Quran Ayah Sad (The Letter Sad) 38:47 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

And, behold, in Our sight they were indeed among the elect, the truly good

Arthur John Arberry

and in Our sight they are of the chosen, the excellent

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

They were, in Our sight, truly, of the company of the Elect and the Good

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Arabic

وَإِنَّهُمۡ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصۡطَفَیۡنَ ٱلۡأَخۡیَارِ ۝٤٧

Transliteration (2021)

wa-innahum ʿindanā lamina l-muṣ'ṭafayna l-akhyār

Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

And indeed, they to Us (are) from the chosen ones, the best.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

And, behold, in Our sight they were indeed among the elect, the truly good

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

They were, in Our sight, truly, of the company of the Elect and the Good

M. M. Pickthall

Lo! in Our sight they are verily of the elect, the excellent

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

And in Our sight they are truly among the chosen and the finest.

Wahiduddin Khan

and, in Our sight they were indeed among the select, the truly good

Safi Kaskas

and [in our sight] they are among the chosen and the virtuous.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And, truly, they are to Us among ones who are favored and good.

T.B.Irving

some of them were selected from the very best by Us.

Shakir

And most surely they were with Us, of the elect, the best

Abdul Hye

Surely, they are with Us, of those chosen and the best!

Saeed Malik

Of certain, in OUR sight they are of the chosen ones, the personification of goodness.

The Study Quran

And truly in Our Sight they are among the chosen, the elect

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

They are among the chosen and the best in Our sight.

Talal Itani (2012)

To Us they are among the chosen, the outstanding

M. Farook Malik

Certainly they are with Us; among the best chosen

Dr. Kamal Omar

And indeed they, before Us (are) surely of the chosen ones — the elect

Dr. Munir Munshey

According to Our judgment, they were certainly among the best, the excellent

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And (in Our sight,) they truly were of the company of the chosen and of the Good

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And indeed they are, to Us, among the chosen and outstanding

Muhammad Sarwar

In Our eyes they were of the chosen, virtuous people

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

And surely they are, in Our sight, among the chosen, the best of the righteous

Shabbir Ahmed

Behold, according to Our Standards, they were of the elect, excellent, fulfilling the mental, moral and physical needs of humanity

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And surely in Our Providence they are indeed of the elected, the most charitable (i.e., the best)

Hamid S. Aziz

And most surely they were, in Our sight, of the company of the elect, the excellent

Abdel Haleem

with Us they will be among the elect, the truly good

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And verily they are with us of the elect of the excellent one

Ahmed Ali

They are the chosen ones, the excellent in Our sight

Aisha Bewley

In Our eyes they are among the best of chosen men.

Ali Ünal

They are in Our sight among the perfectly purified, chosen ones, the truly good

Ali Quli Qara'i

Indeed with Us they are surely among the elect of the best

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And with Us, they are of the chosen, the best.

Musharraf Hussain

In Our Sight, they are the best of the chosen ones.

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

They were, in Our sight, truly of the company of the elect, the best

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

And indeed, they are among the chosen and the good ones in Our view.

Maududi

In Our sight they are among the chosen and excellent ones

Mohammad Shafi

And they were certainly indeed, in Our sight, among the selected best of humankind

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And undoubtedly, they are in Our sight chosen and favorites.

Rashad Khalifa

They were chosen, for they were among the most righteous.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Indeed with Us they are among the chosen, the excellent

Faridul Haque

And in Our sight, they are indeed the chosen ones, the beloved

Bijan Moeinian

They were chosen because of their righteousness

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And surely they were with Us, of the elect, the best

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

And they, they are at Us from (E) the chosen/purified, the good/honoured

Sher Ali

And truly, they are in Our sight among the elect and the best

Edip Yuksel

They are with Us of the elite, the best.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And of course they are in Our sight among the elect and the select

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And verily, in Our Sight they were of the chosen, exalted (and) most liked servants

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

And they are with Us, verily, of the chosen and the best

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

They shall dwell with Us among the chosen and the righteous

Arthur John Arberry

and in Our sight they are of the chosen, the excellent

Edward Henry Palmer

and, verily, they were with us of the elect, the best

George Sale

and they were, in our sight, elect and good men

John Medows Rodwell

And verily, they were, in our sight, of the elect and of the good

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

Indeed, they (Innahum) are (La) among (Mina) the chosen (El'Mus'tofai'na) and the best (El'Akh'yaar) with Us (Endanaa).

Fode Drame

And they indeed in Our sight are truly of those who were the chosen, the select.

Munir Mezyed

Indeed, they are, in Our sight, among the chosen ones and men of integrity!

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And they are amongst the chosen few with Us.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

They were with Us and from among the chosen and honorable.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

And indeed, to Us they are of the elect, the outstanding.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

They were selected [to be] from the very best [servants] by Us.

Samy Mahdy

And surely, they were with Us, among the elected, the best.

Sayyid Qutb

In Our sight, they were indeed among the elect, the truly good.

Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed they are surely with Us among the elect of the best.

Ahmed Hulusi

They are indeed in Our sight chosen, refined and purified.

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And they are with Us, verily, of the chosen and the best!

A. S. Mohamed

To Us, they were among the best of the chosen ones.

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

And truly they are with Us of the elect, the good ones.

Mir Aneesuddin

And they are with Us, among those chosen from the doers of good.

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

And they are among the elect and the select who are held precious in Our esteem and chosen for exalted eternal life

The Wise Quran Project

And indeed, they are with Us surely among the chosen ones, the best.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

They were, in Our sight, truly, of the company of the Elect and the Good

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And they are with Us of the elite, the best

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

And they are with Us of the elite, the best

OLD Literal Word for Word

And indeed, they to Us (are) from the chosen ones, the best

OLD Transliteration

Wa-innahum AAindana lamina almustafayna al-akhyari

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