يَٰزَكَرِيَّآ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ ٱسْمُهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)yaa zakariyyaa innaa nubashshiruka bighulaamin smuhu yahyaa lam naj'al lahu min qablu samiyyaa
DIN 31635yā zakariyyā ʾinnā nubašširuka biġulāmin smuhu yaḥyā lam naǧʿal lahu min qablu samiyyan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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"O Zechariah, We give you good news of a son, whose name is John, a name We have never given before."
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
(It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him)
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
O Zachariah! verily, we, give thee glad tidings of a son, whose name shall be John. We never made a namesake of his before
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
O Zachariah! verily we announce to thee a son, - his name John: That name We have given to none before him
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And the angel answered him, O Zacharias, verily We bring thee tidings of a son, whose name shall be John; We have not caused any to bear the same name before him
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
(Allahu tha:) "O Zekerija, Ne po të japim myzhde për një djalë, emri i të cilit do të jetë Jahja, emër që nuk ia kemi vënë askujt më parë."
(প্রার্থনার সাড়া দিয়ে আল্লাহ তাকে বললেন:) ‘হে যাকারিয়া! আমি তোমাকে একটি পুত্র সন্তানের সুসংবাদ দিচ্ছি, তার নাম ইয়াহইয়া। আমি ইতঃপূর্বে এ নামে অন্য কারো নাম রাখিনি।’
“O Zekerijja, javljamo ti radosnu vijest da će ti se dječak roditi, ime će mu Jahja biti, nikom prije njega to ime nismo htjeli dati.”
“O Zaharija, javljamo ti radosnu vijest da će ti se dječak roditi, ime će mu Jahja[2] biti, nikom prije njega to ime nismo htjeli dati.”
Eeyma Jakariyaa Minen Min mbeltinirii ma suka innde makko ko Yahyaa Min mbɗanaani mo ko adii tokoraajo.
«ჰეი, ზაქარია, ჭეშმარიტად, ჩვენ გახარებთ შენ ვაჟიშვილით, რომლის სახელი იქნება იაჰია. უწინ კი ეს სახელი არავისთვის გვიწოდებია».
(Da sagte Allah:) „O Zakariyya, Wir verkünden dir einen Jungen, dessen Name Yahya ist, wie Wir zuvor noch niemandem einen Namen gleich dem seinen gegeben haben.“
(Ο Αλλάχ είπε): «Ω, Ζαχαρία! Πράγματι, σου δίνουμε τα χαρμόσυνα νέα για έναν γιο, το όνομά του θα είναι Γιάχια (Ιωάννης ο Βαπτιστής). Ένα όνομα που δεν έχουμε δώσει πριν σε κανέναν.»
ऐ ज़करिय्या! निःसंदेह हम तुझे एक बालक की शुभ सूचना देते हैं, जिसका नाम यह़्या है। हमने इससे पहले उसका कोई समनाम नहीं बनाया।
»O Zekeryē, in verità ti annunciamo la nascita di un bimbo di nome Yeħyē, di cui non abbiamo fatto nascere un omonimo in passato».
7. (Allahas tarė): „Zakarija, iš tiesų, Mes duodame gerą žinią tau apie sūnų, kurio vardas bus Jahja (Jonas). Mes niekam kitam anksčiau (jo) nesuteikėme tokio vardo.“
(kadhaa isaa qeebalee Rabbiin ni jedheen): “Yaa Zakariyyaa! Nuti ilma maqaan isaa Yahyaa ta’een sigammachiifna. kan ammaan dura moggoo isaaf hingodhin (kan maqaa isaa namni biroo hinbaafatin)”.
«О Закария! Воистину, Мы возвещаем тебе радостную весть о мальчике, имя которому — Яхья. Мы прежде никого не делали ему соимённым[48]».
„О Захарија, јављамо ти радосну вест да ће ти се родити дечак, име ће да му буде Јахја (Јован), ником пре њега то име нисмо хтели да дамо.”
(Akaambiwa): Ewe Zakariya! Hakika Sisi tunakubashiria mwana; jina lake ni Yahya. Hatujapata kumpa jina hilo yeyote kabla yake.
