Maryam

In the name of God, the Gracious, the
Merciful.

1. Kaf, Ha, Ya, Ayn, Saad.
2. A mention of the mercy of your Lord
towards His servant Zechariah.
3. When he called on his Lord, a call in
seclusion.
4. He said, “My Lord, my bones have become
feeble, and my hair is aflame with
gray, and never, Lord, have I been disappointed
in my prayer to you.
5. “And I fear for my dependents after me,
and my wife is barren. So grant me, from

Yourself, an heir.
6. To inherit me, and inherit from the
House of Jacob, and make him, my Lord,
pleasing.”
7. “O Zechariah, We give you good news
of a son, whose name is John, a name We
have never given before.
8. He said, “My Lord, how can I have a
son, when my wife is barren, and I have
become decrepit with old age?”
9. He said, “It will be so, your Lord says, ‘it
is easy for me, and I created you before,
when you were nothing.’”
10. He said, “My Lord, give me a sign.” He
said, “Your sign is that you will not speak
to the people for three nights straight.”
11. And he came out to his people, from
the sanctuary, and signaled to them to
praise Him morning and evening.
12. “O John, hold on to the Scripture firmly,”
and We gave him wisdom in his
youth.
13. And tenderness from Us, and innocence.
He was devout.
14. And kind to his parents; and he was not
a disobedient tyrant.
15. And peace be upon him the day he was
born, and the day he dies, and the Day he
is raised alive.
16. And mention in the Scripture Mary,
when she withdrew from her people to an
eastern location.
17. She screened herself away from them,
and We sent to her Our spirit, and He appeared
to her as an immaculate human.
18. She said, “I take refuge from you in the
Most Merciful, should you be righteous.”
19. He said, “I am only the messenger of
your Lord, to give you the gift of a pure
son.”
20. She said, “How can I have a son, when
no man has touched me, and I was never
unchaste?”
21. He said, “Thus said your Lord, `It is
easy for Me, and We will make him a sign
for humanity, and a mercy from Us. It is a
matter already decided.'“
22. So she carried him, and secluded herself
with him in a remote place.
23. The labor-pains came upon her, by the
trunk of a palm-tree. She said, “I wish I
had died before this, and been completely
forgotten.”
24. Whereupon he called her from beneath
her: “Do not worry; your Lord has placed
a stream beneath you.
25. And shake the trunk of the palm-tree
towards you, and it will drop ripe dates by
you.”
26. “So eat, and drink, and be consoled.
And if you see any human, say, ‘I have
vowed a fast to the Most Gracious, so I
will not speak to any human today.'“
27. Then she came to her people, carrying
him. They said, “O Mary, you have done
something terrible.
28. O sister of Aaron, your father was not
an evil man, and your mother was not a
whore.”
29. So she pointed to him. They said, “How
can we speak to an infant in the crib?”
30. He said, “I am the servant of God. He
has given me the Scripture, and made me
a prophet.
31. And has made me blessed wherever I
may be; and has enjoined on me prayer
and charity, so long as I live.
32. And kind to my mother, and He did
not make me a disobedient rebel.
33. So Peace is upon me the day I was born,
and the day I die, and the Day I get resurrected
alive.”
34. That is Jesus son of Mary—the Word of
truth about which they doubt.
35. It is not for God to have a child—glory
be to Him. To have anything done, He
says to it, “Be,” and it becomes.
36. “God is my Lord and your Lord, so
worship Him. That is a straight path.”
37. But the various factions differed among
themselves. So woe to those who disbelieve
from the scene of a tremendous Day.
38. Listen to them and watch for them the
Day they come to Us. But the wrongdoers
today are completely lost.
39. And warn them of the Day of Regret,
when the matter will be concluded. Yet
they are heedless, and they do not believe.
40. It is We who will inherit the earth and
everyone on it, and to Us they will be returned.
41. And mention in the Scripture Abraham.
He was a man of truth, a prophet.
42. He said to his father, “O my father, why
do you worship what can neither hear, nor
see, nor benefit you in any way?
43. O my father, there has come to me
knowledge that never came to you. So follow
me, and I will guide you along a
straight way.
44. O my father, do not worship the devil.
The devil is disobedient to the Most Gracious.
45. O my father, I fear that a punishment
from the Most Gracious will afflict you,
and you become an ally of the devil.”
46. He said, “Are you renouncing my gods,
O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will
stone you. So leave me alone for a while.”
47. He said, “Peace be upon you. I will ask
my Lord to forgive you; He has been Kind
to me.
48. And I will withdraw from you, and
from what you pray to instead of God.
And I will pray to my Lord, and I hope I
will not be disappointed in my prayer to
my Lord.”
49. When he withdrew from them, and
from what they worship besides God, We
granted him Isaac and Jacob. And each
