Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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| Muhammad Asad | | Alif Lam. Ra. THESE ARE MESSAGES of the divine writ, full of wisdom |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verses of the Wise Scripture | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | A.L.R. These are the ayats of the Book of Wisdom | |
Shakir | | Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the wise Book | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | Alif Lam Ra These are the verses of the Book of Wisdom | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | Al\f L[m R[. | |
| T.B.Irving | | A. L. R. These are verses from the Wise Book. | |
| The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab | | Alif-Lãm-Ra. These are the verses of the Book, rich in wisdom. | |
| Safi Kaskas | | Alif Lam Ra, these are the verses of the Wise Book. | |
| Abdul Hye | | Alif-Lam-Ra. These are the Verses of the book (the Qur’an), full of wisdom. | |
| The Study Quran | | Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the signs of the Wise Book | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) | | A.L.R., these are the signs of the Scripture of wisdom | |
Abdel Haleem | | Alif Lam Ra These are the verses of the wise Book | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Alif-Lam-Ra. These are the verses of the Wise Book | |
Ahmed Ali | | ALIF LAM RA. These are the verses of the authoritative Book | |
Aisha Bewley | | Alif Lam Ra Those are the Signs of the Wise Book. | |
Ali Ünal | | Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the Revelations included in the Book full of wisdom | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the signs of the Wise Book | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | ALIF LAM RA. These are the Ayats (signs or verses) of the Book of Wisdom (or Wise Scripture) | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | In The Name of Allah, The All-Merciful, The Ever-Merciful Alif, Lam, Ra. (1) Those are the ayat (Verses) of the Wise Book | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the verses of the Book of wisdom | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | Alif, Lam, Ra . These are verses of the Wise Book | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | A.L.R. Alif. Laam. RA. Allah Aleem the Knower, Raheem the Merciful, announces that these are the Verses of a Book that is full of Wisdom | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | Alif Lam Ra: These are the verses from the Book of Wisdom (the Quran) | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the wise Boo | |
Farook Malik | | Alif L'am Ra. These are the verses of the Book of Wisdom | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | ALif, Laam, Raa. These are the verses of the book of wisdom | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | A. L. R. These are the signs of Al-Kitab-ul-Hakim | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the Verses of the Wise Book | |
Maududi | | Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the verses of the Book overflowing with wisdom | |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad | | A.L.R. (Alif. Lam. Ra.). These are the verses of the wise book | |
| A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) | | Alif, Laam, Raa. These are the signs of the Book of Wisdom | |
| Musharraf Hussain | | Alif Lam Ra’. These are the verses of the Book full of wisdom. | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) | | ALR, these are the signs of the Book of wisdom. | |
| Mohammad Shafi | | Alif Lam Ra. These are Verses of the Book of Wisdom | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | A.L.R. These are the words of the Most Wise Book | |
| Faridul Haque | | Alif-Lam-Ra *; these are verses of the Book of wisdom. (*alphabets of the Arabic language; Allah and to whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings. | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | AlifLaamRa. Those are the verses of the Wise Book | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | I, Allah, am the Seer. These are the verses of the Book, full of wisdom | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | A L R , those are the wise/judicious Book's verses/evidences | |
Sher Ali | | Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the Book, full of wisdom | |
Rashad Khalifa | | A.L.R. These (letters) are the proofs of this book of wisdom. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | Alif-Lam-Ra. These are the verses of the Book of wisdom. | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | Alif Lam Ra - I am Allah, the All-Seeing. These are the verses of the perfect Book (which is) full of wisdom | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | Alif, Lam, Ra. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning). These are the Verses of the Book which is all wisdom | |
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali | | Alif-Lam-Ra. (These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings). These are the Verses of the Book (the Quran) Al-Hakeem (showing lawful and unlawful things, explaining Allahs (Divine) Laws for mankind, leading them to eternal happiness by ordering them to follow the true Islamic Monotheism, - worshipping none but Allah Alone - that will guide them to Paradise and save them from Hell) | |
New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
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| Linda “iLHam” Barto | | Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verses of the Book of Wisdom. | |
| Sayyid Qutb | | Alif. LÄm. RÄ. These are verses of the divine book, full of wisdom. | |
| Ahmed Hulusi | | Alif, Lam, Ra... These are the signs of the Book of Wisdom (Hakim; the source of the knowledge of the reality full of wisdom). | |
| Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli | | Alif 'A', Lam 'L', Ra 'R'. These are the verses of the Book of Wisdom. | |
| Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim | | A. (Alef), L. (Lam), R. (Raa), the Surah opens with these introductory letters from the Arabic Alphabet to draw attention to the miracle of the Quran which though written in the people's tongue, cannot be emulated. These divine words -the preceding and those to follow- are divinely discoursed, verses, constituting the Book -the Quran- and verses wisdom to divine knowledge | |
| Mir Aneesuddin | | Alif Laam Raa. There are the signs of the book of wisdom. | |
