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Muhammad Asad   
and [upon] Ishmael, and Elisha, and Jonah, and Lot. And every one of them did We favour above other people
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
˹We also guided˺ Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot, favouring each over other people ˹of their time˺.
Safi Kaskas   
Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot--We favored every one of them above other people,

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Arabic   
وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًا وَكُلًّا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى الْعَالَمِين
Transliteration (2021)   
wa-is'māʿīla wal-yasaʿa wayūnusa walūṭan wakullan faḍḍalnā ʿalā l-ʿālamīn
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
And Ismail and Al-Yasaa and Yunus and Lut, and all We preferred over the worlds.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
and [upon] Ishmael, and Elisha, and Jonah, and Lot. And every one of them did We favour above other people
M. M. Pickthall   
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot. Each one (of them) did We prefer above (Our) creatures
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour above the nations
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
˹We also guided˺ Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot, favouring each over other people ˹of their time˺.
Safi Kaskas   
Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot--We favored every one of them above other people,
Wahiduddin Khan   
Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and LotWe favoured each one of them above other people
Shakir   
And Ismail and Al-Yasha and Yunus and Lut; and every one We made to excel (in) the worlds
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot. We gave all an advantage over the worlds.
T.B.Irving   
And Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot; each We preferred over [everybody else in] the Universe.
Abdul Hye   
and Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, Lot, and all We favored over the world
The Study Quran   
And Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot—each We favored above the worlds
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And Ismaiel, and Al-Yas’a, and Yunus, and Lout — and all (of these) We preferred over the worlds
Farook Malik   
and Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot. We exalted every one of them over the world
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
And Ishmael, and Elijah, and Jonah, and Lot—We favored each one of them over all other people
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And Ismail and Alyasaca and Yunus, and Lut; (Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot, respectively) and each one We graced over the worlds
Muhammad Sarwar   
and Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot whom We exalted over all people
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
__and Isma‘il and Yasa‘ and Yunus and LuT, and all of them We made to excel over all the people of the world (in their respective times)
Shabbir Ahmed   
And Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot. To all of them We gave distinction over people of their times
Dr. Munir Munshey   
And Ismail, Alyasa, Yunus, and Loot! We gave each one of them preference over the rest of mankind
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And Ismail (Ishmael) and Al-Yasa (Elisha), and Yunus (Jonah) and Lut (Lot): And to each one We gave favor above the nations
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot; and each We have preferred over the worlds
Abdel Haleem   
Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot. We favoured each one of them over other people
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And Ismai'l and Alyas'a and Yunus and Lut: each one of them We preferred above the worlds
Ahmed Ali   
We gave guidance to Ishmael, Elisha and Jonah and Lot; And We favoured them over the other people of the world
Aisha Bewley   
And Isma´il, al-Yasa´, Yunus and Lut. All of them We favoured over all beings
Ali Ünal   
And Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot: every one of them We favored above all other people
Ali Quli Qara'i   
and Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot —each We graced over all the nations—
Hamid S. Aziz   
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonas and Lot, each one have We preferred above all creatures
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And Ishmael and Al-Yasa'a (Elisha) and Jonah and Lot, and We preferred all of them over all other people
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
And Ishmael and Elisha, Jonas and Lot, and to all We gave favor above the nations
Musharraf Hussain   
Ismail, al-Yasa, Yunus and Lut – every one of them, We favoured over all the people
Maududi   
(And of his descendants We guided) Isma´il (Ishmael), al-Yasa´ (Elisha), Yunus (Jonah), and Lut (Lot). And each one of them We favoured over all mankind
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot; and each We have preferred over the worlds.
Mohammad Shafi   
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot, and to all of them We gave favours over the worlds

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Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And to Ismail and Yasa (Elisha) and Yunus (Jonah) and Lot, And to each one We preferred above all in his time
Rashad Khalifa   
And Ismail, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot; each of these we distinguished over all the people.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
and Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot. Each We preferred above the worlds
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot; and each one (of them) We made to excel the people
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
And Ishmael, and Elija, and Jonah, and Lot, and each/all We preferred/favoured on the creations altogether/(universes)
Bijan Moeinian   
Among the others whom I raised in rank to anyone else in the universe are: Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot
Faridul Haque   
And Ismael (Ishmael) and Yasa’a (Elisha) and Yunus (Jonah) and Lut (Lot); and to each one during their times, We gave excellence over all others
Sher Ali   
And WE also guided Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot ! and each one of them did WE exalt above the people
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And (We guided) Isma‘il (Ishmael), al-Yasa‘ (Elisha) and Yunus (Jonah) and Lut (Lot, too). And We exalted all of them above all the people (of their time)
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And (We also guided) Ismail and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and every one did We exalt above their people
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And Ismail (Ishmael) and Al-Yasa (Elisha), and Yoonus (Jonah) and Lout (Lot), and each one of them We preferred above the Alameen (mankind and jinns) (of their times)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Ishmael and Elisha, Jonah and Lot-each one We preferred above all beings
George Sale   
And We also guided Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot! and each one of them did We exalt above the people
Edward Henry Palmer   
and Ishmael and Elisha and Jonas and Lot, each one have we preferred above the worlds
John Medows Rodwell   
And Ismael and Elisha and Jonas and Lot: all these have we favoured above mankind
N J Dawood (2014)   
and Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot. All these We exalted above the nation

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Also [included] are Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot. To all these We gave favor above nations.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
And Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot; each We preferred over [everybody else in] the Universe.
Sayyid Qutb   
And Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot. Every one of them did We favour above all people.
Ahmed Hulusi   
And Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot... We made them superior to all people (the worlds) (by enabling them to experience the mystery of vicegerency in their bodily life).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot, and everyone (of them) did We prefer above all beings
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
And Isma‘IL (Ishmael) and Ilias, Yunis (Jonah) and Lut (Lot), all and each We favoured by preference out of all mankind
Mir Aneesuddin   
and Ismael and Elisha and Yunus and Lut and each one (of them) We preferred over (all others in) the worlds,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour above the nations
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And Ismail and Al-Yasaa and Yunus and Lut, and all We preferred over the worlds