Quran 19:54 — Maryam, verse 54
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Mention too, in the Quran, the story of Ishmael. He was true to his promise, a messenger and a prophet.
وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ صَادِقَ الْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَبِيًّا
wa-udh'kur fī l-kitābi is'māʿīla innahu kāna ṣādiqa l-waʿdi wakāna rasūlan nabiyyan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And mention in the Book Ishmael; he was true to his promise, and he was a Messenger, a Prophet.
- Muhammad Asad
- AND CALL to mind, through this divine writ, Ishmael. Behold, he was always true to his promise, and was an apostle [of God], a prophet,
- Sahih International
- And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَٱذْكُرْwa-udh'kur | And mention | ذكر |
| 2 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 3 | ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi | the Book | كتب |
| 4 | إِسْمَـٰعِيلَ ۚis'māʿīla | Ishmael | — |
| 5 | إِنَّهُۥinnahu | Indeed, he | — |
| 6 | كَانَkāna | was | كون |
| 7 | صَادِقَṣādiqa | true | صدق |
| 8 | ٱلْوَعْدِl-waʿdi | (to his) promise | وعد |
| 9 | وَكَانَwakāna | and was | كون |
| 10 | رَسُولًۭاrasūlan | a Messenger | رسل |
| 11 | نَّبِيًّۭاnabiyyan | a Prophet | نبأ |