Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)

for which He has not sent down any authority to you?
So [tell me,] which of the two sides
has a greater right to safety, if you know?
82 Those who have faith
and do not taint their faith with wrongdoing
— for such there shall be safety,
and they are the [rightly] guided.’
83 This was Our argument that We gave to Abraham
against his people.
We raise in rank whomever We wish.
Indeed your Lord is all-wise, all-knowing.
84 And We gave him Isaac and Jacob
and guided each of them.
And Noah We had guided before,
and from his offspring, David and Solomon,
Job, Joseph, Moses and Aaron
— thus do We reward the virtuous —
85 and Zechariah, John, Jesus and Ilyās,
— each of them among the righteous —
86 and Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot
— each We graced over all the nations —
87 and from among their fathers,
their descendants and brethren
— We chose them
and guided them to a straight path.
88 That is Allah’s guidance:
with it He guides
whomever He wishes of His servants.
But were they to ascribe any partners [to Allah],