αυτούς (τους ειδωλολάτρες), λένε: «Ακούσαμε (το Κορ’άν). Αν θέλαμε, θα μπορούσαμε να πούμε κάτι παρόμοιο μ' αυτό. Αυτό δεν είναι παρά μύθοι των αρχαίων.»

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 जब उनके सामने हमारी आयतें पढ़ी जाती है, तो वे कहते हैं : निःसंदेह हमने सुन लिया। यदि हम चाहें, तो निश्चय इस (क़ुरआन) जैसा हम भी कह दें। यह तो पहले लोगों की काल्पनिक कहानियों के सिवा कुछ नहीं।

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5

Italiano · Italian

E quando gli venivano recitati i Nostri Segni, dicevano: «Abbiamo ascoltato! Se volessimo diremmo cose simili: non sono altro che storie degli antichi».

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

31. Ir kai Mūsų (Korano) Eilutės yra jiems recituojamos, jie sako: „Mes išgirdome (Koraną). Jei mes norėtume, galėtume pasakyti (ką nors) panašaus į tai. Tai yra niekas kitas, tik senovės tautų pasakos.

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 1.0.8

Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Yeroo keeyyatoonni keenya isaan irratti qara’amtu nijedhan “Nuti (ishee) dhageenyee jirra, odoo feenee fakkaataa kanaa ni jenna; kuni ogbarruu warra duriiti malee waan biraatii miti”.

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

Когда им читаются Наши аяты, они говорят: «Мы уже слышали. Если бы мы захотели, то сказали бы подобное этому. Это — не что иное, как предания прежних народов».

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

Када им се уче Наше речи, говоре: „Већ смо чули! Да хоћемо, и ми бисмо рекли тако нешто; то су само измишљотине древних народа.“

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 wanaposomewa Aya zetu, wao husema: Hakika tumesikia. Lau tungetaka, tungesema mfano wa haya. Haya si chochote isipokuwa ngano za wa mwanzo.

Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages

From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5

Svenska · Swedish

När våra verser reciteras för dem, säger de: ”Det här har vi redan hört. Om vi velat skulle vi kunnat säga något liknande. Det är bara gamla sagor”

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

Onlara ayetlerimiz okunduğu zaman: “İşittik, eğer dilersek biz de bunun benzerini elbette söylerdik. Bu, eskilerin masallarından başka bir şey değildir” demişlerdi.

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 جب ان کے سامنے ہماری آیتیں پڑھی جاتی ہیں تو کہتے ہیں کہ ہم نے سن لیا، اگر ہم چاہیں تو اس کے برابر ہم بھی کہہ دیں، یہ تو کچھ بھی نہیں صرف بے سند باتیں ہیں جو پہلوں سے منقول چلی آرہی ہیں۔

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.

Which translations appear here is set by copyright: they are the ones whose rights could be documented and cleared. The selection is not a judgement that these are the best.

About easy-read

Easy-read is a simplified pronunciation, not authoritative — a rule-by-rule romanisation, not a reading. 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.

The verses around this oneSource fact

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8:29

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِن تَتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّكُمْ فُرْقَانًا وَيُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo in tattaqoo llaaha yaj'al lakum furqaanan wayukaffir 'ankum sayyi'aatikum wayaghfir lakum wallaahu dhoo l-fadli l-'azeem

DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū ʾin tattaqū llāha yaǧʿal lakum furqānan wayukaffir ʿankum sayyiʾātikum wayaġfir lakum wallāhu ḏū l-faḍli l-ʿaẓīmi

Talal Itani2012 O you who believe! If you remain conscious of God, He will give you a criterion, and will remit from you your sins, and will forgive you. God is possessor of infinite grace.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O ye who believe! If ye keep your duty to Allah, He will give you discrimination (between right and wrong) and will rid you of your evil thoughts and deeds, and will forgive you. Allah is of Infinite Bounty

Edward Henry Palmer1880 O ye who believe! if ye fear God He will make for you a discrimination, and will cover for you your offences, and will forgive you; for God is Lord of mighty grace

John Medows Rodwell1861 O ye who believe! if ye fear God he will make good your deliverance, and will put away your sins from you, and will forgive you. God is of great bounteousness

