Maryam

1 KafhayaAAaynsad

1 Kaf. Ha. Ya. 'Ain. Sad.

2 Thikru rahmati rabbika AAabdahu zakariyya

2 (This is) a recital of the Mercy of thy Lord to His servant Zakariya.

3 Ith nada rabbahu nidaan khafiyyan

3 Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret,

4 Qala rabbi innee wahana alAAathmu minnee waishtaAAala alrrasu shayban walam akun biduAAaika rabbi shaqiyyan

4 Praying: "O my Lord! infirm indeed are my bones, and the hair of my head doth glisten with grey: but never am I unblest, O my Lord, in my prayer to Thee!

5 Wainnee khiftu almawaliya min waraee wakanati imraatee AAaqiran fahab lee min ladunka waliyyan

5 "Now I fear (what) my relatives (and colleagues) (will do) after me: but my wife is barren: so give me an heir as from Thyself, -

6 Yarithunee wayarithu min ali yaAAqooba waijAAalhu rabbi radiyyan

6 "(One that) will (truly) represent me, and represent the posterity of Jacob; and make him, O my Lord! one with whom Thou art well - pleased!"

7 Ya zakariyya inna nubashshiruka bighulamin ismuhu yahya lam najAAal lahu min qablu samiyyan

7 (His prayer was answered): "O Zakariya! We give thee good news of a son: His name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We conferred distinction before."

8 Qala rabbi anna yakoonu lee ghulamun wakanati imraatee AAaqiran waqad balaghtu mina alkibari AAitiyyan

8 He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son, when my wife is barren and I have grown quite decrepit from old age?"

9 Qala kathalika qala rabbuka huwa AAalayya hayyinun waqad khalaqtuka min qablu walam taku shayan

9 He said: "So (it will be) thy Lord saith, 'that is easy for Me: I did indeed create thee before, when thou hadst been nothing!'"

10 Qala rabbi ijAAal lee ayatan qala ayatuka alla tukallima alnnasa thalatha layalin sawiyyan

10 (Zakariya) said: "O my Lord! give me a Sign.""Thy Sign," was the answer, "Shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for three nights, although thou art not dumb."

11 Fakharaja AAala qawmihi mina almihrabi faawha ilayhim an sabbihoo bukratan waAAashiyyan

11 So Zakariya came out to his people from him chamber: He told them by signs to celebrate Allah's praises in the morning and in the evening.

12 Ya yahya khuthi alkitaba biquwwatin waataynahu alhukma sabiyyan

12 (To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might": and We gave him Wisdom even as a youth,

13 Wahananan min ladunna wazakatan wakana taqiyyan

13 And piety (for all creatures) as from Us, and purity: He was devout,

14 Wabarran biwalidayhi walam yakun jabbaran AAasiyyan

14 And kind to his parents, and he was not overbearing or rebellious.

15 Wasalamun AAalayhi yawma wulida wayawma yamootu wayawma yubAAathu hayyan

15 So Peace on him the day he was born, the day that he dies, and the day that he will be raised up to life (again)!

16 Waothkur fee alkitabi maryama ithi intabathat min ahliha makanan sharqiyyan

16 Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East.

17 Faittakhathat min doonihim hijaban faarsalna ilayha roohana fatamaththala laha basharan sawiyyan

17 She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent her our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects.

18 Qalat innee aAAoothu bialrrahmani minka in kunta taqiyyan

18 She said: "I seek refuge from thee to (Allah) Most Gracious: (come not near) if thou dost fear Allah."

19 Qala innama ana rasoolu rabbiki liahaba laki ghulaman zakiyyan

19 He said: "Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to announce) to thee the gift of a holy son.

20 Qalat anna yakoonu lee ghulamun walam yamsasnee basharun walam aku baghiyyan

20 She said: "How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?"

21 Qala kathaliki qala rabbuki huwa AAalayya hayyinun walinajAAalahu ayatan lilnnasi warahmatan minna wakana amran maqdiyyan

21 He said: "So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, 'that is easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us': It is a matter (so) decreed."

