Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And thy Lord best knows who is in the heavens and the earth. And We have preferred some prophets over others; and We gave to David Psalms.

وَرَبُّكَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِۜ وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ النَّبِيّ۪نَ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ وَاٰتَيْنَا دَاوُ۫دَ زَبُوراً
Warabbuka aAAlamu biman fee assamawatiwal-ardi walaqad faddalna baAAdaannabiyyeena AAala baAAdin waataynadawooda zaboora
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1warabbukaAnd your Lordربب
2aʿlamu(is) most knowingعلم
3bimanof whoever
4(is) in
5l-samāwātithe heavensسمو
6wal-arḍiand the earthارض
7walaqadAnd verily
8faḍḍalnāWe have preferredفضل
9baʿḍasomeبعض
10l-nabiyīna(of) the Prophetsنبا
11ʿalāto
12baʿḍinothersبعض
13waātaynāAnd We gaveاتي
14dāwūdaDawood
15zabūranZaboorزبر
  • Aisha Bewley

    My Lord knows best everyone in the heavens and earth. We favoured some of the Prophets over others. And We gave Dawud the Zabur.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And your Lord is fully aware of who is in the heavens and the Earth. And We have preferred some prophets over others, and We gave David the Psalms.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And your Lord is best Aware of all beings who are in the Highs and the Lows. (In this, Our Infinite Knowledge, did We send Our Messengers). But, indeed, We caused some Prophets to excel the others, however, you should understand that they were all one in Purpose, so make no distinction among them on that account (2:62), (2:136), (2:253). (You O Prophet, are given the Perfected Eternal Message). To David We gave a Book of Wisdom, (the Psalms, as well as a kingdom that was matchless in its times (21:79), (34:10), (38:19-20)).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And thy Lord best knows who is in the heavens and the earth. And We have preferred some prophets over others; and We gave to David Psalms.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And your Lord is fully aware of who is in the heavens and the earth. And We have preferred some prophets over others, and We gave David the Psalms.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Your Lord is fully aware of who is in the heavens and the earth. We have preferred some prophets over others, and We gave David the Psalms.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Your Lord is the best knower of everyone in the heavens and the earth. In accordance with this knowledge, we preferred some prophets over others. For example, we gave David the Psalms.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Your Lord knows whoever is in the heavens and the earth. We exalted some of the prophets over the others; and to David We gave the Book of Psalms.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And your Lord is most knowing of whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And We have made some of the prophets exceed others , and to David We gave the book .

  • Muhammad Asad

    seeing that thy Sustainer is fully aware of all beings that are in the heavens and on earth. But, indeed, We did endow some of the prophets more highly than others -just as We bestowed upon David a book of divine wisdom

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And thy Lord is Best Aware of all who are in the heavens and the earth. And we preferred some of the prophets above others, and unto David We gave the Psalms.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Your Lord knows all who dwell in the heavens and the earth. We have exalted some Prophets over others,* and We gave the Psalms to David.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Allah, your Creator, knows best all creatures, the animate and the inanimate in the heavens and on earth and We invested some prophets with more privileges than we invested others and We gave David the Psalms.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Know that your Lord knows about anything in the heavens and on the earth. I have showered My Prophets differently. To David (for example, ) I granted Psalms.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And your Lord knows best all who are in the heavens and the earth. And indeed, We have preferred some of the Prophets above others, and to Dâwûd (David) We gave the Zabûr (Psalms).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    And it is your Lord that knoweth best all beings that are in the heavens and on earth: We did bestow on some prophets more (and other) gifts than on others: and We gave to David (the gift of) the Psalms.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Your Lord knows best all those in the heavens and the earth. And We have surely favoured some prophets above others, and to David We gave the Psalms. 

  • Taqi Usmani

    Your Lord knows best about all those in the heavens and the earth, and We have certainly granted excellence to some prophets over some others, and We gave Dawūd the Zabūr (the Psalms).

  • Abdul Haleem

    Your Lord knows best about everyone in the heavens and the earth. We gave some prophets more than others: We gave David a book .

  • Arthur John Arberry

    And thy Lord knows very well all who are in the heavens and the earth; and We have preferred some Prophets over others; and We gave to David Psalms.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    And thy Lord best knows who is in the heavens and the earth; we did prefer some of the prophets over the others, and to David did we give the Psalms.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And your Lord is best aware of all who are in the heavens and the earth. We preferred (or bestowed on) some of the prophets more (and different gifts) than on others, and to David did We give the Psalms.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And your Lord knows best whomever are in the heavens and the earth; and indeed We have readily graced some Prophets over others; (Literally: over some "others") and We brought Dawûd (David) a Scripture (Zabûr, the psalms).

  • George Sale

    Thy Lord well knoweth all persons in heaven and on earth. We have bestowed peculiar favours on some of the prophets, preferably to others; and We gave unto David the psalms.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And it is your Lord Who knows best all beings that are in the heavens and on earth: And indeed, We have preferred some prophets over others: And to Dawood (David), We gave the Psalms (Zabur),

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And your Lord knows best those that are in the heavens and on the earth. And most surely We have exalted some of the Prophets above others, and it is We Who gave David the Zabûr (- the Psalms).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Your Lord knows best whoever is in the heavens and the earth. Certainly We gave some prophets an advantage over others, and We gave David the Psalms.