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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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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
Postponement is an increase in disbelief-by which those who disbelieve are led astray. They allow it one year, and forbid it another year, in order to conform to the number made sacred by God, thus permitting what God has forbidden. The evil of their deeds seems good to them. God does not guide the disbelieving people.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Postponement (of a sacred month) is only an excess of disbelief whereby those who disbelieve are misled; they allow it one year and forbid it (another) year, that they may make up the number of the months which Allah hath hallowed, so that they allow that which Allah hath forbidden. The evil of their deeds is made fairseeming unto them. Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk
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
Verily, putting off is but an increase in misbelief to lead astray therewith those who misbelieve. They make it lawful one year, but they make it unlawful another year, that they may come to an understanding as to the number which God has made sacred, and make lawful what God has prohibited. Seemly to them are their evil works, but God guides not a misbelieving people
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
To carry over a sacred month to another, is only a growth of infidelity. The Infidels are led into error by it. They allow it one year, and forbid it another, that they may make good the number of months which God hath hallowed, and they allow that which God hath prohibited. The evil of their deeds hath been prepared for them by Satan: for God guideth not the people who do not believe
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Verily the transferring of a sacred month to another month, is an additional infidelity. The unbelievers are led into an error thereby: They allow a month to be violated one year, and declare it sacred another year, that they may agree in the number of months which God hath commanded to be kept sacred; and they allow that which God hath forbidden. The evil of their actions hath been prepared for them: For God directeth not the unbelieving people
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
Shtyrja e (një muaji) është vetëm shtim i mosbesimit, i cili i çon ata në humbje të mëtejshme. Ata e shpallin atë muaj të lejuar në një vit dhe të shenjtë vitin tjetër, në mënyrë që të përputhen me numrin e muajve që Allahu i ka shpallur të shenjtë, duke e lejuar atë që Allahu e ka ndaluar. Atyre u janë hijeshuar veprat e tyre të këqija, e, Allahu nuk e udhëzon në rrugë të drejtë popullin jobesimtar.
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
নিশ্চয়ই নাসী’ (অর্থাৎ হারাম মাসকে হালাল মাসের স্থানে পরিবর্তন করে পিছিয়ে দেওয়া) কুফরিতে আরও বৃদ্ধি ঘটায়। এর মাধ্যমেই কাফিরদেরকে পথভ্রষ্ট করা হয়। তারা এক বছর (হারাম) মাসকে হালাল করে এবং আরেক বছর সেটিকেই হারাম রাখে, যাতে আল্লাহ যে সংখ্যক মাসকে হারাম করেছেন, তার সঙ্গে সামঞ্জস্য বজায় থাকে; ফলে আল্লাহ যা হারাম করেছেন, তা তারা হালাল করে নেয়। তাদের মন্দ কাজগুলো (শয়তানের প্ররোচনায়) তাদের দৃষ্টিতে সুশোভিত করা হয়েছে। আর আল্লাহ কাফির সম্প্রদায়কে হিদায়াত দেন না।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Premještanjem svetih mjeseci samo se povećava nevjerovanje, čime se nevjernici dovode u zabludu. Jedne ga godine proglašavaju običnim, a druge godine proglašavaju ga svetim – da bi ispunili broj onih mjeseci koje je Allah učinio svetim. Ružni postupci njihovi predstavljeni su im kao lijepi. A Allah neće ukazati na Pravi put onima koji neće da vjeruju.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Premještanjem svetih mjeseci samo se povećava nevjerovanje, čime se nevjernici dovode u zabludu. Jedne ga godine proglašavaju običnim, a druge godine proglašavaju ga svetim – da bi ispunili broj onih mjeseci koje je Allah učinio svetim. Ružni postupci njihovi predstavljeni su im kao lijepi – a Allah neće ukazati na Pravi put onima koji neće da vjeruju.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Anndee neeɓnugol ngol ko ɓeydaari e keeferaaku. Ɗum no majjiniree ɓen yedduɓe : hiɓe dagintinira ɗum hitaande, ɓe harmintina ɗum hitaande, fii yo ɓe hawritoy e limoore nden nde Alla harmini, ɓe dagintina ko Alla harmini. Ɓe cuɗanaama golle maɓɓe bonɗe ɗen. Alla non fewnataa yimɓe heeferɓe ɓen.
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ქართული · Georgian
წელიწადის თვეების გადადება [აკრძალული თვის გადატანა სხვა დროს] —არ არის არაფერი, გარდა ურწმუნოების გაზრდისა[1]. ისინი ერთ წელს ხდიან მას ნებადართულად, ხოლო მეორე წელს კრძალავენ, რათა თითქოსდა შეესაბამებოდეს (მათი კალენდარი) იმ თვეების რაოდენობას, რაც ალლაჰმა აკრძალა. ამრიგად, ისინი ნებადართულად ხდიან იმას, რაც ალლაჰმა აკრძალა. შეალამაზა მათთვის (სატანამ) მათი ბოროტი საქმეები, და ალლაჰი არ დაადგენს სწორ გზაზე ურწმუნო ხალხს.
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Deutsch · German
Wahrlich, das Verschieben eines Monats zeugt von (noch) mehr Unglauben. Damit werden diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, in die Irre geführt; sie erklären ihn in einem Jahr für ungeschützt und in einem (anderen) Jahr für geschützt, um der Anzahl dessen gleichzukommen, was Allah für geschützt erklärt hat. So erklären sie für ungeschützt, was Allah für geschützt erklärt hat. Ihre schlechten Taten sind ihnen ausgeschmückt worden. Und Allah leitet das ungläubige Volk nicht recht.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Πράγματι, η μεταφορά της ιερότητας ενός ιερού μήνα σ' άλλον μήνα (που δεν είναι ιερός, όπως έκαναν οι άπιστοι ώστε να μπορέσουν να πολεμήσουν σε έναν ιερό μήνα) είναι μία αύξηση στην απιστία (τους). (Ο Σατανάς) παραπλανεί μ' αυτήν (την πράξη) τους άπιστους. Μία χρονιά (οι άπιστοι) μεταφέρουν την ιερότητα του (ενός ιερού μήνα, σ' άλλον μήνα που δεν είναι ιερός), και την άλλη χρονιά τηρούν την ιερότητά του, προκειμένου να εκπληρώσουν τον αριθμό των μηνών που κατέστησε ο Αλλάχ ως ιερούς (τέσσερις μήνες κάθε χρόνο), και έτσι μεταφέρουν την ιερότητα των μηνών που ο Αλλάχ έχει καταστήσει ως ιερούς! Ωραιοποιήθηκαν στα μάτια τους (από το Σατανά) οι κακές τους πράξεις. Και ο Αλλάχ δεν καθοδηγεί τους άπιστους ανθρώπους (που επιμένουν στην απιστία τους).
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हिन्दी · Hindi
तथ्य यह है कि महीनों को पीछे करना[18] कुफ़्र में वृद्धि है, जिसके साथ वे लोग गुमराह किए जाते हैं जिन्होंने कुफ़्र किया। वे एक वर्ष उसे हलाल (वैध) कर लेते हैं और एक वर्ष उसे हराम (अवैध) कर लेते हैं। ताकि उन (महीनों) की गिनती पूरी कर लें, जो अल्लाह ने हराम किए हैं। फिर जो अल्लाह ने हराम (अवैध) किया है, उसे हलाल (वैध) कर लें। उनके बुरे काम उनके लिए सुंदर बना दिए गए हैं और अल्लाह काफ़िरों को सीधा रास्ता नहीं दिखाता।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
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Italiano · Italian
In verità rimandare i mesi sacri è un aumento della miscredenza, e con questo vengono deviati i miscredenti: loro lo permetteranno un anno, e lo proibiranno un altro, per conformarsi al numero dei mesi sacri di Allāh, ma così loro permettono ciò che Allāh ha proibito. Le loro azioni malvagie sono state abbellite ai loro occhi: Allāh non guida i miscredenti.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
37. (Draudimų mėnesių) nukėlimas yra, iš tiesų, netikėjimo papildymas: tuo būdu netikintieji yra paklaidinami, nes jie leidžia tai vienais metais ir draudžia kitais metais tam, kad sureguliuotų Allaho uždraustų mėnesių skaičių, ir padaro uždraustuosius leistinais. Jų poelgių blogis padarytas tariamai teisingu jiems. Ir Allahas neveda teisingai žmonių, kurie netiki.
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Русский · Russian
Воистину, откладывание [запретного месяца] — лишь приумножение неверия. Этим вводятся в заблуждение те, которые отвергли веру: они объявляют его дозволенным в один год и объявляют запретным в другой год, чтобы уравнять число месяцев, которые Аллах объявил запретными, и сделать дозволенным то, что Аллах запретил. Им приукрашено зло их деяний, и Аллах не наставляет на верный путь людей, отвергших веру.
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Српски · Serbian
Премештање светих месеци само је додатно неверовање, чиме они који не верују бивају доведени у заблуду; једне године га проглашавају обичним, а друге године га сматрају светим, да би испунили број месеци које је Аллах учинио светим, па држе обичним оне које је Аллах учинио светим, њихови ружни поступци представљени су им као лепи. А Аллах неће да упути људе невернике.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Hakika kuahirisha (miezi) ni kuzidi tu katika kukufuru; wanapotezwa kwa hilo wale waliokufuru. Wanauhalalisha mwaka mmoja na kuharimisha mwaka mwingine, ili wafanye kuwa sawa idadi ya ile (miezi) aliyoitukuza Mwenyezi Mungu, ndiyo wahalalishe yale aliyoyaharamisha Mwenyezi Mungu. Wamepambiwa ubaya wa vitendo vyao hivi. Na Mwenyezi Mungu hawaongoi kaumu makafiri.
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Svenska · Swedish
Att förskjuta [de helgade månaderna] leder bara till ökad otro; de otrogna vilseleds genom det. De betraktar den som ohelgad ett år och helgad nästa år för att det ska motsvara antalet månader som Gud helgat. På så sätt vill de göra tillåtet det som Gud har förbjudit. Deras onda gärningar har förskönats för dem. Gud vägleder inte otrogna människor.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Haram ayları başka aylara ertelemek küfürde ileri gitmektir. Bununla kâfir olanlar saptırılırlar. Allah’ın haram kıldığı ayların sayısına denk getirmek için onu bir yıl helâl bir yıl haram sayıyorlar. Böylece Allah’ın haram kıldığını helâl kılıyorlar. Kötü amelleri, kendilerine güzel görünüyor. Allah kâfir toplumlara hidayet etmez.
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اردو · Urdu
مہینوں کا آگے پیچھے کر دینا کفر کی زیادتی ہے[1] اس سے وه لوگ گمراہی میں ڈالے جاتے ہیں جو کافر ہیں۔ ایک سال تو اسے حلال کر لیتے ہیں اور ایک سال اسی کو حرمت واﻻ کر لیتے ہیں، کہ اللہ نے جو حرمت رکھی ہے اس کے شمار میں تو موافقت کر لیں[2] پھر اسے حلال بنا لیں جسے اللہ نے حرام کیا ہے انہیں ان کے برے کام بھلے دکھادیئے گئے ہیں اور قوم کفار کی اللہ رہنمائی نہیں فرماتا۔
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Talal Itani2012 On the Day when they will be heated in the Fire of Hell, then their foreheads, and their sides, and their backs will be branded with them: "This is what you hoarded for yourselves; so taste what you used to hoard."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 On the day when it will (all) be heated in the fire of hell, and their foreheads and their flanks and their backs will be branded therewith (and it will be said unto them): Here is that which ye hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what ye used to hoard
Edward Henry Palmer1880 On the day when it shall be heated in the fire of hell, and their brows shall be branded therewith, and their sides and their backs! - 'This is what ye stored up for yourselves, taste then what ye stored up
John Medows Rodwell1861 On that day their treasures shall be heated in hell fire, and their foreheads, and their sides, and their backs, shall be branded with them. . . . "This is what ye have treasured up for yourselves: taste, therefore, your treasures
George Sale1734 On the day of judgment their treasures shall be intensely heated in the fire of hell, and their foreheads, and their sides, and their backs shall be stigmatized therewith; and their tormentors shall say, this is what ye have treasured up for your souls; taste therefore that which ye have treasured up
Talal Itani2012 The number of months, according to God, is twelve months-in the decree of God-since the Day He created the heavens and the earth, of which four are sacred. This is the correct religion. So do not wrong yourselves during them. And fight the polytheists collectively, as they fight you collectively, and know that God is with the righteous.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! the number of the months with Allah is twelve months by Allah's ordinance in the day that He created the heavens and the earth. Four of them are sacred: that is the right religion. So wrong not yourselves in them. And wage war on all of the idolaters as they are waging war on all of you. And know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him)