22 Fahamalathu faintabathat bihi makanan qasiyyan

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

23 Faajaaha almakhadu ila jithAAi alnnakhlati qalat ya laytanee mittu qabla hatha wakuntu nasyan mansiyyan

23 And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm - tree: She cried (in her anguish): "Ah! would that I had died before this! would that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight!"

24 Fanadaha min tahtiha alla tahzanee qad jaAAala rabbuki tahtaki sariyyan

24 But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the (palm - tree): "Grieve not! for thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thee;

25 Wahuzzee ilayki bijithAAi alnnakhlati tusaqit AAalayki rutaban janiyyan

25 "And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm - tree: It will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee.

26 Fakulee waishrabee waqarree AAaynan faimma tarayinna mina albashari ahadan faqoolee innee nathartu lilrrahmani sawman falan okallima alyawma insiyyan

26 "So eat and drink and cool (thine) eye. And if thou dost see any man, say, 'I have vowed a fast to (Allah) Most Gracious, and this day will I enter into not talk with any human being'"

27 Faatat bihi qawmaha tahmiluhu qaloo ya maryamu laqad jiti shayan fariyyan

27 At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). They said: "O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thou brought!

28 Ya okhta haroona ma kana abooki imraa sawin wama kanat ommuki baghiyyan

28 "O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste!"

29 Faasharat ilayhi qaloo kayfa nukallimu man kana fee almahdi sabiyyan

29 But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?"

30 Qala innee AAabdu Allahi ataniya alkitaba wajaAAalanee nabiyyan

30 He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet;

31 WajaAAalanee mubarakan ayna ma kuntu waawsanee bialssalati waalzzakati ma dumtu hayyan

31 "And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live;

32 Wabarran biwalidatee walam yajAAalnee jabbaran shaqiyyan

32 "(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable;

33 Waalssalamu AAalayya yawma wulidtu wayawma amootu wayawma obAAathu hayyan

33 "So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"!

34 Thalika AAeesa ibnu maryama qawla alhaqqi allathee feehi yamtaroona

34 Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute.

35 Ma kana lillahi an yattakhitha min waladin subhanahu itha qada amran fainnama yaqoolu lahu kun fayakoonu

35 It is not befitting to (the majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son. Glory be to Him! when He determines a matter, He only says to it, "Be", and it is.

36 Wainna Allaha rabbee warabbukum faoAAbudoohu hatha siratun mustaqeemun

36 Verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord: Him therefore serve ye: this is a Way that is straight.

37 Faikhtalafa alahzabu min baynihim fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min mashhadi yawmin AAatheemin

37 But the sects differ among themselves: and woe to the unbelievers because of the (coming) Judgment of a Momentous Day!

38 AsmiAA bihim waabsir yawma yatoonana lakini alththalimoona alyawma fee dalalin mubeenin

38 How plainly will they see and hear, the Day that they will appear before Us! but the unjust today are in error manifest!

39 Waanthirhum yawma alhasrati ith qudiya alamru wahum fee ghaflatin wahum la yuminoona

39 But warn them of the Day of Distress, when the matter will be determined: for (behold,) they are negligent and they do not believe!

40 Inna nahnu narithu alarda waman AAalayha wailayna yurjaAAoona

40 It is We Who will inherit the earth, and all beings thereon: to Us will they all be returned.

41 Waothkur fee alkitabi ibraheema innahu kana siddeeqan nabiyyan

41 (Also mention in the Book (the story of) Abraham: He was a man of Truth, a prophet.

42 Ith qala liabeehi ya abati lima taAAbudu ma la yasmaAAu wala yubsiru wala yughnee AAanka shayan

42 Behold, he said to his father: "O my father! why worship that which heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing?

