Quran 19:12 — Maryam, verse 12
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
[We said], ‘John, hold on to the Scripture firmly.’ While he was still a boy, We granted him wisdom,
يَا يَحْيَىٰ خُذِ الْكِتَابَ بِقُوَّةٍ ۖ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا
yāyaḥyā khudhi l-kitāba biquwwatin waātaynāhu l-ḥuk'ma ṣabiyyan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- 'O John, take the Book forcefully'; and We gave him judgment, yet a little child,
- Muhammad Asad
- [And when the son was born and grew up, he was told,] "O John! Hold fast unto the divine writ with [all thy] strength!" - for We granted him wisdom "while he was yet a little boy,
- Sahih International
- [Allāh said], "O John, take the Scripture [i.e., adhere to it] with determination." And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰيَحْيَىٰyāyaḥyā | O Yahya | — |
| 2 | خُذِkhudhi | Hold | أخذ |
| 3 | ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitāba | the Scripture | كتب |
| 4 | بِقُوَّةٍۢ ۖbiquwwatin | with strength | قوي |
| 5 | وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُwaātaynāhu | And We gave him | أتي |
| 6 | ٱلْحُكْمَl-ḥuk'ma | [the] wisdom | حكم |
| 7 | صَبِيًّۭاṣabiyyan | (when he was) a child | صبو |