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.
وَٱذْكُرْ And mention wa-udh'kur in fī the Book l-kitābi Maryam maryama when idhi she withdrew intabadhat from min her family ahlihā (to) a place makānan eastern sharqiyyan
And mention, [O Muḥammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east.
فَٱتَّخَذَتْ Then she took fa-ittakhadhat from them min from them dūnihim a screen ḥijāban Then We sent fa-arsalnā to her ilayhā Our Spirit rūḥanā then he assumed for her the likeness fatamathala then he assumed for her the likeness lahā (of) a man basharan well-proportioned sawiyyan
And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel [i.e., Gabriel], and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man.
قَالَتْ She said qālat Indeed, I innī [I] seek refuge aʿūdhu with the Most Gracious bil-raḥmāni from you minka if in you are kunta God fearing taqiyyan
She said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allāh."
قَالَ He said qāla Only innamā I am anā a Messenger rasūlu (from) your Lord rabbiki that I (may) bestow li-ahaba on you laki a son ghulāman pure zakiyyan
He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a pure boy [i.e., son]."
قَالَتْ She said qālat How annā can be yakūnu for me lī a son ghulāmun when not walam has touched me yamsasnī a man basharun and not walam I am aku unchaste baghiyyan
She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?"
قَالَ He said qāla Thus kadhāliki said qāla your Lord rabbuki 'It huwa (is) for Me ʿalayya easy hayyinun and so that We will make him walinajʿalahu a sign āyatan for the mankind lilnnāsi and a Mercy waraḥmatan from Us minnā And (it) is wakāna a matter amran decreed.' maqḍiyyan
He said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.'"
۞ فَحَمَلَتْهُ So she conceived him faḥamalathu and she withdrew fa-intabadhat with him bihi (to) a place makānan remote qaṣiyyan
So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place.
فَأَجَآءَهَا Then drove her fa-ajāahā the pains of childbirth l-makhāḍu to ilā (the) trunk jidh'ʿi (of) the date-palm l-nakhlati She said qālat O! I wish yālaytanī I (had) died mittu before qabla this hādhā and I was wakuntu (in) oblivion nasyan forgotten mansiyyan
And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, "Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten."
فَنَادَىٰهَا So cried to her fanādāhā from min beneath her taḥtihā That (do) not allā grieve taḥzanī verily qad (has) placed jaʿala your Lord rabbuki beneath you taḥtaki a stream sariyyan
But he1 called her from below her, "Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.
وَهُزِّىٓ And shake wahuzzī towards you ilayki (the) trunk bijidh'ʿi (of) the date-palm l-nakhlati it will drop tusāqiṭ upon you ʿalayki fresh dates ruṭaban ripe janiyyan
And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates.