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Talal Itani· published 2012
If you do not help him, God has already helped him, when those who disbelieved expelled him, and he was the second of two in the cave. He said to his friend, "Do not worry, God is with us." And God made His tranquility descend upon him, and supported him with forces you did not see, and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowest, while the Word of God is the Highest. God is Mighty and Wise.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
If ye help him not, still Allah helped him when those who disbelieve drove him forth, the second of two; when they two were in the cave, when he said unto his comrade: Grieve not. Lo! Allah is with us. Then Allahcaused His peace of reassurance to descend upon him and supported him with hosts ye cannot see, and made the word of those who disbelieved the nethermost, while Allah's Word it was that became the uppermost. Allah is Mighty, Wise
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
Unless ye help him - and God did help him, when those who misbelieved drove him forth the second of two. When they twain were in the cave; when he said to his comrade, 'Grieve not, verily, God is with us;' and God sent down His shechina upon him, and aided him with hosts ye could not see, and made the word of those who misbelievedinferior, and the word of God superior; for God is mighty and wise
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
If ye assist not your Prophet . . . God assisted him formerly, when the unbelievers drove him forth, in company with a second only! when they two were in the cave; when the Prophet said to his companion, "Be not distressed; verily, God is with us." And God sent down His tranquillity upon him, and strengthened him with hosts ye saw not, and made the word of those who believed not the abased, and the word of God was the exalted: for God is Mighty, Wise
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
If ye assist not the prophet, verily God will assist him, as he assisted him formerly, when the unbelievers drove him out of Mecca, the second of two: When they were both in the cave; when he said unto his companion, be not grieved, for God is with us. And God sent down his security upon him, and strenghtened him with armies of angels, whom ye saw not. And He made the word of those who believed not, to be abased, and the word of God was exalted; for God is mighty and wise
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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
Nëse ju nuk e përkrahni atë (Pejgamberin), atëherë Allahu e ka përkrahur atë kur jobesimtarët e detyruan të largohej; kur ishte i dyti nga të dy në shpellë – i tha shokut të tij (Ebu Bekrit): "Mos u pikëllo, se Allahu është me ne!" Pas kësaj, Allahu zbriti qetësinë e Tij mbi të, e mbështeti me ushtarë që nuk i shihnit, dhe bëri që fjala e jobesimtarëve të jetë më e ulëta, kurse Fjala e Allahut të jetë më e larta. Allahu është i Plotfuqishëm, i Urtë.
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বাংলা · Bengali
যদি তোমরা তাকে সাহায্য না করো, তবে জেনে রাখো, ইতঃপূর্বে আল্লাহই তাকে সাহায্য করেছেন, যখন কাফিররা তাকে
বের করে দিয়েছিল, সে ছিল দু’জনের দ্বিতীয়জন। যখন তারা উভয়ে পাহাড়ের একটি গুহায় অবস্থান করছিল, সে তার সঙ্গীকে বলেছিল: ‘তুমি চিন্তা করো না, নিশ্চয় আল্লাহআমাদের সাথেই আছেন।’ (১৫) অতঃপর আল্লাহ তার ওপর তাঁর পক্ষ থেকে প্রশান্তি নাযিল করলেন এবং তাকে এমন এক সৈন্য বাহিনী দ্বারা সাহায্য করলেন, যাদেরকে তোমরা দেখোনি এবং তিনি কাফিরদের কথা তুচ্ছ করে দেন। আর আল্লাহর বাণীই সর্বদা সমুন্নত এবং আল্লাহ মহা পরাক্রমশালী, প্রজ্ঞাময়।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Ako ga vi ne pomognete, pa pomogao ga je Allah onda kad su ga oni koji ne vjeruju prisilili da ode, kad je s njim bio samo drug njegov, kad su njih dvojica bili u pećini, i kad je on rekao drugu svome: "Ne brini, Allah je s nama!" Pa je Allah spustio smiraj Svoj na njega i pomagao ga vojskom koju vi niste vidjeli i učinio da riječ nevjernika bude donja, a Allahova riječ – ona je gornja. Allah je silan i mudar.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Ako ga vi ne pomognete, pa pomogao ga je Allah onda kad su ga oni koji ne vjeruju prisilili da ode, kad je s njim bio samo drug njegov, kad su njih dvojica bili u pećini, i kad je on rekao drugu svome: "Ne brini, Allah je s nama!" Pa je Allah spustio smiraj Svoj na njega i pomagao ga vojskom koju vi niste vidjeli i učinio da riječ nevjernika bude donja, a Allahova riječ – ona je gornja. Allah je silan i mudar.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Si on mballaani mo, gooŋɗii Alla walliino mo; tuma nde ɓen yedduɓe njaltinnoo mo, ɗiɗaɓo e ɗiɗooɓe, tuma nde ɓe ngnoo ka fammeere=wimmba, tuma nde o maakanaynoo gon diiɗo makko on : "Wata a suno, pellet, Alla no won di e meeɗen". Alla Jippini deeƴre makko nden e makko, O semmbini- niri mo konuuji ko on nji'aani, O waɗi konngol ɓeen yedduɓe lesɗungol, Konngol Alla ngol woni toowungol. Alla ko pooluɗo Ñeeñuɗo.
