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.
- Pickthall, Marmaduke
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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!
- Qarai, Ali Quli
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and said, [My Lord, my bones have become feeble and my hair has turned white with age. Yet I have never been deprived in receiving from You the answer to my prayers.
- Sarwar, Muhammad
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He said: My Lord! surely my bones are weakened and my head flares with hoariness, and, my Lord! I have never been unsuccessful in my prayer to Thee:
- Shakir, Habib
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[Lord, my bones have weakened and my head has turned hoary with age, but never, Lord, have I been disappointed in my prayer to you:
- Wahiduddin Khan
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کہا کہ پروردگار میری ہڈیاں کمزور ہوگئی ہیں اور میرا سر بڑھاپے کی آگ سے بھڑک اٹھا ہے اور میں تجھے پکارنے سے کبھی محروم نہیں رہا ہوں
- Jawadi, Zeeshan
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اُس نے عرض کیا ——اے پروردگار، میری ہڈیاں تک گھل گئی ہیں اور سر بڑھاپے سے بھڑک اٹھا ہے اے پروردگار، میں کبھی تجھ سے دعا مانگ کر نامراد نہیں رہا
- Maududi, Abul A'ala
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عرض کی اے میرے رب میری ہڈی کمزور ہوگئی اور سرے سے بڑھاپے کا بھبھوکا پھوٹا (شعلہ چمکا) اور اے میرے رب میں تجھے پکار کر کبھی نامراد نہ رہا
- Ahmed Raza
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کہا اے میرے پروردگار! میری ہڈیاں کمزور ہوگئی ہیں اور سر میں بڑھاپے کے شعلے بھڑک اٹھے ہیں۔ (بال سفید ہوگئے ہیں) اور میرے پروردگار میں کبھی تجھ سے دعا مانگ کر نامراد نہیں رہا ہوں۔
ل | for | to | in order to | for it to happen | emphasis
وهب | endow | donate | grant | yield | bestow
عقر | barrenness | a boundary | real estate | immovable property | to wound | hamstrung | hold back | create obsticle | keep confined | keep captivated
مر ⇐ مرء | to go ahead | to pass from here to there | a person | a human | a man | come front and center | daring and forward | healthy | wholesome | to have honour | have courage | to stand against
كن | be | exist | are | is | become | was or has been there | being in a state
وراء | pushed | thrust in or down | gulp down | become full | coming up behind | following | other than this (besides this) | push behind
من | of | from | belonging to | than | who | whom | favour | blessing | peace | certification | obliging towards
عقر | barrenness | a boundary | real estate | immovable property | to wound | hamstrung | hold back | create obsticle | keep confined | keep captivated
مر ⇐ مرء | to go ahead | to pass from here to there | a person | a human | a man | come front and center | daring and forward | healthy | wholesome | to have honour | have courage | to stand against
غلم | young | energetic | hyperactive | appetence | excited | have strong influence over | exceed limit | sea in state of commotion | eager desire
ل | for | to | in order to | for it to happen | emphasis
كن | be | exist | are | is | become | was or has been there | being in a state
رب | nourisher | leader | governor | commander | authority | to evolve | to make move in a forward direction | increase
قول | say | speech | declare | state | proverb | epigram
شئ | thing | matter | item | substance | want | will a matter | decide a thing
كن | be | exist | are | is | become | was or has been there | being in a state
لم | not | did not | negation of past actions
قبل | centre | pivot | previous | direction | to put before | to give priority | front and center | make prominent | accept from
من | of | from | belonging to | than | who | whom | favour | blessing | peace | certification | obliging towards
خلق | measuring | comparison | proportioning | to make form | to produce after a model | to bring to existence | to forge | be smooth | ones aura | character | manners
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.
- Pickthall, Marmaduke
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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.]
- Qarai, Ali Quli
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Zachariah asked, [ Lord, show me evidence (if this is a heavenly news).] The Lord said, [The evidence for it is that you must not speak (to any mortal) though you are in good health for three nights (and days).]
- Sarwar, Muhammad
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He said: My Lord! give me a sign. He said: Your sign is that you will not be able to speak to the people three nights while in sound health.
- Shakir, Habib
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He said, [My Lord, grant me a sign!] He said, [Your sign will be that you will not speak to anyone for three successive days and nights, although sound in body.]