We made a prophet.
50. And We gave them freely of Our mercy,
and gave them a noble reputation of
truth.
51. And mention in the Scripture Moses.
He was dedicated. He was a messenger
and a prophet.
52. And We called him from the right side
of the Mount, and brought him near in
communion.
53. And We granted him, out of Our mercy,
his brother Aaron, a prophet.
54. And mention in the Scripture Ishmael.
He was true to his promise, and was a
messenger, a prophet.
55. And he used to enjoin on his people
prayer and charity, and he was pleasing to
his Lord.
56. And mention in the Scripture Enoch.
He was a man of truth, a prophet.
57. And We raised him to a high position.
58. These are some of the prophets God
has blessed, from the descendants of Adam,
and from those We carried with Noah,
and from the descendants of Abraham
and Israel, and from those We guided and
selected. Whenever the revelations of the
Most Gracious are recited to them, they
would fall down, prostrating and weeping.
59. But they were succeeded by generations
who lost the prayers and followed their
appetites. They will meet perdition.
60. Except for those who repent, and believe,
and act righteously. These will enter
Paradise, and will not be wronged in the
least.
61. The Gardens of Eden, promised by the
Most Merciful to His servants in the Unseen.
His promise will certainly come true.
62. They will hear no nonsense therein, but
only peace. And they will have their provision
therein, morning and evening.
63. Such is Paradise which We will give as
inheritance to those of Our servants who
are devout.
64. “We do not descend except by the
command of your Lord. His is what is before
us, and what is behind us, and what is
between them. Your Lord is never forgetful.”
65. Lord of the heavens and the earth and
what is between them. So worship Him,
and persevere in His service. Do you know
of anyone equal to Him?
66. And the human being says, “When I
am dead, will I be brought back alive?”
67. Does the human being not remember
that We created him before, when he was
nothing?
68. By your Lord, We will round them up,
and the devils, then We will bring them
around Hell, on their knees.
69. Then, out of every sect, We will snatch
those most defiant to the Most Merciful.
70. We are fully aware of those most deserving
to scorch in it.
71. There is not one of you but will go
down to it. This has been an unavoidable
decree of your Lord.
72. Then We will rescue those who were
devout, and leave the wrongdoers in it, on
their knees.
73. When Our clear revelations are recited
to them, those who disbelieve say to those
who believe, “Which of the two parties is
better in position, and superior in influence?”
74. How many a generation have We destroyed
before them, who surpassed them
in riches and splendor?
75. Say, “Whoever is in error, the Most
Merciful will lead him on.” Until, when
they see what they were promised—either
the punishment, or the Hour. Then they
will know who was in worse position and
weaker in forces.
76. God increases in guidance those who
accept guidance. And the things that endure—
the righteous deeds—have the best
reward with your Lord, and the best outcome.
77. Have you seen him who denied Our
revelations, and said, “I will be given
wealth and children”?
78. Did he look into the future, or did he
receive a promise from the Most Merciful?
79. No indeed! We will write what he says,
and will keep extending the agony for him.
80. Then We will inherit from him what he
speaks of, and he will come to Us alone.
81. And they took, besides God, other
gods, to be for them a source of strength.
82. By no means! They will reject their
worship of them, and become opponents
to them.
83. Have you not considered how We dispatch
the devils against the disbelievers,
exciting them with incitement?
84. So do not hurry against them. We are
counting for them a countdown.
85. On the Day when We will gather the
righteous to the Most Merciful, as guests.
86. And herd the sinners into hell, like animals
to water.
87. They will have no power of intercession,
except for someone who has an
agreement with the Most Merciful.
88. And they say, “The Most Merciful has
begotten a son.”
89. You have come up with something
monstrous.
90. At which the heavens almost rupture,
and the earth splits, and the mountains fall
and crumble.
91. Because they attribute a son to the Most
Merciful.
92. It is not fitting for the Most Merciful to
have a son.
93. There is none in the heavens and the
earth but will come to the Most Merciful
as a servant.
94. He has enumerated them, and counted
them one by one.
95. And each one of them will come to
Him on the Day of Resurrection alone.
96. Those who believe and do righteous
deeds, the Most Merciful will give them
love.
97. We made it easy in your tongue, in order
to deliver good news to the righteous,
and to warn with it a hostile people.
98. How many a generation have We destroyed
before them? Can you feel a single
one of them, or hear from them the slightest
whisper?