38. Surah Sad, Verse 47
And they are in Our sight among the chosen, the excellent.
Translations
Notes
Aisha Bewley
In Our eyes they are among the best of chosen men.
Progressive Muslims
And they are with Us of the elite, the best.
Shabbir Ahmed
Behold, according to Our Standards, they were of the elect, excellent, fulfilling the mental, moral and physical needs of humanity.
Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
And they are in Our sight among the chosen, the excellent.
The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
And they are with Us of the elite, the best.
Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament
They were chosen, for they were among the most righteous.
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
They are the chosen ones, the excellent in Our sight.
Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
And indeed they are, to Us, among the chosen and outstanding.
Muhammad Asad
And, behold, in Our sight they were indeed among the elect, the truly good!
Marmaduke Pickthall
Lo! in Our sight they are verily of the elect, the excellent.
Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary
In Our sight they are among the chosen and excellent ones.
Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab
And they are among the elect and the select who are held precious in Our esteem and chosen for exalted eternal life.
Bijan Moeinian
They were chosen because of their righteousness.
Al-Hilali & Khan
And they are with Us, verily, of the chosen and the best!
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They were, in Our sight, truly, of the company of the Elect and the Good.
Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran
And in Our sight they are truly among the chosen and the finest.
Taqi Usmani
And surely they are, in Our sight, among the chosen, the best of the righteous.
Abdul Haleem
with Us they will be among the elect, the truly good.
Arthur John Arberry
and in Our sight they are of the chosen, the excellent.
E. Henry Palmer
and, verily, they were with us of the elect, the best.
Hamid S. Aziz
And most surely they were, in Our sight, of the company of the elect, the excellent.
Mahmoud Ghali
And surely in Our Providence they are indeed of the elected, the most charitable (i. e., the best).
George Sale
and they were, in our sight, elect and good men.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And (in Our sight, ) they truly were of the company of the chosen and of the Good.
Amatul Rahman Omar
And of course they are in Our sight among the elect and the select.
Ali Quli Qarai
Indeed with Us they are surely among the elect of the best.