[He was] grateful for His favors. He [i.e., Allah] chose him and guided him to a straight path. (An-Nahl [16] : 121)
1 Mufti Taqi Usmani
He was grateful to His bounties. He (Allah) chose him and led him to the straight path.
2 Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹utterly˺ grateful for Allah’s favours. ˹So˺ He chose him and guided him to the Straight Path.
3 Ruwwad Translation Center
He was grateful for His favors; He chose him and guided him to a straight path.
4 A. J. Arberry
showing thankfulness for His blessings; He chose him, and He guided him to a straight path.
5 Abdul Haleem
he was thankful for the blessings of God who chose him and guided him to a straight path.
6 Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Grateful for His favours: He chose him and guided him to a straight path.
7 Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He showed his gratitude for the favours of Allah, who chose him, and guided him to a Straight Way.
8 Abul Ala Maududi
He rendered thanks to Allah for His bounties so that Allah chose him (for His favours) and directed him to the Right Way.
9 Ahmed Ali
Grateful to Him for His favours; so He chose him and guided him to the path that is straight,
10 Ahmed Raza Khan
Grateful for His blessings; Allah chose him and guided him to the Straight Path.
11 Ali Quli Qarai
Grateful [as he was] for His blessings, He chose him and guided him to a straight path.
12 Ali Ünal
Always thankful for His favors. He (God) chose him, and guided him to a straight path (to follow himself and guide others).
13 Amatul Rahman Omar
Highly thankful for His favours. He chose him and guided him on to the exact right path.
14 English Literal
Thankful/grateful for his blessings/goodnesses , He chose/purified Him, and He guided him to a straight/direct road/way
15 Faridul Haque
Grateful for His blessings; Allah chose him and guided him to the Straight Path.
16 Hamid S. Aziz
Thankful for His favours; He chose him and He guided him unto the Straight Way
17 Hilali & Khan
(He was) thankful for His (Allah's) Graces. He (Allah) chose him (as an intimate friend) and guided him to a Straight Path (Islamic Monotheism, neither Judaism nor Christianity).
18 Maulana Mohammad Ali
Surely Abraham was a model (of virtue), obedient to Allah, upright, and he was not of the polytheists.
19 Mohammad Habib Shakir
Grateful for His favors; He chose him and guided him on the right path.
20 Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Thankful for His bounties; He chose him and He guided him unto a straight path.
21 Muhammad Sarwar
He was thankful to God for His bounties. God chose him and guided him to the right path.
22 Qaribullah & Darwish
ever thankful for His favors. He chose him and He guided him to a Straight Path.
23 Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
(He was) thankful for His favors. He (Allah) chose him and guided him to a straight path.
24 Wahiduddin Khan
he was thankful for His blessings. God chose him and guided him to a straight path.
25 Talal Itani
Thankful for His blessings. He chose him, and guided him to a straight path.
26 Tafsir jalalayn
grateful [as he was] for His graces, He chose him, elected him, and guided him to a straight path.
27 Tafseer Ibn Kathir
شَاكِرًا لاَِّنْعُمِهِ اجْتَبَاهُ
Verily, Ibrahim was (himself) an Ummah, obedient to Allah, a Hanif (monotheist), and he was not one of the idolators.(He was) thankful for His favors. He (Allah) chose him