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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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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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Talal Itani· published 2012
Have they not heard the stories of those before them? The people of Noah, and Aad, and Thamood; and the people of Abraham, and the inhabitants of Median, and the Overturned Cities? Their messengers came to them with the clear proofs. God never wronged them, but they used to wrong their own selves.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Hath not the fame of those before them reached them - the folk of Noah, A'ad, Thamud, the folk of Abraham, the dwellers of Midian and the disasters (which befell them)? Their messengers (from Allah) came unto them with proofs (of Allah'sSovereignty). So Allahsurely wronged them not, but they did wrong themselves
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
Did there not come to them the declaration of those who were before them? of the people of Noah and 'Ad and Thamud, and of the people of Abraham, and the people of Midian? and of the overturned (cities)? Their apostles came to them with manifestsigns; for God would not wrong them, but it was themselves they wronged
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Hath not the history reached them of those who were before them? - of the people of Noah, and of Ad, and of Themoud, and of the people of Abraham, and of the inhabitants of Madian, and of the overthrown cities? Their apostles came to them with clear proofs of their mission: God would not dealwrongly by them, but they dealt wrongly by themselves
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Have they not been acquainted with the history of those who have been before them? Of the people of Noah, and of Ad, and of Thamud, and of the people of Abraham, and of the inhabitants of Madian, and of the cities which were overthrown? Their apostles came unto them with evidentdemonstrations: And God was not disposed to treat them unjustly; but they dealt unjustly with their own souls
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
A nuk kanë dëgjuar ata për popujt e mëparshëm: për popullin e Nuhut, të adëve e të themudëve, si dhe për popullin e Ibrahimit, për popullin e Medjenit dhe për qytetet e rrënuara (të popullit të Lutit)?! Atyre u erdhën të dërguarit e tyre me prova të qarta. Pra, Allahu nuk u bëri padrejtësi atyre, por ata i bënë padrejtësi vetvetes.
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
তাদের কাছে কি তাদের পূর্বের লোকদের সংবাদ পৌঁছেনি? নূহ, ‘আদ ও সামূদের সম্প্রদায়, ইবরাহীমের সম্প্রদায়, মাদ্ইয়ানবাসী ও বিধ্বস্ত নগরীর সংবাদ? তাদের কাছে তাদের রাসূলগণ স্পষ্ট প্রমাণাদিসহ উপস্থিত হয়েছিলো। অতএব আল্লাহ তাদের ওপর যুলম করার নন; বরং তারা নিজেরাই নিজেদের ওপর যুলম করছিল।
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
Zar do njih nije doprla vijest o onima prije njih: o narodu Nuhovu, i o Adu, i o Semudu, i o narodu Ibrahimovu, i o stanovnicima Medjena, i o onima čija su naselja izvrnuta? Poslanici su im njihovi jasne dokaze donosili i Allah im nije učinio nikakvu nepravdu, nego su je oni sami sebi nanijeli.
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 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
Zar do njih nije doprla vijest o onima prije njih: o narodu Noinu, i o Adu, i o Semudu, i o narodu Abrahamovu, i o stanovnicima Medjena, i o onima čija su naselja izvrnuta? Poslanici su im njihovi jasne dokaze donosili i Allah im nije učinio nikakvu nepravdu, nego su je oni sami sebi nanijeli.
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
E kabaaru ɓen adinooɓe ɓe araali ɓe : yimɓe Nuuhu ɓen, e Aadi'en, e Thamuuda'en, e yimɓe Ibraahiima ɓen, e wonndiɓe Madyana ɓen e waylitanooɓe ɓen? Nulaaɓe maɓɓe ɓen addani ɓe hujjaaji ɓannguɗi.=peeñɗi Alla wonaani tooñoowo ɓe, ko woni tan ko woŋkiiji maɓɓe ɗin ɓe wonunoo tooñude.
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
ქართული · Georgian
განა არ მოსულა მათთან ამბავი იმათი, ვინც მათზე უწინ იყვნენ – ნუჰის ხალხისა, ადისა და სამუდისა, და იბრაჰიმის ხალხისა, და მადიანელებისა და ამოტრიალებულთა (დასახლებისა)? მათთან მივიდნენ მათი შუამავლები ცხადი სასწაულებით. და არაა ალლაჰი ისეთი, რომ უსამართლოდ მოექცეს მათ, არამედ ისინი თავად მოექცნენ თავიანთ თავს უსამართლოდ.
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
Ist ihnen nicht die Kunde von denjenigen zugekommen, die vor ihnen waren, des Volkes Nuhs, der 'Ad und der Thamud, und des Volkes Ibrahims, der Bewohner von Madyan und der umgestürzten Städte (des Volkes Luts)? Ihre Gesandten kamen mit den klaren Beweisen zu ihnen. So hat (ja) nicht Allah ihnen Unrecht getan, sondern sie selbst haben sich Unrecht zugefügt.
