يَٰيَحۡيَىٰ خُذِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ بِقُوَّةٖۖ وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلۡحُكۡمَ صَبِيّٗا
(19:12) "O John! Hold the Book with all your strength."9 We had
bestowed wisdom upon him while he was still a child;0
bestowed wisdom upon him while he was still a child;0
وَحَنَانٗا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَزَكَوٰةٗۖ وَكَانَ تَقِيّٗا
(19:13) and We also endowed him with tenderness1 and purity,
and he was exceedingly pious
and he was exceedingly pious
وَبَرَّۢا بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ وَلَمۡ يَكُن جَبَّارًا عَصِيّٗا
(19:14) and cherishing to his parents. Never was he insolent or rebellious.
وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَيۡهِ يَوۡمَ وُلِدَ وَيَوۡمَ يَمُوتُ وَيَوۡمَ يُبۡعَثُ حَيّٗا
(19:15) Peace be upon him the day he was born, and the day he will die, and
the day he will be raised up alive.2
the day he will be raised up alive.2
وَٱذۡكُرۡ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مَرۡيَمَ إِذِ ٱنتَبَذَتۡ مِنۡ أَهۡلِهَا مَكَانٗا شَرۡقِيّٗا
(19:16) (O Muhammad), recite in the Book the account of Mary,3
when she withdrew from her people to a place towards the east;
when she withdrew from her people to a place towards the east;
فَٱتَّخَذَتۡ مِن دُونِهِمۡ حِجَابٗا فَأَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرٗا سَوِيّٗا
(19:17) and drew a curtain, screening herself from people4 whereupon
We sent to her Our spirit and he appeared to her as a well-shaped man.
We sent to her Our spirit and he appeared to her as a well-shaped man.