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, the number of months with God is twelve months in God's Book, on the day when He created the heavens and the earth; of these are four that are sacred; that is the subsisting religion. Then do not wrong yourselves therein, but fight the idolaters, one and all, as they fight you one and all, and know that God is with those who fear
John Medows Rodwell1861 Twelve months is the number of months with God, according to God's book, since the day when He created the Heavens and the Earth: of these four are sacred: this is the right usage: But wrong not yourselves therein; attack those who join gods with God in all, as they attack you in all: and know that God is with those who fear Him
George Sale1734 Moreover, the complete number of months with God, is twelve months, which were ordained in the book of God, on the day whereon He created the heavens and the earth: Of these, four are sacred. This is the right religion: Therefore deal not unjustly with your selves therein. But attack the idolaters in all the months, as they attack you in all; and know that God is with those who fear Him
Talal Itani2012 O you who believe! What is the matter with you, when it is said to you, "Mobilize in the cause of God," you cling heavily to the earth? Do you prefer the present life to the Hereafter? The enjoyment of the present life, compared to the Hereafter, is only a little.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O ye who believe! What aileth you that when it is said unto you: Go forth in the way of Allah, ye are bowed down to the ground with heaviness. Take ye pleasure in the life of the world rather than in the Hereafter? The comfort of the life of the world is but little in the Hereafter
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O ye who believe! what ailed you when ye were told to march forth in God's way, that ye sank down heavily upon the earth? were ye content with the life of this world instead of the next? but the provision of this world's life is but a little to the next
John Medows Rodwell1861 O Believers! what possessed you, that when it was said to you, "March forth on the Way of God," ye sank heavily earthwards? What! prefer ye the life of this world to the next? But the fruition of this mundane life, in respect of that which is to come, is but little
George Sale1734 O true believers, what ailed you, that, when it was said unto you, go forth to fight for the religion of God, ye inclined heavily towards the earth? Do ye prefer the present life to that which is to come? But the provision of this life, in respect of that which is to come, is but slender
Talal Itani2012 Unless you mobilize, He will punish you most painfully, and will replace you with another people, and you will not harm Him at all. God has power over all things.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 If ye go not forth He will afflict you with a painful doom, and will choose instead of you a folk other than you. Ye cannot harm Him at all. Allah is Able to do all things
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Unless ye march forth He will punish you with grievous woe, and will put in your stead a people other than you! ye cannot hurt Him at all, for God is mighty over all
John Medows Rodwell1861 Unless ye march forth, with a grievous chastisement will He chastise you; and He will place another people in your stead, and ye shall in no way harm Him: for over everything is God potent
George Sale1734 Unless ye go forth when ye are summoned to war, God will punish you with a grievous punishment; and He will place another people in your stead, and ye shall not hurt him at all; for God is almighty
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 —
0.61 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
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.67
Talal Itani · George Sale0.66
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.64
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.62
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.59
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.56
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.54
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.50
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.