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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.
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
And a proclamation from God and His Messenger to the people on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage, that God has disowned the polytheists, and so did His Messenger. If you repent, it will be better for you. But if you turn away, know that you cannot escape God. And announce to those who disbelieve a painful punishment.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And a proclamation from Allah and His messenger to all men on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage that Allah is free from obligation to the idolaters, and (so is) His messenger. So, if ye repent, it will be better for you; but if ye are averse, then know that ye cannot escape Allah. Give tidings (OMuhammad) of a painful doom to those who disbelieve
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
A proclamation from God and His Apostle to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage, that God is clear of the idolaters as is His Apostle! If then ye repent it is better for you; but if ye turn your backs, then know that ye cannot make God helpless. Give to those who misbelieveglad tidings of grievous woe
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And a proclamation on the part of God and His Apostle to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage, that God is free from any engagement with the votaries of other gods with God as is His Apostle! If, therefore, ye turn to God it will be better for you; but if ye turn back, then know that ye shall not weaken God: and to those who believe not, announce thou a grievous punishment
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And a declaration from God and his apostle unto the people, on the day of the greater pilgrimage, that God is clear of the idolaters, and his apostle also. Wherefore if ye repent, this will be better for you; but if ye turn back, know that ye shall not weaken God: And denounce unto those who believe not, a painful punishment
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
Pra, shpallje nga Allahu dhe i Dërguari i Tij drejtuar njerëzve në Ditën e Haxhit të Madh, se Allahu dhe i Dërguari i Tij janë të lirë nga detyrimi ndaj idhujtarëve. Nëse pendoheni, është më mirë për ju, por, nëse ktheni shpinën, atëherë dijeni se nuk mund t'i shpëtoni Allahut. Pra, njoftoji jobesimtarët për një dënim të dhembshëm.
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 মহান হজ্জের দিনে আল্লাহ ও তাঁর রাসূলের পক্ষ থেকে মানুষের প্রতি ঘোষণা করা যাচ্ছে যে, নিশ্চয় আল্লাহ মুশরিকদের থেকে দায়মুক্ত এবং তাঁর রাসূলও। অতএব, তোমরা যদি তাওবা করো, তাহলে তা তোমাদের জন্যই উত্তম। আর যদি তোমরা মুখ ফিরিয়ে নাও, তাহলে জেনে রাখো, তোমরা আল্লাহকে অক্ষম করতে পারবে না। আর তুমি কাফিরদেরকে যন্ত্রণাদায়ক শাস্তির সুসংবাদ দাও।
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.
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Ovo je i proglas od Allaha i Njegova Poslanika ljudima na najveći dan hadža, da Allah i Njegov Poslanik nemaju ništa s višebošcima, pa ako se pokajete – to je za vas bolje a ako se okrenete, znajte da Allahu nećete umaći. A nevjernicima navijesti patnju bolnu.
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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Hrvatski · Croatian
Ovo je i proglas od Allaha i Njegova Poslanika ljudima na najveći dan hadža, da Allah i Njegov Poslanik nemaju ništa s mnogobošcima, pa ako se pokajete, to je za vas bolje; a ako se okrenete, znajte da Allahu nećete umaći. A nevjernicima navijesti patnju bolnu.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
E ewnaango immorde ka Alla e Nulaaɗo makko oon, haa e yimɓe ɓeen, ñalaande hajju mawnde nden, won de : Alla e Nulaaɗo makko on ko daɗndiiɓe =hisɓe e sirkooɓe ɓeen. Si on tuubii, ko ɗum ɓuri moƴƴannde on. Si on ɗuurni, nganndee pellet, on ngonaa roŋkinooɓe Alla. weltinir ɓeen yedduɓe lepte mu'usuɗe.
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ქართული · Georgian
მოწოდება ალლაჰისა მისი შუამავლისგან ხალხისადმი დიდი ჰაჯის დღეს იმის თაობაზე, რომ ალლაჰი ემიჯნება მრავალღმერთიანებს და მისი შუამავალიც. და თუ მოინანიებთ, უკეთესია თქვენთვის, ხოლო თუ ზურგს შეაქცევთ, მაშინ იცოდეთ, რომ თქვენ ვერ დაასუსტებთ ალლაჰს (ვერ აიცილებთ მის სასჯელს). აუწყე (ო, მოციქულო) იმათ, ვინც ურწმუნო გახდა, მტანჯველი სასჯელის შესახებ.
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Deutsch · German
Und (das ist) eine Bekanntmachung vonseiten Allahs und Seines Gesandten an die Menschen am Tag der großen Pilgerfahrt, dass Allah Sich frei sagt von den Götzendienern, und (ebenso) Sein Gesandter. Wenn ihr nun bereut, so ist es besser für euch. Wenn ihr euch jedoch abkehrt, so wisst, dass ihr euch Allah nicht entziehen könnt! Und verkünde denen, die ungläubig sind, schmerzhafte Strafe!
