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YUSUFALI : A.L.R. These are the ayats of the Book of Wisdom.

PICKTHAL : Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verses of the Wise Scripture.

SHAKIR : Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the wise Book.

M& HILALI : Alif-Lam-Ra. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. These are the Verses of the Book (the Qur'an) Al-Hakim [showing lawful and unlawful things, explaining Allah's (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].