Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - 2:1
al-Baqarah - The Cow
Verse: 1


Roman Translition of the Arabic Source
Transliteration Alif-lam-meem

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad Alif. Lam. Mim.
M. M. Pickthall Alif. Lam. Mim.
Shakir Alif Lam Mim.
Yusuf Ali A.L.M.
[Al-Muntakhab] A. (Alef) L. (Lam) M. (Meem). The Surah opens with letters from the Arabic alphabet to draw attention to the miracle of the Quran, though written in the people's tongue cannot be emulated.
[Progressive Muslims] A.L.M.
Abdel Haleem Alif Lam Mim
Abdul Majid Daryabadi Alif. Lam Mim
Ahmed Ali AL M
Aisha Bewley Alif Lam Mim
Ali Ünal Alif. Lam. Mim.
Ali Quli Qara'i Alif, Lam, Mim.
Amatul Rahman Omar Alif Lam Mim - I am Allah, the All-Knowing.
Hamid S. Aziz ALIF LAM MIM.
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Alif, Lam, Mim. (These are the names of three letters from the Arabic alphabet, probably indicating that this inimitable Revelation, the Qur'an, is made of this Arabic alphabet. Only Allah Knows their meaning here).
Muhammad Sarwar Alif. Lam. Mim.
Muhammad Taqi Usmani Alif. Lam. Mim .
Shabbir Ahmed A.L.M. Alif. Laam. Mim. Allah, Aleem, the Knower, Hakim, the Wise, knows your prayer and understands your needs.
Syed Vickar Ahamed Alif Lam Mim:
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Alif, Lam, Meem.
Farook Malik Alif. Lam. Mim.

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian ALM.
Faridul Haque Alif-Laam-Meem. (Alphabets of the Arabic language; Allah and to whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings.)
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah AlifLaamMeem.
Maulana Muhammad Ali I, Allah, am the best Knower.
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira ALIF LAM MIM.
Sher Ali Alif, Lam, Mim.
Yusuf Ali (org.) A.L.M.
Rashad Khalifa A.L.M.

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry Alif Lam Mim
Edward Henry Palmer ALIF LAM MIM.
George Sale A. L. M.
John Medows Rodwell ELIF. LAM. MIM.

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