In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate

The First English Translation of the Quran (Koran) by an American Woman
​How does this translation of the Sublime Quran by Laleh Bakhtiar, Ph. D., differ from other English translations?
  • It is an universal, inclusive translation with no parenthetical expressions 
  • The translation has internal consistency and reliability
  • There is a different English equivalent for each Arabic grammatical form
  • Words not appearing in the Arabic but necessary for English are in italics
  • The translation is presented line by line and not verse by verse
  • Symbols for how a line is recited in Arabic are placed at the end of a line
  • Reverts 4:34 and “to beat” back to its original interpretation meaning “to go away”
DISCLAIMER: While this translation was done by an American woman, it is not to create a gender divide.