سورة آل عِمرَان

Surah Al-i-‘Imrân 3:42

Family of Amran · Verse 42 of 200

وَإِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَا مَرْيَمُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَاكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَاصْطَفَاكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(Recall the time) when the angels said, `O Mary! surely Allâh has chosen you and has rid you of all impurities and has preferred you to the women of all (contemporary) people.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee- chosen thee above the women of all nations.

Ahmed Ali

The angels said: "O Mary, indeed God has favoured you and made you immaculate, and chosen you from all the women of the world.

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Ali Unal

And (in due time came the moment) when the angels said: "Mary, God has chosen you and made you pure, and exalted you above all the women in the world.

Daryabadi

And recall what time the angels said: O Maryam! verily Allah chose thee and purified thee and chose thee above the women of the worlds.

Faridul Haque

And when the angels said, “O Maryam! Indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you, and has this day, chosen you among all the women of the world.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the angels said: O Mary, surely Allah has chosen thee and purified thee and chosen thee above the women of the world.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And remember when the angels said, `ALLAH has chosen thee and purified thee and chosen thee above all women of the time.

Muhammad Asad

AND LO! The angels said: "O Mary! Behold, God has elected thee and made thee pure, and raised thee above all the women of the world.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And (remember) when the angels said: "O Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allah has chosen you, purified you (from polytheism and disbelief), and chosen you above the women of the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of her lifetime)."

Muhammad Pickthall

And when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah hath chosen thee and made thee pure, and hath preferred thee above (all) the women of creation.

Muhammad Sarwar

Behold, the angels told Mary, "God had chosen you, purified you, and given you distinction over all women.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And when the angels said: O Marium! surely Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of of the world.

Rashad Khalifa

The angels said, "O Mary, GOD has chosen you and purified you. He has chosen you from all the women.

Shabbir Ahmed

(Mary kept a spotless character as she grew up.) Angels told her, “God has chosen you, given you a spotless character and given you distinction among the women of your times.”