Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And Elijah was among the emissaries,

وَاِنَّ اِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَل۪ينَۜ
Wa-inna ilyasa lamina almursaleen
#wordmeaningroot
1wa-innaAnd indeed
2il'yāsaElijah
3lamina(was) surely of
4l-mur'salīnathe Messengersرسل
  • Aisha Bewley

    Ilyas was one of the Messengers.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And Elias was one of the messengers.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And, behold, Elias (Elijah) was one of Our Messengers (6:85).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And Elijah was among the emissaries,

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And Elias was one of the messengers.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    And Elias was one of the messengers.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Elias was one of the messengers.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Verily Elias is one of the apostles.

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

    And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers,

  • Muhammad Asad

    AND, BEHOLD, Elijah was indeed one of Our message-bearers

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Surely, Elias too was among the Messengers.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    And Elias (Elijah) whom We chose to be a spectacle and a warning and We entrusted with Our divine message,

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Elias was also one of My Prophets.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And verily, Iliyâs (Elias) was one of the Messengers.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    So also was Elias among those sent (by Us).

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    And Elias was indeed one of the messengers.

  • Taqi Usmani

    And surely, Ilyās is one of the messengers.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Elijah too was one of the messengers.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Elias too was one of the Envoys;

  • E. Henry Palmer

    And verily Elyas was of the apostles;

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And Elias was most surely one of those sent.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And surely Ilyas (Alias=Elijah) is indeed one of the Emissaries;

  • George Sale

    And Elias was also one of those who were sent by Us.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And verily, Ilyas (Elias) was one of Our messengers.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Verily, Elias was (also) one of the Messengers.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    And indeed Ilyās was one of the apostles,