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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
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 predeterminedmatter, so that those who perish would perish by clear evidence, and those who survive would survive by clear evidence. God is Hearing and Knowing.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
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 coastplain). 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
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
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 manifestsign; and that he who was to live might live with a manifestsign; for, verily, God hears and knows
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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 actionnotwithstanding, 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
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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 mutuallyappointed 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
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 ju ishit në anën e afërt të Luginës (së Bedrit) e ata në anën e largët, kurse karvani ishte poshtë jush, edhe sikur të kishit caktuar një takim, nuk do të mund të takoheshit në kohën e caktuar, por (kjo ndodhi) me qëllim që Allahu të përmbushë një ngjarje që ishte e caktuar dhe në mënyrë që kush vdiq të vdiste pas provave të qarta dhe të jetonte ai që mbeti gjallë pas provave të qarta. Vërtet, Allahu është Gjithëdëgjues, i Gjithëdijshëm.
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
তোমরা স্মরণ করো সে সময়ের কথা, যখন তোমরা উপত্যকার নিকটবর্তী পাশে অবস্থান করছিলে (মদিনার দিক থেকে); আর তারা (মুশরিকরা) ছিল তার (উপত্যকার) দূরবর্তী পাশে (মক্কার দিক থেকে) এবং (মক্কার ব্যবসায়ী) কাফিলাটি ছিল (লোহিত সাগরের পাড়ের দিকে) তোমাদের চেয়ে নিম্নভূমিতে। আর যদি তোমরা (ও মুশরিকরা বদরের যুদ্ধে মুখোমুখি হওয়ার ব্যাপারে) পরস্পর ওয়াদাবদ্ধ হতে , তাহলে অবশ্যই সে ওয়াদার ক্ষেত্রে তোমরা মতবিরোধ (ওয়াদা ভঙ্গ) করতে; কিন্তু আল্লাহ (তাদেরকে একত্র করেছেন) যাতে তিনি সম্পন্ন করেন এমন কাজ, যা হওয়ারই ছিল।(১৭) যে ধ্বংস হওয়ার, সে যাতে সুস্পষ্ট প্রমাণ পাওয়ার পর ধ্বংস হয়, আর যে জীবিত থাকার, সে যাতে সুস্পষ্ট প্রমাণ পাওয়ার পর জীবিত থাকে। আর নিশ্চয় আল্লাহ সর্বশ্রোতা, সর্বজ্ঞ।
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 ste vi bili u bližoj strani doline, oni u daljoj strani doline, a karavana niže vas. I da ste se dogovarali o vremenu borbe, ne biste se dogovorili, ali se ona dogodila da bi Allah dao da se ispuni ono što se moralo dogoditi, da nevjernik ostane nevjernik poslije očigledna dokaza, i da vjernik ostane vjernik poslije očigledna dokaza – a Allah je, doista, Onaj Koji sve čuje i Onaj Koji sve zna.
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 ste vi bili u bližoj strani doline, oni u daljoj strani doline, a karavana niže vas. I da ste se dogovarali o vremenu borbe, ne biste se dogovorili, ali se ona dogodila da bi Allah dao da se ispuni ono što se moralo dogoditi, da nevjernik ostane nevjernik poslije očigledna dokaza, i da vjernik ostane vjernik poslije očigledna dokaza – a Allah je, doista, Onaj Koji sve čuje i Onaj Koji sve zna.
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
Nde tawnoo onon hoɗon ka baŋŋe ɓaɗtiiɗe, kamɓe (añɓe ɓen) hiɓe ka baŋŋe woɗɗitiiɗe, tawi waɗɗiiɓe ɓen no senngo ley mon. Sinno on saatondirno(,podondirno) on luutondiratno ka caate(.nokkuhe) Ko no ko fii yo Alla ñaaw fiyaaku laatinooɗo golleteeɗo, fii yo maayowo maayu e ko ɓanngi, (laaɓti)guuroowo wuura e ɓanngi.(laaɓti) E pellet, Alla ko Nanoowo gannduɗo.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
(და გაიხსენეთ) როგორ იყავით [განლაგებული] ხეობის ახლო მხარეზე (მედინასთან), ხოლო ისინი [თქვენი მტრები] შორეულ მხარეზე, და (სავაჭრო) ქარავანი (იმყოფებოდა) თქვენს ქვემოთ (წითელი ზღვის ნაპირის მხარეზე). და რომც თქვენ წინასწარ შეთანხმებულიყავით (მრავალღმერთიანებთან) [ბრძოლის დროისა და ადგილის დანიშვნაზე], თქვენ (ო, მორწმუნენო) უდავოდ გაიფანტებოდით (რადგან თქვენ ცოტანი იყავით, ხოლო ისინი მრავალნი). მაგრამ (ისე მოხდა, რომ ალლაჰმა შეგკრიბათ წინასწარი შეთანხმების გარეშე) იმისათვის, რომ ალლაჰს აღესრულებინა საქმე, რომელიც იყო განსაზღვრული, რათა დაღუპულიყო ის, ვინც უნდა დაღუპულიყო (მათგან), ხოლო ეცოცხლებინა (რწმენით) ის, რომელიც იცოცხლებდა.
ჭეშმარიტად, ალლაჰი ყოვლისმსმენი, ყოვლისმცოდნეა.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
(Gedenkt,) als ihr auf der näheren Talseite wart, sie auf der ferneren Talseite und die Karawane (und Reittiere) unterhalb von euch. Und wenn ihr euch verabredet hättet, wäret ihr über die Verabredung gewiss uneinig gewesen. Aber (dies geschah so), damit Allah eine Angelegenheit entscheide, die ausgeführt werden sollte, damit, wer umkam, aufgrund eines klaren Beweises umkäme, und wer am Leben bliebe, aufgrund eines klaren Beweises am Leben bliebe. Und Allah ist wahrlich allhörend und allwissend.
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
(Θυμηθείτε, ω, Μουσουλμάνοι) όταν ήσασταν στην κοντινή πλευρά της κοιλάδας (του Μπαντρ προς τη Μαντίνα), ενώ εκείνοι (οι ειδωλολάτρες) ήταν στην μακρινή πλευρά της κοιλάδας (του Μπαντρ που είναι προς τη μεριά της Μάκκας), και το καραβάνι ήταν σε χαμηλότερο σημείο από σας (κοντά στην ακτή της ερυθράς θάλασσας) [Και κάθε ομάδα δεν ήξερε που βρίσκεται η άλλη, μέχρι που έστειλαν και οι Μουσουλμάνοι και οι ειδωλολάτρες κάποιους να τους φέρουν νερό από το πηγάδι του Μπαντρ]. Εάν είχατε συμφωνήσει (εσείς οι Μουσουλμάνοι με τους ειδωλολάτρες) να συναντηθείτε, θα ερχόταν ο καθένας σας σε διαφορετική ώρα! Αλλά (σας συγκέντρωσε εκεί) για να ολοκληρώσει ο Αλλάχ αυτό που οπωσδήποτε θα γινόταν, για να πεθάνει όποιος θα πέθαινε αφού έχει δει μία ξεκάθαρη απόδειξη, και να ζήσει όποιος θα ζούσε αφού έχει δει μία ξεκάθαρη απόδειξη! Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ είναι Σαμεί‘ (Αυτός που ακούει τα πάντα) και ‘Αλείμ (Παντογνώστης).
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
तथा उस समय को याद करो, जब तुम (घाटी के) निकटवर्ती छोर पर थे तथा वे (तुम्हारे शत्रु) दूरस्थ छोर पर थे और क़ाफ़िला तुमसे नीचे की ओर था। और अगर तुमने एक-दूसरे से वादा किया होता, तो तुम निश्चित रूप से नियत समय के बारे में आगे-पीछे हो जाते। लेकिन ताकि अल्लाह उस काम को पूरा कर दे, जो किया जाने वाला था। ताकि जो नष्ट हो, वह स्पष्ट प्रमाण के साथ नष्ट हो और जो जीवित रहे वह स्पष्ट प्रमाण के साथ जीवित रहे, और निःसंदेह अल्लाह सब कुछ सुनने वाला, सब कुछ जानने वाला है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Quando eravate sul versante più prossimo (a la Medinah فِي المَدِينَة) e loro erano invece su quello opposto, e la carovana era sotto di voi. E se vi foste dati un appuntamento lì, l’avreste perso; ma Allāh doveva far accadere una cosa già prestabilita, perché si perdesse chi si perse in base a una chiara Evidenza, e sopravvivesse chi fu sopravvissuto in base a una chiara Evidenza. E in verità Allāh è Ascoltatore, Sapiente!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
42. (Ir atminkite) kai jūs (musulmonų kariuomenė) buvote artimiausiame slėnio krašte, o jie buvo tolimesniame krašte, ir karavanas – vietoje, žemiau nei jūs. Net jei jūs būtumėte sudarę abipusį susitarimą susitikti, jums tikrai būtų nepavykę susitikime, tačiau (jūs susitikote) kad Allahas įvykdytų tai, kas jau nulemta (Jo Žinojimu), tam kad tie, kurie turi būti sunaikinti (dėl to, kad jie atmetė tikėjimą), galėtų būti sunaikinti po aiškių įrodymų, o tie, kurie turi gyventi (t. y. tikintieji), galėtų gyventi po aiškių įrodymų. Ir iš tiesų, Allahas yra Visa Girdintis, Visa Žinantis.
