مريم Maryam

19:1

كٓهيعٓصٓ ۝١

Kaf-ha-ya-AAayn-sad

Kāf Ha Ya ‘Ayn Ṣād.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Kaf, Ha, Ya, ‘Ayn, Suad.Ali Quli Qarai

Kāf, Hā, Yā, ʿAyn, Ṣād.Saheeh International

19:2

ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُۥ زَكَرِيَّآ ۝٢

Thikru rahmati rabbika AAabdahuzakariyya

This is an account of the mercy of your Lord upon His servant, Zakariyyah,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[This is] an account of your Lord’s mercy on His servant, Zechariah,Ali Quli Qarai

[This is] a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His servant ZechariahSaheeh International

19:3

إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ نِدَآءً خَفِيًّۭا ۝٣

Ith nada rabbahu nidaankhafiyya

when he prayed privately to His Lord in a low voice.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

when he called out to his Lord with a secret cry.Ali Quli Qarai

When he called to his Lord a private call [i.e., supplication].Saheeh International

19:4

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى وَهَنَ ٱلْعَظْمُ مِنِّى وَٱشْتَعَلَ ٱلرَّأْسُ شَيْبًۭا وَلَمْ أَكُنۢ بِدُعَآئِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّۭا ۝٤

Qala rabbi innee wahana alAAathmuminnee washtaAAala arra/su shayban walam akunbiduAAa-ika rabbi shaqiyya

He said: My Lord! my bones have become feeble, and my head is glistening with white hair, but I have never been disappointed, my Lord, in praying to You.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘My Lord! Indeed my bones have become feeble, and my head has turned white with age, yet never have I, my Lord, been disappointed in supplicating You!Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy [i.e., disappointed].Saheeh International

19:5

وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًۭا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّۭا ۝٥

Wa-innee khiftu almawaliya min wara-eewakanati imraatee AAaqiran fahab lee min ladunkawaliyya

Since I have no child of my own, I fear that my cousins will inherit me after me, more so since my wife is barren. Therefore, grant me from Thee an heirS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed I fear my kinsmen, after me, and my wife is barren. So grant me from Yourself an heirAli Quli Qarai

And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heirSaheeh International

19:6

يَرِثُنِى وَيَرِثُ مِنْ ءَالِ يَعْقُوبَ ۖ وَٱجْعَلْهُ رَبِّ رَضِيًّۭا ۝٦

Yarithunee wayarithu min ali yaAAqoobawajAAalhu rabbi radiyya

who shall inherit me and inherit the family of Ya‘qūb; and, O my Lord, make him pleasant in his beliefs and character.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

who may inherit from me and inherit from the House of Jacob, and make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You]!’Ali Quli Qarai

Who will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You]."Saheeh International

19:7

يَٰزَكَرِيَّآ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ ٱسْمُهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّۭا ۝٧

Ya zakariyya innanubashshiruka bighulamin ismuhu yahya lamnajAAal lahu min qablu samiyya

Allãh said, “O Zakariyyah! We give you good news of a boy whose name shall be Yaḥya— and We have not made his namesake before.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘O Zechariah! Indeed We give you the good news of a son, whose name is ‘‘John.’’ Never before have We made anyone his namesake.’Ali Quli Qarai

[He was told], "O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John. We have not assigned to any before [this] name."Saheeh International

19:8

قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌۭ وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًۭا وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ ٱلْكِبَرِ عِتِيًّۭا ۝٨

Qala rabbi anna yakoonu leeghulamun wakanati imraatee AAaqiran waqadbalaghtu mina alkibari AAitiyya

When Zakariyyah heard this good news, he was naturally astonished and said, “My Lord, how can I have a son while my wife is barren, and I have already reached the advanced age?!"S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘My Lord! How shall I have a son, when my wife is barren, and I am already advanced in age?’Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I have reached extreme old age?"Saheeh International

19:9

قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ رَبُّكَ هُوَ عَلَىَّ هَيِّنٌۭ وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ تَكُ شَئًْۭا ۝٩

Qala kathalika qalarabbuka huwa AAalayya hayyinun waqad khalaqtuka min qablu walamtaku shay-a

Allãh said, “So shall it be.” Your Lord said, “It is easy for me. Do not you see that I created you aforetime when you were nothing?!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘So shall it be. Your Lord has said, ‘‘It is simple for Me.’’ Certainly I created you before when you were nothing.’Ali Quli Qarai

[An angel] said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, for I created you before, while you were nothing.'"Saheeh International

19:10

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةًۭ ۚ قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَٰثَ لَيَالٍۢ سَوِيًّۭا ۝١٠

Qala rabbi ijAAal lee ayatan qalaayatuka alla tukallima annasa thalathalayalin sawiyya

Zakariyyah said, “My Lord, appoint a sign for me.” Allãh said, “Your sign is that you shall not speak to the people for three nights although you shall be in good health.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘My Lord! Appoint a sign for me.’ He said, ‘Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three complete nights.’Ali Quli Qarai

[Zechariah] said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights, [being] sound."Saheeh International

19:11

فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلْمِحْرَابِ فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِمْ أَن سَبِّحُوا۟ بُكْرَةًۭ وَعَشِيًّۭا ۝١١

Fakharaja AAala qawmihi mina almihrabifaawha ilayhim an sabbihoo bukratan waAAashiyya

So Zakariyyah came out of the sanctuary to his people and indicated to them, by signs, that they should glorify their Lord at dawn and in the evening.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So he emerged before his people from the Temple, and signalled to them that they should glorify [Allah] morning and evening.Ali Quli Qarai

So he came out to his people from the prayer chamber and signaled to them to exalt [Allāh] in the morning and afternoon.Saheeh International

19:12

يَٰيَحْيَىٰ خُذِ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِقُوَّةٍۢ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّۭا ۝١٢

Ya yahya khuthialkitaba biquwwatin waataynahu alhukmasabiyya

After Yaḥya was born, Allãh included him among his most chosen servants. He said, “O Yaḥya! Hold on to the Book with strength.” And We gave him wisdom while he was still a child,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘O John!’ [We said,] ‘Hold on with power to the Book!’ And We gave him judgement while still a child,Ali Quli Qarai

[Allāh said], "O John, take the Scripture [i.e., adhere to it] with determination." And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boySaheeh International

19:13

وَحَنَانًۭا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَزَكَوٰةًۭ ۖ وَكَانَ تَقِيًّۭا ۝١٣

Wahananan min ladunnawazakatan wakana taqiyya

and also a tenderness from Us and purity. He feared displeasing GodS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and a compassion and purity from Us. He was GodwaryAli Quli Qarai

And affection from Us and purity, and he was fearing of AllāhSaheeh International

19:14

وَبَرًّۢا بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَكُن جَبَّارًا عَصِيًّۭا ۝١٤

Wabarran biwalidayhi walam yakun jabbaranAAasiyya

and was affectionate to his parents, and he was not arrogant and obstinate towards others.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and good to his parents, and was not self-willed or disobedient.Ali Quli Qarai

And dutiful to his parents, and he was not a disobedient tyrant.Saheeh International

19:15

وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ وُلِدَ وَيَوْمَ يَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ يُبْعَثُ حَيًّۭا ۝١٥

Wasalamun AAalayhi yawma wulidawayawma yamootu wayawma yubAAathu hayya

Therefore, peace be upon him on the day he was born, and the day he shall die, and the day he shall be raised to life.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Peace be to him, the day he was born, and the day he dies, and the day he is raised alive!Ali Quli Qarai

And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive.Saheeh International

19:16

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مَرْيَمَ إِذِ ٱنتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَكَانًۭا شَرْقِيًّۭا ۝١٦

Wathkur fee alkitabimaryama ithi intabathat min ahliha makanansharqiyya

Remember the story of Maryam in this Book: when she withdrew from her people to a place on the east of the city—S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And mention in the Book Mary, when she withdrew from her family to an easterly place.Ali Quli Qarai

And mention, [O Muḥammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east.Saheeh International

19:17

فَٱتَّخَذَتْ مِن دُونِهِمْ حِجَابًۭا فَأَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرًۭا سَوِيًّۭا ۝١٧

Fattakhathat min doonihim hijabanfaarsalna ilayha roohanafatamaththala laha basharan sawiyya

thus she virtually screened herself from them. Then We sent to her Our spirit (i.e., Jibril), who appeared to her as a perfect human being. When Maryam saw him, she was startled and afraid.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thus did she seclude herself from them, whereupon We sent to her Our Spirit and he became incarnate for her as a well-proportioned human.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

19:18

قَالَتْ إِنِّىٓ أَعُوذُ بِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ مِنكَ إِن كُنتَ تَقِيًّۭا ۝١٨

Qalat innee aAAoothu birrahmaniminka in kunta taqiyya

She said, “I seek protection by the Beneficent God from you if you fear God.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

She said, ‘I seek the protection of the All-beneficent from you, should you be Godwary!’Ali Quli Qarai

She said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allāh."Saheeh International

19:19

قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ رَسُولُ رَبِّكِ لِأَهَبَ لَكِ غُلَٰمًۭا زَكِيًّۭا ۝١٩

Qala innama ana rasoolurabbiki li-ahaba laki ghulaman zakiyya

The angel said, “Do not be afraid; I am not a human being; I am just a messenger of your Lord sent to you so that I may give you a pure boy.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘I am only a messenger of your Lord that I may give you a pure son.’Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a pure boy [i.e., son]."Saheeh International

19:20

قَالَتْ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌۭ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌۭ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيًّۭا ۝٢٠

Qalat anna yakoonu lee ghulamunwalam yamsasnee basharun walam aku baghiyya

She said, “How can there be a son for me while man has not yet touched me, neither have I been unchaste?!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

She said, ‘How shall I have a child seeing that no human being has ever touched me, nor have I been unchaste?’Ali Quli Qarai

She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?"Saheeh International

19:21

قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ هُوَ عَلَىَّ هَيِّنٌۭ ۖ وَلِنَجْعَلَهُۥٓ ءَايَةًۭ لِّلنَّاسِ وَرَحْمَةًۭ مِّنَّا ۚ وَكَانَ أَمْرًۭا مَّقْضِيًّۭا ۝٢١

Qala kathaliki qalarabbuki huwa AAalayya hayyinun walinajAAalahu ayatan linnasiwarahmatan minna wakana amran maqdiyya

The angel said, “So shall it be. Your Lord said, ‘It is easy for me. And We are creating your son without a father as We intend to make him a sign for the people and a mercy from Us. This is a matter which has already been decreed.’”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘So shall it be. Your Lord says, ‘‘It is simple for Me.’’ And so that We may make him a sign for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a matter [already] decided.’Ali Quli Qarai

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.'"Saheeh International

19:22

۞ فَحَمَلَتْهُ فَٱنتَبَذَتْ بِهِۦ مَكَانًۭا قَصِيًّۭا ۝٢٢

Fahamalat-hu fantabathatbihi makanan qasiyya

So Maryam conceived him and withdrew with him to a remote place.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thus she conceived him, then withdrew with him to a distant place.Ali Quli Qarai

So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place.Saheeh International

19:23

فَأَجَآءَهَا ٱلْمَخَاضُ إِلَىٰ جِذْعِ ٱلنَّخْلَةِ قَالَتْ يَٰلَيْتَنِى مِتُّ قَبْلَ هَٰذَا وَكُنتُ نَسْيًۭا مَّنسِيًّۭا ۝٢٣

Faajaaha almakhadu ilajithAAi annakhlati qalat ya laytaneemittu qabla hatha wakuntu nasyan mansiyya

The birth pangs forced her to sit by the trunk of a dry palm tree. She felt very distressed and worried about her reputation. She said, “I wish I would have died before this and become a completely forgotten person so that no one will slander me!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The birth pangs brought her to the trunk of a date palm. She said, ‘I wish I had died before this and become a forgotten thing, beyond recall.’Ali Quli Qarai

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."Saheeh International

19:24

فَنَادَىٰهَا مِن تَحْتِهَآ أَلَّا تَحْزَنِى قَدْ جَعَلَ رَبُّكِ تَحْتَكِ سَرِيًّۭا ۝٢٤

Fanadaha min tahtihaalla tahzanee qad jaAAala rabbuki tahtakisariyya

Suddenly, ‘Īsa who was born to her at that very moment, called to her from beneath her: “Do not grieve; to relieve you from your trouble, your Lord has made a stream to flow below you,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thereupon he called her from below her [saying,] ‘Do not grieve! Your Lord has made a spring to flow at your feet.Ali Quli Qarai

But he called her from below her, "Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.Saheeh International

19:25

وَهُزِّىٓ إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ ٱلنَّخْلَةِ تُسَٰقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًۭا جَنِيًّۭا ۝٢٥

Wahuzzee ilayki bijithAAi annakhlatitusaqit AAalayki rutaban janiyya

and shake the trunk of the palm tree towards yourself, and you will find fresh ripe dates falling upon you.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Shake the trunk of the palm tree, freshly picked dates will drop upon you.Ali Quli Qarai

And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates.Saheeh International

19:26

فَكُلِى وَٱشْرَبِى وَقَرِّى عَيْنًۭا ۖ فَإِمَّا تَرَيِنَّ مِنَ ٱلْبَشَرِ أَحَدًۭا فَقُولِىٓ إِنِّى نَذَرْتُ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ صَوْمًۭا فَلَنْ أُكَلِّمَ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِنسِيًّۭا ۝٢٦

