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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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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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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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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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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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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
Satan made their deeds appear good to them, and said, "You cannot be defeated by any people today, and I am at your side." But when the two armies came in sight of one another, he turned on his heels, and said, "I am innocent of you; I see what you do not see; I fear God; God is severe in punishment."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And when Satan made their deeds seemfair to them and said: No-one of mankind can conquer you this day, for I am your protector. But when the armies came in sight of one another, he tookflight, saying: Lo! I am guiltless of you. Lo! I see that which ye see not. Lo! I fear Allah. And Allah is severe in punishment
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Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Edward Henry Palmer1840–1882 · published 1880
And when Satan made their works appear seemly to them, and said, 'There is none amongst mankind to conquer you today, for, verily, I am your neighbour!' and when the two troops came in sight of each other, he turned upon his heels and said, 'Verily, I am clear of you! verily, I see what you see not! verily, I fear God, for God is keen to punish
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
When Satan prepared their works for them, and said, "No man shall conquer you this day; and verily I will be near to help you:" But when the two armies came in sight, he turned on his heel and said, "Ay, I am clear of you: ay, I see what ye see not: ay, I fear God; for God is severe in punishing
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And remember when Satan prepared their works for them, and said, no man shall prevail against you to day; and I will surely be near to assist you. But when the two armies appeared in sight of each other, he turned back on his heels, and said, verily I am clear of you: I certainly see that which ye see not; I fear God, for God is severe in punishing
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
Shejtani ua hijeshoi punët e tyre (të këqija) dhe u tha: "Sot nuk do të mund t'ju mposhtë askush dhe unë jam mbrojtës juaji." Por, kur u ndeshën dy ushtritë, ai iku duke thënë: "Unë s'kam të bëj asgjë me ju. Unë shoh atë që ju nuk e shihni. Njëmend, unë i frikësohem Allahut, se Allahu është i rreptë në ndëshkim."
Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
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বাংলা · Bengali
আর তোমরা আল্লাহর সে নি‘আমতের কথা স্মরণ করো, যখন শয়তান তাদের জন্য তাদের আমলসমূহ সুশোভিত করেছিল এবং বলেছিল: ‘আজ মানুষের মধ্য থেকে কেউ তোমাদের ওপর বিজয়ী হতে পারবে না এবং নিশ্চয় আমি তোমাদের পার্শ্বে অবস্থানকারী ।’ অতঃপর যখন দু’দল একে অপরকে দেখলো, তখন সে পিছু হটল এবং বললো: ‘নিশ্চয় আমি তোমাদের থেকে দায়ভারমুক্ত। নিশ্চয় আমি এমন কিছু দেখছি, যা তোমরা দেখছ না। অবশ্যই আমি আল্লাহকে ভয় করি এবং আল্লাহ কঠিন শাস্তিদাতা।’
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
I kada im je šejtan kao lijepe njihove postupke predstavio i rekao: “Niko vas danas ne može pobijediti, i ja sam vaš zaštitnik!” – onda je on, kada su se dva protivnička tabora sukobila, natrag uzmaknuo, i rekao: “Ja nemam ništa s vama, ja vidim ono što vi ne vidite, i ja se bojim Allaha, jer Allah strašno kažnjava!”
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
I kada im je sotona kao lijepe njihove postupke predstavio i rekao: “Nitko vas danas ne može pobijediti, i ja sam vaš zaštitnik!” onda je on, kada su se dva protivnička tabora sukobila, natrag uzmaknuo, i rekao: “Ja nemam ništa s vama, ja vidim ono što vi ne vidite, i ja se bojim Allaha, jer Allah strašno kažnjava!”
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
E tuma nde seytaane cuɗaynnoo ɓe golle maɓɓe ɗen o wi'i: "pooloowo on alaa hannde e yimɓe ɓe, min non ko mi kawtal mo'on". Nde peɗle ɗiɗi njiadirnoo, o yiltorii gaɗa teppe makko o wi'i: "min ko mi daɗndiiɗo(kisɗo) e mon. min miɗo yi'a ko on nji'ataa, miin mi hulii Alla. Alla ko caɗtuɗe lepte".
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 შეულამაზა სატანამ მათ [მრავალღმერთიანებს] მათი საქმეები და უთხრა: «დღეს ადამიანთაგან ვერავინ ვერ შეძლებს თქვენს დამარცხებას, და ჭეშმარიტად, მე თქვენთან ახლოს ვარ», მაგრამ როცა ორივე ჯარმა დაინახეს ერთმანეთი, სატანა უკუქცევით წავიდა და უთხრა მათ: «ჭეშმარიტად, მე თქვენთან საერთო არაფერი მაქვს! ჭეშმარიტად, მე ვხედავ იმას, რასაც თქვენ ვერ ხედავთ[1]. ნამდვილად, მე მეშინია ალლაჰის, ხოლო ალლაჰი ძლიერია სასჯელში».
