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Al-Anbya 89

Ayah 89 of 112 · Meccan

وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرۡنِي فَرۡدٗا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثِينَ ٨٩

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while You are the best of inheritors."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَزَكَرِيَّآAnd Zakariyawazakariyyā
  2. إِذۡwhenidh
  3. نَادَىٰhe callednādā
  4. رَبَّهُۥ(to) his Lordrabbahu
  5. رَبِّMy Lordrabbi
  6. لَا(Do) notlā
  7. تَذَرۡنِيleave metadharnī
  8. فَرۡدٗاalonefardan
  9. وَأَنتَwhile Youwa-anta
  10. خَيۡرُ(are) [the] Bestkhayru
  11. ٱلۡوَٰرِثِينَ(of) the inheritorsl-wārithīna

Tafsir

O Messenger! Also mention the story of Zechariah (peace be upon him), when he prayed to his Lord saying, “O my Lord! Do not leave me alone without any children. You are the best of the living, so grant me a child that lives after me.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran