19. Maryam - The Quran
- 1. Kaf. Ha. Ya. `Ain. Sad.
- 2. (This is) a recital of the Mercy of thy Lord to His servant Zakariya.
- 3. Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret,
- 4. Praying: "O my Lord! infirm indeed are my bones, and the hair of my head doth glisten with grey: but never am I unblest, O my Lord, in my prayer to Thee!
- 5. "Now I fear (what) my relatives (and colleagues) (will do) after me: but my wife is barren: so give me an heir as from Thyself,-
- 6. "(One that) will (truly) represent me, and represent the posterity of Jacob; and make him, O my Lord! one with whom Thou art well-pleased!"
- 7. (His prayer was answered): "O Zakariya! We give thee good news of a son: His name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We conferred distinction before."
- 8. He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son, when my wife is barren and I have grown quite decrepit from old age?"
