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Muhammad Asad
Alif Lam. Ra. THESE ARE MESSAGES of the divine writ, full of wisdom
Arthur John Arberry
Alif Lam Ra. Those are the signs of the Wise Book
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
A.L.R. These are the ayats of the Book of Wisdom
Source Arabic and Literal tools
Transliteration-2
alif-lam-ra til'ka āyātu l-kitābi l-ḥakīm
Word by Word (2021)
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
Muhammad Marmaduke 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
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Alif-Lãm-Ra. These are the verses of the Book, rich in wisdom.
Safi Kaskas 2025
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.
Saeed Malik
Alif. Lãm. Ra. Those there are the signs of the wise Book.
The Study Quran
Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the signs of the Wise Book
Talal Itani & AI (2025)
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] (2017 Edition)
ALR, these are the signs of the Book 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 Ãœnal
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.
Bilal Muhammad 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
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
Edip Yuksel
ALR. These are the signs of the book 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
Hilali - Khan
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)
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
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
Shuaib Abdullahi
A (Alif), L (Laam), R (Ra): These (Til'ka) are signs (symbols) (Aayaatu) of the Wise (El'Hakiim) Book (El'Kitaabi).
Fode Drame
Alif Lam Ra. Those are the signs of the book full of wisdom.
MunirMezyed2023
Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the Holy Verses of the Book of wisdom.
Mustaqim
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-The Bridges Translation
Alif Lām Ra. Those are the signs of the Wise Scripture.
Irving/Hegab
A. L. R. These are verses from the Wise Book (the Quran).
Samy Mahdy
Alif, Lam, Ra. These are The Wise Book Verses.
Qarai
Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the signs of the Wise Book.
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
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).
Mubarakpuri
Alif-Lam-Ra. These are the verses of the Book (the Qur'an) Al-Hakim.
A. S. Mohamed
A.L.R. These are the signs of the Wise Book.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Alif 'A', Lam 'L', Ra 'R'. These are the verses of the Book of Wisdom.
[Al-Muntakhab]
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.
The Wise Quran Project
Alif.Lam.Ra. Those are the signs of the wise book.
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
A.L.R. These are the ayats of the Book of Wisdom
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
ALR, these are the signs of the Book of wisdom.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
A.L.R., these are the signs of the Scripture of wisdom
OLD Word by Word
Alif Lam Ra. These (are the) verses (of) the Book the wise
Transliteration
Alif-lam-ra tilka ayatu alkitabi alhakeemi