Mahmud Yunus (Sunni) (1938) 

Interprets the Qur'an "by the Qur'an itself," cross-referencing verses; unfinished, completed by a student. 

Language: Bahasa Indonesia

Ahmed Ali (Sunni) (1984) 

Literary English translation praised for readability and poetic register.

Language: English

Friedrich Rückert (German literary scholar) (1888, posthumous) 

Celebrated literary-poetic German rendering, still admired for its style. 

Language: German

Rudi Paret (Western academic) (1966) 

The standard modern German academic translation, precise and philologically rigorous. 

Language: German

Julio Cortés (Western academic) (1979) 

Widely used modern Spanish academic translation. 

Language: Spanish

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (Sunni/Barelvi) (2003) 

Modern Barelvi-oriented Urdu translation, also issued in English. 

Language: Urdu

Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi (Sunni/Barelvi) (1911) 

The devotional standard translation for the Barelvi tradition. 

Language: Urdu

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır (Sunni) (1935) 

Translation embedded in the landmark Ottoman/Turkish state tafsir Hak Dini Kur'an Dili.

Language: Turkish

Süleyman Ateş (Sunni) (1975) 

Well-regarded 20th-century Turkish academic translation. 

Language: Turkish

Muhammad Hamidullah (Sunni) (1959) 

Long the standard French translation used across the Francophone Muslim world. 

Language: French

Régis Blachère (Western academic) (1949) 

Influential French academic translation with historical-critical notes. 

Language: French

Abdolmohammad Ayati (Shia) (1988) 

Respected modern literary Persian translation. 

Language: Farsi

Bahauddin Khorramshahi (Shia) (1995)

Highly regarded modern Persian translation, praised for accuracy and prose. 

Language: Farsi

Mahdi Elahi Ghomshei (Shia) (early 20th c.) 

Classic, widely printed older Persian translation. 

Language: Farsi

Bahauddin Khorramshahi (Shia) (1995)

Highly regarded modern Persian translation, praised for accuracy and prose. 

Language: Farsi

Mahdi Elahi Ghomshei (Shia) (early 20th c.) 

Classic, widely printed older Persian translation. 

Language: Farsi

Mustafa Khattab (Sunni) (2015) 

Popular modern English translation known for plain, contemporary language. 

Language: English

M.H. Shakir (Shia) (1968) 

Widely circulated free/public-domain English translation, common online. 

Language: English

Muhammad Sarwar (Shia) (1981) 

Plain modern English translation, commonly used in Shia communities. 

Language: English

Abdullah Yusuf Ali (Sunni) (1934) 

One of the most historically influential English translations, still widely printed. 

Language: English

N.J. Dawood (secular academic) (1956) 

Long-standing Penguin Classics translation, known for fluid modern English prose. 

Language: English

A.J. Arberry (Western academic) (1955) 

Respected academic translation praised for capturing the Qur'an's rhythmic quality. 

Language: English

Marmaduke Pickthall (Sunni convert) (1930) 

Landmark early English translation by a British convert, still a standard reference. 

Language: English

Muhammad Asad (Sunni convert) (1980)

Widely read rationalist English translation with extensive footnoted commentary. 

Language: English

T.B. Irving (Sunni convert) (1985) 

Notable for using contemporary American English idiom. 

Language: English

Ali Quli Qarai (Shia) (2003) 

Precise, literal modern English translation popular in academic and Shia circles. 

Language: English

Seyyed Hossein Nasr, general editor, et al. (Sunni/Shia inclusive) (2015) 

Major contemporary translation with composite classical-source commentary. 

Language: English

Laleh Bakhtiar (Shia/independent) (2007)

First English Qur'an translation by an American woman; notable lexical choices debated by scholars. 

Language: English