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ქართული · Georgian
თუ თქვენ, (საჰაბებო), არ დაეხმარებით მას [მოციქულ მუჰამმადს], ალლაჰმა ხომ უკვე შეეწია მას, როცა ურწმუნოებმა გააძევეს იგი (მექქადან), და როდესაც იგი იყო ორიდან მეორე, როდესაც ისინი გამოქვაბულში იყვნენ, და თავის მეგობარს [აბუ ბაქრს] უთხრა: «არ დამწუხრდე, ჭეშმარიტად, ალლაჰი ჩვენთანაა». მაშინ ალლაჰმა გარდმოავლინა თავისი სიმშვიდე მასზე [მუჰამმადზე] და გააძლიერა იგი იმ ჯარებით [ანგელოზებით], რომლებიც თქვენ არ გინახავთ. და ალლაჰმა დაამცირა ურწმუნოთა სიტყვა, ხოლო ალლაჰის სიტყვა [ერთღმერთიანობის სიტყვა] — უმაღლესი გახადა. და ალლაჰი ძლევამოსილი, ბრძენია.
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Deutsch · German
Wenn ihr ihn nicht unterstützt, so hat Allah ihn bereits (damals) unterstützt, als diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, ihn als einen von Zweien vertrieben; als sie beide in der Höhle waren und er dann zu seinem Gefährten sagte: „Sei nicht traurig! Wahrlich, Allah ist mit uns!“ Da sandte Allah Seine innere Ruhe auf ihn herab und stärkte ihn mit Heerscharen, die ihr nicht sehen konntet, und erniedrigte das Wort derjenigen, die ungläubig waren, während Allahs Wort (doch) das hohe ist. Und Allah ist allmächtig und allweise.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Εάν (ω, πιστοί) δεν τον υποστηρίζετε (τον Προφήτη, με το να αγωνίζεστε στο δρόμο του Αλλάχ), πράγματι ο Αλλάχ τον έχει ήδη υποστηρίξει, όταν οι άπιστοι (ήθελαν να τον σκοτώσουν και) τον ανάγκασαν να φύγει (από τη Μάκκα προς τη Μαντίνα). Και ήταν ένας από τους δύο (που βγήκαν, -ο Προφήτης και ο σύντροφος του, ο Άμπου Μπακρ-), οι οποίοι ήταν στη σπηλιά (Θάουρ, για να κρυφτούν από τους ειδωλολάτρες που τους κυνηγούσαν στο δρόμο προς τη Μαντίνα). Όταν είπε (ο Προφήτης) στον σύντροφό του (που φοβήθηκε για τον Προφήτη από το να τον πιάσουν οι άπιστοι): «Μη λυπάσαι. Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ είναι μαζί μας.» Έτσι, ο Αλλάχ έστειλε την ηρεμία Του πάνω του, τον στήριξε με στρατιώτες (τους αγγέλους) που δεν τους είδατε και έκανε τον λόγο των άπιστων να είναι ο κατώτερος, ενώ τον Λόγο του Αλλάχ να είναι ο Ανώτερος. Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ είναι ‘Αζείζ (Παντοδύναμος, Ανίκητος) και Χακείμ (Πάνσοφος).
