| 19 ) Maryam | |||
| 1 | Kaf. Ha. Ya. 'Ain. Sad. | ||
| 2 | ( This is ) a recital of the Mercy of thy Lord to His Servant Zakariya. | ||
| 3 | Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret. | ||
| 4 | Praying: " O my Lord! infirm indeed are my bones and the hair of my head doth glisten with grey: but never am I unblest O my Lord in my prayer to Thee! | ||
| 5 | " Now I fear ( what ) my relatives ( and colleagues ) ( will do ) after me: but my wife is barren: so give me an heir as from Thyself | ||
| 6 | " ( One that ) will ( truly ) represent me and represent the posterity of Jacob; and make him O my Lord! one with whom Thou art well-pleased! " | ||
| 7 | ( His prayer was answered ): " O Zakariya! We give thee good news of a son: his name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We conferred distinction before. " | ||
| 8 | He said: " O my Lord! how shall I have a son when my wife is barren and I have grown quite decrepit from old age? " | ||
| 9 | He said: " So ( it will be ): thy Lord saith 'That is easy for Me: I did indeed create thee before when thou hadst been nothing!' ". | ||
| 10 | ( Zakariya ) said " O my Lord! give me a Sign. " " Thy Sign " was the answer " shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for three nights although thou art not dumb. " | ||
| 11 | So Zakariya came out to his people from his chamber: he told them by signs to celebrate Allah's praises in the morning and in the evening. | ||
| 12 | ( To his son came the command ): " O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might ": and We gave him wisdom even as a youth. | ||
| 13 | And pity ( for all creatures ) as from Us and purity: he was devout. | ||
| 14 | And kind to his parents and he was not overbearing or rebellious. | ||
| 15 | So Peace on him the day he was born the day that he dies and the day that he will be raised up to life ( again )! | ||
| 16 | Relate in the Book ( the story of ) Mary when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East. | ||
| 17 | She placed a screen ( to screen herself ) from them: then We sent to her Our angel and he appeared before her as a man in all respects. | ||
| 18 | She said: " I seek refuge from thee to ( Allah ) Most Gracious: ( come not near ) if thou dost fear Allah. " | ||
| 19 | He said: " Nay I am only a messenger from thy Lord ( to announce ) to thee the gift of a holy son. " | ||
| 20 | She said: " How shall I have a son seeing that no man has touched me and I am not unchaste? " | ||
| 21 | He said: " So ( it will be ): thy Lord saith 'That is easy for Me: and ( We wish ) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us': it is a matter ( so ) decreed. " | ||
| 22 | So she conceived him and she retired with him to a remote place. | ||
| 23 | And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm-tree: she cried ( in her anguish ): " Ah! would that I had died before this! Would that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight! " | ||
| 24 | But ( a voice ) cried to her from beneath the ( palm-free ): " Grieve not! for thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thee; | ||
| 25 | " And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree: it will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee. | ||
| 26 | " So eat and drink and cool ( thine ) eye. And if thou dost see any man say 'I have vowed a fast to ( Allah ) Most Gracious and this day will I enter into no talk with any human being.' ". | ||
| 27 | At length she brought the ( babe ) to her people carrying him ( in her arms ). They said: " O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thou brought! | ||
| 28 | " O sister of Aaron! thy father was not a man of evil nor thy mother a woman unchaste! " | ||
| 29 | But she pointed to the babe. They said: " How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle? " | ||
| 30 | He said: " I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; | ||
| 31 | " And He hath made me Blessed wheresoever I be and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live; | ||
| 32 | " ( He ) hath made me kind to my mother and not overbearing or miserable; | ||
| 33 | " So Peace is on me the day I was born the day that I die and the Day that I shall be raised up to life ( again ) "! | ||
