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al-Baqarah 2:122 

Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
Arabic يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ zoom
Transliteration Ya banee isra-eela othkuroo niAAmatiya allatee anAAamtu AAalaykum waannee faddaltukum AAala alAAalameena zoom

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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad O CHILDREN of Israel! Remember those blessings of Mine with which I graced you, and how I favoured you above all other people; zoom
M. M. Pickthall O Children of Israel! Remember My favour wherewith I favoured you and how I preferred you to (all) creatures. zoom
Shakir O children of Israel, call to mind My favor which I bestowed on you and that I made you excel the nations. zoom
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) O Children of Israel! call to mind the special favour which I bestowed upon you, and that I preferred you to all others (for My Message). zoom
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) O Children of Israel! call to mind the special favour which I bestowed upon you, and that I preferred you to all others (for My Message). zoom
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar O Children of Israel! Remember My divine blessing with which I was gracious to you, and that I gave you an advantage over the worlds. zoom
Wahiduddin Khan Children of Israel, remember My favour which I have bestowed upon you, and how I preferred you above all other people; zoom
T.B.Irving 0 Children of Israel, remember My favor which I bestowed on and how I preferred you over [everyone in] the Universe. zoom
[Al-Muntakhab] O you Bani Isra‘il: "Render solemn acknowledgement of My divine favour and impel yourselves with the feeling of gratitude to Me for the efficacious grace I conferred upon you and that I confined you to such prerogative as to be chosen* out of all people for My mercy and blessings." zoom
[Progressive Muslims] O Children of Israel, remember My blessings that I have bestowed upon you, and that I have preferred you over all the worlds. zoom
Abdel Haleem Children of Israel, remember how I blessed you and favoured you over other people, zoom
Abdul Majid Daryabadi O Children of Isra'il! remember My favour wherewith favoured you, and that I preferred you over the world. zoom
Ahmed Ali O children of Israel, remember the favours I bestowed on you, and made you exalted among the nations of the world. zoom
Aisha Bewley Tribe of Israel! remember the blessing I conferred on you, and that I preferred you over all other beings. zoom
Ali Ünal O Children of Israel! Remember My favor that I bestowed upon you (by choosing Prophets and Messengers from amongst you and granting you a great kingdom, and by giving you a Book and guiding you to the Straight Path), and that I once exalted you above all peoples. zoom
Ali Quli Qara'i O Children of Israel, remember My blessing which I bestowed upon you, and that I gave you an advantage over all the nations. zoom
Amatul Rahman Omar O children of Israel! remember My favour which I conferred upon you, and that I exalted you above all your contemporaries. zoom
Hamid S. Aziz O children of Israel! Remember My favours which I bestowed on you, and that I have preferred you over the (other people of the) worlds. zoom
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali O Seeds (Or: sons) of Israel) remember My favor wherewith I favored you, and that I graced you over the worlds. zoom
Muhammad Sarwar Children of Israel, recall My favor to you and the preference that I gave to you over all the other nations. zoom
Muhammad Taqi Usmani O children of Isra‘il (Israel), remember My blessing that I conferred upon you, and that I gave you excellence over the worlds. zoom
Shabbir Ahmed (The Children of Israel can easily relate to what has just been said.) O Children of Israel! Remember My Bliss with which I blessed you and how I gave you distinction over all other peoples of the time. zoom
Syed Vickar Ahamed O Children of Israel! Remember the special favor which I bestowed upon you, and that I preferred you to all others (for My Message). zoom
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds. zoom
Farook Malik O Children of Israel! Remember the special favor which I bestowed upon you; that I exalted you above all other nations. zoom
Dr. Munir Munshey Oh children of Israel! Recall My (special) favors that I bestowed upon you. Indeed, I gave you precedence over the entire world. zoom
Tahir-ul-Qadri Mohammad O Children of Ya´qub (Jacob)! Remember My favour that I bestowed upon you and (especially) the supremacy which I awarded you over all the communities (of that age). zoom
Dr. Kamal Omar O progeny of Israiel! Bring to mind My Grace which I bestowed upon you and that, I preferred you over the worlds. zoom
Bilal Muhammad (2013 Edition) O Children of Israel, call to mind the favor which I bestowed upon you, and that I preferred you to all others.  zoom
Maududi O children of Israel, remember that special favour 1 bestowed upon you, and that I exalted you above all the communities of the world. zoom

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian Now the children of Israel, remember my favor to you when I made you the most favored nation. zoom
Faridul Haque O Descendants of Israel! Remember the favour of Mine which I bestowed upon you and made you superior to all others of your time. (By sending Noble Messengers among you). zoom
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah Children of Israel, remember My favor which I bestowed upon you and that I preferred your (prophets among you) above the worlds. zoom
Maulana Muhammad Ali O Children of Israel, call to mind My favour which I bestowed on you and that I made you excel the nations. zoom
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira You Israel's sons and daughters, remember My blessing , that I blessed on you, and that I preferred/favoured you over the creations all together/(universes). zoom
Sher Ali O Children of Israel ! remember MY favours which I bestowed upon you, and that I exalted you above all the nations of the time. zoom
Rashad Khalifa O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I bestowed upon you, and that I blessed you more than any other people. zoom
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) O Descendants of Israel! Remember the favour of Mine which I bestowed upon you and made you superior to all others of your time. (By sending Noble Messengers among you). zoom
Hilali & Khan O Children of Israel! Remember My Favour which I bestowed upon you and that I preferred you to the Alameen (mankind and jinns) (of your time-period, in the past). zoom

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry Children of Israel, remember My blessing wherewith I blessed you, and that I have preferred you above all beings; zoom
Edward Henry Palmer O children of Israel! remember my favours with which I favoured you, and that I have preferred you over the worlds. zoom
George Sale O children of Israel, remember my favour wherewith I have favoured you, and that I have preferred you before all nations; zoom
John Medows Rodwell O children of Israel! remember my favour wherewith I have favoured you, and that high above all mankind have I raised you: zoom
N J Dawood (draft) Children of Israel, remember the favour I have bestowed upon you, and that I exalted you above the nations. zoom

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