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 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Δεν τους έφτασε (στους υποκριτές) η είδηση εκείνων που ήταν πριν απ' αυτούς: του λαού του Νώε, του ‘Αντ, του Θαμούντ, του λαού του Αβραάμ, των κατοίκων της Μαδιάμ και των ανεστραμμένων κωμοπόλεων (του λαού του Λωτ); Τους ήρθαν οι Αγγελιαφόροι τους με ξεκάθαρα σημάδια (αλλά τους διέψευδαν, και έτσι έστειλε ο Αλλάχ την τιμωρία Του σ' αυτούς). Ποτέ δε θα τους αδικούσε ο Αλλάχ, αλλά οι ίδιοι αδίκησαν τους εαυτούς τους.
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
क्या इनके पास उन लोगों की ख़बर नहीं आई, जो इनसे पहले थे? नूह़ की जाति और आद और समूद तथा इबराहीम की जाति और मदयन[33] वाले और उलटी[34] हुई बस्तियों के लोग? उनके पास उनके रसूल स्पष्ट प्रमाण लेकर आए, तो अल्लाह ऐसा नहीं था कि उनपर अत्याचार करता, परंतु वे स्वयं अपने आप पर अत्याचार[35] करते थे।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Non è mai giunta loro la notizia dei loro predecessori, i popoli di Nūħ, e A’ad, e Thamūd, e il popolo di Ibrāhīm, e quelli di Median, e le città in rovina? I loro Messaggeri vennero loro con una verità evidente: Allāh non fu ingiusto con loro: furono ingiusti con loro stessi.
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
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
70. Argi jų nepasiekė istorija apie tuos, kurie buvo iki jų? - Nūho (Nojaus), Ad ir Samud žmonės, Ibrahimo (Abraomo) žmonės, Madjan (Midian) ir sunaikintų miestų gyventojai [t. y. žmonės, kuriems pamokslavo Lūtas (Lotas)]. Pas juos atėjo jų Pasiuntiniai su aiškiais įrodymais. Taigi, ne Allahas nuskriaudė juos, tačiau jie patys skriausdavo save.
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Sila oduun warra isaan duraa isaanitti hin dhufnee? (Oduun) ummata Nuuh, Aad, Samuud, ummata Ibraahiim, jiraattota Madyaniifi (gandattii) garagalfamtuu (ummata luux) (isaanitti hin dhufnee)? Ergamtoonni isaanii ragaalee mul'ataan isaanitti dhufanii jiru. Rabbiin kan isaan miidhu hin taane. Garuu isaan lubbuulee isaanii kan miidhan turan.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
Разве не приходила к ним весть о тех, которые были до них: народе Нуха, племени ‘ад и племени самуд, народе Ибрахима, жителях Мадьяна и опрокинутых селениях? Их посланники приходили к ним с ясными знамениями. И Аллах не был несправедлив к ним, но они продолжали поступать несправедливо с самими собой.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
Зар до њих није допрла вест о онима пре њих: о Нојевом народу, и о Аду, и о Семуду, и о Аврамовом народу, и о становницима Медјена, и о онима чија су насеља преврнута? Њихови Посланици су им доносили јасне доказе и Аллах им није учинио никакву неправду, него су они сами себи чинили неправду.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Je, hazikuwajia habari za wale waliokuwa kabla yao, kaumu ya Nuhu, na A'ad, na Thamud, na kaumu ya Ibrahim, na watu wa Madyana, na miji iliyopinduliwa chini juu? Mitume wao waliwajia na hoja zilizo wazi. Basi Mwenyezi Mungu hakuwa mwenye kuwadhulumu, lakini wao walikuwa wakijidhulumu wenyewe.
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Svenska · Swedish
Har inte berättelserna nått dem om deras föregångare; Noas folk, [stammarna] 'Ād och Thamūd, Abrahams folk, folket i Midjan och de omstörtade städerna? Deras sändebud kom till dem med klara bevis. Gud gjorde ingen orätt mot dem, utan de gjorde orätt mot sig själva.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Onlara, kendilerinden önce geçen Nûh, Âd, Semûd kavimlerinin, İbrahim kavminin, Medyen halkının ve alt üst olmuş (Lût kavmi) şehirlerinin haberleri gelmedi mi? Rasûlleri, onlara apaçık deliller getirmişlerdi. Allah, onlara zulmetmemiş; fakat onlar kendi nefislerine zulmetmişlerdi.
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اردو · Urdu
کیا انہیں اپنے سے پہلے لوگوں کی خبریں نہیں پہنچیں، قوم نوح اور عاد اور ﺛمود اور قوم ابراہیم اور اہل مدین اور اہل مؤتفکات (الٹی ہوئی بستیوں کے رہنے والے) کی[1] ، ان کے پاس ان کے پیغمبر دلیلیں لے کر پہنچے[2]، اللہ ایسا نہ تھا کہ ان پر ﻇلم کرے بلکہ انہوں نے خود ہی اپنے اوپر ﻇلم کیا۔[3]
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.
