Maryam
Mary
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مريم
ذِكْرُ (A) mention dhik'ru (of the) Mercy raḥmati (of) your Lord rabbika (to) His servant ʿabdahu Zakariya zakariyyā
[This is] a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zechariah
إِذْ When idh he called nādā (to) his Lord rabbahu a call nidāan secret khafiyyan
When he called to his Lord a private call [i.e., supplication].
قَالَ He said qāla My Lord rabbi Indeed, [I] innī (have) weakened wahana my bones l-ʿaẓmu my bones minnī and flared wa-ish'taʿala (my) head l-rasu (with) white shayban and not walam I have been akun in (my) supplication (to) You biduʿāika my Lord rabbi unblessed shaqiyyan
He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled1 with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy [i.e., disappointed].
وَإِنِّى And indeed, I wa-innī [I] fear khif'tu the successors l-mawāliya after me min after me warāī and is wakānati my wife im'ra-atī barren ʿāqiran So give fahab [to] me lī from min Yourself ladunka an heir waliyyan
And indeed, I fear the successors1 after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir
يَرِثُنِى Who will inherit me yarithunī and inherit wayarithu from min (the) family āli (of) Yaqub yaʿqūba And make him wa-ij'ʿalhu my Lord rabbi pleasing raḍiyyan
Who will inherit me1 and inherit from the family of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You]."
يَـٰزَكَرِيَّآ O Zakariya yāzakariyyā Indeed, We innā [We] give you glad tidings nubashiruka of a boy bighulāmin his name us'muhu (will be) Yahya yaḥyā not lam We (have) assigned najʿal [for] it lahu before min before qablu (this) name samiyyan
[He was told],1 "O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John. We have not assigned to any before [this] name."
قَالَ He said qāla My Lord rabbi How annā can yakūnu I have lī a boy ghulāmun while is wakānati my wife im'ra-atī barren ʿāqiran and indeed waqad I have reached balaghtu of mina the old age l-kibari extreme ʿitiyyan
He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I have reached extreme old age?"
قَالَ He said qāla Thus kadhālika said qāla your Lord rabbuka 'It huwa (is) easy for Me ʿalayya (is) easy for Me hayyinun and certainly waqad I (have) created you khalaqtuka before min before qablu while not walam you were taku anything.' shayan
[An angel] said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, for I created you before, while you were nothing.'"
قَالَ He said qāla My Lord rabbi Make ij'ʿal for me lī a sign āyatan He said qāla Your sign āyatuka (is) that not allā you will speak tukallima (to) the people l-nāsa (for) three thalātha nights layālin sound sawiyyan
[Zechariah] said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights, [being] sound."1
فَخَرَجَ Then he came out fakharaja to ʿalā his people qawmihi from mina the prayer chamber l-miḥ'rābi and he signaled fa-awḥā to them ilayhim to an glorify (Allah) sabbiḥū (in) the morning buk'ratan and (in) the evening waʿashiyyan
So he came out to his people from the prayer chamber and signaled to them to exalt [Allāh] in the morning and afternoon.