But then again if you do have j.m rodwell's translation you can include that too :)

SURA 1. In the name of God, the Compassionate, the merciful. Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds! The Compassionate, the Merciful! King on the Day of Reckoning! Thee only do we worship, and to thee do we cry for help. Guide thou us on the straight path, The path of those to whom Thou has been gracious; - with whom Thou art not angry, and who go not astray. J.M Rodwell translation.

my daughters have both studied arabic n i usually go to them wen i need help, i honestly do not have a copy of The Quraan in english at home,

I wish i could read and speak Arabic myself Ummati. I guess then the english is slightly with things overlooked and left out unintentionally though i mean?

i can read arabic very well, spk vry little n understand just as much myself... yes, its little words that make a difference, or sometimes even taken literally, what needs to be understand is that u cannaot just take a verse n say thats that, usually u will find e/r verses before n sometimes after that will put something in context.

one of the main reasons i hesitate to post Quranic verses or even hadith esp when i am not sure bout something.

Yes of course ummati, i can understand that. So are there any reliable commentaries that put passages into context?

if by commentaries u mean tafseer then i use Tafseer e Usmani.and Ma'Ariful Quraan.

Yes that sounds good. Are these costly ummati?