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Muhammad Asad   
Alif Lam. Ra. THESE ARE MESSAGES of the divine writ, full of wisdom
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.

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Arabic   
الۤرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَایَـٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ ٱلۡحَكِیمِ ۝١
Transliteration (2021)   
alif-lam-ra til'ka āyātu l-kitābi l-ḥakīm
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Alif Lam Ra. These (are the) verses (of) the Book the wise.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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
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.
Wahiduddin Khan   
Alif Lam Ra These are the verses of the Book of Wisdom
Shakir   
Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the wise Book
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Al\f L[m R[.
T.B.Irving   
A. L. R. These are verses from 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
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the verses of the Wise Book.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the Verses of the Wise Book
Dr. Kamal Omar   
A. L. R.      These are the signs of Al-Kitab-ul-Hakim
M. Farook Malik   
Alif L'am Ra. These are the verses of the Book of Wisdom
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
Dr. Munir Munshey   
ALif, Laam, Raa. These are the verses of the book 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 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, Lam, 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)
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.
Maududi   
Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the verses of the Book overflowing with 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 or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Alif-Lam-Ra. These are the verses of the Book of wisdom.
Rashad Khalifa   
A.L.R. These (letters) are the proofs of this book of wisdom.
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
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.
Sher Ali   
Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the Book, 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
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
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)

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Arthur John Arberry   
Alif Lam Ra. Those are the signs of the Wise Book
George Sale   
A.L.R. These are the signs of the wise book
Edward Henry Palmer   
A. L. R
John Medows Rodwell   
ELIF. LAM. RA. These are the signs of the wise Book
N J Dawood (2014)   
ALIF lām rā‘. These are the revelations of the Wise Book

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Alif Lam Ra. Those are the signs of the book full of wisdom.
Munir Mezyed   
Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the Holy Verses of the Book of wisdom.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Alif Lam Ra. These are the signs of the wise book.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verses of the Book of Wisdom.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Alif Lām Ra. Those are the signs of the Wise Scripture.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
A. L. R. These are verses from the Wise Book (the Quran).
Samy Mahdy   
Alif, Lam, Ra. These are The Wise Book Verses.
Sayyid Qutb   
Alif. Lām. Rā. 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.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
A.L.R. These are the ayats of the Book of Wisdom
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Alif Lam Ra. These (are the) verses (of) the Book the wise
OLD Transliteration   
Alif-lam-ra tilka ayatu alkitabi alhakeemi