| 34 | Such ( was ) Jesus the son of Mary: ( it is ) a statement of truth about which they ( vainly ) dispute. | ||
| 35 | It is not befitting to ( the majesty of ) Allah that He should beget a son. Glory be to Him! When He determines a matter He only says to it " Be " and it is. | ||
| 36 | Verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord: Him therefore serve ye: this is a Way that is straight. | ||
| 37 | But the sects differ among themselves: and woe to the Unbelievers because of the ( coming ) Judgment of a momentous Day! | ||
| 38 | How plainly will they see and hear the Day that they will appear before Us! But the unjust today are in error manifest! | ||
| 39 | But warn them of the Day of Distress when the matter will be determined: for ( behold ) they are negligent and they do not believe! | ||
| 40 | It is We Who will inherit the earth and all beings thereon: to Us will they all be returned. | ||
| 41 | Also mention in the Book ( the story of ) Abraham: he was a man of Truth a prophet. | ||
| 42 | Behold he said to his father: " O my father! why worship that which heareth not and seeth not and can profit thee nothing?. | ||
| 43 | " O my father! to me hath come knowledge which hath not reached thee: so follow me: I will guide thee to a Way that is even and straight. | ||
| 44 | " O my father! serve not Satan: for Satan is a rebel against ( Allah ) Most Gracious. | ||
| 45 | " O my father! I fear lest a Penalty afflict thee from ( Allah ) Most Gracious so that thou become to Satan a friend. " | ||
| 46 | ( The father ) replied: " Dost thou hate my gods O Abraham? If thou forbear not I will indeed stone thee: now get away from me for a good long while! " | ||
| 47 | Abraham said: " Peace be on thee: I will pray to my Lord for thy forgiveness: for He is to me Most Gracious. | ||
| 48 | " And I will turn away from you ( all ) and from those whom ye invoke besides Allah: I will call on my Lord: Perhaps by my prayer to my Lord I shall be not unblest. " | ||
| 49 | When he had turned away from them and from those whom they worshipped besides Allah We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob and each one of them We made a prophet. | ||
| 50 | And We bestowed of Our Mercy on them and We granted them lofty honor on the tongue of truth. | ||
| 51 | Also mention in the Book ( the story of ) Moses: for he was specially chosen and he was an apostle ( and ) a prophet. | ||
| 52 | And We called him from the right side of Mount ( Sinai ) and made him draw near to Us for mystic ( converse ). | ||
| 53 | And out of Our Mercy We gave him his brother Aaron ( also ) a prophet. | ||
| 54 | Also mention in the Book ( the story of ) Ismail: He was ( strictly ) true to what he promised and he was an apostle ( and ) a prophet. | ||
| 55 | He used to enjoin on his people Prayer and Charity and he was most acceptable in the sight of his Lord. | ||
| 56 | Also mention in the Book the case of Idris: he was a man of truth ( and sincerity ) ( and ) a prophet: | ||
| 57 | And We raised him to a lofty station. | ||
| 58 | Those were some of the prophets on whom Allah did bestow His Grace of the posterity of Adam and of those whom We carried ( in the Ark ) with Noah and of the posterity of Abraham and Israel of those whom We guided and chose; whenever the Signs of ( Allah ) Most Gracious were rehearsed to them they would fall down in prostrate adoration and in tears. | ||
| 59 | But after them there followed a posterity who missed prayers and followed after lusts: soon then will they face Destruction | ||
| 60 | Except those who repent and believe and work righteousness: for these will enter the Garden and will not be wronged in the least | ||
| 61 | Gardens of Eternity those which ( Allah ) Most Gracious has promised to His servants in the Unseen: for His promise must ( necessarily ) come to pass. | ||
| 62 | They will not there hear any vain discourse but only salutations of peace: and they will have therein their sustenance morning and evening. | ||
| 63 | Such is the Garden which We give as an inheritance to those of Our Servants who guard against evil. | ||
| 64 | ( The angels say: ) " We descend not but by command of thy Lord: to Him belongeth what is before us and what is behind us and what is between: and thy Lord never doth forget " | ||
