"Alif. Lam. Ra. (This is) a Scripture which We have revealed unto thee (Muhammad) that thereby thou mayst bring forth mankind from darkness unto light." — Holy Qur'an 14:1
Holy Quran Verses from Pickthall and Yusufali's Translations
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
| 103.001 | |
| Yusufali: | By (the Token of) Time (through the ages), |
| Pickthall: | By the declining day, |
| 103.002 | |
| Yusufali: | Verily Man is in loss, |
| Pickthall: | Lo! man is a state of loss, |
| 103.003 | |
| Yusufali: | Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy. |
| Pickthall: | Save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance. |
Let us pray (Sura 20, Ayat 114) 'Ya Rabbi Zidni Ilma!' ('O Lord! Increase me in knowledge.') and seek spiritual help (ta'yid) to understand our great faith.
Credits: Islamic Computing Center for providing the ASCII texts of the translations and Salmanspiritual.com for developing an interactive version.