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8:41

وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَا غَنِمْتُم مِّن شَىْءٍ فَأَنَّ لِلَّهِ خُمُسَهُۥ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ إِن كُنتُمْ ءَامَنتُم بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَا يَوْمَ ٱلْفُرْقَانِ يَوْمَ ٱلْتَقَى ٱلْجَمْعَانِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)wa'lamoo annamaa ghanimtum min shay'in fa'anna lillaahi khumusahu walilrrasooli walidhee l-qurbaa wal-yataamaa wal-masaakeeni wabni s-sabeeli in kuntum aamantum billaahi wamaa anzalnaa 'alaa 'abdinaa yawma l-furqaani yawma l-taqaa l-jam'aani wallaahu 'alaa kulli shay'in qadeer

DIN 31635waʿlamū ʾannamā ġanimtum min šayʾin faʾanna lillāhi ḫumusahu walilrrasūli waliḏī l-qurbā wal-yatāmā wal-masākīni wabni s-sabīli ʾin kuntum ʾāmantum billāhi wamā ʾanzalnā ʿalā ʿabdinā yawma l-furqāni yawma l-taqā l-ǧamʿāni wallāhu ʿalā kulli šayʾin qadīrun

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Talal Itani · published 2012

And know that whatever spoils you gain, to God belongs its fifth, and to the Messenger, and the relatives, and the orphans, and the poor, and to the wayfarer, provided you believe in God and in what We revealed to Our servant on the Day of Distinction, the day when the two armies met. God is Capable of everything.

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 know that whatever ye take as spoils of war, lo! a fifth thereof is for Allah, and for the messenger and for the kinsman (who hath need) and orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, if ye believe in Allah and that which We revealed unto Our slave on the Day of Discrimination, the day when the two armies met. And Allah is Able to do all things

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

and know that whenever ye seize anything as a spoil, to God belongs a fifth thereof, and to His Apostle, and to kindred and orphans, and the poor and the wayfarer; if ye believe in God and what we have revealed unto our servants on the day of the discrimination,- the day when the two parties met; and God is mighty over all

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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

And know ye, that when ye have taken any booty, a fifth part belongeth to God and to the Apostle, and to the near of kin, and to orphans, and to the poor, and to the wayfarer, if ye believe in God, and in that which we have sent down to our servant on the day of the victory, the day of the meeting of the Hosts. Over all things is God potent

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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 know that whenever ye gain any spoils, a fifth part thereof belongeth unto God, and to the apostle, and his kindred, and the orphans, and the poor, and the traveller; if ye believe in God, and that which we have sent down unto our servant on the day of distinction, on the day whereon the two armies met: And God is almighty

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

Dijeni se çfarëdo që fitoni nga plaçka e luftës, një e pesta i takon Allahut, të Dërguarit e farefisit të tij, jetimëve, skamnorëve dhe udhëtarit të mbetur rrugës, nëse njëmend e besoni Allahun dhe atë që ia shpallëm robit Tonë në ditën e dallimit (të së vërtetës nga e kota), ditën kur u ndeshën dy ushtritë (në Bedër). Allahu është i Plotfuqishëm për çdo gjë.

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বাংলা · Bengali

আর তোমরা জেনে রাখো, তোমরা যা কিছু গনীমতরূপে পেয়েছ, নিশ্চয় তার এক পঞ্চমাংশ আল্লাহর ও রাসূলের(১৪), নিকট আত্মীয়(১৫), ইয়াতীম, মিসকীন ও মুসাফিরের জন্য নির্ধারণ করা হলো; যদি তোমরা ঈমান এনে থাকো আল্লাহর প্রতি এবং হক ও বাতিলের ফয়সালার দিন আমি আমার বান্দার ওপর যা নাযিল করেছি তার প্রতি, যেদিন দু’টি দল(১৬) পরস্পরের মোকাবেলা করেছিল। আর আল্লাহ সব কিছুর ওপর ক্ষমতাবান।

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Bosanski · Bosnian

I znajte da od svega što u borbi zaplijenite jedna petina pripada Allahu i Poslaniku, i rodbini njegovoj, i siročadi, i siromasima, i putnicima – ako vjerujete u Allaha i u ono što smo objavili robu Našem na Dan pobjede, na dan kada su se sukobile dvije vojske, a Allah sve može,

