Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

alif lām mīm rā Those are the proofs of the Writ; and what has been sent down to thee from thy Lord is the truth, but most men do not believe.

الٓمٓرٰ ۠تِلْكَ اٰيَاتُ الْكِتَابِۜ وَالَّـذ۪ٓي اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ الْحَقُّ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Alif-lam-meem-ra tilka ayatualkitabi wallathee onzila ilayka minrabbika alhaqqu walakinna akthara annasila yu/minoon
#wordmeaningroot
1alif-lam-meem-raAlif Laam Mim Ra
2til'kaThese
3āyātu(are) the Versesايي
4l-kitābi(of) the Bookكتب
5wa-alladhīAnd that which
6unzilahas been revealedنزل
7ilaykato you
8minfrom
9rabbikayour Lordربب
10l-ḥaqu(is) the truthحقق
11walākinnabut
12aktharamostكثر
13l-nāsi(of) the mankindنوس
14(do) not
15yu'minūnabelieveامن
  • Aisha Bewley

    Alif Lam Mim Ra. Those are the Signs of the Book. And what has been sent down to you from your Lord is the Truth. But most people have no iman.

  • Progressive Muslims

    A. L.M.R. These are the signs of the Scripture. And what has been sent down to you from your Lord is the truth; but most of the people do not believe.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    A. L.M.R. Alif. Laam. Mim. Ra. Allah Aleem the Knower, Kareem the Honored, Raheem the Merciful. These are the verses of the Divine Writ, the Scripture. That which is revealed to you (O Prophet) from your Sustainer is the Truth. Yet most people do not believe in it.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    alif lām mīm rā Those are the proofs of the Writ; and what has been sent down to thee from thy Lord is the truth, but most men do not believe.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    ALMR, these are the signs of the Book. And what has been sent down to you from your Lord is the truth; but most of the people do not believe.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    A1L30M40R200. These are the signs of the book. What has been sent down to you from your Lord is the truth; but most of the people do not acknowledge.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    A. L. M. R. These (letters) are proofs of this scripture. What is revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, but most people do not believe.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    ALIF LAM MIM RA. These are the verses of the Scripture. Whatsoever is sent down to you from your Lord is the truth; but most men do not believe.

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

    Alif, Lam, Meem, Ra. These are the verses of the Book; and what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, but most of the people do not believe.

  • Muhammad Asad

    Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra. THESE ARE MESSAGES of revelation: and what has been bestowed upon thee from on high by thy Sustainer is the truth-yet most people will not believe ?

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra. These are verses of the Scripture. That which is revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the Truth, but most of mankind believe not.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra'. These are the verses of the Divine Book. Whatever has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, and yet most (of your) people do not believe.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    A. (Alef), L. (Lam), M. (Meem), 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 are divinely discoursed verses of the Book -the Quran- distinctly indicating that all that has been revealed to you O Muhammad from Allah, your Creator, is the truth guiding into all truth, but peoples' hearts dare rise defiant against Allah and most of them are unwilling to open their minds' eyes or their hearts' ears.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    A. L.M.R These are the verses of Qur’an revealing nothing but the truth revealed to you (Mohammad.) What a shame that most people do not believe in it.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Alif-Lâm-Mîm-Râ. .These are the Verses of the Book (the Qur’an), and that which has been revealed unto you (Muhammad ﷺ) from your Lord is the truth, out most men believe not.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    A. L. M. R. These are the signs (or verses) of the Book: that which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the Truth; but most men believe not.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Alif-Lãm-Mĩm-Ra. These are the verses of the Book. What has been revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ from your Lord is the truth, but most people do not believe.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Alif, Lām , Mīm , Rā. These are the verses of the Book. What has been sent down to you from your Lord is true, but most of the people do not believe.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Alif Lam Mim Ra These are the signs of the Scripture. What your Lord has sent down to you is the truth, yet most people do not believe.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Alif Lam Mim Ra. Those are the signs of the Book; and that which has been sent down to thee from thy Lord is the truth, but most men do not believe.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    A. L. M. R. Those are the signs of the Book, and that which is sent down to thee from thy Lord is the truth; but most people will not believe.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    In their histories, surely, there are lessons for people endowed with understanding. It is not an invented tale, but a confirmation of the scriptures before it, and a detailed explanation of everything, and a guide and a mercy to a people who believe.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Alif, Lam, Mîm, Ra (These are the names of letters of the Arabic alphabet, and only Allah knows their meaning here). Those are the ayat (Verses, signs) of the Book; and that which has been sent to you from your Lord is the Truth, but most of mankind do not believe.

  • George Sale

    A. L.M.R. These are the signs of the book of the Koran: And that which hath been sent down unto thee from thy Lord, is the truth; but the greater part of men will not believe.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Alif Lám Mim Ra: These are the Signs (or Verses) of the Book (the Quran): And what has been revealed to you (O Muhammad) from your Lord, is the Truth; But most men do not believe.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Alif Lâm Mîm Râ - I am Allâh, the Best Knowing, the All-Seeing. These are the verses of the perfect Book, and that which has been revealed to you by your Lord is the complete truth. But most people do not (still) believe (in it).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Alif, Lām, Mīm, Rā. These are the signs of the Book. That which has been sent down to you from your Lord is the truth, but most people do not believe .