Surah Maryam 19:54 — translation and meaning

مريم · Verse 54 / 98 · Page 309

ۚ وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ صَادِقَ الْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَّبِيًّا

Word by Word

ۚ
وَاذْكُرْ
wa-udh'kur
And mention
فِي
fi
in
الْكِتَابِ
al-kitabi
the Book
إِسْمَاعِيلَ
is'ma'ila
Ismail
إِنَّهُ
innahu
Indeed he
كَانَ
kana
was
صَادِقَ
sadiqa
true
الْوَعْدِ
al-wa'di
(to his) promise
وَكَانَ
wakana
and was
رَسُولًا
rasulan
a Messenger
نَّبِيًّا
nabiyyan
a Prophet

Transliteration

Wazkur fil Kitaabi ismaa'eel; innahoo kaana saadiqal wa'di wa kaana Rasoolan Nabiyyaa

Translation

And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And mention, O Messenger, in the Qur’ān revealed to you, the story of Ishmael (peace be upon him). He was true to his promise - whenever he made a promise he fulfilled it - and he was a messenger and prophet.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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