Shen feels that ideally a translation of the Qur'an should capture the moving power and lyricism of the Arabic. "It should feel like the kind of thing you'd hear from your Mom and Dad," so it can capture the original's special intimacy and emotional power.
沈遐淮認為，譯古蘭經，最好能顯示原文的情感和韻味，「好像爸爸媽媽親口說來的聲音和話語」，才能激發出特殊的親情引人歸信。