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So makewar on them: By your hands will God chastise them, and will put them to shame, and will give you victory over them, and will heal the bosoms of a people who believe
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Fight them! Allah will chastise them at your hands, and He will lay them low and give you victory over them, and He will heal the breasts of folk who are believers
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
kill them! God will torment them by your hands, and disgrace them, and aid you against them, and heal the breasts of a people who believe
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Attack them therefore; God shall punish them by your hands, and will cover them with shame, and will give you the victory over them; and He will heal the breasts of the people who believe
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
Luftoni ata, që Allahu t'i ndëshkojë me duart tuaja, t'i poshtërojë, t'ju japë fitore mbi ta dhe t'i qetësojë zemrat e njerëzve besimtarë
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 তাদের বিরুদ্ধে যুদ্ধ করো। তোমাদের হাতেই আল্লাহ তাদেরকে শাস্তি দিবেন, তাদেরকে অপদস্থ করবেন, তাদের ওপর তোমাদেরকে বিজয়ী করবেন এবং মু’মিন সম্প্রদায়ের হৃদয়ে প্রশান্তি দান করবেন।
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
Borite se protiv njih! Allah će ih rukama vašim kazniti i poniziti, a vas će protiv njih pomoći, i grudi vjernika zaliječiti,
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From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
Borite se protiv njih! Allah će ih rukama vašim kazniti i poniziti, a vas će protiv njih pomoći, i grudi vjernika zaliječiti,
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Fulfulde · Fulani
kaɓee e mabɓe. Alla leptira ɓe juuɗe mon ɗen, O hoyna ɓe, O walla on e dow maɓɓe, O sellina ɓerɗe yimɓe gooŋɗinɓe.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
ებრძოლეთ მათ [ურწმუნოებს], ო, მორწმუნენო! ალლაჰი დასჯის მათ თქვენი ხელებით, დაამცირებს მათ, დაგეხმარებათ მათ წინააღმდეგ და ურწმუნოთა დამარცხებით განკურნავს მორწმუნეთა გულებს [სულებს], (რომლებიც უკვე დიდი ხანია იტანჯებიან ამ მრავალღმერთიანთა მზაკვრობისგან)[1].
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Kämpft gegen sie! Allah wird sie durch eure Hände bestrafen, sie in Schande stürzen, euch gegen sie unterstützen und die Brüste von gläubigen Leuten heilen.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Πολεμήστε τους, ο Αλλάχ θα τους τιμωρήσει με τα χέρια σας, θα τους ατιμάσει, θα σας κάνει να τους νικήσετε και θα κάνει τις καρδιές των πιστών να είναι ικανοποιημένες.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
उनसे युद्ध करो, अल्लाह उन्हें तुम्हारे हाथों से सज़ा देगा और उन्हें अपमानित करेगा और उनके विरुद्ध तुम्हारी सहायता करेगा और ईमान वालों के दिलों को ठंडा करेगा।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Combatteteli: li punirà Allāh con le vostre mani; li porterà alla vergogna, vi aiuterà a conquistarli, e guarirà i petti del popolo credente,
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
14. Kovokite su jais tam, kad Allahas nubaustų juos jūsų rankomis ir užtrauktų jiems gėdą ir suteiktų jums pergalę prieš juos ir išgydytų tikinčiųjų žmonių krūtines,
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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
Сражайтесь с ними — Аллах подвергнет их наказанию вашими руками, опозорит их, поможет вам против них, исцелит сердца верующих людей
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
Борите се против њих, Аллах ће вашим рукама да их мучи и понизи, а вас ће да помогне против њих и залечиће груди верника,
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
Piganeni nao, Mwenyezi Mungu awaadhibu kwa mikono yenu, na awahizi na awanusuru dhidi yao, na aviponye vifua vya kaumu ya Waumini.
Issued by the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
Svenska · Swedish
Strid mot dem! Gud ska straffa dem genom era händer och förödmjuka dem och ge er seger över dem. Och han ska läka de troendes bröst,
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Onlarla savaşın ki, Allah sizin ellerinizle onlara azap etsin, rezil etsin ve sizi onların üzerlerine galip kılsın, Mümin toplumun gönüllerine şifa versin.
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اردو · Urdu
ان سے تم جنگ کرو اللہ تعالیٰ انہیں تمہارے ہاتھوں عذاب دے گا، انہیں ذلیل ورسوا کرے گا، تمہیں ان پر مدد دے گا اور مسلمانوں کے کلیجے ٹھنڈے کرے گا۔
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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DIN 31635waʾin nakaṯū ʾaymānahum min baʿdi ʿahdihim waṭaʿanū fī dīnikum faqātilū ʾaʾimmata l-kufri ʾinnahum lā ʾaymāna lahum laʿallahum yantahūna
Talal Itani2012 But if they violate their oaths after their pledge, and attack your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief-they have no faith-so that they may desist.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And if they break their pledges after their treaty (hath been made with you) and assail your religion, then fight the heads of disbelief - Lo! they have no binding oaths - in order that they may desist
Edward Henry Palmer1880 But if they break faith with you after their treaty, and taunt your religion, then fight the leaders of misbelief; verily, they have no faith, haply they may desist
John Medows Rodwell1861 But if, after alliance made, they break their oaths and revile your religion, then do battle with the ring-leaders of infidelity - for no oaths are binding with them that they may desist
George Sale1734 But if they violate their oaths, after their league, and revile your religion, oppose the leaders of infidelity, -- for there is no trust in them, -- that they may desist from their treachery
Talal Itani2012 Will you not fight a people who violated their oaths, and planned to exile the Messenger, and initiated hostilities against you? Do you fear them? It is God you should fear, if you are believers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Will ye not fight a folk who broke their solemn pledges, and purposed to drive out the messenger and did attack you first? What! Fear ye them? Now Allah hath more right that ye should fear Him, if ye are believers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Will ye not fight a people who broke their oaths, and intended to expel the Apostle? They began with you at first, are ye afraid of them? God is more deserving that ye should fear Him! If ye be believers
John Medows Rodwell1861 What! will ye not fight against those Meccans who have broken their oaths and aimed to expel your Apostle, and attacked you first? Will ye dread them? God is more worthy of your fear, if ye are believers
George Sale1734 Will ye not fight against people who have violated their oaths, and conspired to expel the apostle of God; and who of their own accord assaulted you the first time? Will ye fear them? But it is more just that ye should fear God, if ye are true believers
Talal Itani2012 Or do you think that you will be left alone, without God identifying which of you will strive, and take no supporters apart from God, His Messenger, and the believers? God is well Aware of what you do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Or deemed ye that ye would be left (in peace) when Allah yet knoweth not those of you who strive, choosing for familiar none save Allah and His messenger and the believers? Allah is Informed of what ye do
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Did ye reckon that ye would be left, when God knows not as yet those of you who fought strenuously, and who did not take other than God and His Apostle, and the believers for an intimate friend? for God is well aware of what ye do
John Medows Rodwell1861 Think ye that ye shall be forsaken as if God did not yet know those among you who do valiantly, and take none for their friends beside God, and His Apostle, and the faithful? God is well apprised of your doings
George Sale1734 Did ye imagine that ye should be abandoned, whereas God did not yet know those among you who fought for his religion, and took not any besides God, and his apostle, and the faithful for their friends? God is well acquainted with that which ye do
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 —
0.59 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 Pickthall0.68
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.67
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.66
Talal Itani · George Sale0.65
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.62
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.55
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.54
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.53
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.49
One bar per pair of renderings, longest bar for the pair
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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.
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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.