- Wahiduddin Khan
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انہوں نے کہا کہ پروردگار اس ولادت کی کوئی علامت قرار دے دے ارشاد ہوا کہ تمہاری نشانی یہ ہے کہ تم تین دنوں تک برابر لوگوں سے کلام نہیں کرو گے
- Jawadi, Zeeshan
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زکریاؑ نے کہا، ——پروردگار، میرے لیے کوئی نشانی مقرر کر دے—— فرمایا ——تیرے لیے نشانی یہ ہے کہ تو پیہم تین دن لوگوں سے بات نہ کر سکے——
- Maududi, Abul A'ala
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عرض کی اے میرے رب! مجھے کوئی نشانی دے دے فرمایا تیری نشانی یہ ہے کہ تو تین رات دن لوگوں سے کلام نہ کرے بھلا چنگا ہوکر
- Ahmed Raza
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زکریا (ع) نے عرض کیا: اے میرے پروردگار! میرے لئے کوئی علامت قرار دے۔ ارشاد ہوا تمہارے لئے علامت یہ ہے کہ تم تندرست ہوتے ہوئے بھی برابر تین رات (دن) تک لوگوں سے بات نہیں کر سکوگے۔
عش ⇐ عشو | evening | time for getting tucked in | time for final meal of day after which time one goes to sleep | dinner | night time | evening | low-light | dark | gloom | haphazard | random | aimless | blindly
بكر | young | innocent | virgin | brand new | pure | original | live from hand to mouth | rise early | first born
سبح | glory | strive | work hard | swim | fly wings spread | pursue | to cover a large (area or work)
ان | if | had it been | as long as | in case of | if that then | that | time | surely | is it not | at that time
ال ⇐ الى | towards | to | directed at
حى | inspiration | revealed | alive | vivid | stimulate or arouse | signalled | inspiration | consultation | advice | suggestion | made to know | haste | or haste to be first | or before | became | apparent | or distinct | may God save thee; or make thee to be free from evil | or harm | or the like | or make thee to have dominion | or benefit thee
حرب | war | combat | comflict | rage | campaign | distortion
من | of | from | belonging to | than | who | whom | favour | blessing | peace | certification | obliging towards
قم | nation | group | come together | establish | carry out | assessed | estimated | evaluated
عل ⇐ على | on | upon | over | elevate | raise | eminence | at | in | to | onto
خرج | turnout | yield | tax | bring out | exit | leave | output | conclude | deduce | discover | figure out | find out | gather | infer | break away with | draw away from | secede from | to explain a work of literature | review | bulge | jut out | project | protrude | stick out | have nothing to do with | overstep | mutiny against | rebel against | revolt against | rise against
(And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold fast the Scripture. And we gave him wisdom when a child,
- Pickthall, Marmaduke
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[O John!] [We said,] [Hold on with power to the Book!] And We gave him judgement while still a child,
- Qarai, Ali Quli
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We commanded John, Zachariah's son, to follow the guidance of the Lord with due steadfastness. To John We gave knowledge and wisdom to John during his childhood.
- Sarwar, Muhammad
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O Yahya! take hold of the Book with strength, and We granted him wisdom while yet a child
- Shakir, Habib
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To John We said, [Hold fast the Book,] and while he was still a child, We bestowed upon him wisdom,
- Wahiduddin Khan
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یحیٰی علیھ السّلام! کتاب کو مضبوطی سے پکڑ لو اور ہم نے انہیں بچپنے ہی میں نبوت عطا کردی
- Jawadi, Zeeshan
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——اے یحییٰؑ! کتاب الٰہی کو مضبوط تھام لے—— ہم نے اُسے بچپن ہی میں ——حکم—— سے نوازا
- Maududi, Abul A'ala
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اے یحییٰ کتاب مضبوط تھام، اور ہم نے اسے بچپن ہی میں نبوت دی
- Ahmed Raza
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(جب حکم خدا کے مطابق وہ لڑکا پیدا ہوا اور بڑھا تو ہم نے کہا) اے یحییٰ! کتاب کو مضبوطی سے پکڑو اور ہم نے اسے بچپن ہی میں علم و حکمت سے نوازا۔
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1) I wanted to understand the Book without involving any second-party sources of guidance i.e. exegesis, or Asbab-e-Nuzul, or extra-Quranic ahadith, etc. 2) You must also know what the bare truth is, so we can work together.
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