George Sale1734 O ye who believe! if you do your duty to God, He will grant you a distinction and will remove your evils from you and will forgive you; and God is the Lord of great bounty

8:30

وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ ٱللَّهُ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرُ ٱلْمَٰكِرِينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh yamkuru bika lladheena kafaroo liyuthbitooka aw yaqtulooka aw yukhrijooka wayamkuroona wayamkuru llaahu wallaahu khayru l-maakireen

DIN 31635waʾiḏ yamkuru bika llaḏīna kafarū liyuṯbitūka ʾaw yaqtulūka ʾaw yuḫriǧūka wayamkurūna wayamkuru llāhu wallāhu ḫayru l-mākirīna

Talal Itani2012 When the disbelievers plotted against you, to imprison you, or kill you, or expel you. They planned, and God planned, but God is the Best of planners.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when those who disbelieve plot against thee (O Muhammad) to wound thee fatally, or to kill thee or to drive thee forth; they plot, but Allah (also) plotteth; and Allah is the best of plotters

Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when those who misbelieve were crafty with thee to detain thee a prisoner, or kill thee, or drive thee forth; they were crafty, but God was crafty too, for God is best of crafty ones

John Medows Rodwell1861 And call to mind when the unbelievers plotted against thee, to detain thee prisoner, or to kill thee, or to banish thee: They plotted - but God plotted: and of plotters is God the best

George Sale1734 And remember when the disbelievers devised plans against thee that they might put thee in confinement or slay thee or expel thee. And they planned and God also planned, and God is the Best of planners

8:31 — the verse above

8:32

وَإِذْ قَالُوا۟ ٱللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَٰذَا هُوَ ٱلْحَقَّ مِنْ عِندِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةً مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَوِ ٱئْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh qaaloo llaahumma in kaana haadhaa huwa l-haqqa min 'indika fa'amtir 'alaynaa hijaaratan mina s-samaa'i awi tinaa bi'adhaabin aleem

DIN 31635waʾiḏ qālū llāhumma ʾin kāna hāḏā huwa l-ḥaqqa min ʿindika faʾamṭir ʿalaynā ḥiǧāratan mina s-samāʾi ʾawi ʾtinā biʿaḏābin ʾalīmin

Talal Itani2012 And they said, "Our God, if this is the truth from You, then rain down on us stones from the sky, or visit us with a painful affliction."

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when they said: O Allah! If this be indeed the truth from Thee, then rain down stones on us or bring on us some painful doom

Edward Henry Palmer1880 When they said, 'O God! if this be truth, and from Thee, then rain upon us stones from heaven or bring us grievous woe

John Medows Rodwell1861 And when they said, "God! if this be the very truth from before thee, rain down stones upon us from Heaven, or lay on us some grievous chastisement

George Sale1734 And remember the time when they said, 'O God, if this be indeed the truth from Thee, then rain down upon us stones from heaven or bring down upon us a grievous punishment

8:33

وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنتَ فِيهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa kaana llaahu liyu'adhdhibahum wa'anta feehim wamaa kaana llaahu mu'adhdhibahum wahum yastaghfiroon

DIN 31635wamā kāna llāhu liyuʿaḏḏibahum waʾanta fīhim wamā kāna llāhu muʿaḏḏibahum wahum yastaġfirūna

Talal Itani2012 But God would not punish them while you are amongst them. And God would not punish them as long as they seek forgiveness.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 But Allah would not punish them while thou wast with them, nor will He punish them while they seek forgiveness

Edward Henry Palmer1880 But God would not torment them while thou art amongst them; nor was God going to torment them while they asked Him to forgive

John Medows Rodwell1861 But God chose not to chastise them while thou wast with them, nor would God chastise them when they sued for pardon

George Sale1734 But God would not punish them while thou wast among them, and God would not punish them while they sought forgiveness

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

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا قَالُوا قَدْ سَمِعْنَا لَوْ نَشَاءُ لَقُلْنَا مِثْلَ هَٰذَا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

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 — 0.58 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
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell 0.74
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.67
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell 0.67
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer 0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell 0.59
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.54
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale 0.54
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale 0.53
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale 0.50
Talal Itani · George Sale 0.43

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

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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

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