Surah 19 · Meccan · 98 verses · juz 16
Maryam سُورَةُ مَرۡيَمَ
Mary
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِIn the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
A mention of the mercy of thy Lord unto His servant Zachariah.
19:2 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 305 · tafsir at quran.com
When he cried unto his Lord a cry in secret,
19:3 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 305 · tafsir at quran.com
Saying: My Lord! Lo! the bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair, and I have never been unblest in prayer to Thee, my Lord.
19:4 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 305 · tafsir at quran.com
Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor
19:5 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 305 · tafsir at quran.com
Who shall inherit of me and inherit (also) of the house of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, acceptable (unto Thee).
19:6 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 305 · tafsir at quran.com
(It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him).
19:7 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 305 · tafsir at quran.com
He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren and I have reached infirm old age?
19:8 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 305 · tafsir at quran.com
He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me, even as I created thee before, when thou wast naught.
19:9 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 305 · tafsir at quran.com
He said: My Lord! Appoint for me some token. He said: Thy token is that thou, with no bodily defect, shalt not speak unto mankind three nights.
19:10 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 305 · tafsir at quran.com
Then he came forth unto his people from the sanctuary, and signified to them: Glorify your Lord at break of day and fall of night.
19:11 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 305 · tafsir at quran.com
(And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold fast the Scripture. And we gave him wisdom when a child,
19:12 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
And compassion from Our presence, and purity; and he was devout,
19:13 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
And dutiful toward his parents. And he was not arrogant, rebellious.
19:14 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
Peace on him the day he was born, and the day he dieth and the day he shall be raised alive!
19:15 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
And make mention of Mary in the Scripture, when she had withdrawn from her people to a chamber looking East,
19:16 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
And had chosen seclusion from them. Then We sent unto her Our Spirit and it assumed for her the likeness of a perfect man.
19:17 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
She said: Lo! I seek refuge in the Beneficent One from thee, if thou art Allah-fearing.
19:18 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
He said: I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a faultless son.
19:19 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath touched me, neither have I been unchaste?
19:20 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him a revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing ordained.
19:21 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place.
19:22 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
And the pangs of childbirth drove her unto the trunk of the palm-tree. She said: Oh, would that I had died ere this and had become a thing of naught, forgotten!
19:23 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
Then (one) cried unto her from below her, saying: Grieve not! Thy Lord hath placed a rivulet beneath thee,
19:24 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
And shake the trunk of the palm-tree toward thee, thou wilt cause ripe dates to fall upon thee.
19:25 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 306 · tafsir at quran.com
So eat and drink and be consoled. And if thou meetest any mortal, say: Lo! I have vowed a fast unto the Beneficent, and may not speak this day to any mortal.
19:26 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 307 · tafsir at quran.com
Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said: O Mary! Thou hast come with an amazing thing.
19:27 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 307 · tafsir at quran.com
O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot.
19:28 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 307 · tafsir at quran.com
Then she pointed to him. They said: How can we talk to one who is in the cradle, a young boy?
19:29 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 307 · tafsir at quran.com
He spake: Lo! I am the slave of Allah. He hath given me the Scripture and hath appointed me a Prophet,
19:30 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 307 · tafsir at quran.com
And hath made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and hath enjoined upon me prayer and almsgiving so long as I remain alive,
19:31 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 307 · tafsir at quran.com
And (hath made me) dutiful toward her who bore me, and hath not made me arrogant, unblest.
19:32 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 307 · tafsir at quran.com
Peace on me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!
19:33 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 307 · tafsir at quran.com
Such was Jesus, son of Mary: (this is) a statement of the truth concerning which they doubt.
19:34 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 307 · tafsir at quran.com
It befitteth not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should take unto Himself a son. Glory be to Him! When He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is.
19:35 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 307 · tafsir at quran.com
And lo! Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So serve Him. That is the right path.
19:36 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 307 · tafsir at quran.com
The sects among them differ: but woe unto the disbelievers from the meeting of an awful Day.
