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.
God has promised you one of the two groups-that it would be yours-but you wanted the unarmed group to be yours. God intends to prove the truth with His words, and to uproot the disbelievers.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And when Allah promised you one of the two bands (of the enemy) that it should be yours, and ye longed that other than the armed one might be yours. And Allahwilled that He should cause the Truth to triumph by His words, and cut the root of the disbelievers
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
and when God promised you that one of the two troops should be yours, and ye would fain have had those who had no arms. God wished to prove the truth true by His words, and to cut off the hindermost parts of those who misbelieve
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And remember when God promised you that one of the two troops should fall to you, and ye desired that they who had no arms should fall to you: but God purposed to prove true the truth of his words, and to cut off the uttermost part oftheinfidels
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And remember when God promised you one of the two parties that it should be yours, and you wished that the one unarmed should be yours, but God desired to establish the Truth by His words and to cut off the root of the disbelievers
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
Kujtoni kur Allahu ju premtoi që njëri nga dy grupet do të jetë juaji, ndërkohë që ju dëshironit që ai pa fuqi luftarake të ishte juaji, por Allahu dëshironte ta jetësonte të vërtetën me Fjalët e Tij dhe t'i shfaroste jobesimtarët,
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 তোমরা স্মরণ করো, যখন আল্লাহ তোমাদেরকে দু’দলের একটির প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলেন যে, নিশ্চয় তা তোমাদের আয়ত্তাধীন হবে। আর তোমরা কামনা করছিলে যে, নিরস্ত্র দলটি তোমাদের আয়ত্তাধীন হোক। কিন্তু আল্লাহ চাচ্ছিলেন যে, তিনি তাঁর বাণীসমূহের মাধ্যমে সত্যকে প্রতিষ্ঠিত করবেন এবং কাফিরদেরকে নির্মূল করবেন।
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
I kad vam je Allah obećao da će vaša biti jedna od dvije skupine – a vi ste više voljeli da vam padne šaka ona koja nije bila naoružana – Allah je htio riječima Svojim Istinu utvrditi i nevjernike u korijenu istrijebiti,
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
I kad vam je Allah obećao da će vaša biti jedna od dvije skupine – a vi ste više voljeli da vam padne šaka ona koja nije bila naoružana – Allah je htio riječima Svojim Istinu utvrditi i nevjernike u korijenu istrijebiti,
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
(Siftor) tuma nde Alla fodanoo on gootel e peɗle ɗiɗi, won de "gootel e majji ko onon woodani, hoɗon njiɗa sinno ko fedde nde alaa doole nde laatantoo on, (tawi) Alla no yiɗi nde O jojjin de goonga o ekonngii makko he taƴa ɓabbe heeferaaɓe ɓeen.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
და (გაიხსენეთ), როგორ დაგპირდათ ალლაჰი (გამარჯვებას) ორი რაზმიდან ერთზე, რომ ის თქვენ დაგრჩებოდათ; თქვენ კი გინდოდათ, რომ (ამ ორიდან) თქვენთვის წილად შეხვედროდა უიარაღო (რაზმი) [რათა არ გებრძოლათ]. ხოლო ალლაჰს სურს დაამყაროს ჭეშმარიტება თავისი სიტყვებით და ამოძირკვოს ურწმუნოთა ფესვები.
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 (gedenke,) als Allah euch versprach, dass die eine der beiden Gruppierungen euch gehören sollte, und ihr (es) lieber gehabt hättet, dass diejenige ohne Kampfkraft euer sein sollte! Aber Allah will mit Seinen Worten die Wahrheit bestätigen und die Rückkehr der Ungläubigen abschneiden.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Και (θυμηθείτε, ω, πιστοί που συζητήσατε με τον Προφήτη), όταν ο Αλλάχ σας υποσχέθηκε ότι θα κερδίσετε μία από τις δύο ομάδες (δηλ. είτε το εμπορικό καραβάνι, είτε τον άπιστο στρατό που ήρθε για να σώσει το καραβάνι), και θέλατε να κερδίσατε την άοπλη ομάδα (δηλ. το καραβάνι). Αλλά ο Αλλάχ ήθελε να φανερώσει (και να υψώσει) την αλήθεια με τον Λόγο Του (δηλ. την εντολή Του για τη μάχη) και να εξοντώσει τους άπιστους.
