# 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 55 - **Surah:** 17. Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey) — سورة الإسراء - **Verse:** 55 / 111 · **Juz:** 15 · **Mushaf page:** 286 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-55 ## Arabic وَرَبُّكَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِۜ وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ النَّبِيّ۪نَ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ وَاٰتَيْنَا دَاوُ۫دَ زَبُوراً ## Transcription Warabbuka aAAlamu biman fee assamawatiwal-ardi walaqad faddalna baAAdaannabiyyeena AAala baAAdin waataynadawooda zaboora ## Translations ### 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. ### 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 [in various ways], and to David We gave the book [of Psalms]. ### Muhammad Asad seeing that thy Sustainer is fully aware of [what is in the minds 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 [in token of Our grace] ### 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,[1] and We gave the Psalms to David.[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] Though this has apparently been addressed to the Prophet (peace be upon him), in fact the real addressees are the disbelievers of Makkah. This is to rebuke them for the low opinion they held in regard to the Prophet (peace be upon him). As it commonly happens, contemporaries in general and opponents in particular do not see anything great and noble in a person of their own time. The same was the case with the contemporaries of the Prophet (peace be upon him) who could not see anything extraordinary or great in him. He appeared to be merely a common man of their habitation. On the other hand, they were full of praise in regard to the famous personalities who had lived in the past few centuries and imagined them to be the perfection of greatness. That is why, they raised frivolous objections against his claim to Prophethood, as if to say: Look at this man who considers himself to be a Prophet whereas he cannot stand in comparison with the former great Prophets who are held in high esteem by all. Allah has answered their objection, as if to say: We are fully aware of all Our creatures in the heavens and the earth, and We know their ranks but you do not know. We know whom to favor with Prophethood, as We have been favoring the former Prophets and exalting some Prophets above others in rank. - [2] It appears that Prophet David (peace be upon him) has been particularly mentioned to show that Prophethood does not mean that one should have nothing to do with the life of this world. This was the answer to the objection they were raising against the claim to Prophethood by Muhammad (peace be upon him), that he was a man of the world. It means to say: Though David was a king who had to engage himself in worldly affairs more than a common man, he was favored by Allah with Prophethood, and given the Book, the Psalms. Likewise Muhammad (peace be upon him) could be favored with Prophethood in spite of the fact that he had wives and children and passed his life like other common people and was engaged in buying and selling in the market. In short, in performing all those duties that a man of the world has to perform to meet his necessities of life. This was necessitated because according to the disbelievers of Makkah, such a man of the world could not be considered to be even a pious man, much less a Prophet. For pious people should have nothing to do with the worldly affairs but should sit in seclusion and remember God whereas the Prophet (peace be upon him) had to work to fulfill the necessities of life. ### 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.[1] ### 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 [of Psalms]. ### 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. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Rabbiniz, semalarda ve arzda bulunan varlıklarda olarak, daha iyi bilir. . . Andolsun ki, biz Nebilerin bazısını bazısına üstün kıldık (özellikleri yönünden)! Davud'a da Zebur (hikmetler ihtiva eden BİLGİ) verdik. ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Rabbin, göklerde ve yerde olan herkesi en iyi bilir. Andolsun, biz peygamberlerin bir kısmını bir kısmına üstün kıldık ve Davud'a da Zebur verdik. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Rabbin, göklerde ve yerde olan herkesi en iyi bilendir. Gerçekten biz, peygamberlerin kimini kiminden üstün kıldık. Davud'a da Zebur'u verdik. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Hem Rabbin göklerde ve yerde kim varsa daha iyi bilir. Andolsun, peygamberlerin bir kısmını bir kısmına üstün kıldık. Davud'a da Zebur'u verdik. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Hem rabbın Göklerde ve Yerde kim varsa hepsine a'lemdir, celalim hakkı için Peygamberlerin de ba'zısını ba'zısına tafdıl ettik ve Davuda bir Zebur verdik ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Rabbin, göklerde ve yerde olan herkesi en iyi bilir. Andolsun ki, peygamberlerin bir kısmını bir kısmından üstün kıldık ve Davud'a da Zebur'u verdik. ### Gültekin Onan Rabbin, göklerde ve yerde olan herkesi en iyi bilir. Andolsun, biz peygamberlerin bir kısmını bir kısmına üstün kıldık ve Davud'a da Zebur verdik. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Rabbin göklerde ve yerde olan kimseleri en iyi bilendir. Andolsun ki biz peygamberlerin kimini kiminden üstün kılmışızdır. Davuda da Zebur verdik. ### İbni Kesir Rabbın göklerde ve yerde olanları daha iyi bilendir. Andolsun ki; Biz, peygamberlerden bir kısmını bir kısmına üstün kıldık, Davud'a da Zebur'u verdik. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı çünkü, göklerde ve yerde bulunan her varlığı her bakımdan bilen senin Rabbindir. Fakat şu da bir gerçektir ki, Biz bazı nebilere diğerlerine göre daha büyük bir yücelik tevdi etmişizdir; tıpkı Davud'a (rahmetimizin bir belirtisi olarak) ilahi hikmetle dolu bir kitap verdiğimiz gibi. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Rabbin, göklerde ve yerde olan kimseleri en iyi bilendir. Bazı peygamberleri de diğerlerinden üstün kılmışızdır. Davud'a Zebur verdik. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Rabbin, göklerde ve yerde olan kimseleri daha iyi bilir (O, peygamber olmağa kimi layık görürse onu seçer). Andolsun ki biz, peygamberlerin kimini kimine üstün kıldık, Davud'a da Zebur'u verdik. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Rabbin, göklerdeki ve yerdeki kimseleri de daha iyi bilir. Yemin olsun biz, peygamberlerin bir kısmını bir kısmına üstün kılmışızdır. Davud'a da Zebur'u verdik. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Zira, göklerde ve yerde bulunan her varlığı Rabbin çok iyi bilmektedir; dahası Rabbin peygamberlerden her birine diğerinden farklı olarak üstün nitelikler vermiştir: Nitekim, Davud'a (hükümdarlıkla birlikte) hikmet yüklü sayfalar verdiğimizi (hatırlayın). ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Göklerde ve yeryüzünde kimlerin olduğunu Rabb'in daha iyi bilir. Ant olsun ki Biz nebilerin kimini kiminden, kimi nitelikleriyle üstün kıldık. Davud'a Zebur'u verdik. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Efendin, göklerde ve yeryüzünde kim varsa bilir. Gerçek şu ki, peygamberlerin bir bölümünü, diğerlerine üstün yaptık; Davut'a da Zebur'u verdik. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Göklerde ve yerdeki kimseleri en iyi Rabbin bilir. Biz, nebilerin kimini kiminden üstün kıldık ve Davud'a da Zebur'u verdik. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Rabbin, göklerde ve yerde olan herkesi çok iyi bilendir. Yemin olsun ki biz peygamberlerin bir kısmını bir kısmına (farklı oldukları noktalarda) üstün kıldık;[1] Davud'a da Zebur'u verdik.