¹  Then his Lord chose him, making him one of the righteous.  Dr. Mustafa Khattab

²  but [as it was,] his Sustainer had elected him and placed him among the righteous.  Muhammad Asad

³  But his Lord chose him, and made him one of the righteous.  Talal Itani

⁴  But his Lord exalted him, and included him among His righteous servants.  Maududi

⁵  But his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.  Muhsin Khan

⁶  but his Lord chose him and made him one of the Righteous.  Muhammad Abdel Haleem

⁷  But his Lord elected him and made him among the ones in accord with morality.  Dr.Leila Bakhtiar

⁸  But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous.  Marmaduke Pickthall

⁹  And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.  Sahih Int.

¹⁰  Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company of the Righteous.  Yusuf Ali

¹¹  but chose him, his lord, and made him of the righteous.  Word by Word