يَـٰيَحْيَىٰ O Yahya yāyaḥyā Hold khudhi the Scripture l-kitāba with strength biquwwatin And We gave him waātaynāhu [the] wisdom l-ḥuk'ma (when he was) a child ṣabiyyan
[Allāh said], "O John, take the Scripture [i.e., adhere to it] with determination." And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy
وَحَنَانًۭا And affection waḥanānan from min Us ladunnā and purity wazakatan and he was wakāna righteous taqiyyan
And affection from Us and purity, and he was fearing of Allāh
وَبَرًّۢا And dutiful wabarran to his parents biwālidayhi and not walam he was yakun a tyrant jabbāran disobedient ʿaṣiyyan
And dutiful to his parents, and he was not a disobedient tyrant.
وَسَلَـٰمٌ And peace be wasalāmun upon him ʿalayhi (the) day yawma he was born wulida and (the) day wayawma he dies yamūtu and (the) day wayawma he will be raised yub'ʿathu alive ḥayyan
And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive.