Surah Maryam 19:28 — translation and meaning
مريم · Verse 28 / 98 · Page 307
يَا أُخْتَ هَارُونَ مَا كَانَ أَبُوكِ امْرَأَ سَوْءٍ وَمَا كَانَتْ أُمُّكِ بَغِيًّا
Word by Word
يَا أُخْتَ
yaukh'ta
O sister
هَارُونَ
haruna
(of) Harun
مَا
ma
Not
كَانَ
kana
was
أَبُوكِ
abuki
your father
امْرَأَ
im'ra-a
an evil man
سَوْءٍ
sawin
an evil man
وَمَا
wama
and not
كَانَتْ
kanat
was
أُمُّكِ
ummuki
your mother
بَغِيًّا
baghiyyan
unchaste
Transliteration
Yaaa ukkhta Haaroona maa kaana abokim ra-a saw'inw wa maa kaanat ummuki baghiyyaa
Translation
O sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
O one who resembles Aaron (a righteous man) in worship, your father was not an adulterer nor was your mother. You are from a pure household known to be righteous, so how can you bring a child without a father?”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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