19:1  Kaf Ha Ya Ayn Sa

19:2  This is an account of your Lords mercy bestowed upon His servant Zachariah

19:3  when he called upon his Lord in low tones, saying

19:4  Lord, my bones have weakened and my head has turned hoary with age, but never, Lord, have I been disappointed in my prayer to you

19:5  now I fear my kinsmen when I am gone. [I have no hope of their continuing my mission] for my wife is barren, so grant me a successor from Yourself

19:6  to be my heir and to be the heir [of the blessings] of the House of Jacob; and make him, O my Lord, acceptable to you

19:7  Zachariah, We bring you good news of a son whose name shall be John. We have not given such a name to anyone before

19:8  My Lord! [said Zachariah], How shall I have a son when my wife is barren and I have reached such extreme old age

19:9  He said, It will be so! Your Lord says, It is easy for Me for I created you when you were nothing before

19:10  He said, My Lord, grant me a sign! He said, Your sign will be that you will not speak to anyone for three successive days and nights, although sound in body

19:11  Then Zachariah came forth from the shrine to his people and told them by signs to glorify the Lord morning and evening

19:12  To John We said, Hold fast the Book, and while he was still a child, We bestowed upon him wisdom

19:13  and tenderness [of heart] and purity. He was pious

19:14  and dutiful towards his parents and was not haughty or disobedient

19:15  Peace be on him on the day of his birth, and on the day of his death, and peace will be on him on the day he is raised up to life again

19:16  Recount in the Book how Mary withdrew from her people to an eastern plac

19:17  and kept herself in seclusion from them. We sent her Our angel, who presented himself to her as a full-grown human being

19:18  When she saw him, she said, I seek refuge in the compassionate God from you; [do not come near] if you fear the Lord

19:19  I am only the messenger of your Lord, he replied. I shall bestow upon you the gift of a son endowed with purity

19:20  She said, How can I have a son when no man has touched me; and neither have I been unchaste

19:21  [The angel] replied, So shall it be; your Lord says, This is easy for Me; and We shall make him a sign to people and a blessing, from Us. This has been decreed

19:22  So she conceived him and withdrew with him to a distant place

19:23  The pains of labour drove her to the trunk of a date-palm. She said, Oh, if only I had died before this and passed into oblivion

19:24  But a voice called out to her from below, Do not despair. Your Lord has provided a brook that runs at your feet

19:25  and if you shake the trunk of this palm-tree, it will drop fresh ripe dates on you

19:26  Eat and drink and rejoice. And if you see any human being say, I have vowed a fast [of silence] to the Gracious God, and will not speak with any human being today

19:27  Carrying her child, she brought him to her people. They said, O Mary, you have indeed done something terrible

19:28  Sister of Aaron, your father was not an evil man, nor was your mother an unchaste woman

19:29  She pointed to the child. They said, How shall we talk to someone who is a child in the cradle

19:30  [But] he said, I am God's servant. He has given me the Book and made me a prophet

19:31  He has made me blessed wherever I may be, and has enjoined upon me prayer and almsgiving throughout my life

19:32  He has made me dutiful toward my mother, and He has not made me arrogant or wicked

19:33  Blessed was I on the day I was born, and blessed I shall be on the day I die and on the day I am raised to life again

19:34  Such was Jesus, the son of Mary. That is the whole truth, about which they still dispute

19:35  it does not befit the majesty of God that He should beget a son. Glory be to Him! He is far above that: when He decrees something, He says only, Be! and it is

19:36  God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him alone. That is the right path

19:37  Yet different groups differed among themselves. How awful it will be for those who have rejected the truth when a dreadful Day arrives

19:38  How sharp of hearing, how sharp of sight they will be when they come to Us. But today, these evil-doers are obviously lost in error

19:39  Warn them of [the coming of] the Day of Remorse, when everything will have been decided, while they are heedless and do not believe

19:40  It is We who will inherit the earth and all who dwell upon it: they shall all return to Us

19:41  Also recount the story of Abraham in the Book. He was a man of truth, and a prophet

19:42  He said to his father, Why do you worship something that can neither hear nor see nor benefit you in any way

19:43  Father, I have been given some knowledge which has not come to you, so follow me: I shall guide you along a straight path

19:44  Father! Do not worship Satanfor, truly, Satan is a rebel against the Most Gracious One

19:45  Father, indeed I fear lest a punishment from the Gracious One afflict you, and you become a friend of Satan

19:46  [His father] said, Do you reject my deities, Abraham? If you do not desist, I shall surely stone you to death. Keep out of my way

19:47  Abraham replied, Peace be on you: I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness He has indeed been gracious to m

