Quran 3:42 Translations ⓘ

Ali 'Imran (House of Imran) 3:42

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

Transliteration

Waith qalati almalaikatu ya maryamu inna Allaha istafaki watahharaki waistafaki AAala nisai alAAalameena

Ahmad 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.

Ali Qarai

And when the angels said, ‘O Mary, Allah has chosen you and purified you, and He has chosen you above the world’s women.

Amhad Khan

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.”

Arberry

And when the angels said, 'Mary, God has chosen thee, and purified thee; He has chosen thee above all women.

Corpus Quran

And when said the Angels, "O Maryam! Indeed, Allah (has) chosen you and purified you and chosen you over (the) women (of) the worlds."

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.

Hilali & 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)."

Maududi

Then came the time when the angels said: 'O Mary! Behold, Allah has chosen you, and made you pure, and exalted you above all the women in the world.

Muhammad Sarwar

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

Muhammad Shakir

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

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.

Qaribullah

And when the angels said to Mary: 'Allah has chosen you and purified you. He has chosen you above all women of the worlds.

Sahih Intl

And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.

Talal Itani

The angels said, “O Mary, God has chosen you, and has purified you. He has chosen you over all the women of the world.

Wahihuddin Khan

The angels said, "Mary, God has selected you and purified you. He has selected you over [all] the women of your time.

Yusuf Ali

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