| Parallel English Quran translation |
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This "Parallel Quran" translation presents 8 versions of each verse of the Quran. That is, each verse is detailed in 8 translations, then the next verse is detailed in 8 translations, et cetera. As one who does not know Arabic, I have, over time, collected 47 English translations to weave an understanding. Through parallelization, some speed up is possible over turning pages. Hence, a motivation for this work. This latest release include one addition, Muhammad Sarwar. Additional authors (Thomas Irving, Bijan Moeinian, Hamid S Aziz, et alii) may be included at some point. Though I hold soft copies of translations by both Rodwell and Palmer, I have decided for the time being to not include them in this Parallel Qur'an, as the degree and depth of review during their translation is unclear. Should you wish to contribute (correction and or additions) to this parallel English Qur'an, please email me at Clay@ClayChipSmith.com Some verses remain opaque, in part, even after a look at these 8 translations. By understand the history or circumstances about which the verse was delivered, those verses may become clearer. Many translations have brief footnotes to teach this history. For example, the translations by Ali Ozek, Maulana Muhammad Ali, and Abdull Yusuf Ali each have brief footnotes. |
| Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali, 1893-1987 and Muhammad Muhsin Khan, 1926-? |
1977. Clearly this translation is well spoken of by orthodox. |
| Maulana Muhammad Ali, 1876-1951 | 1917. Satisfyingly literal. Cogent. Clean. |
| Marmaduke William Muhammad Pickthall, 1875-1936 | 1930. Biblical English, shall ye wisheth. |
| Rashad Khalifa, 1935-1990 | 1985. Certainly there are colorful remarks about this modern translator. |
| Muhammad Sarwar | 1981. Loose and innovative style. Attractively readable. |
| Mahomedali Habib, 1904-1959 (MH Shakir, pen name) | 1959. Seems to be based on Muhammad Ali's 1917 translation. |
| Moulvi Sher Ali ?-1947 | 1955. Clear, direct and simple style. |
| Abdullah Yusuf Ali, 1872-1953 | 1934. Surely a well known translation, commentary and history. |
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And, here it is...
Parallel English Quran - MS Word Document Zipped (2.3 MB) Zip'ed for quickest download. Parallel English Quran - MS Word Document (10.1 MB) Try the above zipped file first, to save waiting a long time for the upload. Parallel English Quran - Adobe PDF format (5.5 MB) Zipping this was only a little smaller (4.8 MB), so here is the original unzip file. Parallel English Quran - as a html page (12.4 MB) Yes, I know a 12.4 MB html file is oddly huge. This may be used as a preview to see the Parallel Quran arrangement (to preview, mouse this link and then after a few moments press the 'esc' key to halt down load). Also, Unix folks who do not have WordStar installed to read MS Word Documents may use this html file. Sorry about the indentation, I'll improve it if I can figure how. |
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