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Talal Itani· published 2012
They swear by God that they said nothing; but they did utter the word of blasphemy, and they renouncedfaith after their submission. And they plotted what they could not attain. They were resentful only because God and His Messenger have enriched them out of His grace. If they repent, it would be best for them; but if they turn away, God will afflict them with a painful punishment-in this life and in the Hereafter-and they will have on earth no protector and no savior.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
They swear by Allah that they said nothing (wrong), yet they did say the word of disbelief, and did disbelieve after their Surrender (to Allah). And they purposed that which they could not attain, and they soughtrevenge only that Allah by His messenger should enrich them of His bounty. If they repent it will be better for them; and if they turn away, Allah will afflict them with a painful doom in the world and the Hereafter, and they have no protecting friend nor helper in the earth
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
They swear by God they did not speak it, but they did speak the word of misbelief; and they disbelieved after they had embraced Islam, and they designed what they could not attain; and they only disapproved it because God and His Apostle had enriched them of His grace. If they turn again 'tis better for them; but if they turn their backs, God will torment them with mightywoe in this world and in the next, nor shall they have upon the earth a patron or protector
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
They swear by God that they said no such thing: yet spake they the word of infidelity, and from Muslims became unbelievers! They planned what they could not effect; and only disapproved of it because God and His Apostle had enriched them by His bounty! If they repent it will be better for them; but if they fall back into their sin, with a grievous chastisement will God chastise them in this world and the next, and on earth they shall have neither friend nor protector
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
They swear by God that they said not what they are charged with: Yet they spake the word of infidelity, and became unbelievers, after they had embraced Islam. And they designed that which they could not effect; and they did not disapprove the design for any other reason, than because God and his apostle had inriched them, of his bounty. If they repent, it will be better for them; but if they relapse, God will punish them with a grievous torment, in this world and in the next; and they shall have no patron on earth, nor any protector
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
Ata betohen në Allahun se nuk e thanë atë (fjalë të keqe), por, në të vërtetë ata thanë fjalën e mosbesimit dhe nxorën në pah mosbesimin e tyre pas hyrjes në Islam dhe synuan të bëjnë diçka që nuk arritën ta bëjnë. Ata u zemëruan vetëm pse Allahu dhe i Dërguari i Tij i pasuruan ata me dhuntitë e Tij. Nëse pendohen, do të jetë më mirë për ta, por, nëse kundërshtojnë, Allahu do t'i ndëshkojë me një dënim të dhembshëm në këtë botë e në botën tjetër dhe ata nuk do të kenë kurrfarë mbrojtësi a ndihmëtari në Tokë.
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বাংলা · Bengali
তারা আল্লাহর নামে শপথ করে বলে যে, তারা কিছুই বলেনি; অথচ সত্য হলো, তারা কুফরি বাক্য বলেছে এবং ইসলাম গ্রহণের পর তারা আবার কুফরি করেছে। আর তারা সংকল্প করেছিল এমন কিছুর, যা তারা সফল হতে পারেনি। আর তারা একমাত্র এ কারণেই দোষারোপ করেছিল যে, আল্লাহ ও তাঁর রাসূল তাঁর স্বীয় অনুগ্রহে তাদেরকে অভাবমুক্ত করেছেন। এরপর যদি তারা তাওবাহ করে, তবে তা হবে তাদের জন্যই উত্তম। আর যদি তারা মুখ ফিরিয়ে নেয়, তবে আল্লাহ তাদেরকে দুনিয়ায় এবং আখিরাতে যন্ত্রণাদায়ক শাস্তি দিবেন। আর তাদের জন্যজমিনে কোনো অভিভাবক নেই এবং কোনো সাহায্যকারীও নেই।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Licemjeri se zaklinju Allahom da nisu govorili, a sigurno su govorili nevjerničke riječi i pokazivali da su nevjernici, nakon što su javno islam bili primili, i htjeli su učiniti ono što nisu uspjeli. A prigovaraju samo zato što su ih Allah, iz obilja Svoga, i Poslanik Njegov, imućnim učinili. Pa ako se pokaju, bit će im dobro, a ako se okrenu, Allah će ih na ovom i na drugom svijetu na bolne muke staviti, a na Zemlji ni zaštitnika ni pomagača neće imati.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Licemjeri se zaklinju Allahom da nisu govorili, a sigurno su govorili nevjerničke riječi i pokazivali da su nevjernici, nakon što su javno islam bili primili, i htjeli su učiniti ono što nisu uspjeli. A prigovaraju samo zato što su ih Allah, iz obilja Svoga, i Poslanik Njegov, imućnim učinili. Pa ako se pokaju, bit će im dobro, a ako se okrenu, Allah će ih na ovom i na drugom svijetu na bolne muke staviti, a na Zemlji ni zaštitnika ni pomagača neće imati.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Hiɓe ngooɗndira Alla ɓe wowlaali, gooŋɗii le ɓe wowlii konngol keeferaaku ngol, ɓe njeddi ɓaawo silmugol maɓɓe, ɓe himmiri ko ɓe heɓaani. ɓe mettiniraani (ɓe aybiniri) si wanaa fii Alla - e nulaaɗo makko on - alɗinirii ɓe e ɓural makko ngal. Si ɓe tuubii, wonanay ɓe moƴƴere. Si ɓe nduŋtiima noon, Alla leptiray ɓe lepte muusuɗe aduna e laakara; giɗo alanaa ɓe ka leydi wanaa balloow
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ქართული · Georgian
იფიცებენ ალლაჰს, რომ არ უთქვამთ, მაგრამ მათ ნამდვილად თქვეს ურწმუნოების სიტყვა და უარყვეს ისლამის მიღების შემდეგ, და განიზრახეს ის, რასაც ვერ მიაღწიეს (მათ სურდათ მოციქული მუჰამმადის მკვლელობა ან მასზე ზიანის მიყენება). და ისინი (ორპირები) შურს იძიებენ მხოლოდ იმის გამო, რომ ალლაჰმა და მისი მოციქულმა თავიანთი უხვი წყალობით გაამდიდრეს ისინი. თუ ისინი მოინანიებენ, ეს უკეთესი იქნება მათთვის, მაგრამ თუ ზურგს შეაქცევენ, ალლაჰი დასჯის მათ მტანჯველი სასჯელით ამქვეყნად და იმქვეყნად. და არ ეყოლებათ მათ დედამიწაზე არც მფარველი და არც შემწე.
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Deutsch · German
Sie schwören bei Allah, sie hätten (es) nicht gesagt. Aber sie haben bereits das Wort des Unglaubens gesagt und sind nach ihrem Islam ungläubig geworden. Und sie hatten vor (, das auszuführen), was sie (doch) nicht erreicht haben. Und sie grollten darüber nur, dass Allah - und (auch) Sein Gesandter - sie von Seiner Huld reich gemacht hat. Wenn sie nun bereuen, ist es besser für sie. Wenn sie sich aber abkehren, wird Allah sie mit einer schmerzhaften Strafe im Diesseits und Jenseits bestrafen, und sie werden auf der Erde weder (einen) Schutzherrn noch Helfer haben.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Ορκίζονται (οι υποκριτές ψευδώς) στον Αλλάχ ότι δεν είπαν τίποτα (απ' αυτά που σου έφτασαν, ω, Προφήτη, ότι σε πρόσβαλαν και κατέκριναν τη θρησκεία σου), ενώ όντως πρόφεραν λόγια απιστίας και αποστάτησαν αφού είχαν δεχτεί το Ισλάμ, και προσπάθησαν να κάνουν αυτό που τελικά δεν κατάφεραν να το κάνουν. Και δεν κατέκριναν παρά μόνο ότι ο Αλλάχ και ο Αγγελιαφόρος Του έχουν παραχωρήσει σ' αυτούς από τη γενναιοδωρία Του! Αν στραφούν με μεταμέλεια, θα είναι καλύτερο γι' αυτούς, αλλά αν απομακρυνθούν, ο Αλλάχ θα τους τιμωρήσει με μία οδυνηρή τιμωρία στην εγκόσμια ζωή και στη Μέλλουσα Ζωή, και δε θα έχουν στη γη κανέναν κηδεμόνα ούτε κανέναν υποστηρικτή.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
