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 16-40وَ اذْكُرْAnd mentionفِیinالْكِتٰبِthe Bookمَرْیَمَ ۘMaryamاِذِwhenانْتَبَذَتْshe withdrewمِنْfromاَهْلِهَاher familyمَكَانًا(to) a placeشَرْقِیًّاۙeastern فَاتَّخَذَتْThen she tookمِنْfrom themدُوْنِهِمْfrom themحِجَابًا ۪۫a screenفَاَرْسَلْنَاۤThen We sentاِلَیْهَاto herرُوْحَنَاOur Spiritفَتَمَثَّلَthen he assumed the likenessلَهَاfor herبَشَرًا(of) a manسَوِیًّا well-proportioned قَالَتْShe saidاِنِّیْۤIndeed Iاَعُوْذُ[I] seek refugeبِالرَّحْمٰنِwith the Most Graciousمِنْكَfrom youاِنْifكُنْتَyou areتَقِیًّا God fearing قَالَHe saidاِنَّمَاۤOnlyاَنَاI amرَسُوْلُa Messengerرَبِّكِ ۖۗ(from) your Lordلِاَهَبَthat I (may) bestowلَكِon youغُلٰمًاa sonزَكِیًّا pure قَالَتْShe saidاَنّٰیHowیَكُوْنُcan beلِیْfor meغُلٰمٌa sonوَّ لَمْwhen notیَمْسَسْنِیْhas touched meبَشَرٌa manوَّ لَمْand notاَكُI amبَغِیًّا unchaste قَالَHe saidكَذٰلِكِ ۚThusقَالَsaidرَبُّكِyour LordهُوَItعَلَیَّ(is) for Meهَیِّنٌ ۚeasyوَ لِنَجْعَلَهٗۤand so that We will make himاٰیَةًa signلِّلنَّاسِfor the mankindوَ رَحْمَةًand a Mercyمِّنَّا ۚfrom Usوَ كَانَAnd (it) isاَمْرًاa matterمَّقْضِیًّا decreed فَحَمَلَتْهُSo she conceived himفَانْتَبَذَتْand she withdrewبِهٖwith himمَكَانًا(to) a placeقَصِیًّا remote فَاَجَآءَهَاThen drove herالْمَخَاضُthe pains of childbirthاِلٰیtoجِذْعِ(the) trunkالنَّخْلَةِ ۚ(of) the date-palmقَالَتْShe saidیٰلَیْتَنِیْO! I wishمِتُّI (had) diedقَبْلَbeforeهٰذَاthisوَ كُنْتُand I wasنَسْیًا(in) oblivionمَّنْسِیًّا forgotten فَنَادٰىهَاSo cried to herمِنْfromتَحْتِهَاۤbeneath herاَلَّاThat (do) notتَحْزَنِیْgrieveقَدْverilyجَعَلَ(has) placedرَبُّكِyour Lordتَحْتَكِbeneath youسَرِیًّا a stream وَ هُزِّیْۤAnd shakeاِلَیْكِtowards youبِجِذْعِ(the) trunkالنَّخْلَةِ(of) the date-palmتُسٰقِطْit will dropعَلَیْكِupon youرُطَبًاfresh datesجَنِیًّاؗripe 19. Maryam Page 307فَكُلِیْSo eatوَ اشْرَبِیْand drinkوَ قَرِّیْand coolعَیْنًا ۚ(your) eyesفَاِمَّاAnd ifتَرَیِنَّyou seeمِنَfromالْبَشَرِhuman beingاَحَدًا ۙanyoneفَقُوْلِیْۤthen sayاِنِّیْIndeed Iنَذَرْتُ[I] have vowedلِلرَّحْمٰنِto the Most Graciousصَوْمًاa fastفَلَنْso notاُكَلِّمَI will speakالْیَوْمَtodayاِنْسِیًّاۚ(to any) human being فَاَتَتْThen she cameبِهٖwith himقَوْمَهَا(to) her peopleتَحْمِلُهٗ ؕcarrying himقَالُوْاThey saidیٰمَرْیَمُO MaryamلَقَدْCertainlyجِئْتِyou (have) broughtشَیْـًٔاan amazing thingفَرِیًّا an amazing thing یٰۤاُخْتَO sisterهٰرُوْنَ(of) HarunمَاNotكَانَwasاَبُوْكِyour fatherامْرَاَan evil manسَوْءٍan evil manوَّ مَاand notكَانَتْwasاُمُّكِyour motherبَغِیًّاۖۚunchaste فَاَشَارَتْThen she pointedاِلَیْهِ ؕto himقَالُوْاThey saidكَیْفَHowنُكَلِّمُ(can) we speakمَنْ(to one) whoكَانَisفِیinالْمَهْدِthe cradleصَبِیًّا a child قَالَHe saidاِنِّیْIndeed I amعَبْدُa slaveاللّٰهِ ؕ۫(of) AllahاٰتٰىنِیَHe gave meالْكِتٰبَthe Scriptureوَ جَعَلَنِیْand made meنَبِیًّاۙa Prophet وَّ جَعَلَنِیْAnd He (has) made meمُبٰرَكًاblessedاَیْنَwhereverمَاwhereverكُنْتُ ۪I amوَ اَوْصٰنِیْand has enjoined (on) meبِالصَّلٰوةِ[of] the prayerوَ الزَّكٰوةِand zakahمَاas long as I amدُمْتُas long as I amحَیًّا۪ۖalive وَّ بَرًّۢاAnd dutifulبِوَالِدَتِیْ ؗto my motherوَ لَمْand notیَجْعَلْنِیْHe (has) made meجَبَّارًاinsolentشَقِیًّا unblessed وَ السَّلٰمُAnd peace (be)عَلَیَّon meیَوْمَ(the) dayوُلِدْتُّI was bornوَ یَوْمَand (the) dayاَمُوْتُI will dieوَ یَوْمَand (the) DayاُبْعَثُI will be raisedحَیًّا alive ذٰلِكَThatعِیْسَی(was) Isaابْنُ(the) sonمَرْیَمَ ۚ(of) Maryamقَوْلَa statementالْحَقِّ(of) truthالَّذِیْthat whichفِیْهِabout itیَمْتَرُوْنَ they dispute مَاNotكَانَ(it) isلِلّٰهِfor AllahاَنْthatیَّتَّخِذَHe should takeمِنْany sonوَّلَدٍ ۙany sonسُبْحٰنَهٗ ؕGlory be to HimاِذَاWhenقَضٰۤیHe decreesاَمْرًاa matterفَاِنَّمَاthen onlyیَقُوْلُHe saysلَهٗto itكُنْBeفَیَكُوْنُؕand it is وَ اِنَّAnd indeedاللّٰهَAllahرَبِّیْ(is) my Lordوَ رَبُّكُمْand your Lordفَاعْبُدُوْهُ ؕso worship HimهٰذَاThisصِرَاطٌ(is) a pathمُّسْتَقِیْمٌ straight فَاخْتَلَفَBut differedالْاَحْزَابُthe sectsمِنْۢfrom among themبَیْنِهِمْ ۚfrom among themفَوَیْلٌso woeلِّلَّذِیْنَto those whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelieveمِنْfromمَّشْهَدِ(the) witnessingیَوْمٍ(of) a Dayعَظِیْمٍ great اَسْمِعْHow they will hearبِهِمْHow they will hearوَ اَبْصِرْ ۙand how (they will) seeیَوْمَ(the) Dayیَاْتُوْنَنَاthey will come to Usلٰكِنِbutالظّٰلِمُوْنَthe wrongdoersالْیَوْمَtodayفِیْ(are) inضَلٰلٍerrorمُّبِیْنٍ clear 19. Maryam Page 308وَ اَنْذِرْهُمْAnd warn themیَوْمَ(of the) Dayالْحَسْرَةِ(of) the Regretاِذْwhenقُضِیَhas been decidedالْاَمْرُ ۘthe matterوَ هُمْAnd theyفِیْ(are) inغَفْلَةٍheedlessnessوَّ هُمْand theyلَا(do) notیُؤْمِنُوْنَ believe اِنَّاIndeed Weنَحْنُ[We]نَرِثُ[We] will inheritالْاَرْضَthe earthوَ مَنْand whoeverعَلَیْهَا(is) on itوَ اِلَیْنَاand to Usیُرْجَعُوْنَ۠they will be returned

