يَـٰيَحْيَىٰ O Yahya خُذِ Hold ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Scripture بِقُوَّةٍۢ ۖ with strength وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ And We gave him ٱلْحُكْمَ [the] wisdom صَبِيًّۭا (when he was) a child ١٢
[Allāh said], "O John, take the Scripture [i.e., adhere to it] with determination." And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy
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وَحَنَانًۭا And affection مِّن from لَّدُنَّا Us وَزَكَوٰةًۭ ۖ and purity وَكَانَ and he was تَقِيًّۭا righteous ١٣
And affection from Us and purity, and he was fearing of Allāh
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وَبَرًّۢا And dutiful بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ to his parents وَلَمْ and not يَكُن he was جَبَّارًا a tyrant عَصِيًّۭا disobedient ١٤
And dutiful to his parents, and he was not a disobedient tyrant.
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وَسَلَـٰمٌ And peace be عَلَيْهِ upon him يَوْمَ (the) day وُلِدَ he was born وَيَوْمَ and (the) day يَمُوتُ he dies وَيَوْمَ and (the) day يُبْعَثُ he will be raised حَيًّۭا alive ١٥
And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive.
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وَٱذْكُرْ And mention فِى in ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book مَرْيَمَ Maryam إِذِ when ٱنتَبَذَتْ she withdrew مِنْ from أَهْلِهَا her family مَكَانًۭا (to) a place شَرْقِيًّۭا eastern ١٦
And mention, [O Muḥammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east.
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فَٱتَّخَذَتْ Then she took مِن from them دُونِهِمْ from them حِجَابًۭا a screen فَأَرْسَلْنَآ Then We sent إِلَيْهَا to her رُوحَنَا Our Spirit فَتَمَثَّلَ then he assumed for her the likeness لَهَا then he assumed for her the likeness بَشَرًۭا (of) a man سَوِيًّۭا well-proportioned ١٧
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.
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قَالَتْ She said إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أَعُوذُ [I] seek refuge بِٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ with the Most Gracious مِنكَ from you إِن if كُنتَ you are تَقِيًّۭا God fearing ١٨
She said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allāh."
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قَالَ He said إِنَّمَآ Only أَنَا۠ I am رَسُولُ a Messenger رَبِّكِ (from) your Lord لِأَهَبَ that I (may) bestow لَكِ on you غُلَـٰمًۭا a son زَكِيًّۭا pure ١٩
He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a pure boy [i.e., son]."
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قَالَتْ She said أَنَّىٰ How يَكُونُ can be لِى for me غُلَـٰمٌۭ a son وَلَمْ when not يَمْسَسْنِى has touched me بَشَرٌۭ a man وَلَمْ and not أَكُ I am بَغِيًّۭا unchaste ٢٠
She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?"
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قَالَ He said كَذَٰلِكِ Thus قَالَ said رَبُّكِ your Lord هُوَ 'It عَلَىَّ (is) for Me هَيِّنٌۭ ۖ easy وَلِنَجْعَلَهُۥٓ and so that We will make him ءَايَةًۭ a sign لِّلنَّاسِ for the mankind وَرَحْمَةًۭ and a Mercy مِّنَّا ۚ from Us وَكَانَ And (it) is أَمْرًۭا a matter مَّقْضِيًّۭا decreed.' ٢١
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.'"
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۞ فَحَمَلَتْهُ So she conceived him فَٱنتَبَذَتْ and she withdrew بِهِۦ with him مَكَانًۭا (to) a place قَصِيًّۭا remote ٢٢
So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place.
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فَأَجَآءَهَا Then drove her ٱلْمَخَاضُ the pains of childbirth إِلَىٰ to جِذْعِ (the) trunk ٱلنَّخْلَةِ (of) the date-palm قَالَتْ She said يَـٰلَيْتَنِى O! I wish مِتُّ I (had) died قَبْلَ before هَـٰذَا this وَكُنتُ and I was نَسْيًۭا (in) oblivion مَّنسِيًّۭا forgotten ٢٣
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."
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فَنَادَىٰهَا So cried to her مِن from تَحْتِهَآ beneath her أَلَّا That (do) not تَحْزَنِى grieve قَدْ verily جَعَلَ (has) placed رَبُّكِ your Lord تَحْتَكِ beneath you سَرِيًّۭا a stream ٢٤
But he called her from below her, "Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.
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وَهُزِّىٓ And shake إِلَيْكِ towards you بِجِذْعِ (the) trunk ٱلنَّخْلَةِ (of) the date-palm تُسَـٰقِطْ it will drop عَلَيْكِ upon you رُطَبًۭا fresh dates جَنِيًّۭا ripe ٢٥
And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates.
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