سُوْرَةُ مَرْيَمَ
Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 4
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى وَهَنَ ٱلْعَظْمُ مِنِّى وَٱشْتَعَلَ ٱلرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا وَلَمْ أَكُنۢ بِدُعَآئِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "My Lord! Indeed my bones have grown feeble, and grey hair has spread on my head, And I have never been unblest in my invocation to You, O my Lord!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, [I]
وَهَنَ
wahana
(have) weakened
ٱلْعَظْمُ
l-ʿaẓmu
my bones
مِنِّى
minnī
my bones
وَٱشْتَعَلَ
wa-ish'taʿala
and flared
ٱلرَّأْسُ
l-rasu
(my) head
شَيْبًۭا
shayban
(with) white
وَلَمْ
walam
and not
أَكُنۢ
akun
I have been
بِدُعَآئِكَ
biduʿāika
in (my) supplication (to) You
رَبِّ
rabbi
my Lord
شَقِيًّۭا
shaqiyyan
unblessed
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
4. 1 That is, just as wood blazes up from fire, in the same way my head has blazed up from the whiteness of hair; the meaning is an expression of weakness and old age.
4. 2 And for this reason, despite the absence of apparent means, I am asking You for offspring.
4. 2 And for this reason, despite the absence of apparent means, I am asking You for offspring.