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Μία δήλωση από τον Αλλάχ και τον Αγγελιαφόρο Του προς τους ανθρώπους την ημέρα του μεγαλύτερου προσκυνήματος (δηλ. του Χατζ), ότι ο Αλλάχ καταργεί τις συνθήκες με τους ειδωλολάτρες (της Αραβικής Χερσονήσου, που αθέτησαν τις συνθήκες τους με τους Μουσουλμάνους) επίσης και ο Αγγελιαφόρος Του (τις καταργεί). Εάν στραφείτε (ω, ειδωλολάτρες) με μεταμέλεια προς τον Αλλάχ (και σταματήσετε την ειδωλολατρία σας), είναι καλύτερο για σας, αλλά αν απομακρυνθείτε, τότε να ξέρετε ότι δεν μπορείτε να ξεφύγετε από τον Αλλάχ. Και ανήγγειλε (ω, Προφήτη) στους άπιστους ότι θα έχουν οδυνηρό μαρτύριο.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
तथा अल्लाह और उसके रसूल की ओर से, महा हज्ज[2] के दिन, स्पष्ट घोषणा है कि अल्लाह बहुदेववादियों (मुश्रिकों) से अलग है तथा उसका रसूल भी। फिर यदि तुम तौबा कर लो, तो वह तुम्हारे लिए उत्तम है, और यदि तुम मुँह मोड़ो, तो जान लो कि निश्चय तुम अल्लाह को विवश करने वाले नहीं, और जिन लोगों ने कुफ़्र किया, उन्हें दुखदायी यातना की शुभ सूचना दे दो।
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Italiano · Italian
E un annuncio da Allāh e il Suo Messaggero alla gente, nel Giorno del Grande Pellegrinaggio: “In verità Allāh e il Suo Messaggero ripudiano gli idolatri. Se vi pentite è meglio per voi; e se voltate le spalle sappiate che non potete sfuggire alla punizione di Allāh”. E avverti i miscredenti che avranno una dolorosa punizione.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
3. Ir Allaho bei Jo Pasiuntinio pareiškimas žmonijai didžiausiąją dieną (islamiškojo kalendoriaus Zul-Hidža mėnesio 10-oji – 12-toji dienos) – kad Allahas yra laisvas nuo (visų) įsipareigojimų Mušrikūn (žr. ają 2:105), ir taip pat Jo Pasiuntinys. Taigi, jei jūs (Mušrikūn) atgailaujate, tai geriau jums, tačiau jei jūs nusigręžiate, tada žinokite, kad jūs negalite išvengti Allaho (bausmės). Ir perduok žinią (Muchammedai ﷺ) apie skaumingą kančią tiems, kurie netiki.
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Русский · Russian
И [это] — возвещение от Аллаха и Его Посланника людям в великий день хаджа о том, что Аллах отрекается от придающих Ему сотоварищей, а также Его Посланник. Если вы покаетесь, то это лучше для вас. Но если вы отвернётесь, то знайте, что вам не избежать [наказания] Аллаха. И обрадуй тех, которые отвергли веру, вестью о мучительном наказании.
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Српски · Serbian
Ово је и проглас од Аллаха и Његовог Посланика људима на највећи дан ходочашћа, да Аллах и Његов Посланик немају ништа са незнанобошцима, па ако се покајете - то је за вас боље, а ако се окренете знајте да Аллаху нећете да умакнете. А неверницима наговести болну патњу.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na ni tangazo kutoka kwa Mwenyezi Mungu na Mtume wake kuwaendea watu wote siku ya Hija Kubwa kwamba Mwenyezi Mungu yuko mbali na washirikina, na Mtume wake pia yuko mbali. Kwa hivyo, mkitubu, basi hilo ndilo heri kwenu. Na mkigeuka, basi jueni kuwa nyinyi hamuwezi kumshinda Mwenyezi Mungu. Na wabashirie wale waliokufuru adhabu chungu.
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Svenska · Swedish
En kungörelse från Gud och hans sändebud till folket på den stora vallfärdens dag: Gud och hans sändebud säger upp avtalen med avgudadyrkarna. Ångrar ni er är det bättre för er, men vänder ni er bort ska ni veta att ni inte kan undfly Gud. Förkunna för de otrogna att ett smärtsamt straff väntar dem.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Hacc-ı ekber gününde, Allah ve Rasûlünden bütün insanlara bir bildiridir: Allah ve Rasûlü, Allah’a ortak koşanlardan uzaktır. Eğer tövbe ederseniz, bu sizin için hayırlıdır. Ama yüz çevirirseniz, şunu iyi bilin ki, siz Allah’ı aciz bırakabilecek değilsiniz. Kâfirlere, elem dolu bir azabı müjdele!
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اردو · Urdu
اللہ اور اس کے رسول کی طرف سے لوگوں کو بڑے حج کے دن[1] صاف اطلاع ہے کہ اللہ مشرکوں سے بیزار ہے، اور اس کا رسول بھی، اگر اب بھی تم توبہ کر لو تو تمہارے حق میں بہتر ہے، اور اگر تم روگردانی کرو تو جان لو کہ تم اللہ کو ہرا نہیں سکتے۔ اور کافروں کو دکھ اور مار کی خبر پہنچا دیجئے۔
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Easy-read (simplified)baraa'atun mina llaahi warasoolihi ilaa lladheena 'aahadttum mina l-mushrikeen
DIN 31635barāʾatun mina llāhi warasūlihi ʾilā llaḏīna ʿāhadttum mina l-mušrikīna
Talal Itani2012 A declaration of immunity from God and His Messenger to the polytheists with whom you had made a treaty.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Freedom from obligation (is proclaimed) from Allah and His messenger toward those of the idolaters with whom ye made a treaty
Edward Henry Palmer1880 AN immunity from God and His Apostle to those idolaters with whom ye have made a league
John Medows Rodwell1861 An IMMUNITY from God and His Apostle to those with whom ye are in league, among the Polytheist Arabs! (those who join gods with God)
George Sale1734 A declaration of immunity from God and his apostle, unto the idolaters with whom ye have entered into league
Talal Itani2012 So travel the land for four months, and know that you cannot escape God, and that God will disgrace the disbelievers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Travel freely in the land four months, and know that ye cannot escape Allah and that Allah will confound the disbelievers (in His Guidance)
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Roam ye at large in the land for four months, but know that ye cannot make God helpless, and that God disgraces the misbelievers
John Medows Rodwell1861 Go ye, therefore, at large in the land four months: but know that God ye shall not weaken; and that those who believe not, God will put to shame
George Sale1734 Go to and fro in the earth securely four months; and know that ye shall not weaken God, and that God will disgrace the unbelievers
Talal Itani2012 Except for those among the polytheists with whom you had made a treaty, and did not violate any of its terms, nor aided anyone against you. So fulfill the treaty with them to the end of its term. God loves the righteous.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Excepting those of the idolaters with whom ye (Muslims) have a treaty, and who have since abated nothing of your right nor have supported anyone against you. (As for these), fulfil their treaty to them till their term. Lo! Allah loveth those who keep their duty (unto Him)
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Except to those of the idolaters with whom ye have made a league, and who then have not failed you at all, and have not backed up any one against you. Fulfill for them then your covenant until the time agreed upon with them; verily, God loves those who fear
John Medows Rodwell1861 But this concerneth not those Polytheists with whom ye are in league, and who shall have afterwards in no way failed you, nor aided anyone against you. Observe, therefore, engagement with them through the whole time of their treaty: for God loveth those who fear Him
George Sale1734 Except such of the idolaters with whom ye shall have entered into a league, and who afterwards shall not fail you in any instance, nor assist any other against you. Wherefore perform the covenant which ye shall have made with them, until their time shall be elapsed; for God loveth those who fear him
Talal Itani2012 When the Sacred Months have passed, kill the polytheists wherever you find them. And capture them, and besiege them, and lie in wait for them at every ambush. But if they repent, and perform the prayers, and pay the alms, then let them go their way. God is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then leave their way free. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 But when the sacred months are passed away, kill the idolaters wherever ye may find them; and take them, and besiege them, and lie in wait for them in every place of observation; but if they repent, and are steadfast in prayer, and give alms, then let them go their way; verily, God is forgiving and merciful
John Medows Rodwell1861 And when the sacred months are passed, kill those who join other gods with God wherever ye shall find them; and seize them, besiege them, and lay wait for them with every kind of ambush: but if they shall convert, and observe prayer, and pay the obligatory alms, then let them go their way, for God is Gracious, Merciful
George Sale1734 And when the months wherein ye are not allowed to attack them shall be past, kill the idolaters wheresoever ye shall find them, and take them prisoners, and besiege them, and lay wait for them in every convenient place. But if they shall repent, and observe the appointed times of prayer, and pay the legal alms, dismiss them freely; for God is gracious and merciful
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 —
0.52 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
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.59
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.59
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.53
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.53
Talal Itani · George Sale0.53
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.53
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.51
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.51
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.46
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.45
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
Gate
verify/divergence_gate.py re-derives and fails on drift
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.