Fakulee washrabee waqarree AAaynanfa-imma tarayinna mina albashari ahadan faqooleeinnee nathartu lirrahmani sawmanfalan okallima alyawma insiyya

So eat, drink, and let your eyes be delightful. As for your reputation, do not worry and leave it to me; if you see any human being, say: ‘I have vowed to the Beneficent God a fast of speech, and so I shall not speak to anyone today.’”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Eat, drink, and be comforted. Then if you see any human, say, ‘‘Indeed I have vowed a fast to the All-beneficent, so I will not speak to any human today.’’ ’Ali Quli Qarai

So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, 'Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man.'"Saheeh International

19:27

فَأَتَتْ بِهِۦ قَوْمَهَا تَحْمِلُهُۥ ۖ قَالُوا۟ يَٰمَرْيَمُ لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَئًْۭا فَرِيًّۭا ۝٢٧

Faatat bihi qawmaha tahmiluhuqaloo ya maryamu laqad ji/ti shay-an fariyya

Then she came with the child to her people while she was carrying him. When the people saw her with a newborn child, they said, “O Maryam! You have surely done something unheard of before in your family!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then carrying him she brought him to her people. They said, ‘O Mary, you have certainly come up with an odd thing!Ali Quli Qarai

Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented.Saheeh International

19:28

يَٰٓأُخْتَ هَٰرُونَ مَا كَانَ أَبُوكِ ٱمْرَأَ سَوْءٍۢ وَمَا كَانَتْ أُمُّكِ بَغِيًّۭا ۝٢٨

Ya okhta haroona ma kanaabooki imraa saw-in wama kanat ommuki baghiyya

O sister of Hārūn! What have you done? Your father was not a bad man, nor was your mother an unchaste woman.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

O sister of Aaron[’s lineage]! Your father was not an evil man, nor was your mother unchaste.’Ali Quli Qarai

O sister [i.e., descendant] of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste."Saheeh International

19:29

فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ ۖ قَالُوا۟ كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَن كَانَ فِى ٱلْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّۭا ۝٢٩

Faasharat ilayhi qaloo kayfanukallimu man kana fee almahdi sabiyya

Maryam, instead of answering them, pointed to the child. They said, “How should we speak to someone who is still a baby in the cradle?!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thereat she pointed to him. They said, ‘How can we speak to one who is yet a baby in the cradle?’Ali Quli Qarai

So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?"Saheeh International

19:30

قَالَ إِنِّى عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ ءَاتَىٰنِىَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلَنِى نَبِيًّۭا ۝٣٠

Qala innee AAabdu Allahi ataniyaalkitaba wajaAAalanee nabiyya

At that very moment, ‘Īsa started to talk. He said, I am a servant of Allãh; He has given me the Book and has made me a prophetS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Indeed I am a servant of Allah! He has given me the Book and made me a prophet.Ali Quli Qarai

[Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allāh. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.Saheeh International

19:31

وَجَعَلَنِى مُبَارَكًا أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُ وَأَوْصَٰنِى بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّۭا ۝٣١

WajaAAalanee mubarakan aynamakuntu waawsanee bissalati wazzakatima dumtu hayya

and has made me a blessed person wherever I may be. He has enjoined upon me prayer and almsgiving for as long as I liveS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He has made me blessed, wherever I may be, and He has enjoined me to [maintain] the prayer and to [pay] the zakat as long as I live,Ali Quli Qarai

And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakāh as long as I remain aliveSaheeh International

19:32

وَبَرًّۢا بِوَٰلِدَتِى وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِى جَبَّارًۭا شَقِيًّۭا ۝٣٢

Wabarran biwalidatee walam yajAAalneejabbaran shaqiyya

and also to be affectionate to my mother. And He has not made me an arrogant and wretched person.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and to be good to my mother, and He has not made me self-willed and wretched.Ali Quli Qarai

And [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant.Saheeh International

19:33

وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىَّ يَوْمَ وُلِدتُّ وَيَوْمَ أَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ أُبْعَثُ حَيًّۭا ۝٣٣

Wassalamu AAalayya yawmawulidtu wayawma amootu wayawma obAAathu hayya

Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I shall die, and the day I shall be raised to life.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Peace to me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I am raised alive.’Ali Quli Qarai

And peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive."Saheeh International

19:34

ذَٰلِكَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ ۚ قَوْلَ ٱلْحَقِّ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ ۝٣٤

Thalika AAeesa ibnu maryamaqawla alhaqqi allathee feehi yamtaroon

Such is the story of ‘Īsa, son of Maryam. And this is a true statement of his birth concerning which they are in doubt.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

That is Jesus, son of Mary, a Word of the Real concerning whom they are in doubt.Ali Quli Qarai

That is Jesus, the son of Mary - the word of truth about which they are in dispute.Saheeh International

19:35

مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ مِن وَلَدٍۢ ۖ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥٓ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًۭا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ۝٣٥

Ma kana lillahi anyattakhitha min waladin subhanahu itha qadaamran fa-innama yaqoolu lahu kun fayakoon

As for the Christians who believe that ‘Īsa was the son of God, they should know that it is not appropriate for Allāh to take a son unto Himself—glory be to him! He does not need a son. And whenever He decrees a thing, He only says to it, “Be,” and it comes to exist.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

It is not for Allah to take a son. Immaculate is He! When He decides on a matter, He just says to it, ‘Be!’ and it is.Ali Quli Qarai

It is not [befitting] for Allāh to take a son; exalted is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.Saheeh International

19:36

وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌۭ مُّسْتَقِيمٌۭ ۝٣٦

Wa-inna Allaha rabbee warabbukum faAAbudoohuhatha siratun mustaqeem

Prophet ‘Īsa ended his above-quoted statement by saying, “And surely Allãh is my Lord and your Lord, therefore worship Him—this is indeed the right path.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[And Jesus said,] ‘Indeed Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him. This is a straight path.’Ali Quli Qarai

[Jesus said], "And indeed, Allāh is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path."Saheeh International

19:37

فَٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَيْنِهِمْ ۖ فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن مَّشْهَدِ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ۝٣٧

Fakhtalafa al-ahzabumin baynihim fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min mashhadiyawmin AAatheem

In spite of such a clear statement from ‘Īsa about Allãh, the Christian groups disagree with each other about the status of Jesus. So woe be to those who disbelieve; woe be to them for the scene of the great day of judgement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But the factions differed among themselves. So woe to the faithless at the scene of a tremendous day.Ali Quli Qarai

Then the factions differed [concerning Jesus] from among them, so woe to those who disbelieved - from the scene of a tremendous Day.Saheeh International