[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] Bu ayet Bakara 2:136, 285, Al-i İmrân 3:84, Nisâ 4:152 ve Ra‘d 13:4. ayetlerle birlikte okunmalıdır. Ayetteki "üstünlük", aslında farklılık demektir. Çünkü peygamberler belirli noktalarda birbirlerinden farklıdır ve farklı oldukları bu noktalarda birbirlerinden üstündür. Ancak prensip olarak peygamberler arasında ayrım yapılmamalıdır. Çünkü peygamberlik [kesbî] (çalışıp kazanmaya bağlı) olarak değil, [vehbî] (ilahî bir ikram) olarak verilmiştir. - [2] Bu ayet "nebilere (peygamberlere) kitap verilmediği" şeklindeki anlayışın yanlış olduğunun delillerindendir. Benzer mesajlar: Bakara 2:213; Meryem 19:30. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Göklerde ve yeryüzünde kimlerin olduğunu Rabb'in daha iyi bilir. Ant olsun ki Biz nebilerin kimini kiminden, kimi nitelikleriyle üstün kıldık. Davud'a Zebur'u verdik. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Göklerde ve yeryüzünde kimlerin olduğunu Rabb'in daha iyi bilir. Ant olsun ki Biz Nebilerin kimini kiminden, kimi nitelikleriyle üstün kıldık. Davud'a Zebur'u verdik. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Göklerde ve yerde kimlerin[1] olduğunu da en iyi Rabbin bilir. Biz, nebilerden kimini kimine üstün kıldık;[2] Davud'a da bir zebur /kitap[3] verdik. _Footnotes_ - [1] Göklerde ve yerde insanların göremediği akıllı varlıklar olarak cinler ve onların içinden Allah'ın görevlendirdiği melekler vardır ([Nahl 16/49,](https://quran.so/16/49) [Meryem 19/93,](https://quran.so/19/33) [Saffat 37/6](https://quran.so/37/6)-[10](https://quran.so/37/10), [Cin 72/8](https://quran.so/72/8)). - [2] [Bakara 2/253.](https://quran.so/2/253) - [3] Hem bu ayette hem de [Nisa 4/163.](https://quran.so/4/163) Ayette kitap yerine zebur kelimesi geçer. Zebur (زَبُور), hikmet dolu kitap anlamındadır. (ez-Zeccac, Meani'l-Kur'an ve İ'rabuhu) [Al-i İmran 3/81](https://quran.so/3/81)'de bütün nebilere kitap ve hikmet verildiği açıklandığı için bu ayette elif lamsız olarak geçmesi, bunun Davut aleyhisselama özel bir kitap olmadığını, diğer nebilere de verilen kitaplardan bir kitap olduğunu gösterir ([Al-i İmran 3/184,](https://quran.so/3/184) [Nahl 16/43](https://quran.so/16/43)-[44,](https://quran.so/16/44) [Şuara 26/196,](https://quran.so/26/196) [Fatır 35/25,](https://quran.so/35/25) [Kamer 54/43](https://quran.so/54/43)). Kelime, ez-Zebur şeklinde elif lamlı olarak sadece [Enbiya 21/105](https://quran.so/21/105)'te geçer ve Davut aleyhisselam da dahil bütün nebilere verilen kitapları ifade eder. ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَرَبُّكَ — warabbuka | And your Lord | ربب — Ra-Ba-Ba | | 2 | أَعْلَمُ — aʿlamu | (is) most knowing | علم — Ayn-Lam-Mim | | 3 | بِمَن — biman | of whoever | — | | 4 | فِى — fī | (is) in | — | | 5 | ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ — l-samāwāti | the heavens | سمو — Sin-Mim-Vav | | 6 | وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ — wal-arḍi | and the earth | ارض — Elif-Ra-Dad | | 7 | وَلَقَدْ — walaqad | And verily | — | | 8 | فَضَّلْنَا — faḍḍalnā | We have preferred | فضل — Fe-Dad-Lam | | 9 | بَعْضَ — baʿḍa | some | بعض — Be-Ayn-Dad | | 10 | ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ — l-nabiyīna | (of) the Prophets | نبا — Nun-Be-Elif | | 11 | عَلَىٰ — ʿalā | to | — | | 12 | بَعْضٍۢ ۖ — baʿḍin | others | بعض — Be-Ayn-Dad | | 13 | وَءَاتَيْنَا — waātaynā | And We gave | اتي — Elif-Te-Ye | | 14 | دَاوُۥدَ — dāwūda | Dawood | — | | 15 | زَبُورًۭا — zabūran | Zaboor | زبر — Za-Be-Ra | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-54.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-56.md Retrieved: 2026-08-12 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.