Interpretation of the meanings of the Noble Qur'an with Arabic text in the modern English language — a summarized version of At-Tabari, Al-Qurtubi and Ibn Kathir, with comments from Sahih Al-Bukhari.
This is the edition to choose if you learned to read the Quran in the Indo-Pak tradition. The Arabic uses the Persian script letterforms taught across Pakistan, India and Bangladesh rather than the Uthmani script of the other editions in this family.
For a reader who grew up with that script, recitation is noticeably faster and more fluent — and that difference matters more than any other feature on this page.
The Translation
Interpretation of the meanings of the Noble Quran with Arabic text in modern English, by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan and Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali — a summarized version of At-Tabari, Al-Qurtubi and Ibn Kathir, with comments from Sahih Al-Bukhari.
It is unique, remarkable and distinguished for its crystal-clear rendering, and it is the most widely distributed English translation in the world.
Other 15-Line Editions in Persian / Indo-Pak Script
These share the same page layout as this edition — the most widely used layout, and the one most Indo-Pak readers learned from. Because the pages break in the same places, a reader can move between them without disturbing his memorization.
Fewer lines means larger text, but the pages break differently — so anyone who has begun memorizing should stay with the line count he learned from. Also available in 11 line, 13 line and 16 and 17 line.