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Al-Hijr 53

Ayah 53 of 99 · Meccan

قَالُواْ لَا تَوۡجَلۡ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٖ ٥٣

[The angels] said, "Fear not. Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالُواْThey saidqālū
  2. لَا(Do) notlā
  3. تَوۡجَلۡbe afraidtawjal
  4. إِنَّاindeed, weinnā
  5. نُبَشِّرُكَ[we] bring glad tidings to younubashiruka
  6. بِغُلَٰمٍof a boybighulāmin
  7. عَلِيمٖlearnedʿalīmin

Tafsir

The Messenger from the Angels said: Do not be afraid! We will tell you something that will make you glad. You are going to have a son with great knowledge.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran