To understand the meaning of the verses it’s advised to understand the word Ayat not by looking up its translation, but by searching for the Ayat throughout the Quran.
Today I will start reading once again the Quran, I usually read for one hour a day. Read along keeping in mind looking up the Ayat throughout the Quran, why and how they were delivered as well as by whom (they were not always delivered by prophets or messengers).