19:38

أَسْمِعْ بِهِمْ وَأَبْصِرْ يَوْمَ يَأْتُونَنَا ۖ لَٰكِنِ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ٱلْيَوْمَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ ۝٣٨

AsmiAA bihim waabsir yawma ya/toonanalakini aththalimoona alyawmafee dalalin mubeen

How well shall they hear the truth and how well shall they see it on the day when they shall come to Us! But today, the transgressors are in manifest error.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

How well they will hear and how well they will see on the day when they come to Us! But today the wrongdoers are in manifest error.Ali Quli Qarai

How [clearly] they will hear and see the Day they come to Us, but the wrongdoers today are in clear error.Saheeh International

19:39

وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْحَسْرَةِ إِذْ قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍۢ وَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ۝٣٩

Waanthirhum yawma alhasrati ithqudiya al-amru wahum fee ghaflatin wahum layu/minoon

O Muḥammad, warn them of the day of intense regret and sorrow when the affair will be decreed by Allãh. And the final decree will not be in their favour since they are in heedlessness, nor do they believe.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Warn them of the Day of Regret, when the matter will be decided, while they are [yet] heedless and do not have faith.Ali Quli Qarai

And warn them, [O Muḥammad], of the Day of Regret, when the matter will be concluded; and [yet], they are in [a state of] heedlessness, and they do not believe.Saheeh International

19:40

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَرِثُ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَنْ عَلَيْهَا وَإِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَ ۝٤٠

Inna nahnu narithu al-ardawaman AAalayha wa-ilayna yurjaAAoon

Since We do not have any son or daughter, We, Ourselves, will inherit the earth and all those who are on it; and to Us, they shall be returned.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed We shall inherit the earth and whoever there is on it, and to Us they shall be brought back.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, it is We who will inherit the earth and whoever is on it, and to Us they will be returned.Saheeh International

19:41

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صِدِّيقًۭا نَّبِيًّا ۝٤١

Wathkur fee alkitabiibraheema innahu kana siddeeqan nabiyya

Remember the story of Ibrāhīm in this Book: He, indeed, was an eminently truthful person and a prophet.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And mention in the Book Abraham. Indeed, he was a truthful man and a prophet.Ali Quli Qarai

And mention in the Book [the story of] Abraham. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet.Saheeh International

19:42

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِى عَنكَ شَئًْۭا ۝٤٢

Ith qala li-abeehi yaabati lima taAAbudu ma la yasmaAAu wala yubsiruwala yughnee AAanka shay-a

Remember when he said to his uncle, “O my uncle! Why do you worship the idol that neither hears nor sees nor can it avail you in the least?!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When he said to his father, ‘Father! Why do you worship that which neither hears nor sees, and is of no avail to you in any way?Ali Quli Qarai

[Mention] when he said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?Saheeh International

19:43

يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّى قَدْ جَآءَنِى مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ مَا لَمْ يَأْتِكَ فَٱتَّبِعْنِىٓ أَهْدِكَ صِرَٰطًۭا سَوِيًّۭا ۝٤٣

Ya abati innee qad jaanee minaalAAilmi ma lam ya/tika fattabiAAnee ahdika siratansawiyya

O my uncle! There has truly come to me a knowledge from God which has not come to you; therefore, follow me and I will guide you to the right path.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Father! Indeed a knowledge has already come to me, which has not come to you. So follow me that I may guide you to a right path.Ali Quli Qarai

O my father, indeed there has come to me of knowledge that which has not come to you, so follow me; I will guide you to an even path.Saheeh International

19:44

يَٰٓأَبَتِ لَا تَعْبُدِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَصِيًّۭا ۝٤٤

Ya abati la taAAbudi ashshaytanainna ashshaytana kana lirrahmaniAAasiyya

O my uncle! Do not obey the Shayṭãn in worshipping the idols; surely the Shayṭãn has been very rebellious to the Beneficent God.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Father! Do not worship Satan. Indeed Satan is disobedient to the All-beneficent.Ali Quli Qarai

O my father, do not worship [i.e., obey] Satan. Indeed Satan has ever been, to the Most Merciful, disobedient.Saheeh International

19:45

يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يَمَسَّكَ عَذَابٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ فَتَكُونَ لِلشَّيْطَٰنِ وَلِيًّۭا ۝٤٥

Ya abati innee akhafu anyamassaka AAathabun mina arrahmanifatakoona lishshyatani waliyya

O my uncle! I fear lest a punishment from the Beneficent God should afflict you whereby you will lose His blessings and that you may become a friend of the Shayṭãn.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Father! I am indeed afraid that a punishment from the All-beneficent will befall you, and you will become Satan’s accomplice.’Ali Quli Qarai

O my father, indeed I fear that there will touch you a punishment from the Most Merciful so you would be to Satan a companion [in Hellfire]."Saheeh International

19:46

قَالَ أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنْ ءَالِهَتِى يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ ۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ ۖ وَٱهْجُرْنِى مَلِيًّۭا ۝٤٦

Qala araghibun anta AAan alihateeya ibraheemu la-in lam tantahi laarjumannaka wahjurneemaliyya

Ibrãhim’s uncle said, “Do you shun my gods, O Ibrãhîm? Well, then, remember that if you do not desist from shunning my idols, then I will surely stone you. So, stay away from me for a long time.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Abraham! Are you renouncing my gods? If you do not desist, I will stone you. Get away from me for a long while.’Ali Quli Qarai

[His father] said, "Have you no desire for my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will surely stone you, so avoid me a prolonged time."Saheeh International

19:47

قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْكَ ۖ سَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ رَبِّىٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِى حَفِيًّۭا ۝٤٧

Qala salamun AAalaykasaastaghfiru laka rabbee innahu kana bee hafiyya

Ibrāhīm said, “Peace be upon you. I will pray to my Lord to forgive you; verily, He is always gracious to me.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Peace be to you! I shall plead with my Lord to forgive you. Indeed, He is gracious to me.Ali Quli Qarai

[Abraham] said, "Peace [i.e., safety] will be upon you. I will ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Indeed, He is ever gracious to me.Saheeh International

19:48

وَأَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَمَا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَأَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى عَسَىٰٓ أَلَّآ أَكُونَ بِدُعَآءِ رَبِّى شَقِيًّۭا ۝٤٨

WaaAAtazilukum wama tadAAoona mindooni Allahi waadAAoo rabbee AAasa allaakoona biduAAa-i rabbee shaqiyya

And sure, I will separate myself from you and the idols that you call upon besides Allãh. And I will pray to my Lord; hopefully, I will not be disappointed in the prayer to my Lord.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

I dissociate myself from you and whatever you invoke besides Allah. I will supplicate my Lord. Hopefully, I will not be disappointed in supplicating my Lord.’Ali Quli Qarai

And I will leave you and those you invoke other than Allāh and will invoke my Lord. I expect that I will not be in invocation to my Lord unhappy [i.e., disappointed]."Saheeh International

19:49

فَلَمَّا ٱعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۖ وَكُلًّۭا جَعَلْنَا نَبِيًّۭا ۝٤٩

Falamma iAAtazalahum wamayaAAbudoona min dooni Allahi wahabna lahu ishaqawayaAAqooba wakullan jaAAalna nabiyya

So when Ibrāhīm separated from them and from the idols that they worshipped besides Allāh, We gave to him Ishãq and Ya‘qûb—and We made all of them prophets,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So when he had left them and what they worshipped besides Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each We made a prophet.Ali Quli Qarai

So when he had left them and those they worshipped other than Allāh, We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each [of them] We made a prophet.Saheeh International

19:50

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِنَا وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ عَلِيًّۭا ۝٥٠

Wawahabna lahum min rahmatinawajaAAalna lahum lisana sidqin AAaliyya

We granted to them special status from Our mercy, and We assigned for them a true and praise-worthy mention in history.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And We gave them out of Our mercy, and conferred on them a worthy and lofty repute.Ali Quli Qarai

And We gave them of Our mercy, and We made for them a mention [i.e., reputation] of high honor.Saheeh International

19:51

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مُوسَىٰٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مُخْلَصًۭا وَكَانَ رَسُولًۭا نَّبِيًّۭا ۝٥١

Wathkur fee alkitabimoosa innahu kana mukhlasan wakanarasoolan nabiyya

Remember the story of Mūsa in this Book: He surely was chosen and purified by Allāh, and he was a messenger of God and a prophet.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And mention in the Book Moses. Indeed he was exclusively dedicated [to Allah], and an apostle and prophet.Ali Quli Qarai

And mention in the Book, Moses. Indeed, he was chosen, and he was a messenger and a prophet.Saheeh International

19:52

وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلْأَيْمَنِ وَقَرَّبْنَٰهُ نَجِيًّۭا ۝٥٢

Wanadaynahu min janibiattoori al-aymani waqarrabnahu najiyya

And remember Mūsa when We called him from the right side of Mount Sinai, and We brought him so close that he was having a secret conversation with Us.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We called him from the right side of the Mount and We drew him near [to Ourselves] for confidential discourse.Ali Quli Qarai

And We called him from the side of the mount at [his] right and brought him near, confiding [to him].Saheeh International

19:53

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ مِن رَّحْمَتِنَآ أَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ نَبِيًّۭا ۝٥٣

Wawahabna lahu min rahmatinaakhahu haroona nabiyya

And out of Our mercy, We gave him an assistant in the form of his brother Hārūn who was a prophet himself.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And We gave him out of Our mercy his brother Aaron, a prophet.Ali Quli Qarai

And We gave him out of Our mercy his brother Aaron as a prophet.Saheeh International

19:54

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صَادِقَ ٱلْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولًۭا نَّبِيًّۭا ۝٥٤

Wathkur fee alkitabiismaAAeela innahu kana sadiqa alwaAAdi wakanarasoolan nabiyya

Remember the story of Ismã’îl in the Book He was indeed truthful in his promise, and he was a messenger of God and a prophet.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And mention in the Book Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and an apostle and prophet.Ali Quli Qarai

And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.Saheeh International

19:55

وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُۥ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِ وَكَانَ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ مَرْضِيًّۭا ۝٥٥

Wakana ya/muru ahlahu bissalatiwazzakati wakana AAinda rabbihi mardiyya

He used to enjoin his family to pray to God and to give charity to the poor. And in the eyes of his Lord, he was found pleasing.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He used to bid his family to [maintain] the prayer and to [pay] the zakat, and was pleasing to his Lord.Ali Quli Qarai

And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakāh and was to his Lord pleasing [i.e., accepted by Him].Saheeh International

19:56

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِدْرِيسَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صِدِّيقًۭا نَّبِيًّۭا ۝٥٦

Wathkur fee alkitabiidreesa innahu kana siddeeqan nabiyya

Remember the story of Idrīs in this Book: He was an eminently truthful person and a prophet;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And mention in the Book Idrees. Indeed, he was a truthful one and a prophet,Ali Quli Qarai

And mention in the Book, Idrees. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet.Saheeh International

19:57

وَرَفَعْنَٰهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا ۝٥٧

WarafaAAnahu makanan AAaliyya

and We raised him spiritually to a lofty level.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and We raised him to an exalted station.Ali Quli Qarai

And We raised him to a high station.Saheeh International

19:58

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلنَّبِيِّۧنَ مِن ذُرِّيَّةِ ءَادَمَ وَمِمَّنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوحٍۢ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّةِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَمِمَّنْ هَدَيْنَا وَٱجْتَبَيْنَآ ۚ إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ خَرُّوا۟ سُجَّدًۭا وَبُكِيًّۭا ۩ ۝٥٨

Ola-ika allatheena anAAama AllahuAAalayhim mina annabiyyeena min thurriyyati adamawamimman hamalna maAAa noohin wamin thurriyyatiibraheema wa-isra-eela wamimman hadayna wajtabaynaitha tutla AAalayhim ayatu arrahmanikharroo sujjadan wabukiyya

These above-mentioned persons are those whom Allāh has bestowed His blessings of guidance. These persons are of two types. One group is from the prophets, and these prophets are from the off-spring of Adam, and from those whom We carried in the Ark with Nūḥ, and from the off-spring of Ibrāhīm and Isrã’īl. The other group is from those whom We guided and chose. Whenever the verses of the Beneficent God were recited to them, they would fall into prostration, weeping.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They are the ones whom Allah has blessed from among the prophets of Adam’s progeny, and from [the progeny of] those We carried with Noah, and from among the progeny of Abraham and Israel, and from among those that We guided and chose. When the signs of the All-beneficent were recited to them, they would fall down weeping in prostration.Ali Quli Qarai

Those were the ones upon whom Allāh bestowed favor from among the prophets of the descendants of Adam and of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah, and of the descendants of Abraham and Israel [i.e., Jacob], and of those whom We guided and chose. When the verses of the Most Merciful were recited to them, they fell in prostration and weeping.Saheeh International

19:59

۞ فَخَلَفَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا ۝٥٩

Fakhalafa min baAAdihim khalfun adaAAooassalata wattabaAAoo ashshahawatifasawfa yalqawna ghayya

But after each of these groups came an unworthy generation who corrupted the prayer by distorting and delaying it and followed their evil desires. Soon they will face the consequences of their error,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But they were succeeded by an evil posterity who neglected the prayer, and followed [their base] appetites. So they will soon encounter [the reward of] perversity,Ali Quli Qarai

But there came after them successors [i.e., later generations] who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil -Saheeh International

