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Muhammad Asad   
Alif. Lam. Mim
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Arabic   
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Transliteration (2021)   
alif-lam-meem-sa
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Alif Laam Meem Saad.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Alif. Lam. Mim
M. M. Pickthall   
Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Alif-Lãm-Mĩm-Ṣãd.
Safi Kaskas   
Alif Lam Mim Saad
Wahiduddin Khan   
Alif Lam Mim Sa
Shakir   
Alif Lam Mim Suad
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Alif L[m M\m @[d.
T.B.Irving   
A. L. M. S.
Abdul Hye   
Alif-Lam-Mim-Sad.
The Study Quran   
Alif. Lam. Mim. ?ad
Dr. Kamal Omar   
A.L.M.S
Farook Malik   
Alif L'am M'im Suad
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
Alif, Lam, Meem, Saad
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad (These are the names of letters of the Arabic alphabet and only Allah knows their meaning here)
Muhammad Sarwar   
Lam. Mim. Sad
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad
Shabbir Ahmed   
A.L.M.S. Alif. Lam. Mim. Saad. Allah Aleem, the Knower; As-Sadiq, the Truthful, states that
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Alif, Laam Meem, Saa
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Alif Lam Mim Sad
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Alif, Lam, Meem, Sad
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
A.L.M.S
Abdel Haleem   
Alif Lam Mim Sa
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Alif-Lam-Mim-Suad
Ahmed Ali   
Alif Lam Mim Sad
Aisha Bewley   
Alif Lam Mim Sad.
Ali Ünal   
Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Alif, Lam, Ma«m, á¹¢ad
Hamid S. Aziz   
ALIF LAM MIM SAD
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
A.L.M.S. (Alif. Lam. Mim. Sud.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Alif, Laam, Miim, Saad
Musharraf Hussain   
Alif Lam Meem Sad.
Maududi   
Alif-Lam-Mim-Sad
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
ALMS
Mohammad Shafi   
Alif Lam Meem Sa

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
'O beloved prophet! (Alif Lam, Mim, Saad.)
Rashad Khalifa   
A. L. M. S
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
AlifLaamMeemSaad
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
I, Allah, am the best Knower, the Truthful
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
A L M S/C
Bijan Moeinian   
AL
Faridul Haque   
Alif-Laam-Meem-Saad. (Alphabets of the Arabic language; Allah and to whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings.
Sher Ali   
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Alif Lam Mim Sad - I am Allah, the Best Knower, the Most Truthful
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
AlifLamMeemSad. (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   
Alif Lam Mim Sa
George Sale   
A.L.M.S
Edward Henry Palmer   
A. L. M. S
John Medows Rodwell   
ELIF. LAM. MIM. SAD
N J Dawood (2014)   
ALIF lām mīm şād

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Alif. Lam. Meem. Saad.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
A. L. M. S. (These are the names of letters of the Arabic alphabet and only Allah knows their meaning here)
Sayyid Qutb   
Alif. Lām. Mīm. Şād.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Alif, Lam, Meem, Saad.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
'Alif 'A', Lam 'L', Mim 'M', Suad 'S'
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
A. (aIef) L. (lam) M. (meem) S. (s
Mir Aneesuddin   
Alif Laam Miim Saad.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Alif Laam Meem Saad