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
तथा (वह समय याद करो) जब अल्लाह तुम्हें वचन दे रहा था कि दो गिरोहों[3] में से एक तुम्हारे हाथ आएगा और तुम चाहते थे कि निर्बल (निःशस्त्र) गिरोह तुम्हारे हाथ लगे। और अल्लाह चाहता था कि अपने वचन द्वारा सत्य को सिद्ध कर दे और काफ़िरों की जड़ काट दे।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
E quando Allāh vi ha promesso che una delle due truppe sarebbe stata vostra, invece voi avete preferito quella disarmata. E Allāh voleva confermare la Verità con la Sua Parola e voleva togliere le radici ai miscredenti:
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
7. Ir (atminkite) kai Allahas jums (musulmonams) pažadėjo vieną iš dviejų (priešo) grupių (t. y. arba kariuomenę arba karavaną), kad ji bus jūsų. Jūs troškote, kad ta, kuri neginkluota (karavano) būtų jūsų, tačiau Allahas norėjo Savo Žodžiais patvirtinti tiesą ir nutraukti netikinčiųjų šaknis (t. y. Badr mūšyje).
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
Вот Аллах обещал вам одну из двух групп, что она будет вашей, а вы желали, чтобы вам досталась та, что лишена боевой мощи. Но Аллах желал утвердить истину Своими словами и отсечь корни отвергших веру,
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
И кад вам је Аллах обећао да ће да буде ваша једна од две скупине, а ви сте више волели да то буде она која није била наоружана. Аллах је хтео Својим речима да утврди Истину и да порази невернике до последњег.
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 Mwenyezi Mungu alipowaahidi moja ya vikundi vile viwili kuwa ni chenu. Nanyi mkapenda kwamba kile kisichokuwa kikali ndicho kiwe chenu. Naye Mwenyezi Mungu anataka ahakikishe haki kwa maneno yake, na aikate mizizi ya makafiri.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Och minns när Gud lovade er att en av de två [avgudadyrkande] grupperna skulle bli ert byte, och ni önskade att det skulle bli den obeväpnade av dem. Men Gud ville bekräfta sanningen genom sina ord och utplåna de otrogna till sista man.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Hani Allah, size iki taifeden (ordu ya da kervandan) birini, o sizindir diye vadediyordu. Siz de güçsüz olanın (kervanın) sizin olmasını istiyordunuz. Oysa Allah, kelimeleriyle hakkı/İslamı yüceltmek, kâfirlerin ardını/kökünü kesmek istiyordu.
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اردو · Urdu
اور تم لوگ اس وقت کو یاد کرو! جب کہ اللہ تم سے ان دو جماعتوں میں سے ایک کا وعده کرتا تھا کہ وه تمہارے ہاتھ آجائے گی[1] اور تم اس تمنا میں تھے کہ غیر مسلح جماعت تمہارے ہاتھ آجائے[2] اور اللہ تعالیٰ کو یہ منظور تھا کہ اپنے احکام سے حق کا حق ہونا ﺛابت کردے اور ان کافروں کی جڑ کاٹ دے۔
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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5 cleared translations, newest first, by year of publication, so the modern English comes before the historical ones. That is an ordering by date, not a judgement. Each is shown complete — this platform never excerpts a translation — and each renders under its translator's name. No translation here is marked as the correct one.
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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
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same edition and their orthography differs.