19:60

إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًۭا فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ شَئًْۭا ۝٦٠

Illa man taba waamanawaAAamila salihan faola-ika yadkhuloonaaljannata wala yuthlamoona shay-a

except the person who repents, believes in God and does good deeds—such people will be among the good people. They will enter the Garden, and they will not be wronged in any way.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

barring those who repent, believe, and act righteously. Such will enter paradise, and they will not be wronged in the least.Ali Quli Qarai

Except those who repent, believe and do righteousness; for those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged at all.Saheeh International

19:61

جَنَّٰتِ عَدْنٍ ٱلَّتِى وَعَدَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ عِبَادَهُۥ بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَأْتِيًّۭا ۝٦١

Jannati AAadnin allatee waAAada arrahmanuAAibadahu bighaybi innahu kana waAAduhuma/tiyya

They will enter the perpetual gardens which the Beneficent God has promised to His servants. This promise is of an unseen abode, but surely His promise will come to pass.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Gardens of Eden promised by the All-beneficent to His servants, [while they were still] unseen. Indeed His promise is bound to come to pass.Ali Quli Qarai

[Therein are] gardens of perpetual residence which the Most Merciful has promised His servants in the unseen. Indeed, His promise has ever been eminent.Saheeh International

19:62

لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا إِلَّا سَلَٰمًۭا ۖ وَلَهُمْ رِزْقُهُمْ فِيهَا بُكْرَةًۭ وَعَشِيًّۭا ۝٦٢

La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwanilla salaman walahum rizquhum feeha bukratanwaAAashiyya

in it they shall not hear any foolish talk, but only ‘Peace;’ and therein they shall have their provision at dawn and evening.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Therein they will not hear vain talk, but only ‘Peace!’ Therein they will have their provision morning and evening.Ali Quli Qarai

They will not hear therein any ill speech - only [greetings of] peace - and they will have their provision therein, morning and afternoon.Saheeh International

19:63

تِلْكَ ٱلْجَنَّةُ ٱلَّتِى نُورِثُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا مَن كَانَ تَقِيًّۭا ۝٦٣

Tilka aljannatu allatee noorithu min AAibadinaman kana taqiyya

This is the Garden which We shall make Our servants inherit, not to all of them but one who guards against displeasing Me.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

This is the paradise We will give as inheritance to those of Our servants who are Godwary.Ali Quli Qarai

That is Paradise, which We give as inheritance to those of Our servants who were fearing of Allāh.Saheeh International

19:64

وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ ۖ لَهُۥ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا وَمَا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّۭا ۝٦٤

Wama natanazzalu illa bi-amrirabbika lahu ma bayna aydeena wama khalfanawama bayna thalika wama kana rabbukanasiyya

We do not descend with revelations except by the command of your Lord—to Him belongs whatever is in front of us, whatever is behind us and whatever is between the two. Your Lord is not forgetful.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[O Gabriel, tell the Prophet,] ‘We do not descend except by the command of your Lord. To Him belongs whatever is before us and whatever is behind us and whatever is in between that, and your Lord does not forgetAli Quli Qarai

[Gabriel said], "And we [angels] descend not except by the order of your Lord. To Him belongs that before us and that behind us and what is in between. And never is your Lord forgetful -Saheeh International

19:65

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَٱعْبُدْهُ وَٱصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَٰدَتِهِۦ ۚ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُۥ سَمِيًّۭا ۝٦٥

Rabbu assamawati wal-ardiwama baynahuma faAAbudhu wastabirliAAibadatihi hal taAAlamu lahu samiyya

He is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between the two; therefore, worship Him and be patient in worshipping Him. Do you know anyone equal to Him?!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

—the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. So worship Him and be steadfast in His worship. Do you know anyone who could be His namesake?’Ali Quli Qarai

Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them - so worship Him and have patience for His worship. Do you know of any similarity to Him?"Saheeh International

19:66

وَيَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَءِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ أُخْرَجُ حَيًّا ۝٦٦

Wayaqoolu al-insanu a-itha mamittu lasawfa okhraju hayya

The human being says, “What! When I have already died, shall I be raised alive again?!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Man says, ‘What? Shall I be brought forth alive [from the grave], when I have been dead?’Ali Quli Qarai

And man [i.e., the disbeliever] says, "When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive?"Saheeh International

19:67

أَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَئًْۭا ۝٦٧

Awa la yathkuru al-insanuanna khalaqnahu min qablu walam yaku shay-a

Does not the human being remember that We created him before while he was nothing?!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Does not man remember that We created him before when he was nothing?Ali Quli Qarai

Does man not remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?Saheeh International

19:68

فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَحْشُرَنَّهُمْ وَٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ ثُمَّ لَنُحْضِرَنَّهُمْ حَوْلَ جَهَنَّمَ جِثِيًّۭا ۝٦٨

Fawarabbika lanahshurannahum washshayateenathumma lanuhdirannahum hawla jahannama jithiyya

By your Lord! Surely, We shall gather them and the satans on the day of judgement, then We shall surely bring them around the hell on their knees.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

By your Lord, We will surely gather them with the devils; then We will surely bring them up around hell [scrambling] on their knees.Ali Quli Qarai

So by your Lord, We will surely gather them and the devils; then We will bring them to be present around Hell upon their knees.Saheeh International

19:69

ثُمَّ لَنَنزِعَنَّ مِن كُلِّ شِيعَةٍ أَيُّهُمْ أَشَدُّ عَلَى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عِتِيًّۭا ۝٦٩

Thumma lananziAAanna min kulli sheeAAatinayyuhum ashaddu AAala arrahmaniAAitiyya

Then We shall remove from every group the one who is most insolent to the Beneficent God.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then from every group We shall draw whichever of them was more defiant towards the All-beneficent.Ali Quli Qarai

Then We will surely extract from every sect those of them who were worst against the Most Merciful in insolence.Saheeh International

19:70

ثُمَّ لَنَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ أَوْلَىٰ بِهَا صِلِيًّۭا ۝٧٠

Thumma lanahnu aAAlamu billatheenahum awla biha siliyya

And We certainly know better those who deserve most to be burnt therein.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then surely We will know best those who deserve most to enter it.Ali Quli Qarai

Then, surely it is We who are most knowing of those most worthy of burning therein.Saheeh International

19:71

وَإِن مِّنكُمْ إِلَّا وَارِدُهَا ۚ كَانَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ حَتْمًۭا مَّقْضِيًّۭا ۝٧١

Wa-in minkum illa wariduhakana AAala rabbika hatman maqdiyya

And there is none among you but that he will come to it (i.e., the hell); this is a matter which has been certainly decreed by your Lord. After bringing all close to hell,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

There is none of you but will come to it: a [matter that is a] decided certainty with your Lord.Ali Quli Qarai

And there is none of you except he will come to it. This is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed.Saheeh International

19:72

ثُمَّ نُنَجِّى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوا۟ وَّنَذَرُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ فِيهَا جِثِيًّۭا ۝٧٢

Thumma nunajjee allatheena ittaqawwanatharu aththalimeena feehajithiyya

We shall deliver those who were guarding themselves against displeasing Allāh, and We shall leave the transgressors in it on their knees.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then We will deliver those who are Godwary, and leave the wrongdoers in it, fallen on their knees.Ali Quli Qarai

Then We will save those who feared Allāh and leave the wrongdoers within it, on their knees.Saheeh International

19:73

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍۢ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَىُّ ٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِ خَيْرٌۭ مَّقَامًۭا وَأَحْسَنُ نَدِيًّۭا ۝٧٣

Wa-itha tutla AAalayhim ayatunabayyinatin qala allatheena kafaroo lillatheenaamanoo ayyu alfareeqayni khayrun maqaman waahsanunadiyya

When Our clear verses are recited to the people of Mecca, those who disbelieve say to those who believe, “Which of our two parties is better in abode and best in companionship?!” The unbelievers thought that worldly affluence was the criterion of truth and salvation. They seem to miss the point that worldly affluence is temporary, whereas the hereafter is eternal.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When Our manifest signs are recited to them, the faithless say to the faithful, ‘Which of the two groups is superior in station and better with respect to company?’Ali Quli Qarai

And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Which of [our] two parties is best in position and best in association?"Saheeh International

19:74

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَٰثًۭا وَرِءْيًۭا ۝٧٤

Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin humahsanu athathan wari/ya

They seem to forget how many of generations We had destroyed before them who were better in their household goods and physical appearance!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

How many a generation We have destroyed before them, who were superior in furnishings and appearance!Ali Quli Qarai

And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and [outward] appearance?Saheeh International

19:75

قُلْ مَن كَانَ فِى ٱلضَّلَٰلَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَدًّا ۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوْا۟ مَا يُوعَدُونَ إِمَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ وَإِمَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّۭ مَّكَانًۭا وَأَضْعَفُ جُندًۭا ۝٧٥

Qul man kana fee addalalatifalyamdud lahu arrahmanu maddan hattaitha raaw ma yooAAadoona imma alAAathabawa-imma assaAAata fasayaAAlamoona man huwasharrun makanan waadAAafu junda

O Muḥammad, say to such people, “Whoever is in error obstinately, then the Beneficent God surely leaves him for some time in his error to enjoy his worldly affluence until they see what they were being warned about— either the chastisement or the hour of doom. Then they shall know who is in the worst abode and who is weak in military force!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Whoever abides in error, the All-beneficent shall prolong his respite until they sight what they have been promised: either punishment, or the Hour.’ Then they will know whose position is worse, and whose host is weaker.Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "Whoever is in error - let the Most Merciful extend for him an extension [in wealth and time] until, when they see that which they were promised - either punishment [in this world] or the Hour [of resurrection] - they will come to know who is worst in position and weaker in soldiers."Saheeh International

19:76

وَيَزِيدُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱهْتَدَوْا۟ هُدًۭى ۗ وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًۭا وَخَيْرٌۭ مَّرَدًّا ۝٧٦

Wayazeedu Allahu allatheenaihtadaw hudan walbaqiyatu assalihatukhayrun AAinda rabbika thawaban wakhayrun maradda

As for those who are guided aright, Allāh increases their guidance; and the ever-lasting good deeds are better with your Lord in reward and better in profitable returns.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Allah enhances in guidance those who are [rightly] guided, and lasting righteous deeds are better with your Lord in reward, and better at the return [to Allah].Ali Quli Qarai

And Allāh increases those who were guided, in guidance, and the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for recourse.Saheeh International

19:77

أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَرَ بَِٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالَ لَأُوتَيَنَّ مَالًۭا وَوَلَدًا ۝٧٧

Afaraayta allathee kafara bi-ayatinawaqala laootayanna malan wawalada

Someone who already believed in Prophet Muḥammad’s message or was inclined towards it, became convinced by the above-mentioned words of the unbelievers of Mecca in verse 73. (The commentators mention the name of ‘Ās bin Wā’il or Walīd bin al-Mughayrah.) Referring to him, Allāh says: Have you seen the person who rejected Our revelations and said, “If I agree with the unbelievers, I shall certainly be given wealth and children!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Have you not regarded him who defies Our signs, and says, ‘I will surely be given wealth and children’?Ali Quli Qarai

Then, have you seen he who disbelieved in Our verses and said, "I will surely be given wealth and children [in the next life]"?Saheeh International

19:78

أَطَّلَعَ ٱلْغَيْبَ أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًۭا ۝٧٨

AttalaAAa alghayba ami ittakhathaAAinda arrahmani AAahda

How can he be so sure?! Has he gained knowledge of the unseen?! Or has he secured a promise from the Beneficent God on this matter?!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Has he come to know the Unseen, or taken a promise from the All-beneficent?Ali Quli Qarai

Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken from the Most Merciful a promise?Saheeh International

19:79

كَلَّا ۚ سَنَكْتُبُ مَا يَقُولُ وَنَمُدُّ لَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ مَدًّۭا ۝٧٩

Kalla sanaktubu ma yaqooluwanamuddu lahu mina alAAathabi madda

No! Not at all! We shall preserve his statement and prolong the chastisement for him for some time.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

No indeed! We will write down what he says, and We will prolong his punishment endlessly.Ali Quli Qarai

No! We will record what he says and extend [i.e., increase] for him from the punishment extensively.Saheeh International

19:80

وَنَرِثُهُۥ مَا يَقُولُ وَيَأْتِينَا فَرْدًۭا ۝٨٠

Wanarithuhu ma yaqoolu waya/teenafarda

And We shall inherit from him what he is saying, and he will come to Us alone.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We shall take over from him what he talks about, and he will come to Us alone.Ali Quli Qarai

And We will inherit him [in] what he mentions, and he will come to Us alone.Saheeh International

19:81

وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةًۭ لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّۭا ۝٨١

Wattakhathoo min dooni Allahialihatan liyakoonoo lahum AAizza

They have taken the idols as gods besides Allãh so that they may be a power for them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They have taken gods besides Allah that they may be a [source of] might to them.Ali Quli Qarai

And they have taken besides Allāh [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.Saheeh International

19:82

كَلَّا ۚ سَيَكْفُرُونَ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ وَيَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِدًّا ۝٨٢

Kalla sayakfuroona biAAibadatihimwayakoonoona AAalayhim didda

Never! On the contrary, the idols will deny their act of worship and will turn against them as adversaries.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