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 (gedenkt,) als der Satan ihnen ihre Werke ausschmückte und sagte: „Es gibt heute keinen unter den Menschen, der euch besiegen könnte. Und gewiss, ich bin euch ein Unterstützer.“ Als aber dann die beiden Scharen einander sahen, machte er auf seinen Fersen kehrt und sagte: „Wahrlich, ich sage mich von euch los. Ich sehe ja, was ihr nicht seht. Ich fürchte fürwahr Allah.“ Und Allah ist streng im Bestrafen.
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
Και (θυμηθείτε, ω, Μουσουλμάνοι) όταν ο Σατανάς ωραιοποίησε στα μάτια τους (των ειδωλολατρών) τις πράξεις τους, (και ήρθε με στρατό από διαβόλους που εμφανίστηκαν σε ανθρώπινη μορφή και εκείνος εμφανίστηκε στη μορφή ενός άνδρα που λεγόταν Σουράκα μπιν Μάλικ) και είπε (στους ειδωλολάτρες): «Κανείς δεν μπορεί να σας νικήσει σήμερα, και εγώ είμαι ο υποστηρικτής σας.» Όταν όμως συναντήθηκαν οι δύο στρατοί, (και ο Σατανάς είδε τον Τζιμπρήλ και τους αγγέλους μαζί του στη πλευρά των Μουσουλμάνων) γύρισε πίσω και είπε (στους ειδωλολάτρες): «Δεν έχω καμία σχέση μαζί σας, πράγματι, βλέπω αυτό που δε βλέπετε. Φοβάμαι από τον Αλλάχ (να με καταστρέψει), γιατί ο Αλλάχ είναι Αυστηρός στην τιμωρία (και κανείς δεν μπορεί να αντέξει την τιμωρία Του)!»
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 शैतान[24] ने उनके लिए उनके कर्मों को सुंदर बना दिया और कहा : आज लोगों में से कोई भी तुमपर प्रबल नहीं होगा और निश्चय मैं तुम्हारा समर्थक हूँ। फिर जब दोनों समूह आमने-सामने हुए, तो वह अपनी एड़ियों के बल फिर गया और उसने कहा : निःसंदेह मैं तुमसे अलग हूँ। निःसंदेह मैं वह कुछ देख रहा हूँ, जो तुम नहीं देखते। निश्चय मैं अल्लाह से डरता हूँ और अल्लाह बहुत कठोर यातना देने वाला है।
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Italiano · Italian
E Satana ha abbellito loro le loro opere, e disse: «Non c’è oggi chi possa vincervi, e io sono vostro sostenitore!» E, arrivate le due truppe in vista l’una dell’altra, fuggì e disse: «Io mi dissocio da voi! Io vedo ciò che non vedete! lo temo Allāh, e Allāh è molto severo nel punire!”
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.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
48. Ir (atminkite) kai Šaitan (Šėtonas) privertė savo (blogus) darbus atrodyti tartum teisingus jiems ir sakė: „Niekas iš žmonijos negali nugalėti jūsų šią (Badr mūšio) Dieną ir tikrai, aš esu jūsų artimas (kiekvienai pagalbai).“ Tačiau, kai du būriai pasirodė vienas kitam, jis pabėgo ir tarė: „Iš tikrųjų, aš neturiu su jumis nieko bendra, iš tiesų, aš matau tai, ko jūs nematote. Iš tiesų, aš bijau Allaho, nes Allahas Rūstus bausmėje.“
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
(yaadadhu) Yeroo sheyxaanni dalagaalee isaanii (gadhee) miidhagsee, nijedhe “har’a nama irraa injifataan isiniif hin jiru, Ani isiniif gargaaraadha”. Yeroma gareen lamaan wal argan, of duuba deebi’ee nijedhe “ani isin irraa qulqulluudha; ani waan isin hin agarren argaa, Ani Rabbiinin sodaadha, Rabbiin adabbiin Isaa cimaadha”. [10]
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Русский · Russian
И вот шайтан приукрасил им их деяния и сказал: «Сегодня никто из людей не одолеет вас, и, воистину, я — защитник вам!» Но когда оба отряда увидели друг друга, он обратился вспять и сказал: «Воистину, я отрекаюсь от вас; воистину, я вижу то, чего вы не видите. Воистину, я боюсь Аллаха! А Аллах суров в возмездии».
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Српски · Serbian
И када им је ђаво њихове поступке представио лепим и рекао: „Нико данас не може да вас победи, и ја сам, уистину, ваш заштитник!“ - Онда се он, кад су се сукобила два противничка табора, уназад повукао, и рекао: „Ја, заиста, немам ништа са вама, ја видим оно што ви не видите, и ја се бојим Аллаха, а Аллах страшно кажњава.“
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Na wakati Shetani alipowapambia vitendo vyao, na akasema, "Hakuna yeyote wa kuwashinda leo hii katika watu, nami hakika ni rafiki mlinzi wenu." Basi yalipoonana makundi mawili hayo, akarudi nyuma juu ya visigino vyake, na akasema, "Hakika mimi niko mbali sana nanyi. Hakika mimi naona msiyoyaona. Hakika mimi ninamhofu Mwenyezi Mungu, na Mwenyezi Mungu ni mkali wa kuadhibu."
