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Arabic   
ح
Transliteration (2021)   
hha-mee
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Ha Meem.

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Muhammad Asad   
Ha. Mim
M. M. Pickthall   
Ha. Mim
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Ha Mi
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Ḥâ-Mĩm.
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Ha Meem,
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Ha Mi
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Ha Mim
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H.M.
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Ha-Mim.
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?a. Mim
Dr. Kamal Omar   
H. M
Farook Malik   
Ha M'im
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
Ha, Meem
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Ha, Mim (These are the names of letters of the Arabic alphabet, and only Allah knows their meaning here)
Muhammad Sarwar   
Ha. Mim
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Ha Mim
Shabbir Ahmed   
H.M. Hameed Owner of all praise, Majeed Exalted in Glory, states that
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Ha! Meem
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Ha Mim
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
ia, Meem
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
H. M
Abdel Haleem   
Ha Mi
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Ha. Mim
Ahmed Ali   
HA MIM
Aisha Bewley   
Ha Mim.
Ali Ünal   
Ha. Mim
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Ḥa, Ma«m
Hamid S. Aziz   
Ha Mim. (Two Arabic letters
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
H. M. (Ha. Mim.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Haa, Miim
Musharraf Hussain   
Ha Meem
Maududi   
Ha´. Mim
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
HM
Mohammad Shafi   
These are among letters of the Arabic language that appear at the beginning of some Qur'aanic chapters. Significance of these letters is a mystery. Omniscient Allah has perhaps purposely kept it mysterious to remind mankind of the limitation of knowledge it is bestowed with

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Beneficent God
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
H M
Bijan Moeinian   
H.M
Faridul Haque   
Ha-Meem. (Alphabets of the Arabic Language - Allah, and to whomever he reveals, know their precise meanings.
Sher Ali   
Ha Mim
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Ha, Mim. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Ha Mim - Allah is Praiseworthy and Lord of Honour
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Ha-Meem. (These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings)

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Ha Mi
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H.M
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'H. M
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HA. MIM
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ῌā‘ mīm

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Ha. Meem.
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H.M.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Ha Meem!
Mir Aneesuddin   
Haa Miim.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
H. (Ha) M. (Meem) the Surah opens with these introductory letters from the Arabic Alphabet to draw attention to the miracle of the Quran though written in the people's tongue cannot he emulated

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