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Muhammad Asad Buy
Kaf. Ha. Ya. `Ayn. Sad
Arthur John Arberry Buy
Kaf Ha Ya Ain Sa
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Buy
Kaf. Ha. Ya. 'Ain. Sad
Source Arabic and Literal tools
Transliteration-2 Buy
kaf-ha-ya-ain-sa
Word by Word (2021)
Kaaf Ha Ya Ain Sad.
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad Buy
Kaf. Ha. Ya. `Ayn. Sad
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Buy
Kaf. Ha. Ya. 'Ain. Sad
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall Buy
Kaf. Ha. Ya. A'in. Sad
Mustafa Khattab 2018 Buy
Kãf-Ha-Ya-’Aĩn- Ṣãd.
Wahiduddin Khan Buy
Kaf Ha Ya Ayn Sa
Safi Kaskas 2025 Buy
Kaf Ha Ya ‘Ayn Sad.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Buy
K[f H[ Y[ <A @[d.
T.B.Irving Buy
K.H.Y.E.S.
Shakir Buy
Kaf Ha Ya Ain Suad
Abdul Hye Buy
Kaf-Ha-Ya-Ain-Sad.
Saeed Malik Buy
KAAF. HA. YA. AIN. SAAD.        
The Study Quran Buy
Kaf. Ha. Ya. ?Ayn. ?ad
Talal Itani & AI (2025) Buy
Kaf Ha Ya Ain Sad.
Talal Itani (2012) Buy
Kaf, Ha, Ya, Ayn, Saad
M. Farook Malik Buy
Kaf Ha' Ya' ‘Ayn Suad
Dr. Kamal Omar
K. H. Y. ’A. S
Dr. Munir Munshey
Kaaf, Ya, Ain, Saad
Syed Vickar Ahamed Buy
Kaf Ha Ya A’in Sad
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Buy
Kaf, Ha, Ya, 'Ayn, Sad
Muhammad Sarwar Buy
Kaf. Ha. Ya. Ain. Sad
Muhammad Taqi Usmani Buy
Kaf, Ha Ya, 'Ain, Sa
Shabbir Ahmed Buy
K.H.Y.'A.S. Kareem the Honored, Hadi the Guide, Yamen the Bounteous, Aleem the Knower, Sadiq the Truthful
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Buy
Kaf, Ha, Ya, Ayn, Sad (These are the names of letters of the Arabic alphabet and only Allah knows their meaning here)
Hamid S. Aziz Buy
KAF HA YA AIN SAD
Abdel Haleem Buy
Kaf Ha Ya 'Ayn Sa
Abdul Majid Daryabadi Buy
Kaf- Ha-Ya-'Ain-Sad
Ahmed Ali Buy
KAF HA YA 'AIN SAD
Aisha Bewley Buy
Kaf Ha Ya ´Ayn Sad
Ali Ünal Buy
Kaf. Ha. Ya. ‘Ayn. Sad
Ali Quli Qara'i Buy
Kaf, Ha, Ya, ‘Ayn, á¹¢ad
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition) Buy
KH'YA'S'
Musharraf Hussain Buy
Kaf Ha Ya Ain Sad.
Bilal Muhammad 2018 Buy
Kaaf, Haa, Yaa, Ayn, Saud
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
K.H.Y.A.S. (Kaf. Ha. Ya. Ain. Sud.)
Maududi Buy
Kaf. Ha´. Ya´. Ayn. Sad
Mohammad Shafi Buy
About such initials at the beginning of certain Chapters, please see study note : (Manzil I)
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Buy
Kaaf-Ha-Ya, Ain-Saad.
Rashad Khalifa Buy
K. H. Y. `A. S. (Kaaf Haa Yaa `Ayn Saad)
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
KaafHaYa'aeenSaad
Faridul Haque Buy
Kaf-Ha-Ya-A’in-Sad. (* Alphabets of the Arabic language - Allah and to whomever He reveals know their precise meanings.
Bijan Moeinian Buy
KHYA
Maulana Muhammad Ali Buy
Sufficient, Guide, Blessed, Knowing, Truthful God
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
K H Y EN S/C
Sher Ali Buy
Kaf Ha Ya 'Ain Sad
Edip Yuksel Buy
KHYAS
Amatul Rahman Omar Buy
Kaf Ha Ya `Ain Sad - Allah is sufficient for all, and He is the True Guide, Bestower of mercy and security and blessings, the All-Knowing, the Supermost, Truthful
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Buy
Kaf, Ha, Ya, ‘Ayn, Sad. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.
Hilali - Khan Buy
Kaf HaYaAeenSad. (These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings)
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood 2014 Buy
KĀF hā‘ yā‘ ‘ain şā
Arthur John Arberry Buy
Kaf Ha Ya Ain Sa
Edward Henry Palmer Buy
K. H. Y.'H. Z
George Sale Buy
C.H.Y.A.S
John Medows Rodwell Buy
KAF. HA. YA. AIN. SAD
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi Buy
K (Kaaf), H (Ha), Y (Yi), E (Äeen), S (Soad):
Fode Drame Buy
Kaaf. Ha. Ya. 'Ain. Sad.
MunirMezyed2023 Buy
‘Kãf-’Ha-’Ya-’Aĩn- Ṣãd.
Mustaqim
Kaf, Ha, Ya, ´Ayn, Sad.
Linda "iLham" Barto Buy
Kaf. Ha. Ya. ‘Ayn. Saad.
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation Buy
Kāf, Hā Yā, ‘Ain, Sād.
Irving/Hegab Buy
K.H.Y.E.S.
Samy Mahdy Buy
Kaf, Ha, Ya, Ayn, Saad.
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress) Buy
Kāf. Hā. Yā. `Ayn. Şād.
Qarai Buy
Kaf, Ha, Ya, ‘Ayn, Suad.
Ahmed Hulusi Buy
Kaf, Ha, Ya, ‘Ain, Sad.
Mubarakpuri Buy
Kaf Ha Ya `Ain Sad.
A. S. Mohamed Buy
K. H. Y. Aa. Ss.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Buy
Kaf'k',Ha'h',Ya'y','Ain ''A',Sad's'
Mir Aneesuddin
Kaaf Haa Yaa Aiin Saad.
[Al-Muntakhab]
K. (Kaf), H. (Haa), Y. (Ya), Ain, S. (sad), and what these introductory represent and what they stand for as a natural symbol of adoration
The Wise Quran Project
Kaf.Ha.Ya.'Ayn.Sad.
Newest Translations 2026
Zulfiquar Ali Bhotto
Kaf [Unmentionable], Ha [Transparent], Ya [Non-referred prophets], Ayn [Compressed], Sad [Abrogated nations].
Verbatim Quran - Mahmoud K
K.H.Y.Ai', Sa'
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) Buy
Kaf. Ha. Ya. 'Ain. Sad
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) Buy
KH'YA'S
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) Buy
K.H'.Y.A'.S'
OLD Word by Word
Kaaf Ha Ya Ain Sad
Transliteration Buy
Kaf-ha-ya-AAayn-sad