Ayah al-Qalam (The Pen) 68:50

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Muhammad Asad

but [as it was,] his Sustainer had elected him and placed him among the righteous

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

Then his Lord chose him, making him one of the righteous.

Safi Kaskas

But his Lord chose him and made him among the righteous.

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Arabic

فَاجْتَبَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَجَعَلَهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِين

Transliteration (2021)

fa-ij'tabāhu rabbuhu fajaʿalahu mina l-ṣāliḥīn

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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

But chose him, his Lord, and made him of the righteous.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

but [as it was,] his Sustainer had elected him and placed him among the righteous

M. M. Pickthall

But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company of the Righteous

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

Then his Lord chose him, making him one of the righteous.

Safi Kaskas

But his Lord chose him and made him among the righteous.

Wahiduddin Khan

But his Lord chose him for His own and made him one of the righteous

Shakir

Then his Lord chose him, and He made him of the good

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

But his Lord elected him and made him among the ones in accord with morality.

T.B.Irving

His Lord picked him out and placed him with honorable people.

Abdul Hye

But his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.

The Study Quran

But his Lord chose him and made him among the righteous

Dr. Kamal Omar

So his Nourisher-Sustainer chose him and regarded him of the righteous

Farook Malik

But his Lord choose him and included him among the righteous

Talal A. Itani (new translation)

But his Lord chose him, and made him one of the righteous

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Then his Lord selected him and so made him among the righteous

Muhammad Sarwar

But his Lord chose him as His Prophet and made him one of the righteous ones

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Then his Lord chose him, and made him one of the righteous

Shabbir Ahmed

But his Lord had elected him and included him among those who have worked for reform and to actualize their 'Self'

Dr. Munir Munshey

Eventually, his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous ones

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Thus did his Lord choose him and grant him the company of the righteous

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

But his Lord blessed him, and made him righteous

Abdel Haleem

but his Lord chose him and made him one of the Righteous

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous

Ahmed Ali

Then his Lord chose him and placed him among the upright

Aisha Bewley

But his Lord chose him and made him one of the righteous.

Ali Ünal

But his Lord chose him and enabled him to be among the specially chosen, righteous servants

Ali Quli Qara'i

So his Lord chose him and made him one of the righteous

Hamid S. Aziz

Then his Lord chose him, and He made him of the righteous

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

But his Master chose him and made him of the righteous

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

So his Lord chose him and made him of the company of the righteous

Musharraf Hussain

So His Lord accepted his plea and selected him, and He made him among the righteous.

Maududi
But his Lord exalted him, and included him among His righteous servants

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
But his Lord blessed him, and made him righteous

Mohammad Shafi
His Lord then chose him and made him one of the righteous men

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then his Lord chose him and made him of His near ones.

Rashad Khalifa
But his Lord blessed him, and made him righteous.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
But his Lord had chosen him and He placed him among the righteous

Maulana Muhammad Ali
Then his Lord chose him, and He made him of the righteous

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
So his Lord chose/purified him, so He made him from the correct/righteous

Bijan Moeinian
But your Lord forgave him and included him among the righteous people

Faridul Haque
His Lord therefore chose him and made him among those deserving His proximity

Sher Ali
But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Then his Lord exalted him and (placed him) amongst the perfectly pious (blessing him with His exceptional nearness)

Amatul Rahman Omar
But his Lord chose him and made him (one) of the righteous

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
But his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry
But his Lord had chosen him, and He placed him among the righteous

George Sale
But his Lord chose him, and made him one of the righteous

Edward Henry Palmer
But his Lord elected him, and made him of the pious

John Medows Rodwell
But his Lord chose him and made him of the just

N J Dawood (2014)
But his Lord chose him for His own and made of him a righteous man

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto
His Lord chose him and made him among the righteous.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab
His Lord picked him out and made him one of the righteous people.

Ahmed Hulusi
But his Rabb chose him and made him of the righteous (the experiencers of the reality).

Mir Aneesuddin
Then his Fosterer chose him and made him of the righteous.

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
But Allah relented and quit him all His debt, and with divine grace he came to be of the righteous whose deeds were imprinted with wisdom and piety

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company of the Righteous

OLD Literal Word for Word
But chose him, his Lord, and made him of the righteous