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Svenska · Swedish
Och Satan förskönade deras gärningar för dem och sa: ”Ingen kan besegra er i dag. Jag står vid er sida” Men när de två styrkorna fick syn på varandra vände han på klacken och sa: ”Jag tar avstånd från er. Jag ser vad ni inte ser, och jag fruktar Gud. Hans straff är strängt.”
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Türkçe · Turkish
Hani Şeytan, onlara yaptıklarını süslemiş ve; “Bu gün artık insanlardan size galip gelecek (kimse) yok, mutlaka ben de size yardımcıyım.” demişti. Fakat iki taraf (savaş alanında) yüz yüze gelince (Şeytan), gerisin geriye dönüp; “Ben sizden uzağım. Çünkü ben sizin görmediğiniz şeyler (melekler) görüyorum. Ben Allah’tan korkarım. Allah, cezası çetin olandır.” demişti.
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اردو · Urdu
جبکہ ان کے اعمال کو شیطان انہیں زینت دار دکھا رہا تھا اور کہہ رہا تھا کہ لوگوں میں سے کوئی بھی آج تم پر غالب نہیں آسکتا، میں خود بھی تمہارا حمایتی ہوں لیکن جب دونوں جماعتیں نمودار ہوئیں تو اپنی ایڑیوں کے بل پیچھے ہٹ گیا اور کہنے لگا میں تم سے بری ہوں۔ میں وه دیکھ رہا ہوں جو تم نہیں دیکھ رہے[1] ۔ میں اللہ سے ڈرتا ہوں[2]، اور اللہ تعالیٰ سخت عذاب واﻻ ہے۔[3]
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.
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Talal Itani2012 And obey God and His Messenger, and do not dispute, lest you falter and lose your courage. And be steadfast. God is with the steadfast.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And obey Allah and His messenger, and dispute not one with another lest ye falter and your strength depart from you; but be steadfast! Lo! Allah is with the steadfast
Edward Henry Palmer1880 and fear God and His Apostle, and do not quarrel or be timid, so that your turn of luck go from you; but be ye patient, verily, God is with the patient
John Medows Rodwell1861 And obey God and his Apostle; and dispute not, lest ye become fainthearted and your success go from you; but endure with steadfastness, for God is with the steadfastly enduring
George Sale1734 And obey God and his apostle, and be not refractory, lest ye be discouraged, and your success depart from you; but persevere with patience, for God is with those who persevere
DIN 31635walā takūnū kallaḏīna ḫaraǧū min diyārihim baṭaran wariʾāʾa n-nāsi wayaṣuddūna ʿan sabīli llāhi wallāhu bimā yaʿmalūna muḥīṭun
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 And do not be like those who left their homes boastfully, showing off before the people, and barring others from the path of God. God comprehends what they do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Be not as those who came forth from their dwellings boastfully and to be seen of men, and debar (men) from the way of Allah, while Allah is surrounding all they do
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And be not like those who went forth from their homes with insolence, and for appearance sake before men, and to turn folks off God's way; for all they do God comprehends
John Medows Rodwell1861 And be not like those Meccans who came out of their houses insolently and to be seen of men, and who turn others from the way of God: God is round about their actions
George Sale1734 And be not as those who went out of their houses in an insolent manner, and to appear with ostentation unto men, and turned aside from the way of God; for God comprehendeth that which they do
Talal Itani2012 The hypocrites and those in whose hearts is sickness said, "Their religion has deluded these people." But whoever puts his trust in God-God is Mighty and Wise.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 When the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease said: Their religion hath deluded these. Whoso putteth his trust in Allah (will find that) lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts was sickness said, 'Their religion hath beguiled these men, but he who relies upon God, verily, God is mighty and wise
John Medows Rodwell1861 When the hypocrites and the diseased of heart said, "Their Religion hath misled the Muslims: But whoso putteth his trust in God. , , , Yes, verily God is Mighty, Wise
George Sale1734 When the hypocrites, and those in whose hearts there was an infirmity, said, their religion hath deceived these men: But whosoever confideth in God cannot be deceived; for God is mighty and wise
Talal Itani2012 If only you could see, as the angels take away those who disbelieve, striking their faces and their backs: "Taste the agony of the Burning."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 If thou couldst see how the angels receive those who disbelieve, smiting faces and their backs and (saying): Taste the punishment of burning
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Couldst thou see when the angels take away the souls of those who misbelieve; they smite them on their faces and hinder parts.- 'Taste ye the torment of burning
John Medows Rodwell1861 If thou didst see, when the angels cause the infidels to die! They smite their faces and their backs, and - "Taste ye the torture of the burning
George Sale1734 And if thou didst behold when the angels cause the unbelievers to die: They strike their faces and their backs, and say unto them, taste ye the pain of burning
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 —
0.56 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 · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.65
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.62
Talal Itani · George Sale0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.59
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.57
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.57
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.56
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.55
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.55
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.33
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
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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.