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Alif. Lam. Mim
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Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad
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Transliteration-2
alif-lam-meem-sa
Word by Word (2021)
Alif Laam Meem Saad.
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Alif. Lam. Mim
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Alif-Lãm-Mĩm-Ṣãd.
Safi Kaskas 2025
Alif Lam Mim Saad
Wahiduddin Khan
Alif Lam Mim Sa
Shakir
Alif Lam Mim Suad
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Alif L[m M\m @[d.
T.B.Irving
A. L. M. S.
Abdul Hye
Alif-Lam-Mim-Sad.
Saeed Malik
Alif. Lãm. Mĩm. Sãd.                      
The Study Quran
Alif. Lam. Mim. ?ad
Talal Itani & AI (2025)
Alif Lam Mim Sad.
Talal Itani (2012)
Alif, Lam, Meem, Saad
Dr. Kamal Omar
A.L.M.S
M. Farook Malik
Alif L'am M'im Suad
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad (These are the names of letters of the Arabic alphabet and only Allah knows their meaning here)
Muhammad Sarwar
Lam. Mim. Sad
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad
Shabbir Ahmed
A.L.M.S. Alif. Lam. Mim. Saad. Allah Aleem, the Knower; As-Sadiq, the Truthful, states that
Dr. Munir Munshey
Alif, Laam Meem, Saa
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Alif Lam Mim Sad
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
Alif, Lam, Meem, Sad
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)
ALMS'
Abdel Haleem
Alif Lam Mim Sa
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Alif-Lam-Mim-Suad
Ahmed Ali
Alif Lam Mim Sad
Aisha Bewley
Alif Lam Mim Sad.
Ali Ãœnal
Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad
Ali Quli Qara'i
Alif, Lam, Ma«m, á¹¢ad
Hamid S. Aziz
ALIF LAM MIM SAD
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
A.L.M.S. (Alif. Lam. Mim. Sud.)
Bilal Muhammad 2018
Alif, Laam, Miim, Saad
Musharraf Hussain
Alif Lam Meem Sad.
Maududi
Alif-Lam-Mim-Sad
Mohammad Shafi
Alif Lam Meem Sa
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
'O beloved prophet! (Alif Lam, Mim, Saad.)
Rashad Khalifa
A. L. M. S
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
AlifLaamMeemSaad
Maulana Muhammad Ali
I, Allah, am the best Knower, the Truthful
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
A L M S/C
Bijan Moeinian
AL
Faridul Haque
Alif-Laam-Meem-Saad. (Alphabets of the Arabic language; Allah and to whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings.
Sher Ali
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad
Edip Yuksel
ALMS
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.
Amatul Rahman Omar
Alif Lam Mim Sad - I am Allah, the Best Knower, the Most Truthful
Hilali - Khan
AlifLamMeemSad. (These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings)
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry
Alif Lam Mim Sa
George Sale
A.L.M.S
Edward Henry Palmer
A. L. M. S
John Medows Rodwell
ELIF. LAM. MIM. SAD
N J Dawood 2014
ALIF lām mīm şād
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi
A (Alif), L (Laam), M (Miim), S (Soad):
Fode Drame
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.
MunirMezyed2023
Alif. La’am. Meem. Sa’ad.
Mustaqim
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.
Linda "iLham" Barto
Alif. Lam. Meem. Saad.
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation
Alif Lām Mīm Sâd.
Irving/Hegab
A. L. M. S. (These are the names of letters of the Arabic alphabet and only Allah knows their meaning here)
Samy Mahdy
Alif, Lam, Meem, Saad.
Qarai
Alif, Lam, Mim, Suad.
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
Alif. Lām. Mīm. Şād.
Ahmed Hulusi
Alif, Lam, Meem, Saad.
Mubarakpuri
Alif-Lam-Mim-Sad.
A. S. Mohamed
A. L. M. Ss.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
'Alif 'A', Lam 'L', Mim 'M', Suad 'S'
[Al-Muntakhab]
A. (aIef) L. (lam) M. (meem) S. (s
Mir Aneesuddin
Alif Laam Miim Saad.
The Wise Quran Project
Alif.Lam.Mim.Sad.
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
ALMS
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
A.L.M.S
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Alif Laam Meem Saad
Transliteration
Alif-lam-meem-sa