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Hrvatski · Croatian

I znajte da od svega što u borbi zaplijenite jedna petina pripada Allahu i Poslaniku, i rodbini njegovoj, i siročadi, i siromasima, i putnicima – ako vjerujete u Allaha i u ono što smo objavili robu Našem na Dan pobjede, na dan kada su se sukobile dvije vojske, a Allah sve može,

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Fulfulde · Fulani

ngandee won de kala ko hoɗon e huunde, pellet, hino woodani Alla e Nulaaɗo makko on jowaɓal mum., e jom-ɓadondiral, e won ɗuɓe (Alyatimeebe) ɓeen, e waasuɓe ɓeen, (ɗatniyaŋkooɓe)tumaraŋkuɓe si on laatike gooŋɗinɓe Alla e kon ko minn njippini e jeyaaɗo amen oon, Ñande ceertugol (goonga e fenaande): ñande dente ɗeen ɗiɗi pottunoo. Alla ko kattanɗo kala hu'unde.

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ქართული · Georgian

۞ და იცოდეთ, (მორწმუნენო) რომ თუ ალლაჰის გზაზე ბრძოლისას რამეს ხელში ჩაიგდებთ (როგორც ნადავლს), მაშინ მასში ერთი მეხუთედი ეკუთვნის ალლაჰს [ანუ იხარჯება ისლამის საერთო საქმისთვის] და მოციქულს [1], და მოციქულის ნათესავებს [2], და ახლობლებს, ღარიბებსა და გაჭირვებულებს, და მგზავრს. თუ თქვენ გწამთ ალლაჰის და იმისა, რაც ჩვენ გარდმოვუვლინეთ ჩვენს მონას (მუჰამმადს) განსხვავების დღეს, იმ დღეს, როცა ერთმანეთს შეხვდა ორი ლაშქარი [ანუ ბადრის ბრძოლის დღეს]. ჭეშმარიტად, ალლაჰს ძალა შესწევს ყოველივეზე (იგი ყოვლისშემძლეა)

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Deutsch · German

Und wisset: Was immer ihr (als Kriegsbeute) erbeutet, so gehört Allah ein Fünftel davon und dem Gesandten und den Verwandten, den Waisen, den Armen und dem Sohn des Weges, wenn ihr an Allah glaubt und an das, was Wir auf Unseren Diener am Tag der Unterscheidung (als Offenbarung) hinabgesandt haben, an dem Tag, an dem die beiden Heere aufeinandertrafen. Und Allah hat zu allem die Macht.

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Ελληνικά · Greek

Να ξέρετε ότι ό,τι λάφυρα αποκτήσετε, (τα τέσσερα πέμπτα μοιράζονται στους πιστούς στο στρατό, ενώ) το ένα πέμπτο: ανήκει στον Αλλάχ και τον Αγγελιαφόρο (δηλ. ξοδεύεται στα δημόσια συμφέροντα των Μουσουλμάνων), τους στενούς συγγενείς (του Προφήτη, από τα παιδιά του Χάσιμ και τα παιδιά του Αλ-Μουττάλιμπ, επειδή απαγορευόταν σ' αυτούς να πάρουν οποιαδήποτε ελεημοσύνη), τα ορφανά, τους άπορους και τους οδοιπόρους - εάν πιστεύετε πραγματικά στον Αλλάχ και σε ό,τι στείλαμε (από Σημάδια και υποστήριξη) στον δούλο Μας την ημέρα του διαχωρισμού (μεταξύ της αλήθειας και της πλάνης) – την ημέρα που οι δύο στρατοί συναντήθηκαν (στη μάχη του Μπαντρ). Και ο Αλλάχ είναι για τα πάντα Ικανός.

