Al-Qur'an Surah Sad Verse 45

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And remember Our servants - Ibrāhīm and IsHāq and Ya‘qūb - the men of strength and the men of vision.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And remember Our servants: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the men of strength and insight.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Remember Our slaves: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – men of strength and insight.

A. J. Arberry

Remember also Our servants Abraham, Isaac and Jacob -- men of might they and of vision.

Abdul Haleem

Remember Our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, all men of strength and vision.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And remember thou Our bond men, Ibrahim and Is-haq and Ya'qub. owners of might ana insight.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And commemorate Our Servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, possessors of Power and Vision.

Abul Ala Maududi

And remember Our servants -- Abraham, Isaac and Jacob -- they were endowed with great strength and vision.

Ahmed Ali

Remember Our votaries Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, men of power and insight.

Ahmed Raza Khan

And remember Our bondmen Ibrahim, and Ishaq, and Yaqub – the men of power and knowledge.

Ali Quli Qarai

And remember Our servants, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, men of strength and insight.

Ali Ünal

And remember Our servants Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, endowed with power (in obedience to God and doing good deeds), and insight (to discern the truth in things and events).

Amatul Rahman Omar

Recall Our servants Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (all) endowed with power for action, and insight.

English Literal

And remember/mention Our worshippers/slaves Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, (owners of) the hands, and the eyesights/knowledge.

Faridul Haque

And remember Our bondmen Ibrahim, and Ishaq, and Yaqub – the men of power and knowledge.

Hamid S. Aziz

And remember Our servants Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, men of power and vision.

Hilali & Khan

And remember Our slaves, Ibrahim (Abraham), Ishaque (Isaac), and Ya'qub (Jacob), (all) owners of strength (in worshipping Us) and (also) of religious understanding.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And take in thy hand few worldly goods and earn goodness therewith and incline not to falsehood. Surely We found him patient; most excellent the servant! Surely he (ever) turned (to Us).

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And remember Our servants Ibrahim and Ishaq and Yaqoub, men of power and insight.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And make mention of Our bondmen, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, men of parts and vision.

Muhammad Sarwar

(Muhammad), recall Our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, all of whom possessed virtuous hands and clear visions.

Qaribullah & Darwish

Also, remember Our worshipers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, those of might and vision.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And remember Our servants, Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Ya`qub, Ulil-Aydi wal-Absar.

Wahiduddin Khan

Remember Our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob -- possessors of strength and vision.

Talal Itani

And mention Our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—endowed with ability and vision.

Tafsir jalalayn

And mention [also] Our servants Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob -- men of fortitude, vigorous in their worship, and insight, deep understanding of religion (a variant reading [for `ibdan, `Our servants'] has [singular] `abdan, `Our servant', with Ibrhma as the explication thereof, and what follows as being a supplement to `abdan, `Our servant').

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

The Chosen and the Best among the Prophets

Allah tells us about the virtues of His servants the Messengers and His Prophets;

وَاذْكُرْ عِبَادَنَا إبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُوْلِي الاْاَيْدِي وَالاْاَبْصَارِ



And remember Our servants, Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Ya`qub, Ulil-Aydi wal-Absar.

meaning, righteous deeds, beneficial knowledge, strength in worship and insight.

Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said;

أُوْلِي الاَْيْدِي
(Ulil-Aydi) "Of great strength and worship;

وَالاْاَبْصَارِ
(wal-Absar) means, understanding of the religion."

Qatadah and As-Suddi said,

"They were given strength in worship and understanding of the religion."

إِنَّا أَخْلَصْنَاهُم بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى الدَّارِ