Quran 3:37 — Aal-i-Imraan, verse 37
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Her Lord graciously accepted her and made her grow in goodness, and entrusted her to the charge of Zachariah. Whenever Zachariah went in to see her in her sanctuary, he found her supplied with provisions. He said, ‘Mary, how is it you have these provisions?’ and she said, ‘They are from God: God provides limitlessly for whoever He will.’
فَتَقَبَّلَهَا رَبُّهَا بِقَبُولٍ حَسَنٍ وَأَنْبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا وَكَفَّلَهَا زَكَرِيَّا ۖ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا زَكَرِيَّا الْمِحْرَابَ وَجَدَ عِنْدَهَا رِزْقًا ۖ قَالَ يَا مَرْيَمُ أَنَّىٰ لَكِ هَـٰذَا ۖ قَالَتْ هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
fataqabbalahā rabbuhā biqabūlin ḥasanin wa-anbatahā nabātan ḥasanan wakaffalahā zakariyyā kullamā dakhala ʿalayhā zakariyyā l-miḥ'rāba wajada ʿindahā riz'qan qāla yāmaryamu annā laki hādhā qālat huwa min ʿindi l-lahi inna l-laha yarzuqu man yashāu bighayri ḥisābin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Her Lord received the child with gracious favour, and by His goodness she grew up comely, Zachariah taking charge of her. Whenever Zachariah went in to her in the Sanctuary, he found her provisioned. 'Mary,' he said, 'how comes this to thee?' 'From God,' she said. Truly God provisions whomsoever He will without reckoning.
- Muhammad Asad
- And thereupon her Sustainer accepted the girl-child with goodly acceptance, and caused her to grow up in goodly growth, and placed her in the care of Zachariah. Whenever Zachariah visited her in the sanctuary, he found her provided with food. He would ask: "O Mary, whence came this unto thee?" She would answer: "It is from God; behold, God grants sustenance unto whom He wills, beyond all reckoning."
- Sahih International
- So her Lord accepted her with good acceptance and caused her to grow in a good manner and put her in the care of Zechariah. Every time Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found with her provision. He said, "O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you?" She said, "It is from Allāh. Indeed, Allāh provides for whom He wills without account."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَتَقَبَّلَهَاfataqabbalahā | So accepted her | قبل |
| 2 | رَبُّهَاrabbuhā | her Lord | ربب |
| 3 | بِقَبُولٍbiqabūlin | with acceptance | قبل |
| 4 | حَسَنٍۢḥasanin | good | حسن |
| 5 | وَأَنۢبَتَهَاwa-anbatahā | and reared her | نبت |
| 6 | نَبَاتًاnabātan | a rearing | نبت |
| 7 | حَسَنًۭاḥasanan | good | حسن |
| 8 | وَكَفَّلَهَاwakaffalahā | and put her in (the) care | كفل |
| 9 | زَكَرِيَّا ۖzakariyyā | (of) Zakariya | — |
| 10 | كُلَّمَاkullamā | Whenever | كلل |
| 11 | دَخَلَdakhala | entered | دخل |
| 12 | عَلَيْهَاʿalayhā | upon her | — |
| 13 | زَكَرِيَّاzakariyyā | Zakariya | — |
| 14 | ٱلْمِحْرَابَl-miḥ'rāba | [the] prayer chamber | حرب |
| 15 | وَجَدَwajada | he found | وجد |
| 16 | عِندَهَاʿindahā | with her | عند |
| 17 | رِزْقًۭا ۖriz'qan | provision | رزق |
| 18 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 19 | يَـٰمَرْيَمُyāmaryamu | O Maryam | — |
| 20 | أَنَّىٰannā | From where | أني |
| 21 | لَكِlaki | for you | — |
| 22 | هَـٰذَا ۖhādhā | (is) this | — |
| 23 | قَالَتْqālat | She said | قول |
| 24 | هُوَhuwa | This | — |
| 25 | مِنْmin | (is) | — |
| 26 | عِندِʿindi | from | عند |
| 27 | ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 28 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 29 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 30 | يَرْزُقُyarzuqu | gives provision | رزق |
| 31 | مَنman | (to) whom | — |
| 32 | يَشَآءُyashāu | He wills | شيأ |
| 33 | بِغَيْرِbighayri | without | غير |
| 34 | حِسَابٍḥisābin | measure | حسب |