[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous. (Ash-Shu'ara [26] : 83)
1 Mufti Taqi Usmani
O my Lord, give me wisdom, and make me join the righteous,
2 Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
“My Lord! Grant me wisdom, and join me with the righteous.
3 Ruwwad Translation Center
“My Lord, grant me knowledge, and join me with the righteous,
4 A. J. Arberry
My Lord, give me Judgment, and join me with the righteous,
5 Abdul Haleem
My Lord, grant me wisdom; join me with the righteous;
6 Abdul Majid Daryabadi
My Lord! bestow on me wisdom and join me with the righteous.
7 Abdullah Yusuf Ali
"O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous;
8 Abul Ala Maududi
(And then Abraham prayed): "My Lord, endow me with knowledge and wisdom and join me with the righteous,
9 Ahmed Ali
O Lord, give me wisdom and admit me among the righteous,
10 Ahmed Raza Khan
“My Lord, bestow me the command and join me with those who deserve your proximity.”
11 Ali Quli Qarai
‘My Lord! Grant me [unerring] judgement, and unite me with the Righteous.
12 Ali Ünal
"My Lord! Grant me true, wise judgment, and join me with the righteous.
13 Amatul Rahman Omar
(Abraham then turned to his Lord and said,) `My Lord! grant me strong and right judgment and make me follow and join the righteous.
14 English Literal
My Lord, grant/present for me judgment/rule and make me catch up/join with the correct/righteous
15 Faridul Haque
“My Lord, bestow me the command and join me with those who deserve your proximity.”
16 Hamid S. Aziz
My Lord, grant me wisdom (or judgment), and let me join the righteous
17 Hilali & Khan
My Lord! Bestow Hukman (religious knowledge, right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) on me, and join me with the righteous;
18 Maulana Mohammad Ali
And Who will cause me to die, then give me life,
19 Mohammad Habib Shakir
My Lord: Grant me wisdom, and join me with the good
20 Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous.
21 Muhammad Sarwar
Lord, grant me authority. Join me to the righteous ones.
22 Qaribullah & Darwish
My Lord, give me judgment, and join me with the righteous.
23 Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
My Lord! Bestow Hukm on me, and join me with the righteous.
24 Wahiduddin Khan
My Lord, bestow wisdom upon me; unite me with the righteous;
25 Talal Itani
“My Lord! Grant me wisdom, and include me with the righteous.
26 Tafsir jalalayn
My Lord! Grant me [unerring] judgement, knowledge, and unite me with the righteous, the prophets.
27 Tafseer Ibn Kathir
The Prayer of Ibrahim for Himself and for His Father
Allah tells about the prayer of Ibrahim;
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا
My Lord! Bestow Hukm on me,
Here Ibrahim, upon him be peace, asks his Lord to give him Hukm.
Ibn Abbas said,
"This is knowledge."
وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ
and join me with the righteous.
means, `make me one of the righteous in this world and the Hereafter.'
This is like the words the Prophet said three times when he was dying;
اللَّهُمَّ فِي الرَّفِيقِ الاَْعْلَى
O Allah, with the Exalted Companion (of Paradise).
وَاجْعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الاْاخِرِينَ
28 Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
And to Him I express my thoughts in my invocatory prayer, thus: "Confer on me O Allah, my Creator, wisdom to help me judge rightly in matters relating to physical and spiritual life and to impart to me soundness of judgement in the choice of means and ends, and unite me, O Allah, with the society of those in whose hearts reigns piety