| 65 | " Lord of the heavens and of the earth and of all that is between them: so worship Him and be constant and patient in His worship: knowest thou of any who is worthy of the same Name as He? " | ||
| 66 | Man says: " What! when I am dead shall I then be raised up alive? " | ||
| 67 | But does not man call to mind that We created him before out of nothing?. | ||
| 68 | So by thy Lord without doubt We shall gather them together and ( also ) the Evil Ones ( with them ); then shall We bring them forth on their knees round about Hell; | ||
| 69 | Then shall We certainly drag out from every sect all those who were worst in obstinate rebellion against ( Allah ) Most Gracious. | ||
| 70 | And certainly We know best those who are most worthy of being burned therein. | ||
| 71 | Not one of you but will pass over it: this is with thy Lord a Decree which must be accomplished. | ||
| 72 | But We shall save those who guarded against evil and We shall leave the wrongdoers therein ( humbled ) to their knees. | ||
| 73 | When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them the Unbelievers say to those who believe " Which of the two sides is best in point of position? Which makes the best show in council? " | ||
| 74 | But how many ( countless ) generations before them have We destroyed who were even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye?. | ||
| 75 | Say: " If any men go astray ( Allah ) Most Gracious extends ( the rope ) to them. Until when they see the warning of Allah ( being fulfilled ) either in punishment or in ( the approach of ) the Hour they will at length realize who is worst in position and ( who ) weakest in forces! | ||
| 76 | " And Allah doth advance in guidance those who seek guidance; and the things that endure. Good Deeds are best in the sight of thy Lord as rewards and best in respect of ( their ) eventual returns. " | ||
| 77 | Hast thou then seen the ( sort of ) man who rejects Our Signs yet says: " I shall certainly be given wealth and children "?. | ||
| 78 | Has he penetrated to the Unseen or has he taken a contract with ( Allah ) Most Gracious?. | ||
| 79 | Nay! We shall record what he says and We Shall add and add to his punishment. | ||
| 80 | To Us shall return all that he talks of and he shall appear before Us bare and alone. | ||
| 81 | And they have taken ( for worship ) gods other than Allah to give them power and glory! | ||
| 82 | Instead they shall reject their worship and become adversaries against them. | ||
| 83 | Seest thou not that We have set the Evil Ones on against the Unbelievers to incite them with fury?. | ||
| 84 | So make no haste against them for We but count out to them a ( limited ) number ( of days ). | ||
| 85 | The day We shall gather the righteous to ( Allah ) Most Gracious like a band presented before a king for honors. | ||
| 86 | And We shall drive the sinners to Hell like thirsty cattle driven down to water | ||
| 87 | None shall have the power of intercession but such a one as has received permission ( or promise ) from ( Allah ) Most Gracious. | ||
| 88 | They say: " ( Allah ) Most Gracious has begotten a son! " | ||
| 89 | Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous! | ||
| 90 | At if the skies are ready to burst the earth to split asunder and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin. | ||
| 91 | That they should invoke a son for ( Allah ) Most Gracious. | ||
| 92 | For it is not consonant with the majesty of ( Allah ) Most Gracious that He should beget a son. | ||
| 93 | Not one of the beings in the heavens and the earth but must come to ( Allah ) Most Gracious as a servant. | ||
| 94 | He does take and account of them ( all ) and hath numbered them ( all ) exactly. | ||
| 95 | And every one of them will come to him singly on the Day of Judgment. | ||
| 96 | On those who believe and work deeds of righteousness will ( Allah ) Most Gracious bestow Love. | ||
| 97 | So have We made the ( Qur'an ) easy in thine own tongue that with it thou mayest give Glad Tidings to the righteous and warnings to people given to contention. | ||
| 98 | But how many ( countless ) generation before them have We destroyed? Canst thou find a single one of them ( now ) or hear ( so much as ) a whisper of them?. | ||