[Svaret gavs av änglarna]: ”Sakarias! Vi ger dig glädjebudet om en son vid namn Johannes. Vi har aldrig gett någon detta namn förut.”
“Ey Zekeriya! Gerçekten biz sana Yahya adında bir oğul müjdeleriz. Bundan önce kimseye bu adı vermemiştik.”
اے زکریا! ہم تجھے ایک بچے کی خوشخبری دیتے ہیں جس کا نام یحيٰ ہے، ہم نے اس سے پہلے اس کا ہم نام بھی کسی کو نہیں کیا.[1]
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وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innee khiftu l-mawaaliya min waraa'ee wakaanati mra'atee 'aaqiran fahab lee min ladunka waliyyaa
DIN 31635waʾinnī ḫiftu l-mawāliya min warāʾī wakānati mraʾatī ʿāqiran fahab lī min ladunka waliyyan
"And I fear for my dependents after me, and my wife is barren. So grant me, from Yourself, an heir.
Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor
But I fear my heirs after me, and my wife is barren; then grant me from Thee a successor
But now I have fears for my kindred after me; and my wife is barren: Give me, then, a successor as thy special gift
But now I fear my nephews, who are to succeed after me, for my wife is barren: Wherefore give me a successor of my own body from before thee
يَرِثُنِى وَيَرِثُ مِنْ ءَالِ يَعْقُوبَ وَٱجْعَلْهُ رَبِّ رَضِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)yarithunee wayarithu min aali ya'qooba waj'alhu rabbi radiyyaa
DIN 31635yariṯunī wayariṯu min ʾāli yaʿqūba waǧʿalhu rabbi raḍiyyan
To inherit me, and inherit from the House of Jacob, and make him, my Lord, pleasing."
Who shall inherit of me and inherit (also) of the house of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, acceptable (unto Thee)
to be my heir and the heir of the family of Jacob, and make him, my Lord! acceptable
who shall be my heir and an heir of the family of Jacob: and make him, Lord, well pleasing to thee
who may be my heir, and may be an heir of the family of Jacob; and grant, O Lord, that he may be acceptable unto thee
19:7 — the verse above
قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌ وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ ٱلْكِبَرِ عِتِيًّا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi annaa yakoonu lee ghulaamun wakaanati mra'atee 'aaqiran waqad balaghtu mina l-kibari 'itiyyaa
DIN 31635qāla rabbi ʾannā yakūnu lī ġulāmun wakānati mraʾatī ʿāqiran waqad balaġtu mina l-kibari ʿitiyyan
He said, "My Lord, how can I have a son, when my wife is barren, and I have become decrepit with old age?"
He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren and I have reached infirm old age
Said he, 'My Lord! how can I have a son, when my wife is barren, and I have reached through old age to decrepitude
He said: "O my Lord! how when my wife is barren shall I have a son, and when I have now reached old age, failing in my powers
Zacharias said, Lord, how shall I have a son, seeing my wife is barren, and I am now arrived at a great age, and am decrepit
قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ رَبُّكَ هُوَ عَلَىَّ هَيِّنٌ وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ تَكُ شَيْـًٔا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala kadhaalika qaala rabbuka huwa 'alayya hayyinun waqad khalaqtuka min qablu walam taku shay'aa
DIN 31635qāla kaḏālika qāla rabbuka huwa ʿalayya hayyinun waqad ḫalaqtuka min qablu walam taku šayʾan
He said, "It will be so, your Lord says, 'it is easy for me, and I created you before, when you were nothing.'"
He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me, even as I created thee before, when thou wast naught
He said, 'Thus says thy Lord, It is easy for Me, for I created thee at first when yet thou wast nothing
He said: So shall it be. Thy Lord hath said, Easy is this to me, for I created thee aforetime when thou wast nothing
The angel said so shall it be: Thy Lord saith, this is easy with Me; since I created thee heretofore, when thou wast nothing
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يَا زَكَرِيَّا إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَامٍ اسْمُهُ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّا
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