Surah 38. Sad, Ayah 48
| وَاذْكُرْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّ مِنَ الْأَخْيَارِ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- udhkur 'ismaacel wa- al-yasac wa- dhaa al- kifl wa- kull min al- akhyaar |
| Pickthall | : | And make mention of Ishmael and Elisha and Dhul Kifl. All are of the chosen. |
| Asad | : | And call to mind Ishmael and Elisha,43 and every one who [like them] has pledged himself [unto Us]:44 for, each of them was of the truly good! |
| Malik | : | Also mention Isma'il, Al-Yas'a (Elisha) and Zul-Kifl; all of them were among the best. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | And commemorate Ismail Elisha and Zul-Kifl: each of them was of the company of the Good. 4205 |
Note - 43Al-Yasa' in Arabic - the Biblical prophet who succeeded
Elijah (see surah {37}, note [48]).
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Note - 44For an explanation of this rendering of dhu 'l-kifl, see
surah {21}, note [81].
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Note - 4205Isma'il, the Patriarch of the Arab race, was also
mentioned (xxxvii. 101-107) as a pattern of
self-sacrifice; now he is mentioned in the company of the
Good, i.e., of those who were a blessing to their people.
Here he is bracketed with Elisha (for whom see n. 906 to
vi. 86), and Zul-Kifl (for whom see n. 2743 to xxi. 85).
All these three were examples of constancy and patience
under suffering.
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Isma'il, the Patriarch of the Arab race, was also mentioned (xxxvii. 101-107) as a pattern of self-sacrifice; now he is mentioned in the company of the Good, i.e., of those who were a blessing to their people. Here he is bracketed with Elisha (for whom see n. 906 to vi. 86), and Zul-Kifl (for whom see n. 2743 to xxi. 85). All these three were examples of constancy and patience under suffering. |