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Translation of Verse 16-40

16. And mention in the Book ˹O Prophet, the story of˺ Mary when she withdrew from her family to a place in the east,

17. screening herself off from them. Then We sent to her Our angel, ˹Gabriel,˺ appearing before her as a man, perfectly formed.

18. She appealed, "I truly seek refuge in the Most Compassionate from you! ˹So leave me alone˺ if you are God-fearing."

19. He responded, "I am only a messenger from your Lord, ˹sent˺ to bless you with a pure son."

20. She wondered, "How can I have a son when no man has ever touched me, nor am I unchaste?"

21. He replied, "So will it be! Your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me. And so will We make him a sign for humanity and a mercy from Us.' It is a matter ˹already˺ decreed."

22. So she conceived him and withdrew with him to a remote place.

23. Then the pains of labour drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She cried, "Alas! I wish I had died before this, and was a thing long forgotten!"

24. So a voice ⁵⁷³ reassured her from below her, "Do not grieve! Your Lord has provided a stream at your feet.

25. And shake the trunk of this palm tree towards you, it will drop fresh, ripe dates upon you.

26. So eat and drink, and put your heart at ease. But if you see any of the people, say, 'I have vowed silence ⁵⁷⁴ to the Most Compassionate, so I am not talking to anyone today.'"

27. Then she returned to her people, carrying him. They said ˹in shock˺, "O Mary! You have certainly done a horrible thing!

28. O sister of Aaron! ⁵⁷⁵ Your father was not an indecent man, nor was your mother unchaste."

29. So she pointed to the baby. They exclaimed, "How can we talk to someone who is an infant in the cradle?"

30. Jesus declared, "I am truly a servant of Allah. He has destined me to be given the Scripture and to be a prophet.

31. He has made me a blessing wherever I go, and bid me to establish prayer and give alms-tax as long as I live,

32. and to be kind to my mother. He has not made me arrogant or defiant.

33. Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I will be raised back to life!"

34. That is Jesus, son of Mary. ˹And this is˺ a word of truth, about which they dispute.

35. It is not for Allah to take a son! Glory be to Him. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, "Be!" And it is!

36. ˹Jesus also declared,˺ "Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path."

37. Yet their ˹various˺ groups have differed among themselves ˹about him˺, so woe to the disbelievers when they face a tremendous Day!

38. How clearly will they hear and see on the Day they will come to Us! But today the wrongdoers are clearly astray.

39. And warn them ˹O Prophet˺ of the Day of Regret, when all matters will be settled, while they are ˹engrossed˺ in heedlessness and disbelief.

40. Indeed, it is We Who will succeed the earth and whoever is on it. And to Us they will ˹all˺ be returned.

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Commentary

573. This was the voice of baby Jesus. Some say it was Gabriel.

574. lit., fast ˹from speech˺. Linguistically, ṣawm means to abstain from something, such as food, speaking, and playing.

575. i.e., his twin in virtue. They meant that they did not expect her to do something like that because they held her in high esteem like Aaron, Moses' brother (perhaps because she was his descendant).