वे अल्लाह की क़सम खाते हैं कि उन्होंने (यह) बात[36] नहीं कही। हालाँकि निःसंदेह उन्होंने कुफ़्र की बात[37] कही और अपने इस्लाम लाने के पश्चात् काफ़िर हो गए और उन्होंने उस चीज़ का इरादा किया, जो उन्हें नहीं मिली। और उन्होंने केवल इसका बदला लिया कि अल्लाह और उसके रसूल ने उन्हें अपने अनुग्रह से समृद्ध[38] कर दिया। अब यदि वे तौबा कर लें, तो उनके लिए बेहतर होगा और अगर वे मुँह फेर लें, तो अल्लाह उन्हें दुनिया और आख़िरत में दर्दनाक अज़ाब देगा और उनका धरती पर न कोई दोस्त होगा और न कोई मददगार।
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Italiano · Italian
Giurano su Allāh che non l’hanno detto, ma loro hanno pronunciato la parola della miscredenza e hanno negato dopo essere stati musulmani; loro hanno tentato ciò in cui non sono riusciti, e non odiarono se non il fatto che Allāh e il Suo Messaggero li avevano arricchiti per Sua grazia. Se si pentiranno, sarà meglio per loro. Ma se voltano le spalle, Allāh li punirà con una dura punizione, in vita e nell’Aldilà, e non avranno in terra protettore o sostenitore.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
74. Jie prisiekia Allahu, kad jie nieko (bloga) nesakė, tačiau, iš tiesų, jie sakė netikėjimo žodį, ir jie netikėjo po to, kai priėmė islamą, ir jie ryžosi tam (sąmokslui, nužudyti Pranašą Muchammedą ﷺ), ko nesugebėjo įvykdyti, ir jie negalėjo rasti jokios priežasties tai atlikti, išskyrus tai, kad Allahas ir Jo Pasiuntinys praturtino juos Jo Dosnumu. Jei tada jie atgailaus, tai bus geriau jiems, tačiau jei jie nusigręžia, Allahas nubaus juos skausminga kančia šiame žemiškajame gyvenime ir Amžinybėje. Ir nėra jiems nieko šioje žemėje kaip Vali (rėmėjo, globėjo) ar padėjėjo.
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Homaa hin jenne jedhanii Rabbiin kakatu. Dhugumatti isaan jecha kufrii jedhaniiru; Erga Islaamummaa isaaniitii kafaraniiru; Waan itti hin geenye yaadaniiru; Rabbiifi ergamaan isaa tola Isa irraa ta’een isaan duroomsuu malee waan biraa hin jibbine. Yoo tawbatan caalaa isaaniif ta’a; yoo (irraa) garagalan immoo Rabbiin Addunyaafi Aakhiraattis adabbii laalessaan isaan adaba. Dachii keessatti jaalalleefi tumsaan isaaniif hin jiru. [24]
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Русский · Russian
Они клянутся Аллахом, что не говорили, — а ведь они действительно произнесли слово неверия, отвергли веру после своего ислама и замышляли то, чего не смогли достичь. И негодовали они не иначе как из-за того, что Аллах и Его Посланник обогатили их от Своей щедрости. Если они покаются, то будет лучше для них, а если отвернутся, то Аллах подвергнет их мучительному наказанию в этом мире и в Последней жизни. Нет им на земле ни покровителя, ни помощника.
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Српски · Serbian
Лицемери се заклињу Аллахом да нису говорили, а сигурно су говорили речи неверства и показивали су да су неверници, након што су јавно ислам били примили, и хтели су да учине оно што нису успели. А приговарају само зато што их је Аллах, из Свог обиља, и Његов Посланик, учинили богатим. Па ако се покају, биће им добро, а ако се окрену, Аллах ће да их стави на болне муке на овом и на Будућем свету, а на Земљи ни заштитника ни помагача неће имати.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Wanaapa kwa Mwenyezi Mungu kuwa hawakusema; nao hakika wamekwishasema neno la ukafiri, na wakakufuru baada ya kusilimu kwao. Na wakawa na utashi mkubwa juu ya yale ambayo hawakuweza kuyafikia. Na hawakuchukia ila kwa kuwa Mwenyezi Mungu aliwatajirisha, na Mtume wake pia kutokana na fadhila zake. Basi wakitubu, itakuwa heri kwao. Na wakigeuka, Mwenyezi Mungu atawaadhibu adhabu chungu katika dunia na Akhera. Na wala hawana katika ardhi mlinzi yeyote wala wa kuwanusuru.