19:37 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 307 · tafsir at quran.com
See and hear them on the Day they come unto Us! yet the evil-doers are to-day in error manifest.
19:38 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 307 · tafsir at quran.com
And warn them of the Day of anguish when the case hath been decided. Now they are in a state of carelessness, and they believe not.
19:39 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 308 · tafsir at quran.com
Lo! We, only We, inherit the earth and all who are thereon, and unto Us they are returned.
19:40 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 308 · tafsir at quran.com
And make mention (O Muhammad) in the Scripture of Abraham. Lo! he was a saint, a prophet.
19:41 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 308 · tafsir at quran.com
When he said unto his father: O my father! Why worshippest thou that which heareth not nor seeth, nor can in aught avail thee?
19:42 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 308 · tafsir at quran.com
O my father! Lo! there hath come unto me of knowledge that which came not unto thee. So follow me, and I will lead thee on a right path.
19:43 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 308 · tafsir at quran.com
O my father! Serve not the devil. Lo! the devil is a rebel unto the Beneficent.
19:44 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 308 · tafsir at quran.com
O my father! Lo! I fear lest a punishment from the Beneficent overtake thee so that thou become a comrade of the devil.
19:45 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 308 · tafsir at quran.com
He said: Rejectest thou my gods, O Abraham? If thou cease not, I shall surely stone thee. Depart from me a long while!
19:46 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 308 · tafsir at quran.com
He said: Peace be unto thee! I shall ask forgiveness of my Lord for thee. Lo! He was ever gracious unto me.
19:47 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 308 · tafsir at quran.com
I shall withdraw from you and that unto which ye pray beside Allah, and I shall pray unto my Lord. It may be that, in prayer unto my Lord, I shall not be unblest.
19:48 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 308 · tafsir at quran.com
So, when he had withdrawn from them and that which they were worshipping beside Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob. Each of them We made a prophet.
19:49 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 308 · tafsir at quran.com
And we gave them of Our mercy, and assigned to them a high and true renown.
19:50 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 308 · tafsir at quran.com
And make mention in the Scripture of Moses. Lo! he was chosen, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet.
19:51 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 308 · tafsir at quran.com
We called him from the right slope of the Mount, and brought him nigh in communion.
19:52 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 309 · tafsir at quran.com
And We bestowed upon him of Our mercy his brother Aaron, a prophet (likewise).
19:53 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 309 · tafsir at quran.com
And make mention in the Scripture of Ishmael. Lo! he was a keeper of his promise, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet.
19:54 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 309 · tafsir at quran.com
He enjoined upon his people worship and almsgiving, and was acceptable in the sight of his Lord.
19:55 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 309 · tafsir at quran.com
And make mention in the Scripture of Idris. Lo! he was a saint, a prophet;
19:56 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 309 · tafsir at quran.com
And We raised him to high station.
19:57 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 309 · tafsir at quran.com
These are they unto whom Allah showed favour from among the prophets, of the seed of Adam and of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Noah, and of the seed of Abraham and Israel, and from among those whom We guided and chose. When the revelations of the Beneficent were recited unto them, they fell down, adoring and weeping.
19:58 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 309 · a verse of prostration · tafsir at quran.com
Now there hath succeeded them a later generation whom have ruined worship and have followed lusts. But they will meet deception.
19:59 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 309 · tafsir at quran.com
Save him who shall repent and believe and do right. Such will enter the Garden, and they will not be wronged in aught -
19:60 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 309 · tafsir at quran.com
Gardens of Eden, which the Beneficent hath promised to His slaves in the unseen. Lo! His promise is ever sure of fulfilment -
19:61 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 309 · tafsir at quran.com
They hear therein no idle talk, but only Peace; and therein they have food for morn and evening.
19:62 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 309 · tafsir at quran.com
Such is the Garden which We cause the devout among Our bondmen to inherit.