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Русский · Russian
Вот вы были на ближней стороне [долины], а они — на дальней стороне, и караван был ниже вас. Если бы вы условились [о встрече], то непременно разошлись бы в сроке. Однако [это произошло], чтобы Аллах свершил дело, которому надлежало быть, — чтобы погиб тот, кто погиб, по ясному доказательству, и чтобы остался жив тот, кто остался жив, по ясному доказательству. Воистину, Аллах — слышащий, знающий.
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Српски · Serbian
када сте ви били у ближој страни долине, они у даљој страни долине, а каравана је била испод вас. И да сте се договарали о времену борбе, не бисте се договорили, али се она догодила да би Аллах дао да се испуни оно што је морало да се догоди, да неверник остане неверник после очигледног доказа, и да верник остане верник после очигледног доказа - а Аллах је, заиста, Свечујући и Свезнајући.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Kumbukeni pale mlipokuwa nyinyi kwenye ng'ambo ya karibu ya bonde, na wao wakawa kwenye ng'ambo ya mbali, na msafara ulipokuwa chini yenu. Na ingelikuwa mliagana, basi mngelihitilafiana katika miadi. Lakini (mkakutana) ili Mwenyezi Mungu atimize jambo liliokuwa lazima litendwe. Ili aangamie wa kuangamia kwa ushahidi ulio wazi, na asalimike wa kusalimika kwa ushahidi ulio wazi. Na hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye kusikia vyema, Mwenye kujua yote.
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Svenska · Swedish
Ni var på dalens närmre sida och de vid den bortre, med karavanen nedanför er. Hade ni kommit överens [om strid] hade ni inte hållit överenskommelsen, men det skedde för att Gud skulle fullborda ett redan avgjort beslut: att den som gick under skulle gå under efter ett klart bevis, och den som överlevde skulle överleva efter ett klart bevis. Gud hör allt, vet allt.
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
Hatırlayın ki, (Bedir Savaşı'nda) siz vâdinin yakın kenarında (Medine tarafında) idiniz, onlar da uzak kenarında (Mekke tarafında) idiler. Kervan da sizden daha aşağıda (deniz sahilinde) idi. Eğer (savaş için) sözleşmiş olsaydınız, sözleştiğiniz vakit hususunda ihtilâfa düşerdiniz. Fakat Allah, gerekli olan emri yerine getirmesi, helâk olanın açık bir delille (gözüyle gördükten sonra) helâk olması, yaşayanın da açık bir delille yaşaması için (böyle yaptı). Çünkü Allah hakkıyla işitendir, bilendir.
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
جب کہ تم پاس والے کنارے پر تھے اور وه دور والے کنارے پر تھے[1] اور قافلہ تم سے نیچے تھا[2]۔ اگر تم آپس میں وعدے کرتے تو یقیناً تم وقت معین پر پہنچنے میں مختلف ہو جاتے[3]۔ لیکن اللہ کو تو ایک کام کر ہی ڈالنا تھا جو مقرر ہو چکا تھا تاکہ جو ہلاک ہو، دلیل پر (یعنی یقین جان کر) ہلاک ہو اور جو زنده رہے، وه بھی دلیل پر (حق پہچان کر) زنده رہے[4]۔ بیشک اللہ بہت سننے واﻻ خوب جاننے واﻻ ہے۔
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
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Talal Itani2012 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.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 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
Edward Henry Palmer1880 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
John Medows Rodwell1861 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
George Sale1734 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
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
Talal Itani2012 When you met, He made them appear as few in your eyes, and made you appear fewer in their eyes, so that God may conclude a predetermined matter. To God all matters revert.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when He made you (Muslims), when ye met (them), see them with your eyes as few, and lessened you in their eyes, (it was) that Allah might conclude a thing that must be done. Unto Allah all things are brought back
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when He showed them to you, as ye encountered them, as few in your eyes; and made you seem few in their eyes; that God might accomplish a thing that was as good as done; for unto God do things return
John Medows Rodwell1861 And when, on your meeting, he made them to appear to your eyes as few, and diminished you in their eyes, that God might carry out the thing that was to be done. To God do all things return
George Sale1734 And when He caused them to appear unto you, when ye met, to be few in your eyes; and diminished your numbers in their eyes; that God might accomplish the thing which was decreed to be done: And unto God shall all things return
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 —
0.65 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 · Edward Henry Palmer0.72
Talal Itani · George Sale0.72
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.71
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.71
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.70
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.66
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.64
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.61
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.53
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.48
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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
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