The Holy Quran : Text, Translation and commentary. It has been more than half a century since the first appearance of Abdullah Yusuf Ali’s superlative work, The Holy Quran – Text, Translation and commentary. Since that time, there have been innumerous reprintings and millions of copes distributed throughout the world. It is, by far, the best known, most studied and most respected English Translation of the Quran. It was the first monumental and authoritative work of it’s kind and it subsequently inspired many such similar endeavours. The eloquent poetic style of the translation and the authenticity of the extensive commentaries and eplanatory notes, have, no doubt, contributed greatly to its musch deserved reputation as the English Translation of the Quran