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al-An`am 6:85
Muhammad Asad
and [upon] Zachariah, and John, and Jesus, and Elijah: every one of them was of the righteous
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Likewise, ˹We guided˺ Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elias, who were all of the righteous.
Safi Kaskas
Zachariah, John, Jesus and Elijah-- every one of them was righteous.
Arabic
وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحْيَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَإِلْيَاسَ كُلٌّ مِّنَ الصَّالِحِين
Transliteration
Wazakariyy
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Transliteration-2
wazakariyyā wayaḥyā waʿīsā wa-il'yāsa kullun mina l-ṣāliḥīn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
And Zakariya and Yahya and Isa and Ilyas - all (were) of the righteous.
Muhammad Asad
and [upon] Zachariah, and John, and Jesus, and Elijah: every one of them was of the righteous
M. M. Pickthall
And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias. Each one (of them) was of the righteous
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the righteous
Shakir
And Zakariya and Yahya and Isa and Ilyas; every one was of the good
Wahiduddin Khan
Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elijahevery one of them was righteou
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And Zechariah and Yahya and Jesus and Elijah—all are among the ones in accord with morality.
T.B.Irving
Zachariah, John, Jesus and Elijah were all honorable men.
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Likewise, ˹We guided˺ Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elias, who were all of the righteous.
Safi Kaskas
Zachariah, John, Jesus and Elijah-- every one of them was righteous.
Abdul Hye
(Others include) Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elias; all were of the righteous
The Study Quran
And Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elias—each was among the righteous
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And Zachariah and John, and Jesus, and Elias; all were from the upright
Abdel Haleem
Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elijah- every one of them was righteous
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And also Zakariyya and Yahya and Isa and llyas: each one was of the righteous
Ahmed Ali
Zachariah and John We guided, and guided Jesus and Elias who were all among the upright
Aisha Bewley
And Zakariyya, Yahya, ´Isa and Ilyas. All of them were among the salihun
Ali Ünal
And Zachariah, John, Jesus and Elijah: every one of them was of the righteous
Ali Quli Qara'i
and Zechariah, John, Jesus and Ilyas, —each of them among the righteous&mdash
Hamid S. Aziz
And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias, all righteous ones
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And Zakariyya and Yahya and Isa and Ilyas, (Zechariah, John, Jesus and Elias "Elijah", respectively) each one was of the righteous
Muhammad Sarwar
We also gave guidance to Zacharias, John, Jesus, and Elias, who were all pious people
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and (We guided) Zakariyya and YaHya and ‘Isa and Ilyas __each one of them was of the righteous_
Shabbir Ahmed
And Zachariah, John, Jesus and Elias; all in the ranks of the righteous who fulfilled the needs of mankind
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And Zakariyya (Zachariah) and Yahya (John, the Baptist), and Isa (Jesus) and Ilyas (Elias): All in the company of the righteous
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And Zechariah and John and Jesus and Elias - and all were of the righteous
Farook Malik
Other descendants include Zakariya, John, Jesus, and Ilyas (Elias); all of them were righteous
Dr. Munir Munshey
And (We also guided) Zakariah, Yahya, Jesus, and Ilyas. They were all pious
Dr. Kamal Omar
And Zakariyya, and Yahya, and Iesa, and Ilyas — all (are) out of the righteous
Talal A. Itani (new translation)
And Zechariah, and John, and Jesus, and Elias—every one of them was of the upright
Maududi
(And of his descendants We guided) Zakariya (Zachariah), Yahya (John), Isa (Jesus) and Ilyas (Elias): each one of them was of the righteous
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And Zachariah and Yahya (John the Baptist) and Jesus and Elias were all among the righteous
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And Zachariah and Yahya, and Jesus and Elias, are all in the ranks of the righteous
Musharraf Hussain
Zakariyya, Yahya, Isa, Ilyas – each one was upright
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And Zachariah and John, and Jesus, and Elias; all were from the upright.
Mohammad Shafi
And Zachariya and John and Jesus and Elias, all of them righteous men
Bijan Moeinian
Zachariah, John, Jesus and Elias are also among the other righteous ones who were blessed
Faridul Haque
And (We guided) Zakaria and Yahya (John) and Eisa and Elias; all these are worthy of Our proximity
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
and (Prophets) Zachariah, John, Jesus and Elias, each was of the righteous
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And Zacharias and John and Jesus and Elias; each one (of them) was of the righteous
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And Zacharias/Zachary, and John, and Jesus, and Elias, all/each (is) from the correct/righteous
Sher Ali
And WE guided Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias; each one of them was of the righteous
Rashad Khalifa
Also, Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elias; all were righteous.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And to Zakaria (Zacharia) and Yahya (John) and Isa (Jesus) and Ilyas (Elias). These are all entitled to be Our near ones (righteous)
Amatul Rahman Omar
And (We guided) Zachariah, John, Jesus and Elias, every one (of them) was of the righteous
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And (We guided also) Zakariyya (Zacharias), Yahya (John) and ‘Isa (Jesus) and Ilyas (Elias). All these were the righteous people (blessed with His nearness and divine consciousness)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And Zakariya (Zachariya), and Yahya (John) and Iesa (Jesus) and Iliyas (Elias), each one of them was of the righteous
Arthur John Arberry
Zachariah and John, Jesus and Elias; each was of the righteous
Edward Henry Palmer
And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias, all righteous ones
George Sale
And We guided Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias; each one of them was of the righteous
John Medows Rodwell
And Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elias: all were just persons
N J Dawood (2014)
Zacharias and John, Jesus and Elias¹ (all were upright men)
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Also, Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elijah are all in the ranks of the righteous.
Sayyid Qutb
And Zachariah, John, Jesus and Elijah; who were all righteous.
Ahmed Hulusi
And Zacharia, John, Jesus and Elias... All of them were of the righteous.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And Zakariya and John and Jesus and Elias; each one (of them) was of the righteous
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
And Zakariya (Zachariah) and Yahya (John), ‘Isa (Jesus) and Ilias (Elias), all and each were enrolled among the virtuous
Mir Aneesuddin
and Zakariyya and Yahya and Isa and Ilyas, each one was of the righteous,
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the righteous
OLD Literal
Word for Word
And Zakariya and Yahya and Isa and Ilyas - all (were) of the righteous
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