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Maryam 47

Ayah 47 of 98 · Meccan

قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيۡكَۖ سَأَسۡتَغۡفِرُ لَكَ رَبِّيٓۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِي حَفِيّٗا ٤٧

[Abraham] said, "Peace [i.e., safety] will be upon you.1 I will ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Indeed, He is ever gracious to me.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Meaning "You are secure" or "I will not harm you."

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَHe saidqāla
  2. سَلَٰمٌPeace (be)salāmun
  3. عَلَيۡكَۖon youʿalayka
  4. سَأَسۡتَغۡفِرُI will ask forgivenesssa-astaghfiru
  5. لَكَfor youlaka
  6. رَبِّيٓۖ(from) my Lordrabbī
  7. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heinnahu
  8. كَانَiskāna
  9. بِيto mebī
  10. حَفِيّٗاEver Graciousḥafiyyan

Tafsir

Abraham (peace be upon him) said to his father: “Greetings of peace to you from me. You will not face from me what you dislike. I shall seek forgiveness and guidance from my Lord for you. He is very kind to me.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran