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Yunus 1

Ayah 1 of 109 · Meccan

الٓرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ ١

Alif, Lām, Rā.1 These are the verses of the wise2 Book.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 See footnote to 2:1.

2 The adjective "wise" expresses the qualities of will, purpose, discrimination and precision.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. الٓرۚAlif Lam Raalif-lam-ra
  2. تِلۡكَThesetil'ka
  3. ءَايَٰتُ(are the) versesāyātu
  4. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookl-kitābi
  5. ٱلۡحَكِيمِthe wisel-ḥakīmi

Tafsir

Alif Lām Rā’ – the placement of such letters has been discussed at the beginning of Sūrah Al-Baqarah.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran