Surah 19. Maryam

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Verses [Section]: 1-15[1], 16-40 [2], 41-50 [3], 51-65 [4], 66-82 [5], 83-98 [6]

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Quran Text of Verse 1-1519. Maryam Page 30519. Maryamبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِكٓهٰیٰعٓصٓ۫ۚKaaf Ha Ya Ain Sad ذِكْرُ(A) mentionرَحْمَتِ(of the) Mercyرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordعَبْدَهٗ(to) His servantزَكَرِیَّاۖۚZakariya اِذْWhenنَادٰیhe calledرَبَّهٗ(to) his Lordنِدَآءًa callخَفِیًّا secret قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy LordاِنِّیْIndeed, [I]وَهَنَ(have) weakenedالْعَظْمُmy bonesمِنِّیْmy bonesوَ اشْتَعَلَand flaredالرَّاْسُ(my) headشَیْبًا(with) whiteوَّ لَمْand notاَكُنْۢI have beenبِدُعَآىِٕكَin (my) supplication (to) Youرَبِّmy Lordشَقِیًّا unblessed وَ اِنِّیْAnd indeed, Iخِفْتُ[I] fearالْمَوَالِیَthe successorsمِنْafter meوَّرَآءِیْafter meوَ كَانَتِand isامْرَاَتِیْmy wifeعَاقِرًاbarrenفَهَبْSo giveلِیْ[to] meمِنْfromلَّدُنْكَYourselfوَلِیًّاۙan heir یَّرِثُنِیْWho will inherit meوَ یَرِثُand inheritمِنْfromاٰلِ(the) familyیَعْقُوْبَ ۖۗ(of) Yaqubوَ اجْعَلْهُAnd make himرَبِّmy Lordرَضِیًّا pleasing یٰزَكَرِیَّاۤO ZakariyaاِنَّاIndeed, Weنُبَشِّرُكَ[We] give you glad tidingsبِغُلٰمِof a boyسْمُهٗhis nameیَحْیٰی ۙ(will be) YahyaلَمْnotنَجْعَلْWe (have) assignedلَّهٗ[for] itمِنْbeforeقَبْلُbeforeسَمِیًّا (this) name قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lord!اَنّٰیHowیَكُوْنُcanلِیْI haveغُلٰمٌa boyوَّ كَانَتِwhile isامْرَاَتِیْmy wifeعَاقِرًاbarrenوَّ قَدْand indeedبَلَغْتُI have reachedمِنَofالْكِبَرِthe old ageعِتِیًّا extreme قَالَHe saidكَذٰلِكَ ۚThusقَالَsaidرَبُّكَyour LordهُوَItعَلَیَّ(is) easy for Meهَیِّنٌ(is) easy for Meوَّ قَدْand certainlyخَلَقْتُكَI (have) created youمِنْbeforeقَبْلُbeforeوَ لَمْwhile notتَكُyou wereشَیْـًٔا anything قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lord!اجْعَلْMakeلِّیْۤfor meاٰیَةً ؕa signقَالَHe saidاٰیَتُكَYour signاَلَّا(is) that notتُكَلِّمَyou will speakالنَّاسَ(to) the peopleثَلٰثَ(for) threeلَیَالٍnightsسَوِیًّا sound فَخَرَجَThen he came outعَلٰیtoقَوْمِهٖhis peopleمِنَfromالْمِحْرَابِthe prayer chamberفَاَوْحٰۤیand he signaledاِلَیْهِمْto themاَنْtoسَبِّحُوْاglorify (Allah)بُكْرَةً(in) the morningوَّ عَشِیًّا and (in) the evening 19. Maryam Page 306یٰیَحْیٰیO Yahya!خُذِHoldالْكِتٰبَthe Scriptureبِقُوَّةٍ ؕwith strengthوَ اٰتَیْنٰهُAnd We gave himالْحُكْمَ[the] wisdomصَبِیًّاۙ(when he was) a child وَّ حَنَانًاAnd affectionمِّنْfromلَّدُنَّاUsوَ زَكٰوةً ؕand purityوَ كَانَand he wasتَقِیًّاۙrighteous وَّ بَرًّۢاAnd dutifulبِوَالِدَیْهِto his parentsوَ لَمْand notیَكُنْhe wasجَبَّارًاa tyrantعَصِیًّا disobedient وَ سَلٰمٌAnd peace beعَلَیْهِupon himیَوْمَ(the) dayوُلِدَhe was bornوَ یَوْمَand (the) dayیَمُوْتُhe diesوَ یَوْمَand (the) dayیُبْعَثُhe will be raisedحَیًّا۠alive

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Surah Introduction

This Meccan sûrah recounts the miraculous stories of the birth of Jesus by the virgin Mary (after whom the sûrah is named) and the birth of John the Baptist to old Zachariah and his elderly, barren wife. Other prophets are cited as recipients of Allah's favour and grace. Attributing children to Allah (verses 88-95) and denial of resurrection (verses 66-70) are rejected as outrageous and blasphemous. Both the end of this sûrah and the beginning of the next one talk about the purpose of revealing the Quran.

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Translation of Verse 1-151. In the Name of Allah-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

1. Kãf-Ha-Ya-'Aĩn- Ṣãd .

2. ˹This is˺ a reminder of your Lord's mercy to His servant Zachariah,

3. when he cried out to his Lord privately,

4. saying, "My Lord! Surely my bones have become brittle, and grey hair has spread across my head, but I have never been disappointed in my prayer to You, my Lord!

5. And I am concerned about ˹the faith of˺ my relatives after me, since my wife is barren. So grant me, by Your grace, an heir,

6. who will inherit ˹prophethood˺ from me and the family of Jacob, and make him, O Lord, pleasing ˹to You˺!"

7. ˹The angels announced,˺ "O Zachariah! Indeed, We give you the good news of ˹the birth of˺ a son, whose name will be John-a name We have not given to anyone before."

8. He wondered, "My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren, and I have become extremely old?"

9. An angel replied, "So will it be! Your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, just as I created you before, when you were nothing!'"

10. Zachariah said, "My Lord! Grant me a sign." He responded, "Your sign is that you will not ˹be able to˺ speak to people for three nights, despite being healthy."

11. So he came out to his people from the sanctuary, signalling to them to glorify ˹Allah˺ morning and evening.

12. ˹It was later said,˺ "O John! Hold firmly to the Scriptures." And We granted him wisdom while ˹he was still˺ a child,

13. as well as purity and compassion from Us. And he was God-fearing,

14. and kind to his parents. He was neither arrogant nor disobedient.

15. Peace be upon him the day he was born, and the day of his death, and the day he will be raised back to life!

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