Surah Maryam 19:18 — translation and meaning

مريم · Verse 18 / 98 · Page 306

قَالَتْ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِالرَّحْمَنِ مِنكَ إِن كُنتَ تَقِيًّا

Word by Word

قَالَتْ
qalat
She said
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I
أَعُوذُ
a'udhu
[I] seek refuge
بِالرَّحْمَنِ
bil-rahmani
with the Most Gracious
مِنكَ
minka
from you
إِن
in
if
كُنتَ
kunta
you are
تَقِيًّا
taqiyyan
God fearing

Transliteration

Qaalat inneee a'oozu bir Rahmaani minka in kunta taqiyyaa

Translation

She said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allah."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

So when she saw him in the form of a perfectly-formed human heading towards her, she said: “I seek protection of the Merciful from you that any harm should come to me from you, if you are pious and fear Allah”.

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

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