Surah Al-Anbiya 21:89 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 89 / 112 · Page 329
وَزَكَرِيَّا إِذْ نَادَى رَبَّهُ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ
Word by Word
وَزَكَرِيَّا
wazakariyya
And Zakariya
إِذْ
idh
when
نَادَى
nada
he called
رَبَّهُ
rabbahu
(to) his Lord
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord!
لَا
la
(Do) not
تَذَرْنِي
tadharni
leave me
فَرْدًا
fardan
alone
وَأَنتَ
wa-anta
while You
خَيْرُ
khayru
(are) [the] Best
الْوَارِثِينَ
al-warithina
(of) the inheritors
Transliteration
Wa Zakariyyaaa iz naadaa Rabbahoo Rabbi laa tazarnee fardanw wa Anta khairul waariseen
Translation
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."
Verse interpretation (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.”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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