Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the first verse of chapter 15 (sūrat l-ḥij'r). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

Chapter (15) sūrat l-ḥij'r (The Rocky Tract)

Sahih International: Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur'an.

Pickthall: Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verses of the Scripture and a plain Reading.

Yusuf Ali: A. L. R. These are the Ayats of Revelation,- of a Qur'an that makes things clear.

Shakir: Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the Book and (of) a Quran that makes (things) clear.

Muhammad Sarwar: Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the verses of the Book and the glorious Quran.

Mohsin 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, and a plain Quran.

Arberry: Alif Lam Ra. Those are the signs of the Book and of a manifest Koran.

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See Also

• Verse (15:1) Morphology - description of each Arabic word