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وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ اِسْمٰع۪يلَۘ اِنَّهُ كَانَ صَادِقَ الْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولاً نَبِياًّۚ

Wathkur fee alkitabiismaAAeela innahu kana sadiqa alwaAAdi wakanarasoolan nabiyya

Mention Isma‘il in the Book. He was true to his promise and was a Messenger and a Prophet.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And recall in the Scripture Ishmael; he was truthful to his promise, and he was a messenger prophet.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And make mention in the Book, of Ishmael. He was truthful in his pledge, and he was a Prophet bearing Our Message.

  • Sam Gerrans

    And remember thou in the Writ Ishmael: — He was true to the promise — and he was a messenger and a prophet;

  • The Monotheist Group

    And recall in the Book, Ishmael; he was truthful to his promise, and he was a messenger prophet.

  • Edip-Layth

    Recall in the book Ishmael; he was truthful to his promise, and he was a messenger prophet.

  • Aisha Bewley

    Mention Isma‘il in the Book. He was true to his promise and was a Messenger and a Prophet.

  • Rashad Khalifa

    And mention in the scripture Ismail. He was truthful when he made a promise, and he was a messenger prophet.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Commemorate Ishmael in the Book. He was true of his promise, and a messenger, a prophet.

  • Sahih International

    And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.

  • Muhammad Asad

    AND CALL to mind, through this divine writ, Ishmael. Behold, he was always true to his promise, and was an apostle [of God], a prophet,

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And make mention in the Scripture of Ishmael. Lo! he was a keeper of his promise, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat

    Also, narrate O Muhammad to the people what is discoursed in the Book -the Quran- relative to Ismail who was true-hearted, true to his promise, and his words and his deeds together accorded; he was a Messenger endowed with the prerogative of Prophethood.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Now Mention the name of Ishmael in Qur’an who (as a Prophet of Mine) had to deliver My Message. Indeed he was a man of his word.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And mention in the Book (the Qur’ân) Ismâ‘îl (Ishmael). Verily he was true to what he promised, and he was a Messenger, (and) a Prophet.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Also mention in the Book (the story of) Isma'il: He was (strictly) true to what he promised, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet.

  • Mustafa Khattab

    And mention in the Book ˹O Prophet, the story of˺ Ishmael. He was truly a man of his word, and was a messenger and a prophet.

  • Taqi Usmani

    And mention in the Book (the story of) Ismā‘īl. He was indeed true to his promise, and was a messenger, a prophet.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Mention too, in the Quran, the story of Ishmael. He was true to his promise, a messenger and a prophet.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    And mention in the Book Ishmael; he was true to his promise, and he was a Messenger, a Prophet.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    And mention, in the Book, Ishmael; verily, he was true to his promise, and was an apostle,- a prophet;

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And We granted him out of Our Mercy, his brother Aaron also a prophet.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And mention in the Book Shuaayb; (Ishmael) surely he was sincerely (true) to his promise, and he was a Messenger, a Prophet.

  • George Sale

    Remember also Ismael in the same book: For he was true to his promise; and was an apostle, and a prophet.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And in the Book (Quran), tell (the story of) Ismail (Ishmael), verily he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger, a prophet.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Give an account of Ismâîl in this Book. He (too) was strictly true to his promise. And he was a Messenger, a Prophet.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    And mention in the Book Ishmael. Indeed he was true to his promise, and an apostle and a prophet.