Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran

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Roman Translition of the Arabic Source
Transliteration		Allahu la ilaha illa huwa alhayyu alqayyoomu	⇨

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad	GOD - there is no deity save Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsistent Fount of All Being!	⇨
M. M. Pickthall	Allah! There is no god save Him, the Alive, the Eternal.	⇨
Shakir	Allah, (there is) no god but He, the Everliving, the Self-subsisting by Whom all things subsist	⇨
Yusuf Ali	Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal.	⇨
[Al-Muntakhab]	Allah, there is no Ilah but He, the Eternal, the Absolute Purveyor of sustenance for all and AL-Qayum (Omnipotent Who preserves existence).	⇨
[Progressive Muslims]	God, there is no god but He, the Living, the Sustainer.	⇨
Abdel Haleem	God: there is no god but Him, the Ever Living, the Ever Watchful.	⇨
Abdul Majid Daryabadi	Allah There is no god but He, the Living, the Sustainer.	⇨
Ahmed Ali	God, no God except He, the alive , the of no beginning and self sufficient .	⇨
Aisha Bewley	Allah, there is no god but Him, the Living, the Self-Sustaining.	⇨
Ali Ünal	God, there is no deity but He; the All-Living, the Self-Subsisting (by Whom all subsist).	⇨
Ali Quli Qara'i	Allah&mdashthere is no god except Him&mdash is the Living One, the All-sustainer.	⇨
Amatul Rahman Omar	Allah is He. There is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship but He. He is the Living, the Self- Subsisting and All- Sustaining.	⇨
Hamid S. Aziz	Allah, there is no God but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal.	⇨
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali	Allah, there is no god except He, The Ever-Living, The Superb Upright Sustainer.	⇨
Muhammad Sarwar	God exists. He is the only Lord, the Everlasting and the Guardian of life.	⇨
Muhammad Taqi Usmani	Allah: There is no god but He, the Alive, the All-Sustaining.	⇨
Shabbir Ahmed	Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the Self-Subsistent Sustainer of the Universe proclaims that:	⇨
Syed Vickar Ahamed	Allah! There is no god but He,&mdash The Living, the Self-Sustaining, Eternal .	⇨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)	Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence.	⇨
Farook Malik	GOD - there is no deity save Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsistent Fount of All Being!	⇨

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian	God [the originator of the universe] is alive and eternal; in fact there is no God but He.	⇨
Faridul Haque	Allah - none is worthy of worship, except Him, He is Alive (eternally, on His own) and the Upholder (keeps others established).	⇨
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah	Allah! There is no god except He, the Living, the Everlasting.	⇨
Maulana Muhammad Ali	Allah, (there is) no god but He, the Ever-living, the Self-subsisting, by Whom all subsist.	⇨
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira	God: there is no god but He, the living, eternal, self-subsisting, ever sustaining.	⇨
Sher Ali	ALLAH is HE besides Whom there is none worthy of worship, the Living, the Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining.	⇨
Yusuf Ali (org.)	God! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal.	⇨
Rashad Khalifa	GOD: there is no god except He; the Living, the Eternal.	⇨

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry	God, there is no god but He, the Living, the Everlasting.	⇨
Edward Henry Palmer	God, there is no god but He, the living, the self-subsistent.	⇨
George Sale	There is no God but God, the living, the self-subsisting.	⇨
John Medows Rodwell	God! there is no god but He, the Living, the Merciful!	⇨

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