43 Ya abati innee qad jaanee mina alAAilmi ma lam yatika faittabiAAnee ahdika siratan sawiyyan

43 "O my father! to me hath come knowledge which hath not reached thee: so follow me: I will guide thee to a way that is even and straight.

44 Ya abati la taAAbudi alshshaytana inna alshshaytana kana lilrrahmani AAasiyyan

44 "O my father! serve not Satan: for Satan is a rebel against (Allah) Most Gracious.

45 Ya abati innee akhafu an yamassaka AAathabun mina alrrahmani fatakoona lilshshyatani waliyyan

45 "O my father! I fear lest a Penalty afflict thee from (Allah) Most Gracious, so that thou become to Satan a friend."

46 Qala araghibun anta AAan alihatee ya ibraheemu lain lam tantahi laarjumannaka waohjurnee maliyyan

46 (The father) replied: "Dost thou hate my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I will indeed stone thee: Now get away from me for a good long while!"

47 Qala salamun AAalayka saastaghfiru laka rabbee innahu kana bee hafiyyan

47 Abraham said: "Peace be on thee: I will pray to my Lord for thy forgiveness: for He is to me Most Gracious.

48 WaaAAtazilukum wama tadAAoona min dooni Allahi waadAAoo rabbee AAasa alla akoona biduAAai rabbee shaqiyyan

48 "And I will turn away from you (all) and from those whom ye invoke besides Allah: I will call on my Lord: perhaps, by my prayer to my Lord, I shall be not unblest."

49 Falamma iAAtazalahum wama yaAAbudoona min dooni Allahi wahabna lahu ishaqa wayaAAqooba wakullan jaAAalna nabiyyan

49 When he had turned away from them and from those whom they worshipped besides Allah, We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and each one of them We made a prophet.

50 Wawahabna lahum min rahmatina wajaAAalna lahum lisana sidqin AAaliyyan

50 And We bestowed of Our Mercy on them, and We granted them lofty honour on the tongue of truth.

51 Waothkur fee alkitabi moosa innahu kana mukhlasan wakana rasoolan nabiyyan

51 Also mention in the Book (the story of) Moses: for he was specially chosen, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet.

52 Wanadaynahu min janibi alttoori alaymani waqarrabnahu najiyyan

52 And we called him from the right side of Mount (Sinai), and made him draw near to Us, for mystic (converse).

53 Wawahabna lahu min rahmatina akhahu haroona nabiyyan

53 And, out of Our Mercy, We gave him his brother Aaron, (also) a prophet.

54 Waothkur fee alkitabi ismaAAeela innahu kana sadiqa alwaAAdi wakana rasoolan nabiyyan

54 Also mention in the Book (the story of) Isma'il: He was (strictly) true to what he promised, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet.

55 Wakana yamuru ahlahu bialssalati waalzzakati wakana AAinda rabbihi mardiyyan

55 He used to enjoin on his people Prayer and Charity, and he was most acceptable in the sight of his Lord.

56 Waothkur fee alkitabi idreesa innahu kana siddeeqan nabiyyan

56 Also mention in the Book the case of Idris: He was a man of truth (and sincerity), (and) a prophet:

57 WarafaAAnahu makanan AAaliyyan

57 And We raised him to a lofty station.

58 Olaika allatheena anAAama Allahu AAalayhim mina alnnabiyyeena min thurriyyati adama wamimman hamalna maAAa noohin wamin thurriyyati ibraheema waisraeela wamimman hadayna waijtabayna itha tutla AAalayhim ayatu alrrahmani kharroo sujjadan wabukiyyan

58 Those were some of the prophets on whom Allah did bestow His Grace, - of the posterity of Adam, and of those who We carried (in the Ark) with Noah, and of the posterity of Abraham and Israel of those whom We guided and chose. Whenever the Signs of (Allah) Most Gracious were rehearsed to them, they would fall down in prostrate adoration and in tears.

