Surah Maryam 19:12 — translation and meaning
مريم · Verse 12 / 98 · Page 306
ۖ يَا يَحْيَى خُذِ الْكِتَابَ بِقُوَّةٍ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا
Word by Word
ۖ
يَا يَحْيَى
yayahya
O Yahya!
خُذِ
khudhi
Hold
الْكِتَابَ
al-kitaba
the Scripture
بِقُوَّةٍ
biquwwatin
with strength
وَآتَيْنَاهُ
waataynahu
And We gave him
الْحُكْمَ
al-huk'ma
[the] wisdom
صَبِيًّا
sabiyyan
(when he was) a child
Transliteration
Yaa Yahyaa khuzil Kitaaba biquwwatinw wa aatainaahul hukma saiyyaa
Translation
[Allah] said, "O John, take the Scripture with determination." And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Then John was born to him. Once he reached an age in which he could be addressed, I said to him: “O John, take the Torah firmly and with effort”. And I granted him understanding, knowledge, firmness, and resolve, whilst he was still a child.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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