Surah Al-Isra (الإسراء) • The Night Journey

Quran 17:55

17:55

وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ زَبُورًا

warabbuka aʿlamu biman fī l-samāwāti wal-arḍi walaqad faḍḍalnā baʿḍa l-nabiyīna ʿalā baʿḍin waātaynā dāwūda zabūran

And your Lord is most knowing of whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And We have made some of the prophets exceed others [in various ways], and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].

— Saheeh International

Your Lord knows best about everyone in the heavens and the earth. We gave some prophets more than others: We gave David a book [of Psalms].

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And your Lord knows best all who are in the heavens and the earth. And indeed, We have preferred some of the Prophets above others, and to Dâwûd (David) We gave the Zabûr (Psalms).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَرَبُّكَwarabbukaAnd your Lord
أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing
بِمَنbimanof whoever
فِىfī(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِۗwal-arḍiand the earth
وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily
فَضَّلْنَاfaḍḍalnāWe have preferred
بَعْضَbaʿḍasome
ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَl-nabiyīna(of) the Prophets
عَلَىٰʿalāto
بَعْضٍۢۖbaʿḍinothers
وَءَاتَيْنَاwaātaynāAnd We gave
دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
زَبُورًۭاzabūranZaboor