Quran 3:42 — Aal-i-Imraan, verse 42
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The angels said to Mary: ‘Mary, God has chosen you and made you pure: He has truly chosen you above all women.
وَإِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَا مَرْيَمُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَاكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَاصْطَفَاكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ
wa-idh qālati l-malāikatu yāmaryamu inna l-laha iṣ'ṭafāki waṭahharaki wa-iṣ'ṭafāki ʿalā nisāi l-ʿālamīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when the angels said, 'Mary, God has chosen thee, and purified thee; He has chosen thee above all women.
- Muhammad Asad
- AND LO! The angels said: "O Mary! Behold, God has elected thee and made thee pure, and raised thee above all the women of the world.
- Sahih International
- And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allāh has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذْwa-idh | And when | — |
| 2 | قَالَتِqālati | said | قول |
| 3 | ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatu | the Angels | ملك |
| 4 | يَـٰمَرْيَمُyāmaryamu | O Maryam | — |
| 5 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 6 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 7 | ٱصْطَفَىٰكِiṣ'ṭafāki | (has) chosen you | صفو |
| 8 | وَطَهَّرَكِwaṭahharaki | and purified you | طهر |
| 9 | وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِwa-iṣ'ṭafāki | and chosen you | صفو |
| 10 | عَلَىٰʿalā | over | — |
| 11 | نِسَآءِnisāi | (the) women | نسو |
| 12 | ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna | (of) the worlds | علم |