Quran 21:89 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 89
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Remember Zachariah, when he cried to his Lord, ‘My Lord, do not leave me childless, though You are the best of heirs.’
وَزَكَرِيَّا إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ
wazakariyyā idh nādā rabbahu rabbi lā tadharnī fardan wa-anta khayru l-wārithīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And Zachariah -- when he called unto his Lord, 'O my Lord, leave me not solitary; though Thou art the best of inheritors.'
- Muhammad Asad
- AND [thus did We deliver] Zachariah when he cried out unto his Sustainer: “O my Sustainer! Leave me not childless! But [even if Thou grant me no bodily heir, I know that] Thou wilt remain when all else has ceased to be!”
- Sahih International
- And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while You are the best of inheritors."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَزَكَرِيَّآwazakariyyā | And Zakariya | — |
| 2 | إِذْidh | when | — |
| 3 | نَادَىٰnādā | he called | ندو |
| 4 | رَبَّهُۥrabbahu | (to) his Lord | ربب |
| 5 | رَبِّrabbi | My Lord | ربب |
| 6 | لَاlā | (Do) not | — |
| 7 | تَذَرْنِىtadharnī | leave me | وذر |
| 8 | فَرْدًۭاfardan | alone | فرد |
| 9 | وَأَنتَwa-anta | while You | — |
| 10 | خَيْرُkhayru | (are) [the] Best | خير |
| 11 | ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَl-wārithīna | (of) the inheritors | ورث |