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हिन्दी · Hindi

और जान लो[19] कि निःसंदेह तुम्हें जो कुछ भी ग़नीमत के रूप में मिले, तो निश्चय उसका पाँचवाँ भाग अल्लाह के लिए तथा रसूल के लिए और (आपके) निकट-संबंधियों तथा अनाथों, निर्धनों और यात्रियों के लिए है, यदि तुम अल्लाह पर तथा उस चीज़ पर ईमान लाए हो, जो हमने अपने बंदे[20] पर निर्णय के दिन उतारी। जिस दिन, दो सेनाएँ भिड़ गईं और अल्लाह हर चीज़ पर सर्वशक्तिमान है।

Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari

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Italiano · Italian

E sappiate che in verità di ciò che avete guadagnato come bottino, un quinto spetta ad Allāh e al Messaggero, e ai parenti, e agli orfani, e ai poveri, e ai viandanti, se siete dei credenti in Allāh e in ciò che abbiamo fatto scendere al Nostro Servo il Giorno del Criterio (a Badr بِبَدْرٍ) e il giorno in cui si incontrarono i due eserciti. E Allāh è Onnipotente.

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Lietuvių · Lithuanian

41. Ir žinokite, kad bet kurio karo grobio, kurį jūs įgytumėte, iš tiesų, viena penktoji jo yra paskirta Allahui ir Pasiuntiniui, ir [Pasiuntinio (Muchammedo ﷺ )] artimiems giminaičiams, (ir taip pat) našlaičiams, Al-Masakin (vargingiesiems), ir keliautojams, jei jūs patikėjote Allahą ir tuo, ką Mes nuleidome Mūsų vergui (Muchammedui ﷺ) Kriterijaus (tarp gero ir blogo) dieną, Dieną, kai susitiko du būriai (Badr mūšyje). Ir Allahas gali viską.

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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Beekaa wanti isin boojitan kumiyyuu tokko shanaffaan isaa Rabbiifi, ergamaa Isaatiifi, firoota dhihootiifi, yatiimotaafi, hiyyeeyyiifi, kara deemaaf taha; yoo kan Rabbiifi waan Nuti gabricha keenya irratti guyyaa addaba’iinsaa (dhugaafi soba addaan baafne), guyyaa (Badrii kan) tuutti lamaan wal qunnaman buufnetti kan amantan taatan (sana beekaa), Rabbiini waan hunda irratti danda’aadha. [7]

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Русский · Russian

Знайте: что бы вы ни захватили в качестве добычи, пятая часть этого принадлежит Аллаху и Посланнику, его близким родственникам, сиротам, беднякам и путникам, если вы уверовали в Аллаха и в то, что Мы ниспослали Нашему рабу в День Различения — в тот день, когда столкнулись два войска. Аллах всемогущ над всем сущим.

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Српски · Serbian

И знајте да од свега што заплените у борби једна петина припада Аллаху и Посланику, и његовој родбини, и сирочади, и сиромасима, и путницима - намерницима, ако верујете у Аллаха и у оно што смо објавили Нашем Посланику на Дан раздвајања Истине од неистине, на дан кад су се сукобиле две војске - а Аллах над свим има моћ -

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Kiswahili · Swahili

Na jueni ya kwamba ngawira yoyote mnayoipata, basi humusi yake ni ya Mwenyezi Mungu na ni ya Mtume, na ni ya jamaa, na mayatima, na masikini, na wasafiri, ikiwa nyinyi mlimwamini Mwenyezi Mungu na yale tuliyoyateremsha kwa mja wetu siku ya kipambanuo, siku yalipokutana makundi yale mawili. Na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Muweza wa kila kitu.

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Svenska · Swedish

Ni ska veta att en femtedel av allt krigsbyte ni tar tillhör Gud och sändebudet, hans nära släktingar, de faderlösa, de fattiga och resenären i nöd – om ni verkligen tror på Gud och det vi sände ned till vår tjänare den dag sanningen skildes från lögnen; den dag de två styrkorna möttes. Gud har makt över allt.

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Türkçe · Turkish

Eğer Allah’a, Furkân günü (Bedir'de) olan iki ordunun birbirleriyle karşılaştıkları günde kulumuza indirdiğimize iman etmişseniz, bilin ki ganimet olarak aldığınız herhangi bir şeyin beşte biri Allah’a, Râsûlün’e, yakınlarına, yetimlere, yoksullara ve yolculara aittir. Allah her şeye gücü yetendir.

