Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

God, there is no god save He; to Him belong the best names.

اَللّٰهُ لَٓا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَۜ لَهُ الْاَسْمَٓاءُ الْحُسْنٰى
Allahu la ilaha illahuwa lahu al-asmao alhusna
#wordmeaningroot
1al-lahuAllah
2lā(there is) no
3ilāhagodاله
4illāexcept
5huwaHim
6lahuTo Him (belong)
7l-asmāuthe Namesسمو
8l-ḥus'nāthe Most Beautifulحسن
  • Aisha Bewley

    Allah, there is no god but Him. The Most Beautiful Names are His.

  • Progressive Muslims

    God, there is no god but He, to Him are the beautiful names.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Allah! There is no god but He. His are the most beautiful Names. (His alone are the attributes of perfection).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    God, there is no god save He; to Him belong the best names.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    God, there is no god except He, to Him are the beautiful names.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    God, there is no god but He, to Him are the beautiful names.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    GOD: there is no other god besides Him. To Him belong the most beautiful names.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    God: There is no god but He. To Him belong the attributes most beautiful.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    Allah - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.

  • Muhammad Asad

    God-there is no deity save Him; His are the attributes of perfection!

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Allah! There is no Allah save Him. His are the most beautiful names.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Allah - there is no god but He. His are the most excellent names.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    He is Allah, there is no Ilah but He; to Him belong, the unique and Commendable attributes.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    God is the One to Whom belongs all good names

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Allâh! Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He)! To Him belong the Best Names.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Allah! there is no god but He! To Him belong the most Beautiful Names.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Allah—there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. He has the Most Beautiful Names.

  • Taqi Usmani

    (Such is) Allah. There is no god but He. For Him are the Beautiful Names.

  • Abdul Haleem

    God––there is no god but Him––the most excellent names belong to Him.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    God -- there is no god but He. To Him belong the Names Most Beautiful.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    God, there is no god but He! His are the excellent names.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And if you pronounce the words loudly (or publicly), yet, verily, he knows the secret and the even more hidden.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Allah -there is no god except He. To Him belong The Fairest Names.

  • George Sale

    God! There is no god but he: He hath most excellent names.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Allah! There is no god but He, Unto Him (Allah) belong the Most Beautiful Names.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    He is Allâh. There is no other, cannot be and will never be One worthy of worship but He. All the most beautiful attributes belong to Him.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Allah—there is no god except Him— to Him belong the Best Names.