Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
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Arabic | | بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الم |  | Transliteration | | Alif-lam-meem | |
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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Muhammad Asad | | Alif. Lam. Mim. | | | M. M. Pickthall | | Alif. Lam. Mim. | | Shakir | | Alif Lam Mim. | | Yusuf Ali | | A.L.M. | | | Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | Alif L[m M\m. | | Wahiduddin Khan | | Alif Lam Mim | | T.B.Irving | | 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 L'am M'im. | | | Dr. Munir Munshey | | Alif, Laam, Meem. | | Tahir-ul-Qadri Mohammad | | Alif, Lam, Mim. (Only Allah and the Messenger know the real meaning.) | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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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. | | | Dr. Kamal Omar | |
A.L.M. | | Hilali & Khan | | Alif-Lam-Meem. (These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings). | | Maududi | | Alif. Lam. Mim. | |
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