سُوْرَةُ مَرْيَمَ
Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 5
وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And verily I fear my relatives after me, and my wife is barren. So give me from Yourself an heir.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِنِّى
wa-innī
And indeed, I
خِفْتُ
khif'tu
[I] fear
ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ
l-mawāliya
the successors
مِن
min
after me
وَرَآءِى
warāī
after me
وَكَانَتِ
wakānati
and is
ٱمْرَأَتِى
im'ra-atī
my wife
عَاقِرًۭا
ʿāqiran
barren
فَهَبْ
fahab
So give
لِى
lī
[to] me
مِن
min
from
لَّدُنكَ
ladunka
Yourself
وَلِيًّۭا
waliyyan
an heir
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.
5. 1. This fear means that if none of my heirs takes over my pulpit of preaching and guidance, then among my relatives there is no one else worthy of this pulpit. My relatives too might adopt avoidance and deviation from Your path.
5. 2. "From Yourself" means that although the apparent means have ended, You, by Your special grace, grant me offspring.
5. 2. "From Yourself" means that although the apparent means have ended, You, by Your special grace, grant me offspring.