Easy-read (simplified)kamaa akhrajaka rabbuka min baytika bil-haqqi wa'inna fareeqan mina l-mu'mineena lakaarihoon
DIN 31635kamā ʾaḫraǧaka rabbuka min baytika bil-ḥaqqi waʾinna farīqan mina l-muʾminīna lakārihūna
Talal Itani2012 Even as your Lord brought you out of your home with the truth, some believers were reluctant.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Even as thy Lord caused thee (Muhammad) to go forth from thy home with the Truth, and lo! a party of the believers were averse (to it)
Edward Henry Palmer1880 As thy Lord caused thee to go forth from thy house with the truth, although a sect of the believers were averse therefrom
John Medows Rodwell1861 Remember how thy Lord caused thee to go forth from thy home on a mission of truth, and part of the believers were quite averse to it
George Sale1734 This is because thy Lord has brought thee forth from thy house for a righteous purpose while a party of the believers were quite averse to it
Talal Itani2012 Arguing with you about the truth after it was made clear, as if they were being driven to death as they looked on.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Disputing with thee of the Truth after it had been made manifest, as if they were being driven to death visible
Edward Henry Palmer1880 They wrangled with thee about the truth after it was made plain, as though they were being driven on to death and looked thereon
John Medows Rodwell1861 They disputed with thee about the truth which had been made so clear, as if they were being led forth to death, and saw it before them
George Sale1734 They (the disbelievers) dispute with thee concerning the truth after it has become manifest, as though they are being driven to death while they actually see it
DIN 31635ʾiḏ tastaġīṯūna rabbakum fastaǧāba lakum ʾannī mumiddukum biʾalfin mina l-malāʾikati murdifīna
Talal Itani2012 When you appealed to your Lord for help, He answered you, "I am reinforcing you with one thousand angels in succession."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 When ye sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): I will help you with a thousand of the angels, rank on rank
Edward Henry Palmer1880 When ye asked for succour from your Lord, and He answered you, 'I will assist you with a thousand angels, with others in reserve
John Medows Rodwell1861 When ye sought succour of your Lord, and he answered you, "I will verily aid you with a thousand angels, rank on rank
George Sale1734 When you implored the help of your Lord, and He answered your prayer saying, 'I will surely help you with a thousand of the angels, rank on rank
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
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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 Rodwell0.70
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.69
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.65
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.64
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.63
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.56
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.53
Talal Itani · George Sale0.51
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.51
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.46
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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Licence read verbatim from the block embedded in this very file. Ingested exactly as shipped: no normalisation, no stripping of marks, no Unicode recomposition.
Parsed structurally from the EPUB: an h3 names the surah, one p per verse with its number in its own span. An unnumbered p is the basmala and is not a verse, except in surah 1 where the basmala IS verse 1. 112 unnumbered paragraphs were found, which is 114 surahs less surah 1 and surah 9. Text is stored VERBATIM: NFC normalisation and XML entity unescaping only, because CC BY-ND forbids modification.
CLEARED on a licence read first-hand from the translator's own download page, not from an aggregator. Tanzil also hosts this translation, but under a blanket "non-commercial purposes only" term that directs the user to the translator or publisher for permission - a hosting disclaimer, not a grant - so the grant was taken from the licensor directly. The "God" edition was ingested; ClearQuran also publishes an "Allah" edition, differing in how the divine name is rendered, which is not ingested.
CLEARED ON THE WORK, WITH TWO RECORDED CAVEATS ON THIS COPY. (1) Rights basis is the expired copyright term, NOT the redistributing repository's licence. That repository dedicates its contents to the public domain under the Unlicense while also redistributing plainly in-copyright translations (Abdel Haleem, Saheeh International, The Study Quran), so it is dedicating rights it cannot hold and its blanket grant is not relied upon here. (2) The file declares its own upstream as tanzil.net, and Tanzil attaches a non-commercial condition to its TRANSLATION distributions, though not to its Qur'anic text. Since Pickthall's copyright has expired, nobody holds rights in these words and no licence is required from anyone; Tanzil's terms are a contract binding those who download from Tanzil, which we did not. The chain is nonetheless not spotless and Anwar may prefer a clean digitisation of the 1930 printing. NOT VERIFIED: that this digital text matches the 1930 first printing rather than a later revised edition. No page images were collated. Recorded as unverified rather than presented as established. SERVED TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE CITED FILE AT ONE VERSE, 37:97: the file reads "red-hotfire" (a glued token, also in Gutenberg #16955); the served row reads "red-hot fire", restored 2026-09-13 from Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (London: George Allen & Unwin, printed for Alfred A. Knopf; 1930), p. 460, XXXVII 97 - scan archive.org in.ernet.dli.2015.216140, PDF page 475; banked data/derivation-sources/pickthall-1930-dli-2015.216140-text.pdf (sha256 70e81146c97fa3a590243a82e04e349108546074787e2551a78c616202138870) on Anwar Malik's grant.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is not stated by the redistributor and the printing is unverified. No statement of purpose is recorded for Palmer because none was sourced from his own preface in this pass; nothing is asserted on his behalf.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. TWO edition caveats. (1) The upstream is not stated by the redistributor. (2) Rodwell's own edition PRESENTS THE SURAHS IN HIS OWN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, not the mushaf order — he says so in his preface. This digital text is keyed to mushaf order, so it derives from a restored-order printing (such as the Everyman edition) rather than from Rodwell's own arrangement. Which printing is not stated and has not been established.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is NOT STATED by the redistributor, so the printing it represents is unverified; Sale's text was reprinted and re-edited many times between 1734 and 1900. Recorded as unverified rather than assumed to be the first edition.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.