Surah Maryam 19:5 — translation and meaning
مريم · Verse 5 / 98 · Page 305
وَإِنِّي خِفْتُ الْمَوَالِيَ مِن وَرَائِي وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتِي عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا
Word by Word
وَإِنِّي
wa-inni
And indeed, I
خِفْتُ
khif'tu
[I] fear
الْمَوَالِيَ
al-mawaliya
the successors
مِن
min
after me
وَرَائِي
warai
after me
وَكَانَتِ
wakanati
and is
امْرَأَتِي
im'ra-ati
my wife
عَاقِرًا
aqiran
barren
فَهَبْ
fahab
So give
لِي
li
[to] me
مِن
min
from
لَّدُنكَ
ladunka
Yourself
وَلِيًّا
waliyyan
an heir
Transliteration
Wa innee khiftul mawaa liya minw waraaa'ee wa kaana tim ra atee 'aairan fahab lee mil ladunka waliyyaa
Translation
And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
And I feared that my relatives will not be able to fulfil the rights of the religion after my death, due to their engrossment in the worldly life. And my wife is barren, so grant me from Yourself a child to help me.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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