← Surah 17

17:55

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

Word by word

وَرَبُّكَ
And your Lord
Noun
Root: ربب
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
رَبُّNoun — masculine، nominative
كَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
أَعْلَمُ
(is) most knowing
Noun
Root: علم
Grammar (i'rab)
أَعْلَمُNoun — masc. sing.، nominative، adjective
بِمَن
of whoever
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
مَنNoun — relative
فِى
(is) in
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فِىPreposition — preposition
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
the heavens
Noun
Root: سمو
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلPreposition — definite، prefix
سَّمَٰوَٰتِNoun — fem. plur.، genitive
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
and the earth
Noun
Root: أرض
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
أَرْضِNoun — feminine، genitive
وَلَقَدْ
And verily
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix
قَدْPreposition — particle of certainty
فَضَّلْنَا
We have preferred
Verb
Root: فضل
Grammar (i'rab)
فَضَّلْVerb — perfect، 1st plur.
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
بَعْضَ
some
Noun
Root: بعض
Grammar (i'rab)
بَعْضَNoun — masculine، accusative
ٱلنَّبِيِّۦنَ
(of) the Prophets
Noun
Root: نبأ
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلPreposition — definite، prefix
نَّبِيِّۦنَNoun — masc. plur.، genitive
عَلَىٰ
to
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَىٰPreposition — preposition
بَعْضٍ
others
Noun
Root: بعض
Grammar (i'rab)
بَعْضٍNoun — masculine، indefinite، genitive
وَءَاتَيْنَا
And We gave
Verb
Root: أتي
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
ءَاتَيْVerb — perfect، 1st plur.
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
دَاوُۥدَ
Dawood
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
دَاوُۥدَNoun — proper noun، genitive
زَبُورًا
Zaboor
Noun
Root: زبر
Grammar (i'rab)
زَبُورًاNoun — proper noun، masculine، indefinite، accusative

Translation

EN

And it is your Lord that knoweth best all beings that are in the heavens and on earth: We did bestow on some prophets more (and other) gifts than on others: and We gave to David (the gift of) the Psalms.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

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 Haleemall-rights-reserved

And thy Lord is Best Aware of all who are in the heavens and the earth. And we preferred some of the prophets above others, and unto David We gave the Psalms.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

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 Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Göklerde ve yerde olan kimseleri Rabbin daha iyi bilir. And olsun ki peygamberleri birbirinden üstün kılmış ve Davud'a Zebur vermişizdir.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Rabbin göklerde ve yerde olan kimselerin hepsini en iyi bilendir. Andolsun ki biz, peygamberlerin kimini kimine üstün kıldık. Davud'a da Zebur'u verdik.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Rabbin, göklerde ve yerde olan herkesi çok iyi bilendir. Yemin olsun ki biz peygamberlerin bir kısmını bir kısmına (farklı oldukları noktalarda) üstün kıldık; Davud’a da Zebur’u verdik.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وربك -أيها النبي- أعلم بمَن في السموات والأرض. ولقد فَضَّلْنا بعض النبيين على بعض بالفضائل وكثرة الأتباع وإنزال الكتب، وأعطينا داود الزبور.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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