۞ إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ chose ءَادَمَ Adam وَنُوحًۭا and Nuh وَءَالَ and (the) family إِبْرَٰهِيمَ (of) Ibrahim وَءَالَ and (the) family عِمْرَٰنَ (of) Imran عَلَى over ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ the worlds ٣٣
Indeed, Allāh chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of ʿImrān over the worlds -
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ذُرِّيَّةًۢ Descendents بَعْضُهَا some of them مِنۢ from بَعْضٍۢ ۗ others وَٱللَّهُ And Allah سَمِيعٌ (is) All-Hearing عَلِيمٌ All-Knowing ٣٤
Descendants, some of them from others. And Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.
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إِذْ When قَالَتِ [she] said ٱمْرَأَتُ (the) wife عِمْرَٰنَ (of) Imran رَبِّ My Lord إِنِّى Indeed, I نَذَرْتُ [I] vowed لَكَ to You مَا what فِى (is) in بَطْنِى my womb مُحَرَّرًۭا dedicated فَتَقَبَّلْ so accept مِنِّىٓ ۖ from me إِنَّكَ Indeed, You أَنتَ You ٱلسَّمِيعُ (are) the All-Hearing ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knowing ٣٥
[Mention, O Muḥammad], when the wife of ʿImrān said, "My Lord, indeed I have pledged to You what is in my womb, consecrated [for Your service], so accept this from me. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing."
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فَلَمَّا Then when وَضَعَتْهَا she delivered her قَالَتْ she said رَبِّ My Lord إِنِّى indeed I وَضَعْتُهَآ [I] (have) delivered [her] أُنثَىٰ a female وَٱللَّهُ And Allah أَعْلَمُ knows better بِمَا [of] what وَضَعَتْ she delivered وَلَيْسَ and is not ٱلذَّكَرُ the male كَٱلْأُنثَىٰ ۖ like the female وَإِنِّى And that I سَمَّيْتُهَا [I] (have) named her مَرْيَمَ Maryam وَإِنِّىٓ and that I أُعِيذُهَا [I] seek refuge for her بِكَ in You وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا and her offspring مِنَ from ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ the Shaitaan ٱلرَّجِيمِ the rejected ٣٦
But when she delivered her, she said, "My Lord, I have delivered a female." And Allāh was most knowing of what she delivered, and the male is not like the female. "And I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from Satan, the expelled [from the mercy of Allāh]."
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فَتَقَبَّلَهَا So accepted her رَبُّهَا her Lord بِقَبُولٍ with acceptance حَسَنٍۢ good وَأَنۢبَتَهَا and reared her نَبَاتًا a rearing حَسَنًۭا good وَكَفَّلَهَا and put her in (the) care زَكَرِيَّا ۖ (of) Zakariya كُلَّمَا Whenever دَخَلَ entered عَلَيْهَا upon her زَكَرِيَّا Zakariya ٱلْمِحْرَابَ [the] prayer chamber وَجَدَ he found عِندَهَا with her رِزْقًۭا ۖ provision قَالَ He said يَـٰمَرْيَمُ O Maryam أَنَّىٰ From where لَكِ for you هَـٰذَا ۖ (is) this قَالَتْ She said هُوَ This مِنْ (is) عِندِ from ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يَرْزُقُ gives provision مَن (to) whom يَشَآءُ He wills بِغَيْرِ without حِسَابٍ measure ٣٧
So her Lord accepted her with good acceptance and caused her to grow in a good manner and put her in the care of Zechariah. Every time Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found with her provision. He said, "O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you?" She said, "It is from Allāh. Indeed, Allāh provides for whom He wills without account."
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هُنَالِكَ There only دَعَا invoked زَكَرِيَّا Zakariya رَبَّهُۥ ۖ his Lord قَالَ he said رَبِّ My Lord هَبْ grant لِى [for] me مِن from لَّدُنكَ Yourself ذُرِّيَّةًۭ offspring طَيِّبَةً ۖ pure إِنَّكَ Indeed, You سَمِيعُ (are) All-Hearer ٱلدُّعَآءِ (of) the prayer ٣٨
At that, Zechariah called upon his Lord, saying, "My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication."
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فَنَادَتْهُ Then called him ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels وَهُوَ when he قَآئِمٌۭ (was) standing يُصَلِّى praying فِى in ٱلْمِحْرَابِ the prayer chamber أَنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يُبَشِّرُكَ gives you glad tidings بِيَحْيَىٰ of Yahya مُصَدِّقًۢا confirming بِكَلِمَةٍۢ [of] a Word مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah وَسَيِّدًۭا and a noble وَحَصُورًۭا and chaste وَنَبِيًّۭا and a Prophet مِّنَ among ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous ٣٩
So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allāh gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allāh and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous."
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قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord أَنَّىٰ how يَكُونُ can (there) be لِى for me غُلَـٰمٌۭ a son وَقَدْ and verily بَلَغَنِىَ has reached me ٱلْكِبَرُ [the] old age وَٱمْرَأَتِى and my wife عَاقِرٌۭ ۖ (is) [a] barren قَالَ He said كَذَٰلِكَ Thus ٱللَّهُ Allah يَفْعَلُ does مَا what يَشَآءُ He wills ٤٠
He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when I have reached old age and my wife is barren?" He [the angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He does what He wills."
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قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord ٱجْعَل make لِّىٓ for me ءَايَةًۭ ۖ a sign قَالَ He said ءَايَتُكَ your sign أَلَّا (is) that not تُكَلِّمَ you will speak ٱلنَّاسَ (to) the people ثَلَـٰثَةَ (for) three أَيَّامٍ days إِلَّا except رَمْزًۭا ۗ (with) gestures وَٱذْكُر And remember رَّبَّكَ your Lord كَثِيرًۭا much وَسَبِّحْ and glorify (Him) بِٱلْعَشِىِّ in the evening وَٱلْإِبْكَـٰرِ and (in) the morning ٤١
He said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not [be able to] speak to the people for three days except by gesture. And remember your Lord much and exalt [Him with praise] in the evening and the morning."
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وَإِذْ And when قَالَتِ said ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels يَـٰمَرْيَمُ O Maryam إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah ٱصْطَفَىٰكِ (has) chosen you وَطَهَّرَكِ and purified you وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِ and chosen you عَلَىٰ over نِسَآءِ (the) women ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٤٢
And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allāh has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.
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يَـٰمَرْيَمُ O Maryam ٱقْنُتِى Be obedient لِرَبِّكِ to your Lord وَٱسْجُدِى and prostrate وَٱرْكَعِى and bow down مَعَ with ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ those who bow down ٤٣
O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]."
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ذَٰلِكَ That مِنْ (is) from أَنۢبَآءِ (the) news ٱلْغَيْبِ (of) the unseen نُوحِيهِ We reveal it إِلَيْكَ ۚ to you وَمَا And not كُنتَ you were لَدَيْهِمْ with them إِذْ when يُلْقُونَ they cast أَقْلَـٰمَهُمْ their pens أَيُّهُمْ (as to) which of them يَكْفُلُ takes charge (of) مَرْيَمَ Maryam وَمَا and not كُنتَ you were لَدَيْهِمْ with them إِذْ when يَخْتَصِمُونَ they (were) disputing ٤٤
That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muḥammad]. And you were not with them when they cast their pens as to which of them should be responsible for Mary. Nor were you with them when they disputed.
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إِذْ When قَالَتِ said ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels يَـٰمَرْيَمُ O Maryam إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يُبَشِّرُكِ gives you glad tidings بِكَلِمَةٍۢ of a word مِّنْهُ from Him ٱسْمُهُ his name ٱلْمَسِيحُ (is) the Messiah عِيسَى Isa ٱبْنُ son مَرْيَمَ (of) Maryam وَجِيهًۭا honored فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ and (in) the Hereafter وَمِنَ and of ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ those brought near (to Allah) ٤٥
[And mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allāh gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allāh].
