Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Preface To First Edition, Lahore 4th April, 1934

Preface To First Edition, Lahore 4th April, 1934

Gentle and discerning reader! what I wish to present to you is an English Interpretation, side by side with the Arabic Text. The English shall be, not a mere substitution of one word for another, but the best expression I can give to the fullest meaning which I can understand from the Arabic Text. The rhythm, music, and exalted tone of the original should be reflected in the English interpretation. It may be but a faint reflection, but such beauty and power as my pen can command shall be brought to its service. I want to make English itself an Islamic language, if such a person as I can do it, and I must give you all the accessory aid which I can.

—A. YŪSUF ‘ALĪ, 1934, Online Quran Project


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