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Muhammad Asad   
Ayn. Sin. Qaf
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’Aĩn-Sĩn-Qãf.
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Ayn Seen Qaf,

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Arabic   
عۤسۤقۤ ۝٢
Transliteration (2021)   
ain-seen-qa
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Ayn Seen Qaaf.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Ayn. Sin. Qaf
M. M. Pickthall   
A'in. Sin. Qaf
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
'Ain. Sin. Qaf
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
’Aĩn-Sĩn-Qãf.
Safi Kaskas   
Ayn Seen Qaf,
Wahiduddin Khan   
Ayn Sin Qa
Shakir   
Ain Sin Qaf
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
<Ayn S Q[f.
T.B.Irving   
O.S.Q.
Abdul Hye   
Ain-Sinn-Qaf.
The Study Quran   
?Ayn. Sin. Qaf
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Ayn. Seen. Qaaf.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Ayn, Seen, Qaf
Dr. Kamal Omar   
’A. S. Q
M. Farook Malik   
‘Ain Sin Qaf
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
cayin, Sin, Qaf (These are the names of letters of the Arabic alphabet, and only Allah knows their meaning here)
Muhammad Sarwar   
Ayn. Sin. Qaf
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
'Ain. Sin. Qaf
Shabbir Ahmed   
'A.S.Q. 'Ain-Sein-Qaaf. Aleem the Knower, Samee' the Hearer, Qadir the Almighty, proclaims that
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Ain, Seen, Qaf
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Ain Sin Kaf
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
'Ayn, Seen, Qaf
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
A'. S. Q
Abdel Haleem   
Ayn Sin Qa
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Ain. Sin. Qaf
Ahmed Ali   
'Am Sin Qaf
Aisha Bewley   
´Ayn Sin Qaf
Ali Ünal   
‘Ayn. Sin. Qaf
Ali Quli Qara'i   
‘Ayn, Sa«n, Qaf
Hamid S. Aziz   
Ain Sin Qaf. (Three more mystical letters
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
A. S. Q. (Ain. Sin. Qaf.)
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Ayn, Siin, Qaaf
Musharraf Hussain   
Ain Seen Qaaf.
Maududi   
Ayn. Sin. Qaf
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
A'SQ
Mohammad Shafi   
AAayn-seen-qa

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Ain-Seen-Qaf.
Rashad Khalifa   
`A. S. Q.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
'AeenSeenQaa
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Knowing, Hearing, Powerful God
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
En S/
Bijan Moeinian   
A.S.Q
Faridul Haque   
A’in-Seen-Qaf. (Alphabets of the Arabic language - Allah, and to whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings.
Sher Ali   
`Ain Sin Qaf
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
‘Ayn, Sin, Qaf. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
`Ain Sin Qaf - All-Knowing, All-Hearing, All-Powerful
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
AeenSeenQaf. (These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Ain Sin Qa
George Sale   
A.S.K
Edward Henry Palmer   
'H. S. Q
John Medows Rodwell   
AIN. SIN. KAF
N J Dawood (2014)   
ain sīn qā

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
‘Ain. Sin. Qaf.
Munir Mezyed   
A'in. Siin. Qaf!
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
´Ayn Sin Qaf.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
‘Ayn. Seen. Qaf.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
’Ayn Sîn Qaf.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
O.S.Q.
Samy Mahdy   
Ayn, Seen, Qaf.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Ayn, Seen, Qaf.
Mir Aneesuddin   
Ayn Siin Qaaf.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
'Ein, S. (Seen), Q. (Qaff) 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
The Wise Quran   
'Ayn.Sin.Qaf.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
'Ain. Sin. Qaf
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Ayn Seen Qaaf
OLD Transliteration   
AAayn-seen-qaf