Quran 38:48 — Saad, verse 48
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
And remember Our servants Ishmael, Elisha, and Dhu ’l-Kifl, each of them truly good.
وَاذْكُرْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّ مِنَ الْأَخْيَارِ
wa-udh'kur is'māʿīla wal-yasaʿa wadhā l-kif'li wakullun mina l-akhyāri
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Remember also Our servants Ishmael, Elisha, and Dhul Kifl; each is among the excellent.
- Muhammad Asad
- And call to mind Ishmael and Elisha, and every one who [like them] has pledged himself [unto Us]: for, each of them was of the truly good!
- Sahih International
- And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَٱذْكُرْwa-udh'kur | And remember | ذكر |
| 2 | إِسْمَـٰعِيلَis'māʿīla | Ishmael | — |
| 3 | وَٱلْيَسَعَwal-yasaʿa | and Elisha | — |
| 4 | وَذَاwadhā | and Dhul-kifl | — |
| 5 | ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖl-kif'li | and Dhul-kifl | كفل |
| 6 | وَكُلٌّۭwakullun | and all | كلل |
| 7 | مِّنَmina | (are) from | — |
| 8 | ٱلْأَخْيَارِl-akhyāri | the best | خير |