Surah 11. Hud, Ayah 1
| الر ۚ كِتَابٌ أُحْكِمَتْ آيَاتُهُ ثُمَّ فُصِّلَتْ مِنْ لَدُنْ حَكِيمٍ خَبِيرٍ |
| Asad | : | Alif. Lam. Ra.1 A DIVINE WRIT [is this], with messages that have been made clear in and by themselves, and have been distinctly spelled out as well2 - [bestowed upon you] out of the grace of One who is wise, all-aware, |
| Malik | : | Alif Lam Ra. This Book, whose verses are perfected and issued in detail by the One Who is All-Wise, All-Aware. |
| Pickthall | : | Alif. Lam. Ra. (This is) a Scripture the revelations whereof are perfected and then expounded. (It cometh ) from One Wise, Informed, |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Alif Lam Ra. (This is) a Book with verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning) further explained in detail from One Who is Wise and Well-Acquainted (with all things): 1492 1493 |
| Transliteration | : | alif-laam-raa' kitaab uh.kimat 'aayaat -hu thumma fus.s.ilat min ladun h.akem khaber |
Note - 1See Appendix II. In the somewhat strange opinion of
Sibawayh (cf. Manar XII, 3) and of Razi in his commentary
on this verse, the letters Alif-Lam-Ra represent the
title of this surah and ought therefore to be read in
conjunction with the following sentence, thus:
"Alif-Lam-Ra is a divine writ...", etc. However, this
opinion conflicts sharply with that of several earlier
authorities of great standing, e.g., Az-Zajjaj (quoted by
Razi), and is, moreover, unacceptable in view of the fact
that a number of other surahs are preceded by such
letter-symbols without any syntactic possibility of their
being regarded as "titles".
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Note - 2According to Zamakhshari and Razi, the conjunction thumma
at the beginning of the clause thumma fussilat (lit.,
"and then have been distinctly spelled out") does not
denote a sequence in time but, rather, a coordination of
qualities or conditions; therefore my rendering. As
regards my translation of the phrase uhkimat ayatuhu as
"messages that have been made clear in and by
themselves", see the first sentence of 3:7 as well as
the corresponding note [5], which explains the expression
ayat muhkamat. Rashid Rida' interprets this phrase in the
same sense (see Manar XII, 3f.).
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Note - 1492For the meaning of these Letters, see App. I.
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Note - 1493See n. 347 to iii. 7. Every basic principle is included
in Allah's Revelation, and it is further illustrated and
explained in detail.
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See Appendix II. In the somewhat strange opinion of Sibawayh (cf. Manar XII, 3) and of Razi in his commentary on this verse, the letters Alif-Lam-Ra represent the title of this surah and ought therefore to be read in conjunction with the following sentence, thus: "Alif-Lam-Ra is a divine writ...", etc. However, this opinion conflicts sharply with that of several earlier authorities of great standing, e.g., Az-Zajjaj (quoted by Razi), and is, moreover, unacceptable in view of the fact that a number of other surahs are preceded by such letter-symbols without any syntactic possibility of their being regarded as "titles". |
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According to Zamakhshari and Razi, the conjunction thumma at the beginning of the clause thumma fussilat (lit., "and then have been distinctly spelled out") does not denote a sequence in time but, rather, a coordination of qualities or conditions; therefore my rendering. As regards my translation of the phrase uhkimat ayatuhu as "messages that have been made clear in and by themselves", see the first sentence of 3:7 as well as the corresponding note [5], which explains the expression ayat muhkamat. Rashid Rida' interprets this phrase in the same sense (see Manar XII, 3f.). |
