سورة الزّخرُف
Surah Al-Zukhruf 43:59
The Ornaments · Verse 59 of 89
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَاهُ مَثَلًا لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
He was no more than a servant (of Ours) whom We graced with Our blessings and favours and We made him (to be) an example (of virtue and piety) for the Children of Israel.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He was no more than a servant: We granted Our favour to him, and We made him an example to the Children of Israel.
Ahmed Ali
(Jesus) was only a creature whom We favoured and made an example for the children of Israel.
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Ali Unal
Surely he (Jesus) was not other than a servant (worshipping God), whom We favored (with Messengership), and We made him a miraculous example for the Children of Israel (to follow and mend their ways).
Daryabadi
He is naught but a bondman: him We favoured, and him We made an ensample Unto the Children of Israil.
Faridul Haque
He is purely a bondman (of Ours), whom We have favoured upon, and We made him an extraordinary example for the Descendants of Israel.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He was naught but a servant on whom We bestowed favour and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.
Maulvi Sher Ali
He was only Our servant, on whom WE bestowed Our favour, and WE made him an Example for the children of Israel.
Muhammad Asad
[As for Jesus,] he was nothing but [a human being -] a servant [of Ours] whom We had graced [with prophethood], and whom We made an example for the children of Israel.
Muhammad Musin Khan
He ['Iesa (Jesus)] was not more than a slave. We granted Our Favour to him, and We made him an example to the Children of Israel (i.e. his creation without a father).
Muhammad Pickthall
He is nothing but a slave on whom We bestowed favour, and We made him a pattern for the Children of Israel.
Muhammad Sarwar
Jesus was a servant of Ours to whom We had granted favors and whom We made as an example for the Israelites.
Muhammed ali Shakir
He was naught but a servant on whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the children of Israel.
Rashad Khalifa
He was no more than a servant whom we blessed, and we sent him as an example for the Children of Israel.
Shabbir Ahmed
He was none but a servant whom We had graced (with revelation) and whom We made an example for the Children of Israel.