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Svenska · Swedish
De svär vid Gud att de inte har sagt något, men det de sa var ett otrons ord, och de har förkastat tron efter sin bekännelse till islam. De avsåg även [att skada dig] men misslyckades. Deras enda invändning var att Gud och hans sändebud berikat dem av sin godhet! Om de vänder sig till Gud i ånger är detta det bästa för dem, men om de vänder sig bort ska Gud straffa dem hårt i detta liv och i det kommande. På jorden har de varken någon som hjälper eller skyddar dem.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Bir şey söylemediklerine dair Allah’a yemin ediyorlar. Hâlbuki o küfür sözünü söylediler ve onlar müslümanlıklarından sonra kâfir oldular. Ayrıca başaramadıkları şeye (Peygamberi öldürmeye) de yeltendiler. Sırf, Allah ve Rasûlü kendi lütfu ile onları zengin kıldığı için intikam almaya kalktılar. Eğer tevbe ederlerse, kendileri için hayırlı olur. Şayet yüz çevirirlerse, Allah onları dünyada ve ahirette elem dolu bir azaba çarptıracaktır. Artık onlar için yeryüzünde ne bir dost, ne de bir yardımcı vardır.
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اردو · Urdu
یہ اللہ کی قسمیں کھا کر کہتے ہیں کہ انہوں نے نہیں کہا، حاﻻنکہ یقیناً کفر کا کلمہ ان کی زبان سے نکل چکا ہے اور یہ اپنے اسلام کے بعد کافر ہوگئے ہیں[1] اور انہوں نے اس کام کا قصد بھی کیا جو پورا نہ کر سکے[2]۔ یہ صرف اسی بات کا انتقام لے رہے ہیں کہ انہیں اللہ نے اپنے فضل سے اور اس کے رسول ﴿صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم﴾ نے دولت مند کردیا[3]، اگر یہ اب بھی توبہ کر لیں تو یہ ان کے حق میں بہتر ہے، اور اگر منھ موڑے رہیں تو اللہ تعالیٰ انہیں دنیا وآخرت میں دردناک عذاب دے گا اور زمین بھر میں ان کا کوئی حمایتی اور مددگار نہ کھڑا ہوگا۔
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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
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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
Talal Itani2012 O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern with them. Their abode is Hell-what a miserable destination!
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites! Be harsh with them. Their ultimate abode is hell, a hapless journey's end
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O thou prophet! strive strenuously against the misbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern against them; for their resort is hell, and an ill journey shall it be
John Medows Rodwell1861 O Prophet! contend against the infidels and the hypocrites, and be rigorous with them: Hell shall be their dwelling place! Wretched the journey thither
George Sale1734 O prophet, wage war against the unbelievers and the hypocrites, and be severe unto them: For their dwelling shall be hell; an unhappy journey shall it be thither
Easy-read (simplified)waminhum man 'aahada llaaha la'in aataanaa min fadlihi lanassaddaqanna walanakoonanna mina s-saaliheen
DIN 31635waminhum man ʿāhada llāha laʾin ʾātānā min faḍlihi lanaṣṣaddaqanna walanakūnanna mina ṣ-ṣāliḥīna
Talal Itani2012 Among them are those who promised God: "If He gives us of His bounty, we will donate and be among the upright."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And of them is he who made a covenant with Allah (saying): If He give us of His bounty we will give alms and become of the righteous
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And of them are some who make a treaty with God, that 'If He bring us of His grace, we will give alms and we will surely be among the righteous
John Medows Rodwell1861 Some there are of them who made this agreement with God - "If truly He give us of His bounties, we will surely give alms and surely be of the righteous
George Sale1734 There are some of them who made a covenant with God, saying, verily if He give us of his abundance, we will give alms, and become righteous people
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 —
0.58 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 Pickthall0.67
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.64
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.63
Talal Itani · George Sale0.63
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.61
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.59
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.56
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.55
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.52
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.43
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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characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed
together so the difference is visible; reading it is the reader's work.
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Nothing on this page rests on a source that is not here.
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.