Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - 1:3
al-Fatihah - The Opening
Verse: 3



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Roman Translition of the Arabic Source
Transliteration Alrrahmani alrraheemi

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad The Most Gracious, the Dispenser of Grace,
M. M. Pickthall The Beneficent, the Merciful.
Shakir The Beneficent, the Merciful.
Yusuf Ali Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
[Al-Muntakhab] Al-Rahman, AL-Rahim.
[Progressive Muslims] The Almighty, the Most Merciful.
Abdel Haleem the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy,
Abdul Majid Daryabadi The Compassionate, the Merciful.
Ahmed Ali The merciful, the merciful/most merciful.
Aisha Bewley the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful,
Ali Ünal The All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate,
Ali Quli Qara'i the All-beneficent, the All-merciful,
Amatul Rahman Omar The Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful,
Hamid S. Aziz The Ruler of the Day of Judgment!
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali The All-Merciful, The Ever-Merciful.
Muhammad Sarwar the Beneficent, the Merciful
Muhammad Taqi Usmani the All-Merciful, the Very Merciful.
Shabbir Ahmed He is the Instant and Sustaining Source of all Mercy and Kindness (as He showers His Bounties on all creation indiscriminately and without return).
Syed Vickar Ahamed The All Merciful, the Ever Merciful; (Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem);
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
Farook Malik the Most Gracious, the Dispenser of Grace,

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful
Faridul Haque Owner of the Day of Recompense
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah the Merciful, the Most Merciful,
Maulana Muhammad Ali The Beneficent, the Merciful,
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira Most beneficent, ever-merciful,
Sher Ali The Gracious, the Merciful.
Yusuf Ali (org.) Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
Rashad Khalifa Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry the All-merciful, the All-compassionate,
Edward Henry Palmer the merciful, the compassionate,
George Sale the most merciful,
John Medows Rodwell The compassionate, the merciful!

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