19:63 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 309 · tafsir at quran.com
We (angels) come not down save by commandment of thy Lord. Unto Him belongeth all that is before us and all that is behind us and all that is between those two, and thy Lord was never forgetful -
19:64 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 309 · tafsir at quran.com
Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them! Therefor, worship thou Him and be thou steadfast in His service. Knowest thou one that can be named along with Him?
19:65 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 310 · tafsir at quran.com
And man saith: When I am dead, shall I forsooth be brought forth alive?
19:66 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 310 · tafsir at quran.com
Doth not man remember that We created him before, when he was naught?
19:67 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 310 · tafsir at quran.com
And, by thy Lord, verily We shall assemble them and the devils, then We shall bring them, crouching, around hell.
19:68 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 310 · tafsir at quran.com
Then We shall pluck out from every sect whichever of them was most stubborn in rebellion to the Beneficent.
19:69 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 310 · tafsir at quran.com
And surely We are Best Aware of those most worthy to be burned therein.
19:70 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 310 · tafsir at quran.com
There is not one of you but shall approach it. That is a fixed ordinance of thy Lord.
19:71 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 310 · tafsir at quran.com
Then We shall rescue those who kept from evil, and leave the evil-doers crouching there.
19:72 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 310 · tafsir at quran.com
And when Our clear revelations are recited unto them, those who disbelieve say unto those who believe: Which of the two parties (yours or ours) is better in position, and more imposing as an army?
19:73 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 310 · tafsir at quran.com
How many a generation have We destroyed before them, who were more imposing in respect of gear and outward seeming!
19:74 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 310 · tafsir at quran.com
Say: As for him who is in error, the Beneficent will verily prolong his span of life until, when they behold that which they were promised, whether it be punishment (in the world), or the Hour (of doom), they will know who is worse in position and who is weaker as an army.
19:75 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 310 · tafsir at quran.com
Allah increaseth in right guidance those who walk aright, and the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better for resort.
19:76 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 310 · tafsir at quran.com
Hast thou seen him who disbelieveth in Our revelations and saith: Assuredly I shall be given wealth and children?
19:77 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
Hath he perused the Unseen, or hath he made a pact with the Beneficent?
19:78 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
Nay, but We shall record that which he saith and prolong for him a span of torment.
19:79 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
And We shall inherit from him that whereof he spake, and he will come unto Us, alone (without his wealth and children).
19:80 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
And they have chosen (other) gods beside Allah that they may be a power for them.
19:81 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and become opponents unto them.
19:82 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
Seest thou not that We have set the devils on the disbelievers to confound them with confusion?
19:83 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
So make no haste against them (O Muhammad). We do but number unto them a sum (of days).
19:84 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
On the day when We shall gather the righteous unto the Beneficent, a goodly company.
19:85 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
And drive the guilty unto hell, a weary herd,
19:86 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
They will have no power of intercession, save him who hath made a covenant with his Lord.
19:87 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son.
19:88 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
Assuredly ye utter a disastrous thing
19:89 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
Whereby almost the heavens are torn, and the earth is split asunder and the mountains fall in ruins,
19:90 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
That ye ascribe unto the Beneficent a son,
19:91 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
When it is not meet for (the Majesty of) the Beneficent that He should choose a son.
19:92 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
There is none in the heavens and the earth but cometh unto the Beneficent as a slave.
19:93 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
Verily He knoweth them and numbereth them with (right) numbering.
19:94 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
And each one of them will come unto Him on the Day of Resurrection, alone.
19:95 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 311 · tafsir at quran.com
Lo! those who believe and do good works, the Beneficent will appoint for them love.
19:96 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 312 · tafsir at quran.com
And We make (this Scripture) easy in thy tongue, (O Muhammad) only that thou mayst bear good tidings therewith unto those who ward off (evil), and warn therewith the froward folk.
19:97 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 312 · tafsir at quran.com
And how many a generation before them have We destroyed! Canst thou (Muhammad) see a single man of them, or hear from them the slightest sound?
19:98 · Maryam · juz 16 · page 312 · tafsir at quran.com