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اردو · Urdu

جان لو کہ تم جس قسم کی جو کچھ غنیمت حاصل کرو[1] اس میں سے پانچواں حصہ تو اللہ کا ہے اور رسول کا اور قرابت داروں کا اور یتیموں اور مسکینوں کا اور مسافروں کا[2]، اگر تم اللہ پر ایمان ﻻئے ہو اور اس چیز پر جو ہم نے اپنے بندے پر اس دن اتارا ہے[3]، جو دن حق وباطل کی جدائی کا تھا[4] جس دن دو فوجیں بھڑ گئی تھیں[5]۔ اللہ ہر چیز پر قادر ہے۔

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8:39

وَقَٰتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّىٰ لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ ٱلدِّينُ كُلُّهُۥ لِلَّهِ فَإِنِ ٱنتَهَوْا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)waqaatiloohum hattaa laa takoona fitnatun wayakoona d-deenu kulluhu lillaahi fa'ini ntahaw fa'inna llaaha bimaa ya'maloona baseer

DIN 31635waqātilūhum ḥattā lā takūna fitnatun wayakūna d-dīnu kulluhu lillāhi faʾini ntahaw faʾinna llāha bimā yaʿmalūna baṣīrun

Talal Itani2012 Fight them until there is no more persecution, and religion becomes exclusively for God. But if they desist-God is Seeing of what they do.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is all for Allah. But if they cease, then lo! Allah is Seer of what they do

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Fight them then that there should be no sedition, and that the religion may be wholly God's; but if they desist, then God on what they do doth look

John Medows Rodwell1861 Fight then against them till strife be at an end, and the religion be all of it God's. If they desist, verily God beholdeth what they do

George Sale1734 And fight them until there is no persecution and religion is wholly to God. But if they desist, then surely God is Watchful of what they do

8:40

وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ نِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)wa'in tawallaw fa'lamoo anna llaaha mawlaakum ni'ma l-mawlaa wani'ma n-naseer

DIN 31635waʾin tawallaw faʿlamū ʾanna llāha mawlākum niʿma l-mawlā waniʿma n-naṣīru

Talal Itani2012 And if they turn away, know that God is your Protector. The Best Protector, and the Best Supporter.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And if they turn away, then know that Allah is your Befriender - a Transcendent Patron, a Transcendent Helper

Edward Henry Palmer1880 But if they turn their backs, then know that God is your Lord; a good Lord is He, and a good help

John Medows Rodwell1861 But if they turn their back, know ye that God is your protector: Excellent protector! excellent helper

George Sale1734 And if they turn back, then know that God is your Protector -- an excellent protector and an excellent Helper

8:41 — the verse above

8:42

إِذْ أَنتُم بِٱلْعُدْوَةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُم بِٱلْعُدْوَةِ ٱلْقُصْوَىٰ وَٱلرَّكْبُ أَسْفَلَ مِنكُمْ وَلَوْ تَوَاعَدتُّمْ لَٱخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْمِيعَٰدِ وَلَٰكِن لِّيَقْضِىَ ٱللَّهُ أَمْرًا كَانَ مَفْعُولًا لِّيَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَنۢ بَيِّنَةٍ وَيَحْيَىٰ مَنْ حَىَّ عَنۢ بَيِّنَةٍ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَسَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)idh antum bil-'udwati d-dunyaa wahum bil-'udwati l-quswaa war-rakbu asfala minkum walaw tawaa'adttum lakhtalaftum fee l-mee'aadi walaakin liyaqdiya llaahu amran kaana maf'oolan liyahlika man halaka 'an bayyinatin wayahyaa man hayya 'an bayyinatin wa'inna llaaha lasamee'un 'aleem

DIN 31635ʾiḏ ʾantum bil-ʿudwati d-dunyā wahum bil-ʿudwati l-quṣwā war-rakbu ʾasfala minkum walaw tawāʿadttum laḫtalaftum fī l-mīʿādi walākin liyaqḍiya llāhu ʾamran kāna mafʿūlan liyahlika man halaka ʿan bayyinatin wayaḥyā man ḥayya ʿan bayyinatin waʾinna llāha lasamīʿun ʿalīmun

