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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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