And they are among the elect and the select who are held - Surah sad ayat 47 in Tafsir

﴿وَإِنَّهُمۡ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصۡطَفَيۡنَ ٱلۡأَخۡيَارِ ﴾
[صٓ: 47]

And they are among the elect and the select who are held precious in Our esteem and chosen for exalted eternal life

﴿وإنهم عندنا لمن المصطفين الأخيار﴾ [صٓ: 47]

Dr Kamal Omar
And indeed they, before Us (are) surely of the chosen ones — the elect

Dr Laleh Bakhtiar
And, truly, they are to Us among ones who are favored and good

Dr Munir Munshey
According to Our judgment, they were certainly among the best, the excellent

Edward Henry Palmer
and, verily, they were with us of the elect, the best

Farook Malik
Certainly they are with Us; among the best chosen

George Sale
and they were, in our sight, elect and good men

Maududi
In Our sight they are among the chosen and excellent ones