Quran 3:45 — Aal-i-Imraan, verse 45
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The angels said, ‘Mary, God gives you news of a Word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, who will be held in honour in this world and the next, who will be one of those brought near to God.
إِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَا مَرْيَمُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكِ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِنْهُ اسْمُهُ الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَجِيهًا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ
idh qālati l-malāikatu yāmaryamu inna l-laha yubashiruki bikalimatin min'hu us'muhu l-masīḥu ʿīsā ub'nu maryama wajīhan fī l-dun'yā wal-ākhirati wamina l-muqarabīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- When the angels said, 'Mary, God gives thee good tidings of a Word from Him whose name is Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary; high honoured shall he be in this world and the next, near stationed to God.
- Muhammad Asad
- Lo! The angels said: "O Mary! Behold, God sends thee the glad tiding, through a word from Him, [of a son] who shall become known as the Christ Jesus, son of Mary, of great honour in this world and in the life to come, and [shall be] of those who are drawn near unto God.
- Sahih International
- [And mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allāh gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allāh].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِذْidh | When | — |
| 2 | قَالَتِqālati | said | قول |
| 3 | ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatu | the Angels | ملك |
| 4 | يَـٰمَرْيَمُyāmaryamu | O Maryam | — |
| 5 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 6 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 7 | يُبَشِّرُكِyubashiruki | gives you glad tidings | بشر |
| 8 | بِكَلِمَةٍۢbikalimatin | of a word | كلم |
| 9 | مِّنْهُmin'hu | from Him | — |
| 10 | ٱسْمُهُus'muhu | his name | سمو |
| 11 | ٱلْمَسِيحُl-masīḥu | (is) the Messiah | — |
| 12 | عِيسَىʿīsā | Isa | — |
| 13 | ٱبْنُub'nu | son | بني |
| 14 | مَرْيَمَmaryama | (of) Maryam | — |
| 15 | وَجِيهًۭاwajīhan | honored | وجه |
| 16 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 17 | ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā | the world | دنو |
| 18 | وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِwal-ākhirati | and (in) the Hereafter | أخر |
| 19 | وَمِنَwamina | and of | — |
| 20 | ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَl-muqarabīna | those brought near (to Allah) | قرب |