59 Fakhalafa min baAAdihim khalfun adaAAoo alssalata waittabaAAoo alshshahawati fasawfa yalqawna ghayyan

59 But after them there followed a posterity who missed prayers and followed after lusts soon, then, will they face Destruction, -

60 Illa man taba waamana waAAamila salihan faolaika yadkhuloona aljannata wala yuthlamoona shayan

60 Except those who repent and believe, and work righteousness: for these will enter the Garden and will not be wronged in the least, -

61 Jannati AAadnin allatee waAAada alrrahmanu AAibadahu bialghaybi innahu kana waAAduhu matiyyan

61 Gardens of Eternity, those which (Allah) Most Gracious has promised to His servants in the Unseen: for His promise must (necessarily) come to pass.

62 La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan illa salaman walahum rizquhum feeha bukratan waAAashiyyan

62 They will not there hear any vain discourse, but only salutations of Peace: And they will have therein their sustenance, morning and evening.

63 Tilka aljannatu allatee noorithu min AAibadina man kana taqiyyan

63 Such is the Garden which We give as an inheritance to those of Our servants who guard against Evil.

64 Wama natanazzalu illa biamri rabbika lahu ma bayna aydeena wama khalfana wama bayna thalika wama kana rabbuka nasiyyan

64 (The angels say:) "We descend not but by command of thy Lord: to Him belongeth what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between: and thy Lord never doth forget, -

65 Rabbu alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma faoAAbudhu waistabir liAAibadatihi hal taAAlamu lahu samiyyan

65 "Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and of all that is between them; so worship Him, and be constant and patient in His worship: knowest thou of any who is worthy of the same Name as He?"

66 Wayaqoolu alinsanu aitha ma mittu lasawfa okhraju hayyan

66 Man says: "What! When I am dead, shall I then be raised up alive?"

67 Awala yathkuru alinsanu anna khalaqnahu min qablu walam yaku shayan

67 But does not man call to mind that We created him before out of nothing?

68 Fawarabbika lanahshurannahum waalshshayateena thumma lanuhdirannahum hawla jahannama jithiyyan

68 So, by thy Lord, without doubt, We shall gather them together, and (also) the Evil Ones (with them); then shall We bring them forth on their knees round about Hell;

69 Thumma lananziAAanna min kulli sheeAAatin ayyuhum ashaddu AAala alrrahmani AAitiyyan

69 Then shall We certainly drag out from every sect all those who were worst in obstinate rebellion against (Allah) Most Gracious.

70 Thumma lanahnu aAAlamu biallatheena hum awla biha siliyyan

70 And certainly We know best those who are most worthy of being burned therein.

71 Wain minkum illa wariduha kana AAala rabbika hatman maqdiyyan

71 Not one of you but will pass over it: this is, with thy Lord, a Decree which must be accomplished.

72 Thumma nunajjee allatheena ittaqaw wanatharu alththalimeena feeha jithiyyan

72 But We shall save those who guarded against evil, and We shall leave the wrong - doers therein, (humbled) to their knees.

73 Waitha tutla AAalayhim ayatuna bayyinatin qala allatheena kafaroo lillatheena amanoo ayyu alfareeqayni khayrun maqaman waahsanu nadiyyan

73 When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the Unbelievers say to those who believe, "Which of the two sides is best in point of position? Which makes the best show in council?"

74 Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin hum ahsanu athathan wariyan

74 But how many (countless) generations before them have we destroyed, who were even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye?

75 Qul man kana fee alddalalati falyamdud lahu alrrahmanu maddan hatta itha raaw ma yooAAadoona imma alAAathaba waimma alssaAAata fasayaAAlamoona man huwa sharrun makanan waadAAafu jundan

75 Say: "If any men go astray, (Allah) Most Gracious extends (the rope) to them, until, when they see the warning of Allah (being fulfilled) - either in punishment or in (the approach of) the Hour, - they will at length realise who is worst in position, and (who) weakest in forces!

