Quran 19:28 — Maryam, verse 28
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Sister of Aaron! Your father was not an evil man; your mother was not unchaste!’
يَا أُخْتَ هَارُونَ مَا كَانَ أَبُوكِ امْرَأَ سَوْءٍ وَمَا كَانَتْ أُمُّكِ بَغِيًّا
yāukh'ta hārūna mā kāna abūki im'ra-a sawin wamā kānat ummuki baghiyyan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Sister of Aaron, thy father was not a wicked man, nor was thy mother a woman unchaste.'
- Muhammad Asad
- O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man, nor was thy mother a loose woman!"
- Sahih International
- O sister [i.e., descendant] of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰٓأُخْتَyāukh'ta | O sister | أخو |
| 2 | هَـٰرُونَhārūna | (of) Harun | — |
| 3 | مَاmā | Not | — |
| 4 | كَانَkāna | was | كون |
| 5 | أَبُوكِabūki | your father | أبو |
| 6 | ٱمْرَأَim'ra-a | an evil man | مرأ |
| 7 | سَوْءٍۢsawin | an evil man | سوأ |
| 8 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 9 | كَانَتْkānat | was | كون |
| 10 | أُمُّكِummuki | your mother | أمم |
| 11 | بَغِيًّۭاbaghiyyan | unchaste | بغي |