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हिन्दी · Hindi
यदि तुम उनकी सहायता न करो, तो निःसंदेह अल्लाह ने उनकी सहायता की, जब उन्हें उन लोगों ने निकाल दिया[20] जिन्होंने कुफ़्र किया, जब वह दो में दूसरा थे, जब वे दोनों गुफा में थे, जब वह अपने साथी से कह रहे थे : शोकाकुल न हो। निःसंदेह अल्लाह हमारे साथ है।[21] तो अल्लाह ने उनपर अपनी ओर से शांति उतार दी और उन्हें ऐसी सेनाओँ के साथ शक्ति प्रदान की, जिन्हें तुमने नहीं देखे और उन लोगों की बात नीची कर दी जिन्होंने कुफ़्र किया, और अल्लाह की बात ही सबसे ऊँची है और अल्लाह सबपर प्रभुत्वशाली, पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है।
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Italiano · Italian
Anche se non lo sostenete, Allāh l’ha sostenuto quando i miscredenti l’avevano cacciato: quando entrambi erano nella grotta, lui (il Profeta) diceva al suo compagno: “Non rattristarti, in verità Allāh è con noi”. Allāh fece scendere la Sua serenità su di lui, e lo aiutò con forze invisibili, e fece sì che la parola dei miscredenti fosse inferiore e la parola di Allāh quella superiore. E Allāh è Potente e Saggio.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
40. Ar jūs padedate jam (Muchammedui ﷺ), ar ne (nėra svarbu), nes Allahas tikrai jam padėjo, kai netikintieji išvarė jį, antrąjį iš dviejų, kai jie (Muchammedas ﷺ ir Abu Bakr (lai Allahas būna juo patenkintas)) buvo urve, jis ( ﷺ) tarė savo kompanjonui (Abu Bakr (lai Allahas būna juo patenkintas)): „Neliūdėk (arba nebijok), iš tiesų, Allahas su mumis.“ Tada Allahas nuleido Savo Sakina (ramybę, taiką) ant jų ir sustiprino jį pajėgomis (angelais), kurių jūs nematėte, ir padarė netikinčiųjų žodį žemiausiu, o Allaho Žodis tapo viršiausias. Ir Allahas yra Visagalis, Visa Išmanantis.
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Yoo isin isaaf tumsuu baattan, dhugumatti Rabbiin isaaf tumseera -yeroo warri kafaran lammaffaa nama lamaa ta’ee isa (Makkaarraa) baasan, yeroo isaan lamaanuu goda (sawrii) keessatti ta’an, yeroo inni saahiba isaatiin (Abiibakri ssiddiiqiin) “hin gaddin Rabbiin nu waliin jiraa; ” jedhu san- (Rabbiin isaaf tumseera). tasgabbii Isaa Rabbiin isa irratti buuse; waraana isin ishee hin arginiinis isa jabeesse, Jecha warra kafaranii gad aantuu taasise, Jechi Rabbii isheedhumatu ol aantuudha, Rabbiin injifataa ogeessa. [16]
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Русский · Russian
Если вы не поможете ему, то действительно, Аллах помог ему, когда те, которые отвергли веру, изгнали его, — и он был одним из двоих, когда они оба были в пещере, и он говорил своему спутнику: «Не печалься, воистину, Аллах — с нами». И Аллах ниспослал ему Своё умиротворение, и подкрепил его воинством, которого вы не видели, и сделал слово тех, которые отвергли веру, низшим, тогда как слово Аллаха — оно наивысшее. Аллах — могущественный, мудрый.
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Српски · Serbian
Ако га ви не помогнете, па помогао га је Аллах онда кад су га они који не верују присилили да оде, кад је са њим био само његов друг, кад су њих двојица били у пећини, и кад је он казао свом другу: „Не брини, Аллах је са нама!“ Па је Аллах спустио Свој смирај на њега и помагао га војском коју ви нисте видели и учинио је да реч неверника буде доња, а Аллахова реч - она је горња. Аллах је силан и мудар.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Ikiwa nyinyi hamtamnusuru Mtume, basi Mwenyezi Mungu alikwishamnusuru walipomtoa wale waliokufuru, akiwa ni wa pili wa wawili walipokuwa katika pango, alipomwambia sahibu yake: 'Usihuzunike. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu yu pamoja nasi.' Basi Mwenyezi Mungu akauteremsha utulivu wake juu yake, na akamuunga mkono kwa majeshi ambayo hamkuyaona, na akalifanya neno la wale waliokufuru kuwa chini zaidi, na Neno la Mwenyezi Mungu ndilo la juu zaidi. Na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye nguvu, Mwenye hekima.