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وَيُكَلِّمُ And he will speak ٱلنَّاسَ (to) the people فِى in ٱلْمَهْدِ the cradle وَكَهْلًۭا and (in) maturity وَمِنَ and (he will be) of ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous ٤٦
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous."
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قَالَتْ She said رَبِّ My Lord أَنَّىٰ how يَكُونُ is [it] لِى for me وَلَدٌۭ a boy وَلَمْ and (has) not يَمْسَسْنِى touch(ed) me بَشَرٌۭ ۖ any man قَالَ He said كَذَٰلِكِ Thus ٱللَّهُ Allah يَخْلُقُ creates مَا what يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills إِذَا When قَضَىٰٓ He decrees أَمْرًۭا a matter فَإِنَّمَا then only يَقُولُ He says لَهُۥ to it كُن Be فَيَكُونُ and it becomes ٤٧
She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is.
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وَيُعَلِّمُهُ And He will teach him ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ and [the] wisdom وَٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ and the Taurat وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ and the Injeel ٤٨
And He will teach him writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel
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وَرَسُولًا And (make him) a Messenger إِلَىٰ to بَنِىٓ (the) Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel أَنِّى Indeed, I قَدْ [surely] جِئْتُكُم [I] (have) come (to) you بِـَٔايَةٍۢ with a sign مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ your Lord أَنِّىٓ that I أَخْلُقُ [I] design لَكُم for you مِّنَ from ٱلطِّينِ [the] clay كَهَيْـَٔةِ like the form ٱلطَّيْرِ (of) the bird فَأَنفُخُ then I breath فِيهِ into it فَيَكُونُ and it becomes طَيْرًۢا a bird بِإِذْنِ by (the) permission ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah وَأُبْرِئُ And I cure ٱلْأَكْمَهَ the blind وَٱلْأَبْرَصَ and the leper وَأُحْىِ and I give life ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ (to) the dead بِإِذْنِ by (the) permission ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah وَأُنَبِّئُكُم And I inform you بِمَا of what تَأْكُلُونَ you eat وَمَا and what تَدَّخِرُونَ you store فِى in بُيُوتِكُمْ ۚ your houses إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَةًۭ (is) surely a sign لَّكُمْ for you إِن if كُنتُم you are مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ٤٩
And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allāh. And I cure the blind [from birth] and the leper, and I give life to the dead - by permission of Allāh. And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your houses. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers.
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وَمُصَدِّقًۭا And confirming لِّمَا that which بَيْنَ (was) يَدَىَّ before me مِنَ of ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ the Taurat وَلِأُحِلَّ and so that I make lawful لَكُم for you بَعْضَ some ٱلَّذِى (of) that which حُرِّمَ was forbidden عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ to you وَجِئْتُكُم And I (have) come to you بِـَٔايَةٍۢ with a sign مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord فَٱتَّقُوا۟ So fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَأَطِيعُونِ and obey me ٥٠
And [I have come] confirming what was before me of the Torah and to make lawful for you some of what was forbidden to you. And I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear Allāh and obey me.
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إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah رَبِّى (is) my Lord وَرَبُّكُمْ and your Lord فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۗ so worship Him هَـٰذَا This صِرَٰطٌۭ (is) the path مُّسْتَقِيمٌۭ straight ٥١
Indeed, Allāh is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is the straight path.'"
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۞ فَلَمَّآ Then when أَحَسَّ perceived عِيسَىٰ Isa مِنْهُمُ from them ٱلْكُفْرَ [the] disbelief قَالَ he said مَنْ Who أَنصَارِىٓ (will be) my helpers إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah قَالَ Said ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ the disciples نَحْنُ We أَنصَارُ (will be the) helpers ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah ءَامَنَّا we believe[d] بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱشْهَدْ and bear witness بِأَنَّا that we مُسْلِمُونَ (are) Muslims ٥٢
But when Jesus felt [persistence in] disbelief from them, he said, "Who are my supporters for [the cause of] Allāh?" The disciples said, "We are supporters for Allāh. We have believed in Allāh and testify that we are Muslims [submitting to Him].
— Come To Light
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