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 Recall when you were on the nearer bank, and they were on the further bank, and the caravan was below you. Had you planned for this meeting, you would have disagreed on the timing, but God was to carry out a predetermined matter, so that those who perish would perish by clear evidence, and those who survive would survive by clear evidence. God is Hearing and Knowing.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 When ye were on the near bank (of the valley) and they were on the yonder bank, and the caravan was below you (on the coast plain). And had ye trysted to meet one another ye surely would have failed to keep the tryst, but (it happened, as it did, without the forethought of either of you) that Allah might conclude a thing that must be done; that he who perished (on that day) might perish by a clear proof (of His Sovereignty) and he who survived might survive by a clear proof (of His Sovereignty). Lo! Allah in truth is Hearer, Knower

Edward Henry Palmer1880 When ye were on the near side of the valley, and they were on the far side, and the camels were below you; had ye made an appointment then ye would have failed to keep your appointment - but it was that God might accomplish a thing that was as good as done! that he who was to perish might perish with a manifest sign; and that he who was to live might live with a manifest sign; for, verily, God hears and knows

John Medows Rodwell1861 When ye were encamped on the near side of the valley, and they were on the further side, and the caravan was below you, if ye had made an engagement to attack ye would have failed the engagement; but ye were led into action notwithstanding, that God might accomplish the thing destined to be done: That he who should perish might perish with a clear token before him, and that he who liveth might live with it. And verily, God Heareth, Knoweth

George Sale1734 When ye were incamped on the hithermost side of the valley, and they were incamped on the further side, and the caravan was below you; and if ye had mutually appointed to come to a battle, ye would certainly have declined the appointment; but ye were brought to an engagement without any previous appointment, that God might accomplish the thing which was decreed to be done, that he who perisheth hereafter may perish after demonstrative evidence, and that he who liveth may live by the same evidence God both heareth and knoweth

8:43

إِذْ يُرِيكَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِى مَنَامِكَ قَلِيلًا وَلَوْ أَرَىٰكَهُمْ كَثِيرًا لَّفَشِلْتُمْ وَلَتَنَٰزَعْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْرِ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَلَّمَ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)idh yureekahumu llaahu fee manaamika qaleelan walaw araakahum katheeran lafashiltum walatanaaza'tum fee l-'amri walaakinna llaaha sallama innahu 'aleemun bidhaati s-sudoor

DIN 31635ʾiḏ yurīkahumu llāhu fī manāmika qalīlan walaw ʾarākahum kaṯīran lafašiltum walatanāzaʿtum fī l-ʾamri walākinna llāha sallama ʾinnahu ʿalīmun biḏāti ṣ-ṣudūri

Talal Itani2012 God made them appear in your dream as few. Had He made them appear as many, you would have lost heart, and disputed in the matter. But God saved the situation. He knows what the hearts contain.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 When Allah showed them unto thee (O Muhammad) in thy dream as few in number, and if He had shown them to thee as many, ye (Muslims) would have faltered and would have quarrelled over the affair. But Allah saved (you). Lo! He knoweth what is in the breasts (of men)

Edward Henry Palmer1880 When God showed thee them in thy dream as though they were but few; but had He shown thee them as though they were many, ye would have been timid, and ye would have quarrelled about the matter;- but God preserved you; verily, He knows the nature of men's breasts

John Medows Rodwell1861 Remember when God shewed them to thee in thy dream, as few: Had he shown them numerous, ye would certainly have become fainthearted, and would certainly have disputed about the matter - But from this God kept you - He knoweth the very secrets of the breast

George Sale1734 When thy Lord caused the enemy to appear unto thee in thy sleep, few in number; and if He had caused them to appear numerous unto thee, ye would have been disheartened and would have disputed concerning the matter: But God preserved you from this; for He knoweth the innermost parts of the breasts of men

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

وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا غَنِمْتُم مِّن شَيْءٍ فَأَنَّ لِلَّهِ خُمُسَهُ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ إِن كُنتُمْ آمَنتُم بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَا يَوْمَ الْفُرْقَانِ يَوْمَ الْتَقَى الْجَمْعَانِ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

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
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell 0.66
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell 0.65
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale 0.62
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.60
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer 0.58
Talal Itani · George Sale 0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell 0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.56
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale 0.50
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale 0.48

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.

Easy-read

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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