76 Wayazeedu Allahu allatheena ihtadaw hudan waalbaqiyatu alssalihatu khayrun AAinda rabbika thawaban wakhayrun maraddan

76 "And Allah doth advance in guidance those who seek guidance: and the things that endure, Good Deeds, are best in the sight of thy Lord, as rewards, and best in respect of (their) eventual return."

77 Afaraayta allathee kafara biayatina waqala laootayanna malan wawaladan

77 Hast thou then seen the (sort of) man who rejects Our Signs, yet says: "I shall certainly be given wealth and children?"

78 AttalaAAa alghayba ami ittakhatha AAinda alrrahmani AAahdan

78 Has he penetrated to the Unseen, or has he taken a contract with (Allah) Most Gracious?

79 Kalla sanaktubu ma yaqoolu wanamuddu lahu mina alAAathabi maddan

79 Nay! We shall record what he says, and We shall add and add to his punishment.

80 Wanarithuhu ma yaqoolu wayateena fardan

80 To Us shall return all that he talks of and he shall appear before Us bare and alone.

81 Waittakhathoo min dooni Allahi alihatan liyakoonoo lahum AAizzan

81 And they have taken (for worship) gods other than Allah, to give them power and glory!

82 Kalla sayakfuroona biAAibadatihim wayakoonoona AAalayhim diddan

82 Instead, they shall reject their worship, and become adversaries against them.

83 Alam tara anna arsalna alshshayateena AAala alkafireena taozzuhum azzan

83 Seest thou not that We have set the Evil Ones on against the unbelievers, to incite them with fury?

84 Fala taAAjal AAalayhim innama naAAuddu lahum AAaddan

84 So make no haste against them, for We but count out to them a (limited) number (of days).

85 Yawma nahshuru almuttaqeena ila alrrahmani wafdan

85 The day We shall gather the righteous to (Allah) Most Gracious, like a band presented before a king for honours,

86 Wanasooqu almujrimeena ila jahannama wirdan

86 And We shall drive the sinners to Hell, like thirsty cattle driven down to water, -

87 La yamlikoona alshshafaAAata illa mani ittakhatha AAinda alrrahmani AAahdan

87 None shall have the power of intercession, but such a one as has received permission (or promise) from (Allah) Most Gracious.

88 Waqaloo ittakhatha alrrahmanu waladan

88 They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!"

89 Laqad jitum shayan iddan

89 Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous!

90 Takadu alssamawatu yatafattarna minhu watanshaqqu alardu watakhirru aljibalu haddan

90 At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin,

91 An daAAaw lilrrahmani waladan

91 That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious.

92 Wama yanbaghee lilrrahmani an yattakhitha waladan

92 For it is not consonant with the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He should beget a son.

93 In kullu man fee alssamawati waalardi illa atee alrrahmani AAabdan

93 Not one of the beings in the heavens and the earth but must come to (Allah) Most Gracious as a servant.

94 Laqad ahsahum waAAaddahum AAaddan

94 He does take an account of them (all), and hath numbered them (all) exactly.

95 Wakulluhum ateehi yawma alqiyamati fardan

95 And everyone of them will come to Him singly on the Day of Judgment.

96 Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati sayajAAalu lahumu alrrahmanu wuddan

96 On those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, will (Allah) Most Gracious bestow love.

97 Fainnama yassarnahu bilisanika litubashshira bihi almuttaqeena watunthira bihi qawman luddan

97 So have We made the (Qur'an) easy in thine own tongue, that with it thou mayest give Glad Tidings to the righteous, and warnings to people given to contention.

98 Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin hal tuhissu minhum min ahadin aw tasmaAAu lahum rikzan

98 But how many (countless) generations before them have We destroyed? Canst thou find a single one of them (now) or hear (so much as) a whisper of them?