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Svenska · Swedish
Om ni inte hjälper honom, gjorde Gud det redan [utan er] när de otrogna drev bort honom. Han, som var en av de två i grottan, sa då till sin kamrat: ”Sörj inte – Gud är med oss.” Då sände Gud ett lugn från sig över honom och stärkte honom med styrkor ni inte kunde se. Han gjorde de otrognas ord lägst medan Guds ord är det högsta. Gud är allsmäktig, vis.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Eğer siz ona (Rasûlullah'a) yardım etmezseniz, ona Allah yardım etmiştir. Hani, kâfirler onu iki kişiden biri olarak (Ebu Bekir ile birlikte Mekke'den) çıkarmışlardı. O ikisi mağaradaydı. O, arkadaşına: "Üzülme! Çünkü Allah bizimle beraberdir." diyordu. Allah, O’na sükûnet/huzur vermiş ve onu görmediğiniz ordularla desteklemiştir. Kâfirlerin sözünü alçaltmıştır. Allah'ın kelimesi ise, o en yücedir. Allah Aziz'dir, Hakîm'dir.
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اردو · Urdu
اگر تم ان (نبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) کی مدد نہ کرو تو اللہ ہی نے ان کی مدد کی اس وقت جبکہ انہیں کافروں نے (دیس سے) نکال دیا تھا، دو میں سے دوسرا جبکہ وه دونوں غار میں تھے جب یہ اپنے ساتھی سے کہہ رہے تھے کہ غم نہ کر اللہ ہمارے ساتھ ہے[1] ، پس جناب باری نے اپنی طرف سے تسکین اس پر نازل فرما کر ان لشکروں سے اس کی مدد کی جنہیں تم نے دیکھا ہی نہیں[2]، اس نے کافروں کی بات پست کر دی اور بلند وعزیز تو اللہ کا کلمہ[3] ہی ہے، اللہ غالب ہے حکمت واﻻ ہے۔
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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
Talal Itani2012 Mobilize, light or heavy, and strive with your possessions and your lives in the cause of God. That is better for you, if you only knew.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! That is best for you if ye but knew
Edward Henry Palmer1880 March ye then, light and heavy, and fight strenuously with your wealth and persons in God's way; that is better for you if ye did but know
John Medows Rodwell1861 March ye forth the light and heavy armed, and contend with your substance and your persons on the Way of God. This, if ye know it, will be better for you
George Sale1734 Go forth to battle, both light, and heavy, and employ your substance and your persons for the advancement of God's religion. This will be better for you; if ye know it
Talal Itani2012 Had the gain been immediate, and the journey shorter, they would have followed you; but the distance seemed too long for them. Still they swear by God: "Had we been able, we would have marched out with you." They damn their own souls, and God knows that they are lying.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Had it been a near adventure and an easy journey they had followed thee, but the distance seemed too far for them. Yet will they swear by Allah (saying): If we had been able we would surely have set out with you. They destroy their souls, and Allah knoweth that they verily are liars
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Were there goods nigh at hand, and a moderate journey, they would have followed you; but the distance was too far for them; they will swear by God, 'If we could, we would have gone forth with you.' They destroy themselves, but God knows that they lie
John Medows Rodwell1861 Had there been a near advantage and a short journey, they would certainly have followed thee; but the way seemed long to them. Yet will they swear by God, "Had we been able, we had surely gone forth with you:" they are self-destroyers! And God knoweth that they are surely liars
George Sale1734 If it had been a near advantage, and a moderate journey, they had surely followed thee; but the way seemed tedious unto them: And yet they will swear by God, saying, if we had been able, we had surely gone forth with you. They destroy their own souls; for God knoweth that they are liars
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
Talal Itani · George Sale0.65
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.65
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.63
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.61
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.58
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.55
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.55
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.53
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.51
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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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.