Surah Ibrahim 14:39 — translation and meaning

إبراهيم · Verse 39 / 52 · Page 260

ۚ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَهَبَ لِي عَلَى الْكِبَرِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ إِنَّ رَبِّي لَسَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ

Word by Word

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الْحَمْدُ
al-hamdu
All the Praise
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(is) for Allah
الَّذِي
alladhi
the One Who
وَهَبَ
wahaba
has granted
لِي
li
me
عَلَى
ala
in
الْكِبَرِ
al-kibari
the old age
إِسْمَاعِيلَ
is'ma'ila
Ismail
وَإِسْحَاقَ
wa-is'haqa
and Ishaq
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
لَسَمِيعُ
lasami'u
(is) All-Hearer
الدُّعَاءِ
al-du'ai
(of) the prayer

Transliteration

Alhamdu lillaahil lazee wahaba lee 'alal kibari Ismaa'eela wa Ishaaq; inna Rabbee lasamee'ud du'aaa

Translation

Praise to Allah, who has granted to me in old age Ishmael and Isaac. Indeed, my Lord is the Hearer of supplication.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Thanks and praise are due to Allah, may He be glorified, Who answered my supplication to grant me someone righteous. In my old age, He gave me Ismael from Hajar and Ishaq from Sara. My Lord, praised be He, hears the supplication of the supplicant.

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

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