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Talal Itani2012 God has promised the hypocrite men and hypocrite women, and the disbelievers, the Fire of Hell, abiding therein forever. It is their due. And God has cursed them. They will have a lasting punishment.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Allah promiseth the hypocrites, both men and women, and the disbelievers fire of hell for their abode. It will suffice them. Allah curseth them, and theirs is lasting torment
Edward Henry Palmer1880 God has promised unto the hypocrites, men and women, and unto the misbelievers, hell-fire, to dwell therein for aye; it is enough for them! God shall curse them, and theirs shall be enduring woe
John Medows Rodwell1861 God promiseth the hypocritical men and women, and the unbelievers, the fire of Hell - therein shall they abide - this their sufficing portion! And God hath cursed them, and a lasting torment shall be theirs
George Sale1734 God denounceth unto the hypocrites, both men and women, and to the unbelievers, the fire of hell; they shall remain therein for ever: This will be their sufficient reward; God hath cursed them, and they shall endure a lasting torment
Talal Itani2012 Like those before you. They were more powerful than you, and had more wealth and children. They enjoyed their share, and you enjoyed your share, as those before you enjoyed their share. And you indulged, as they indulged. It is they whose works will fail in this world and in the Hereafter. It is they who are the losers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Even as those before you who were mightier than you in strength, and more affluent than you in wealth and children. They enjoyed their lot awhile, so ye enjoy your lot awhile even as those before you did enjoy their lot awhile. And ye prate even as they prated. Such are they whose works have perished in the world and the Hereafter. Such are they who are the losers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Ye are like those who were before you. They were stronger than you and more abundant in wealth and children; they enjoyed their portion then, and ye enjoy your portion, as they enjoyed their portion before you; and ye discuss as they discussed. Their works are vain in this world and the next, and they it is who lose
John Medows Rodwell1861 Ye act like those who flourished before you. Mightier were they than you in prowess, and more abundant in wealth and children, and they enjoyed their portion: so ye also enjoy your portion, as they who were before you enjoyed theirs; and ye hold discourses like their discourses. These! vain their works both for this world and for that which is to come! These! they are the lost ones
George Sale1734 As they who have been before you, so are ye. They were superior to you in strength, and had more abundance of wealth and of children; and they enjoyed their portion in this world; and ye also enjoy your portion here, as they who have preceded you, enjoyed their portion. And ye engage your selves in vain discourses, like unto those wherein they engaged themselves. The works of these are vain both in this world, and in that which is to come; and these are they who perish
Talal Itani2012 The believing men and believing women are friends of one another. They advocate virtue, forbid evil, perform the prayers, practice charity, and obey God and His Messenger. These-God will have mercy on them. God is Noble and Wise.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And the believers, men and women, are protecting friends one of another; they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and they establish worship and they pay the poor-due, and they obey Allah and His messenger. As for these, Allah will have mercy on them. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And the believers, men and women, are some the patrons of others; they bid what is reasonable, and forbid what is wrong, and are steadfast in prayer, and give alms, and obey God and His Apostle. On these will God have mercy; verily, God is mighty, wise
John Medows Rodwell1861 The faithful of both sexes are mutual friends: they enjoin what is just, and forbid what is evil; they observe prayer, and pay the legal impost, and they obey God and His Apostle. On these will God have mercy: verily, God is Mighty, Wise
George Sale1734 And the faithful men, and the faithful women are friends one to another: They command that which is just, and they forbid that which is evil; and they are constant at prayer, and pay their appointed alms; and they obey God, and his apostle: Unto these will God be merciful; for He is mighty and wise
Easy-read (simplified)wa'ada llaahu l-mu'mineena wal-mu'minaati jannaatin tajree min tahtihaa l-'anhaaru khaalideena feehaa wamasaakina tayyibatan fee jannaati 'adnin waridwaanun mina llaahi akbaru dhaalika huwa l-fawzu l-'azeem
DIN 31635waʿada llāhu l-muʾminīna wal-muʾmināti ǧannātin taǧrī min taḥtihā l-ʾanhāru ḫālidīna fīhā wamasākina ṭayyibatan fī ǧannāti ʿadnin wariḍwānun mina llāhi ʾakbaru ḏālika huwa l-fawzu l-ʿaẓīmu
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 God promises the believers, men and women, gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever, and fine homes in the Gardens of Eden. But approval from God is even greater. That is the supreme achievement.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Allah promiseth to the believers, men and women, Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide - blessed dwellings in Gardens of Eden. And - greater (far)! - acceptance from Allah. That is the supreme triumph
Edward Henry Palmer1880 God has promised to believers, men and women, gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein for aye; and goodly places in the garden of Eden. But good-will from God is the greatest of all! that is the mighty happiness
John Medows Rodwell1861 To the faithful, both men and women, God promiseth gardens 'neath which the rivers flow, in which they shall abide, and goodly mansions in the gardens of Eden. But best of all will be God's good pleasure in them. This will be the great bliss
George Sale1734 God promiseth unto the true believers, both men and women, gardens through which rivers flow, wherein they shall remain for ever; and delicious dwellings in gardens of perpetual abode: But good will from God shall be their most excellent reward. This will be great felicity
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 —
0.62 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 · George Sale0.73
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.69
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.64
Talal Itani · George Sale0.62
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.60
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.59
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.57
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.48
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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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.