19:48  I will separate myself from you and from whatever you call upon besides God, and I will pray only to my Lord. It may well be that, in calling on my Lord, I will not be disappointed

19:49  So when he had separated himself from them and from what they worshipped besides God, We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and We made each of them a prophet

19:50  We granted them Our mercy and bestowed on them true and high renown

19:51  Tell also of Moses in the Book. He was indeed a chosen one, and was a messenger and a prophet

19:52  We called out to him from the right side of the mount and made him draw near to be in close communion with Us

19:53  and We gave him as his helper, out of Our mercy, his brother Aaron, having made him a prophet

19:54  Tell also of Ishmael in the Book. He was true to his promise and was a messenger and a prophet

19:55  He exhorted his people to prayer and almsgiving, and his Lord was pleased with him

19:56  Tell also of Idris in the Book. He was a man of truth and a prophet

19:57  We raised him to a high position

19:58  These are the ones whom God has favoured: the prophets from among the descendants of Adam and of those whom We carried in the Ark with Noah; the descendants of Abraham, of Israel, and of those whom We have guided and chosen. For when the revelations of the Merciful were recited to them, they fell down, prostrating themselves and weeping

19:59  But then they were succeeded by generations who neglected their prayers and were driven by their own desires. They will assuredly meet with destruction

19:60  except for those who repent and believe and do good deeds. These will enter Heaven, and they will not be wronged in the least

19:61  Theirs shall be the Gardens of Eden, which the All Merciful has promised to His servants without their having seen them, and most surely His promise shall be fulfilled

19:62  They will not hear therein anything vain, only greetings of peace. They will receive their provision there morning and evening

19:63  That is the Garden which We will grant to those of Our servants who have been God-fearing

19:64  We never descend except at your Lords command. What is before us and behind us and all that lies between belong to Him. Your Lord is not forgetful

19:65  He is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth and of all that is between the two. So worship Him alone and be steadfast in His worship. Do you know of anyone equal to Him in His attributes

19:66  Man asks, When I am once dead, shall I be raised to life

19:67  But does man not remember that We created him when he was nothing before

19:68  By your Lord, We shall most surely gather them and the devils too; and bring them close to hell on their knees

19:69  Then We shall carry off from every group those who were most stubborn in their opposition to the Gracious On

19:70  We surely know best those most deserving of the fires of hel

19:71  and there is not one of you but shall pass through it: a decree from your Lord which must be fulfilled

19:72  Then We shall save those who feared God, but the wrongdoers shall be left there on their knees

19:73  When Our clear revelations are recited to them, those who deny the truth say to the faithful, Which of the two sides is better in respect of position and makes a more impressive assembly

19:74  We have destroyed so many generations before them, who surpassed them in material power and splendour

19:75  Say, The Gracious One grants respite for a time to those who are in error until, when they are confronted with what they are promised, either in punishment [in the world] or in [the approach of] the Hour, they will realize who is worse in respect of position and who is weaker in resources

19:76  God increases His guidance to those who follow guidance; and lasting good works are better in the sight of your Lord and are most rewarding

19:77  Have you seen him who denies the truth in Our revelations and says, I shall certainly be given wealth and children

19:78  Has he looked to the unseen, or has he made a pledge to the Merciful One

19:79  Indeed not. We shall record what he says and shall prolong the punishment for him

19:80  We shall inherit all that he boasts of, and he will come to Us all alone

19:81  They have taken other deities besides God, so that they may be a source of strength for them

19:82  But they shall reject their worship and turn against them

19:83  Do you not see that We have appointed devils to incite those who deny the truth to disobedience

19:84  So take no hasty action against them; their days are numbered

19:85  The Day will surely come when We shall gather the God-fearing like [honoured] guests before the Compassionate Go

19:86  and We shall drive the sinful like a thirsty herd into Hell

19:87  No one will have power to intercede, except for those who have permission from the Lord of Mercy

19:88  They say, The Gracious One has begotten a son

19:89  Assuredly, you have uttered a monstrous falsehood

19:90  the heavens might well-nigh burst thereat, and the earth break asunder, and the mountains fall down in pieces

19:91  because they ascribe a son to the Gracious One

19:92  It does not become the majesty of the Compassionate God to take to Himself a son

19:93  there is none in the heavens or on the earth but shall return to the Merciful in utter submissio

19:94  He has counted them and numbered them precisel

19:95  each one of them shall come to Him one by one on the Day of Judgement

19:96  The Lord of Mercy will bestow affection upon those who believe and perform righteous deeds

19:97  We have made it [the Quran] easy, in your own language [Prophet], so that you may convey glad news to the righteous and give warning to a stubborn people

19:98  How many generations We have destroyed before them! Can you find a single one of them alive now, or hear so much as a whisper from them