No Indeed! Soon they will disown their worship, and they will be their opponents.Ali Quli Qarai

No! They [i.e., those "gods"] will deny their worship of them and will be against them opponents [on the Day of Judgement].Saheeh International

19:83

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزًّۭا ۝٨٣

Alam tara anna arsalna ashshayateenaAAala alkafireena taozzuhum azza

O Muḥammad, do not you see that We have sent satans upon the obstinate unbelievers inciting them strongly?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Have you not regarded that We unleash the devils upon the faithless to urge them vigorously?Ali Quli Qarai

Do you not see that We have sent the devils upon the disbelievers, inciting them [to evil] with [constant] incitement?Saheeh International

19:84

فَلَا تَعْجَلْ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ إِنَّمَا نَعُدُّ لَهُمْ عَدًّۭا ۝٨٤

Fala taAAjal AAalayhim innamanaAAuddu lahum AAadda

Therefore, do not hasten in asking for a chastisement against them; We have indeed fixed a specified number of days for them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So do not make haste against them; indeed We are counting for them, a counting [down].Ali Quli Qarai

So be not impatient over them. We only count out [i.e., allow] to them a [limited] number.Saheeh International

19:85

يَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ إِلَى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَفْدًۭا ۝٨٥

Yawma nahshuru almuttaqeena ilaarrahmani wafda

On the day when We shall gather the pious people towards the Beneficent God with honourS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The day We shall gather the Godwary toward the All-beneficent, on mounts,Ali Quli Qarai

On the Day We will gather the righteous to the Most Merciful as a delegationSaheeh International

19:86

وَنَسُوقُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ وِرْدًۭا ۝٨٦

Wanasooqu almujrimeena ila jahannamawirda

and We shall drive the guilty people towards the hell as herds were driven to the water—on that day,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and drive the guilty as a thirsty herd towards hell,Ali Quli Qarai

And will drive the criminals to Hell in thirstSaheeh International

19:87

لَّا يَمْلِكُونَ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًۭا ۝٨٧

La yamlikoona ashshafaAAatailla mani ittakhatha AAinda arrahmaniAAahda

they shall not possess any intercession except the one who has secured a promise from the Beneficent Allãh.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

no one will have the power to intercede [with Allah], except for him who has taken a covenant with the All-beneficent.Ali Quli Qarai

None will have [power of] intercession except he who had taken from the Most Merciful a covenant.Saheeh International

19:88

وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًۭا ۝٨٨

Waqaloo ittakhatha arrahmanuwalada

They say, “The Beneficent God has taken a son unto Himself.” O Muḥammad, say to them:S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They say, ‘The All-beneficent has taken a son!’Ali Quli Qarai

And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken [for Himself] a son."Saheeh International

19:89

لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَئًْا إِدًّۭا ۝٨٩

Laqad ji/tum shay-an idda

“You have indeed come up with a very evil statement;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

You have certainly advanced something hideous!Ali Quli Qarai

You have done an atrocious thing.Saheeh International

19:90

تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ ٱلْجِبَالُ هَدًّا ۝٩٠

Takadu assamawatuyatafattarna minhu watanshaqqu al-ardu watakhirrualjibalu hadda

it is so grievous that the heavens would have almost split apart by it, the earth would have given way, and the mountains would have trembled down in destruction.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The heavens are about to be rent apart at it, the earth to split open, and the mountains to collapse into bits,Ali Quli Qarai

The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastationSaheeh International

19:91

أَن دَعَوْا۟ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَلَدًۭا ۝٩١

An daAAaw lirrahmaniwalada

All this because they ascribed a son to the Beneficent God.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

that they should ascribe a son to the All-beneficent!Ali Quli Qarai

That they attribute to the Most Merciful a son.Saheeh International

19:92

وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا ۝٩٢

Wama yanbaghee lirrahmanian yattakhitha walada

It does not behoove the Beneficent God to take a son unto Himself. Why should He have to do that? He does not need anyone or anything.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

It does not behoove the All-beneficent to take a son.Ali Quli Qarai

And it is not appropriate for the Most Merciful that He should take a son.Saheeh International

19:93

إِن كُلُّ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّآ ءَاتِى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَبْدًۭا ۝٩٣

In kullu man fee assamawatiwal-ardi illa atee arrahmaniAAabda

There is nothing in the heavens and the earth but that it comes to the Beneficent God as a servant! He has so much power over themS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

There is none in the heavens and the earth but he comes to the All-beneficent as a servant.Ali Quli Qarai

There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant.Saheeh International

19:94

لَّقَدْ أَحْصَىٰهُمْ وَعَدَّهُمْ عَدًّۭا ۝٩٤

Laqad ahsahum waAAaddahum AAadda

He has indeed counted each of them and numbered them comprehensively,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly He has counted them [all] and numbered them precisely,Ali Quli Qarai

He has enumerated them and counted them a [full] counting.Saheeh International

19:95

وَكُلُّهُمْ ءَاتِيهِ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فَرْدًا ۝٩٥

Wakulluhum ateehi yawma alqiyamatifarda

and every one of them will come to Him on the day of resurrection alone.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and each of them will come to Him alone on the Day of Resurrection.Ali Quli Qarai

And all of them are coming to Him on the Day of Resurrection alone.Saheeh International

19:96

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ سَيَجْعَلُ لَهُمُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وُدًّۭا ۝٩٦

Inna allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati sayajAAalu lahumu arrahmanuwudda

As for those who believe and do good deeds, the Beneficent God will grant love to them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed those who have faith and do righteous deeds—the All-beneficent will endear them [to His creation].Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection.Saheeh International

19:97

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لِتُبَشِّرَ بِهِ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ وَتُنذِرَ بِهِۦ قَوْمًۭا لُّدًّۭا ۝٩٧

Fa-innama yassarnahu bilisanikalitubashshira bihi almuttaqeena watunthira bihi qawmanludda

We have indeed made this revelation easy on your tongue so that you may give good news thereby to those who guard against displeasing Allāh and warn the obstinate people.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed We have made it simple in your language so that you may give good news thereby to the Godwary and warn with it a disputatious lot.Ali Quli Qarai

So, [O Muḥammad], We have only made it [i.e., the Qur’ān] easy in your tongue [i.e., the Arabic language] that you may give good tidings thereby to the righteous and warn thereby a hostile people.Saheeh International

19:98

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزًۢا ۝٩٨

Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin haltuhissu minhum min ahadin aw tasmaAAu lahum rikza

And how many generations of such obstinate people have We destroyed before them! But today, do you notice any one of them or hear any sound of them?! No, none at all!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

How many a generation We have destroyed before them! Can you descry any one of them, or hear from them so much as a murmur?Ali Quli Qarai

And how many have We destroyed before them of generations? Do you perceive of them anyone or hear from them a sound?Saheeh International