وَٱذۡكُرۡ إِسۡمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلۡيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖ وَكُلّٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَخۡيَارِ ٤٨
And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَٱذۡكُرۡAnd rememberwa-udh'kur
- إِسۡمَٰعِيلَIshmaelis'māʿīla
- وَٱلۡيَسَعَand Elishawal-yasaʿa
- وَذَاand Dhul-kiflwadhā
- ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖand Dhul-kifll-kif'li
- وَكُلّٞand allwakullun
- مِّنَ(are) frommina
- ٱلۡأَخۡيَارِthe bestl-akhyāri
Tafsir
O Prophet, remember Ishmael, the son of Abraham, and remember Elisha, and remember Dhul-Kifl, and praise them well as they deserve it. And all of these were amongst the chosen and selected in Allah’s sight.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran