Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ مَرْيَمَ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٩٨

Surah Maryam Verse 8

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Verses 7–10

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Maryam 8

قَالَ رَبِّ اَنّٰى يَكُونُ ل۪ي غُلَامٌ وَكَانَتِ امْرَاَت۪ي عَاقِرًا وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ الْكِبَرِ عِتِيًّا ۝٨

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

8Ḳâle rabbi ennâ yekûnü lî gulâmüv vekâneti-mraetî ʿâḳirav veḳad belagtü mine-lkiberi ʿitiyyâ.

English Translation

English Translation

8—Zechariah said: My Lord, my wife is barren, and I am frail and old; how can I possibly have a son?

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

8The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.