Surah Maryam

وَٱذْكُرْفِىٱلْكِتَٰبِإِبْرَٰهِيمَإِنَّهُۥكَانَصِدِّيقًۭانَّبِيًّا

AND CALL to mind, through this divine writ, Abraham. Behold, he was a man of truth, [already] a prophet

إِذْقَالَلِأَبِيهِيَٰٓأَبَتِلِمَتَعْبُدُمَالَايَسْمَعُوَلَايُبْصِرُوَلَايُغْنِىعَنكَشَيْـًۭٔا

when he spoke [thus] unto his father: "O my father! Why dost thou worship something that neither hears nor sees and can be of no avail whatever to thee?

يَٰٓأَبَتِإِنِّىقَدْجَآءَنِىمِنَٱلْعِلْمِمَالَمْيَأْتِكَفَٱتَّبِعْنِىٓأَهْدِكَصِرَٰطًۭاسَوِيًّۭا

"O my father! Behold, there has indeed come to me [a ray] of knowledge such as has never yet come unto thee: follow me, then; I shall guide thee onto a perfect way.

يَٰٓأَبَتِلَاتَعْبُدِٱلشَّيْطَٰنَإِنَّٱلشَّيْطَٰنَكَانَلِلرَّحْمَٰنِعَصِيًّۭا

"O my father! Do not worship Satan-for, verily, Satan is a rebel against the Most Gracious!

يَٰٓأَبَتِإِنِّىٓأَخَافُأَنيَمَسَّكَعَذَابٌۭمِّنَٱلرَّحْمَٰنِفَتَكُونَلِلشَّيْطَٰنِوَلِيًّۭا

O my father! I dread lest a chastisement from the Most Gracious befall thee, and then thou wilt become [aware of having been] close unto Satan!"

قَالَأَرَاغِبٌأَنتَعَنْءَالِهَتِىيَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُلَئِنلَّمْتَنتَهِلَأَرْجُمَنَّكَوَٱهْجُرْنِىمَلِيًّۭا

He answered: "Dost thou dislike my gods, O Abraham? Indeed, if thou desist not, I shall most certainly cause thee to be stoned to death! Now begone from me for good!"

قَالَسَلَٰمٌعَلَيْكَسَأَسْتَغْفِرُلَكَرَبِّىٓإِنَّهُۥكَانَبِىحَفِيًّۭا

[Abraham] replied: "Peace be upon thee! I shall ask my Sustainer to forgive thee: for, behold, He has always been kind unto me.

وَأَعْتَزِلُكُمْوَمَاتَدْعُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِوَأَدْعُوا۟رَبِّىعَسَىٰٓأَلَّآأَكُونَبِدُعَآءِرَبِّىشَقِيًّۭا

But I shall withdraw from you all and from whatever you invoke instead of God, and shall invoke my Sustainer [alone]: it may well be that my prayer [for thee] will not remain unanswered by my Sustainer."

فَلَمَّاٱعْتَزَلَهُمْوَمَايَعْبُدُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِوَهَبْنَالَهُۥٓإِسْحَٰقَوَيَعْقُوبَوَكُلًّۭاجَعَلْنَانَبِيًّۭا

And after he had withdrawn from them and from all that they were worshipping instead of God, We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob, and made each of them a prophet;

وَوَهَبْنَالَهُممِّنرَّحْمَتِنَاوَجَعَلْنَالَهُمْلِسَانَصِدْقٍعَلِيًّۭا

and We bestowed upon them [manifold] gifts out of Our grace, and granted them a lofty power to convey the truth [unto others].

وَٱذْكُرْفِىٱلْكِتَٰبِمُوسَىٰٓإِنَّهُۥكَانَمُخْلَصًۭاوَكَانَرَسُولًۭانَّبِيًّۭا

AND CALL to mind, through this divine writ, Moses. Behold, he was a chosen one, and was an apostle [of God], a prophet.

وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُمِنجَانِبِٱلطُّورِٱلْأَيْمَنِوَقَرَّبْنَٰهُنَجِيًّۭا

And [remember how] We called upon him from the right-hand slope of Mount Sinai and drew him near [unto Us] in mystic communion,

وَوَهَبْنَالَهُۥمِنرَّحْمَتِنَآأَخَاهُهَٰرُونَنَبِيًّۭا

and [how], out of Our grace, We granted unto him his brother Aaron, to be a prophet [by his side].

وَٱذْكُرْفِىٱلْكِتَٰبِإِسْمَٰعِيلَإِنَّهُۥكَانَصَادِقَٱلْوَعْدِوَكَانَرَسُولًۭانَّبِيًّۭا

AND CALL to mind, through this divine writ, Ishmael. Behold, he was always true to his promise, and was an apostle [of God], a prophet,

وَكَانَيَأْمُرُأَهْلَهُۥبِٱلصَّلَوٰةِوَٱلزَّكَوٰةِوَكَانَعِندَرَبِّهِۦمَرْضِيًّۭا

who used to enjoin upon his people prayer and charity, and found favour in his Sustainer's sight.

وَٱذْكُرْفِىٱلْكِتَٰبِإِدْرِيسَإِنَّهُۥكَانَصِدِّيقًۭانَّبِيًّۭا

AND CALL to mind, through this divine writ, Idris. Behold, he was a man of truth, a prophet,

وَرَفَعْنَٰهُمَكَانًاعَلِيًّا

whom We exalted onto a lofty station.

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَٱلَّذِينَأَنْعَمَٱللَّهُعَلَيْهِممِّنَٱلنَّبِيِّۦنَمِنذُرِّيَّةِءَادَمَوَمِمَّنْحَمَلْنَامَعَنُوحٍۢوَمِنذُرِّيَّةِإِبْرَٰهِيمَوَإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَوَمِمَّنْهَدَيْنَاوَٱجْتَبَيْنَآإِذَاتُتْلَىٰعَلَيْهِمْءَايَٰتُٱلرَّحْمَٰنِخَرُّوا۟سُجَّدًۭاوَبُكِيًّۭا

THESE WERE some of the prophets upon whom God bestowed His blessings - [prophets] of the seed of Adam and of those whom We caused to be borne [in the ark] with Noah, and of the seed of Abraham and Israel and [all of them were] among those whom We had guided and elected; [and] whenever the messages of the Most Gracious were conveyed unto them, they would fall down [before Him], prostrating themselves and weeping.

فَخَلَفَمِنۢبَعْدِهِمْخَلْفٌأَضَاعُوا۟ٱلصَّلَوٰةَوَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِفَسَوْفَيَلْقَوْنَغَيًّا

Yet they were succeeded by generations [of people] who lost all [thought of] prayer and followed [but] their own lusts; and these will, in time, meet with utter disillusion.

إِلَّامَنتَابَوَءَامَنَوَعَمِلَصَٰلِحًۭافَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَيَدْخُلُونَٱلْجَنَّةَوَلَايُظْلَمُونَشَيْـًۭٔا

Excepted, however, shall be those who repent and attain to faith and do righteous deeds: for it is they who will enter paradise and will not be wronged in any way: