Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Behold, it is from Solomon, and it says, ‘In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Dispenser of Grace
M. M. Pickthall
Lo! it is from Solomon, and lo! it is: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"It is from Solomon, and is (as follows): 'In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
It is from Solomon, and it reads: ‘In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
Safi Kaskas
It is from Solomon, and it is, ‘In the name of God, the Merciful-to-all, the Mercy Giver,
Wahiduddin Khan
It is from Solomon. It reads, In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Shakir
Surely it is from Sulaiman, and surely it is in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Truly, it is from Solomon and, truly, it is in the Name of God, The Merciful, The Compassionate.
T.B.Irving
It is from Solomon and it (reads]: "In the name of God, the Mercy-giving, the Merciful!
Abdul Hye
surely it is from Solomon, and surely it reads: In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.
The Study Quran
Verily, it is from Solomon and verily it is, ‘In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
It is from Solomon, and it is ‘In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.’
Talal Itani (2012)
It is from Solomon, and it is, 'In the Name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful
Dr. Kamal Omar
Verily, it is from Sulaiman, and verily it (takes a start thus): With the name of Allah — the Bestower of unlimited mercy, the continuously Merciful
it is from Solomon, and it begins with the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Surely it is from Sulayman, (Solomon) and surely it is in The Name of Allah, The All-Merciful, The Ever-Merciful
Muhammad Sarwar
It reads, 'From Soloman. In the Name of God, the Beneficent and the Merciful
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
It is from Sulaiman, and it is (in the following words :) With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful
Shabbir Ahmed
"It is from Solomon and it says, 'With the Name of Allah, the Instant and Sustaining Source of all Mercy and Kindness.'"
Dr. Munir Munshey
"It is from Sulaiman, and it begins with ´In the name of Allah, the most Merciful and the most Beneficent´."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"It is from Sulaiman (Solomon), and is (written): ‘In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it reads: 'In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
"It is from Solomon, and it reads: "In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful""
Abdel Haleem
It is from Solomon, and it says, “In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Verily it is from Sulaiman, and verily it is: in the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Ahmed Ali
It is from Solomon, and (says): 'In the name of Allah, Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim
Aisha Bewley
It is from Sulayman and says: "In the name of Allah, All-Merciful, Most Merciful.
Ali Ünal
"It is from Solomon, and it is: ‘In the Name of God, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate
Ali Quli Qara'i
It is from Solomon, and it begins in the name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful
Hamid S. Aziz
"It is from Solomon, and, verily, it is as follows, ´In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
It is from Solomon, and it (reads:) “In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
“It is from Solomon, and it reads as follows
Musharraf Hussain
It is from Sulayman and reads: ‘In the name of Allah, the Kind, the Caring.
Maududi
It is from Solomon, and it is: "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
"It is from Solomon, and it reads: 'In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful'
Mohammad Shafi
"It is indeed from Solomon, and it indeed tells me, in the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful,"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Undoubtedly, it is from Sulaiman and it is by the name of Allah, the Most Affectionate, and the Merciful.
"It is from Solomon, and it is, `In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.'
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
It is from Solomon and it is "In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
Maulana Muhammad Ali
It is from Solomon, and it is in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
That it truly is from Soliman, and that it truly is by God's name the merciful, the most merciful
Bijan Moeinian
“It is from Solomon saying: “In the name of God, the Most Forgiving, and the Most Merciful.”
Faridul Haque
“Indeed it is from Sulaiman, and it is (begins) with ‘Allah - in the name of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.’ ”
Sher Ali
`It is from Solomon, and it is `In the name of ALLAH, the Gracious, the Merciful
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
That (letter) has indeed (come) from Sulayman (Solomon), and that begins with the Name of Allah, Who is Most Kind, Ever-Merciful
Amatul Rahman Omar
`It is from Solomon and it says, "With the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful (I commence to write to you)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
"Verily! It is from Sulaiman (Solomon), and verily! It (reads): In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Lo! It is from Solomon and it is ‘In the name of Allah Ar-Rahman [The All-merciful], The Most Merciful.’
Munir Mezyed
It is indeed from (king) Solomon. And it says: 'In the name of Allâh, the True Merciful (God), the Most Merciful.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
It is from Sulayman (Solomon) and is in the name of Allah, the Owner and Giver of Mercy.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Indeed, it is from Solomon and says, ‘In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
it is indeed from Solomon, and it is indeed, ‘In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Bestower of mercy:
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
It is from Solomon and it (reads]: "In the name of Allah (God), the Mercy-giving, the Merciful!
Samy Mahdy
It is from Solomon, and it is, ‘In the name of Allah, Al-Rahman, Al-Raheem.
Sayyid Qutb
It is from Solomon, and it reads, “In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Beneficent:
Ahmed Hulusi
“The letter is from Solomon; indeed (the beginning of it) reads: ‘By the one who is denoted by the name Allah (who created my being with His Names in accord with the meaning of the letter ‘B’), the Rahman, the Rahim.’”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Verily, it is from Solomon; and verily it is: �In the Name of Allah. The Beneficent, the Merciful�
"It is from Sulayman," she said, "and it reads, quote: "In the Name of Allah, AL-Rahman, and AL-Rahim."
Mir Aneesuddin
it is from Sulaiman, and it is: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful,
The Wise Quran
Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed it is, "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.