A. J. Arberry's 1955 translation of the Koran on January 19, 2019 Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Apparently considered one of the finest. I've only read the 1956 Penguin translation by N. J. Dawood; may take a stab at this one, too, after I finish Mommsen and Rostovtzeff on Rome and Finkel on the Ottoman Empire.