Surah Adh-Dhariyat 51:28 — translation and meaning

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ۖ ۖ فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ

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ۖ
فَأَوْجَسَ
fa-awjasa
Then he felt
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
from them
خِيفَةً
khifatan
a fear
قَالُوا
qalu
They said
لَا
la
(Do) not
تَخَفْ
takhaf
fear
وَبَشَّرُوهُ
wabasharuhu
and they gave him glad tidings
بِغُلَامٍ
bighulamin
of a son
عَلِيمٍ
alimin
learned

Transliteration

Fa awjasa minhm khee fatan qaaloo laa takhaf wa bashsharoohu bighulaamin 'aleem

Translation

And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

When they did not eat, he concealed his fear of them, but they understood this and said to him to put him at ease: “Do not fear. We are messengers from Allah”. And they informed him of what will please him, i.e., that he will have a son who will have a lot of knowledge. The one regarding whom glad tidings were given was Isaac (peace be upon him).

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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