Translations of Surah 1: “The Opening”

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English Translations

Popular and/or Featured Works

Muhammad Asad Arthur John Arberry Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Source Arabic and Literal tools

Arabic Transliteration-2 Word by Word (2021)

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall Mustafa Khattab 2018 Safi Kaskas 2025 Wahiduddin Khan Shakir T.B.Irving Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Saeed Malik Abdul Hye The Study Quran Talal Itani (2012) Talal Itani & AI (2025) Dr. Munir Munshey Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Syed Vickar Ahamed [The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition) M. Farook Malik Shabbir Ahmed Dr. Kamal Omar Muhammad Sarwar Abdel Haleem Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Abdul Majid Daryabadi Ahmed Ali Aisha Bewley Ali Ãœnal Ali Quli Qara'i Hamid S. Aziz Muhammad Taqi Usmani Musharraf Hussain Bilal Muhammad 2018 Ali Bakhtiari Nejad Maududi Mohammad Shafi

Controversial or status undetermined works

Faridul Haque Bijan Moeinian Maulana Muhammad Ali Rashad Khalifa Sher Ali Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah Muhammad Ahmed - Samira Edip Yuksel Amatul Rahman Omar Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Hilali - Khan

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

Edward Henry Palmer N J Dawood 2014 George Sale John Medows Rodwell

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi Fode Drame MunirMezyed2023 Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation Linda "iLham" Barto Mustaqim Irving/Hegab Samy Mahdy Qarai Sam Gerrans Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress) Thomas Cleary Ahmed Hulusi Mubarakpuri A. S. Mohamed Torres Al Haneef (partial translation) Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli [Al-Muntakhab] Mir Aneesuddin The Wise Quran Project Yahiya Emerick Muhammad H. al-`Asi

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) [The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) [The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) OLD Word by Word Transliteration

Other Languages

Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan)

(Azərbaycan)"> Vasim M. and Ziya B. Vasim M. and Ziya B. · 1999

Bosnian (Bosanski)

(Bosanski)"> Besim Korkut Besim Korkut · 1999 (Bosanski)"> Mustafa Mlivo Mustafa Mlivo · 1999

Chinese (中文)

(中文)"> Ma Jian Ma Jian

Dutch (Nederlands)

(Nederlands)"> Salomo Keyzer Salomo Keyzer · 1999

Farsi (فارسی)

(فارسی)"> Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi · 1999 (فارسی)"> Ghodratollah Bakhtiari Nejad Ghodratollah Bakhtiari Nejad · 1999 (فارسی)"> Hussain Ansarian Hussain Ansarian · 1999 (فارسی)"> Mahdi Elahi Ghomshei Mahdi Elahi Ghomshei · 1999

French (Français)

(Français)"> Montada Montada · 1999 (Français)"> Muhammad Hamidullah Muhammad Hamidullah · 1999 (Français)"> Rashid Maash Rashid Maash

German (Deutsch)

(Deutsch)"> Der Edle Quran auf Deutsch Abu-r-Rida Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rassoul · 2024 (Deutsch)"> At-Tafsir: eine philologisch, islamologisch fundierte Erläuterung des Quran-Textes Amir Zaidan · 2000 (Deutsch)"> Der edle Qur'an - Übersetzung seiner Bedeutungen in die deutsche Sprache Sheikh A. S. F. Bubenheim & N. Elyas · 1980 (Deutsch)"> Word by Word Word by Word (JA2022) · 2022

Hausa

Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)

(Bahasa Indonesia)"> Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia · 1999

Italian (Italiano)

(Italiano)"> Hamza Roberto Piccardo Hamza Roberto Piccardo · 1999 (Italiano)"> Safi Kaskas Safi Kaskas · 1999

Japanese (日本語)

(日本語)"> Japanese Japanese

Malayalam (മലയാളം )

(മലയാളം )"> C. Abdul Hameed & K. Parappur C. Abdul Hameed & K. Parappur · 1999

Portugese (Português)

(Português)"> Explanação dos significados do Nobre Alcorão em português Helmi Nasr · 2024 (Português)"> Samir El-Hayek Samir El-Hayek · 1999

Russian (Русский)

(Русский)"> Kuliev E. Kuliev E. · 1999 (Русский)"> M.-N.O. Osmanov M.-N.O. Osmanov · 1999 (Русский)"> V. Porokhova V. Porokhova · 1999

Sindhi (سنڌي )

(سنڌي )"> Maulana Taj Mehmood Amroti Maulana Taj Mehmood Amroti · 1999

Spanish (Español)

(Español)"> Julio Cortes Julio Cortes · 1999 (Español)"> Muhammad Isa García Muhammad Isa García · 2014 (Español)"> Raúl González Bórnez Raúl González Bórnez · 2014

Tatar (татар теле)

(татар теле)"> Yakub Ibn Nugman Yakub Ibn Nugman · 1999

Turkish (Türkçe)

(Türkçe)"> Ali Ozek et al Ali Ozek et al (Türkçe)"> Sha'aban British Sha'aban British (Türkçe)"> Yasar Nuri Ozturk Yasar Nuri Ozturk · 1999

Urdu (اردو)

(اردو)"> Maulana Doctor Tahir ul Qadri Maulana Doctor Tahir ul Qadri · 1999 (اردو)"> Maulana Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry Maulana Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry · 1999 (اردو)"> Maulana Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Maulana Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan · 1999

Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)

(Tiếng Việt)"> Vietnamese:Rowwad Translation Center Rowwad Translation Center · 2024

Yoruba (Yorùbá)

(Yorùbá)"> Yoruba:Mikail Yoruba:Mikail