[Mazhar]

بِسمِ ٱلله الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيـمِ

With Allah's personal name Ar'Reh'maan [I begin reading Qur'aan] Who is The Infinitely Merciful. [ Note] It should be remembered that it is not the written text/part/Ayah of سُورة الْبَقَرَة [Chapter 2] and hence it is never numbered. For convenience of those readers who are already believers, this is traditionally printed since it is commanded in the Qur'an to read/recite with the Name of Sustainer Lord, The Creator. For Non believers, Qur'aan begins hereafter.
الم

[Three syllabic] Letters/consonants of Arabic language, Alif; Laam and Meem [conjoined and both written with prolongation sign/mark]. [2:001; this is also first Ayah of Chapter 3,29,30,31 & 32]

ذَالِكَ الْكِتَابُ لا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

"This is that Book, within which there is no suspicious/conjectural/whimsical/un-certain/ perplexing/ disconcerting/illusory matter/statement. This Book is the Guide [the Manual that leads to the straight path of destination, in time and space] for those people who are cautious, heedful, and mindful" {Refer 2:002}


الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنْفِقُونَ

‪[in time and space Mutta'qeena are those people] who accept/believe in the presence/existence [of Creator- Allah, and what is stated in the Book] without being in their sight; and they maintain/ manage/ organize/ stand for the performance of Ass-sa'laat, and out of the worldly resources, which We have given them as sustenance, they spend [only for seeking approval and attention of Allah]. [2:003]


وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَبِالآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ

‪And [in the present time and space] Mutta'qeena are those, who accept/believe in that [Grand Qur'aan] which has since been sent to you [the Messenger], and they also accept/believe what was sent [by Allah] in the times before you [which you certified/sanctified with/in Qur'aan]. And they have firm belief/conviction in the Last Day [and to be held accountable]. [2:004]

أُولَئِكَ عَلَى هُدًى مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
They are the people who are heading [towards/to return to the original destination/abode] on the guidance [given in "My Aaya'at" in the Qur'aan] from their Sustainer Lord. And they are the people who endeavor for perpetual success. [2:005]