Translation:

1. Alif Lam Ra. These are the Ayats of the Book of Wisdom.

Notes (Tafseer)

1381. For the Abbreviated Letters generally see Appendix I.

1382. Ayat = Signs, or Verses of the Qur-an. Here both meanings are to be understood. Each verse is a nugget of wisdom. And in the verses immediately following, e.g., x. 3-6, examples are given of the wonders of Allah's material Creation. If the starry heavens impress us with their sublimity as signs of Allah's wisdom and power, how much more wonderful is it that He should speak to lowly man through His Messengers, in man's language, so that he can understand?