Surah Maryam (Mary) in English

1. وناديناه من جانب الطور الأيمن وقربناه نجيا

   52

   We called him from the right side of the Mount and We drew him near [to Ourselves] for confidential discourse.

   wa-nādaynāhu min jānibi ṭ-ṭūri l-ʾaymani wa-qarrabnāhu najiyyan

2. ووهبنا له من رحمتنا أخاه هارون نبيا

   53

   And We gave him out of Our mercy his brother Aaron, a prophet.

   wa-wahabnā lahū min raḥmatinā ʾakhāhu hārūna nabiyyan

3. واذكر في الكتاب إسماعيل إنه كان صادق الوعد وكان رسولا نبيا

   54

   And mention in the Book Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and an apostle and prophet.

   wa-dhkur fī l-kitābi ʾismāʿīla ʾinnahū kāna ṣādiqa l-waʿdi wa-kāna rasūlan nabiyyan

4. وكان يأمر أهله بالصلاة والزكاة وكان عند ربه مرضيا

   55

   He used to bid his family to [maintain] the prayer and to [pay] the zakat, and was pleasing to his Lord.

   wa-kāna yaʾmuru ʾahlahū bi-ṣ-ṣalāti wa-z-zakāti wa-kāna ʿinda rabbihī marḍiyyan

5. واذكر في الكتاب إدريس إنه كان صديقا نبيا

   56

   And mention in the Book Idrees. Indeed, he was a truthful one and a prophet,

   wa-dhkur fī l-kitābi ʾidrīsa ʾinnahū kāna ṣiddīqan nabiyyan

6. ورفعناه مكانا عليا

   57

   and We raised him to an exalted station.

   wa-rafaʿnāhu makānan ʿaliyyan

7. Recommended prostration

   أولئك الذين أنعم الله عليهم من النبيين من ذرية آدم وممن حملنا مع نوح ومن ذرية إبراهيم وإسرائيل وممن هدينا واجتبينا إذا تتلى عليهم آيات الرحمن خروا سجدا وبكيا

   58

   They are the ones whom Allah has blessed from among the prophets of Adam’s progeny, and from [the progeny of] those We carried with Noah, and from among the progeny of Abraham and Israel, and from among those that We guided and chose. When the signs of the All-beneficent were recited to them, they would fall down weeping in prostration.

   ʾulāʾika lladhīna ʾanʿama llāhu ʿalayhim mina n-nabiyyīna min dhurriyyati ʾādama wa-mimman ḥamalnā maʿa nūḥin wa-min dhurriyyati ʾibrāhīma wa-ʾisrāʾīla wa-mimman hadaynā wa-jtabaynā ʾidhā tutlā ʿalayhim ʾāyātu r-raḥmāni kharrū sujjadan wa-bukiyyan

8. فخلف من بعدهم خلف أضاعوا الصلاة واتبعوا الشهوات فسوف يلقون غيا

   59

   But they were succeeded by an evil posterity who neglected the prayer, and followed [their base] appetites. So they will soon encounter [the reward of] perversity,

   fa-khalafa min baʿdihim khalfun ʾaḍāʿū ṣ-ṣalāta wa-ttabaʿū sh-shahawāti fa-sawfa yalqawna ghayyan

9. إلا من تاب وآمن وعمل صالحا فأولئك يدخلون الجنة ولا يظلمون شيئا

   60

   barring those who repent, believe, and act righteously. Such will enter paradise, and they will not be wronged in the least.

   ʾillā man tāba wa-ʾāmana wa-ʿamila ṣāliḥan fa-ʾulāʾika yadkhulūna l-jannata wa-lā yuẓlamūna shayʾan

10. جنات عدن التي وعد الرحمن عباده بالغيب إنه كان وعده مأتيا

    61

    Gardens of Eden promised by the All-beneficent to His servants, [while they were still] unseen. Indeed His promise is bound to come to pass.

    jannāti ʿadnin-i llatī waʿada r-raḥmānu ʿibādahū bi-l-ghaybi ʾinnahū kāna waʿduhū maʾtiyyan

11. لا يسمعون فيها لغوا إلا سلاما ولهم رزقهم فيها بكرة وعشيا

    62

    Therein they will not hear vain talk, but only ‘Peace!’ Therein they will have their provision morning and evening.

    lā yasmaʿūna fīhā laghwan ʾillā salāman wa-lahum rizquhum fīhā bukratan wa-ʿashiyyan

12. تلك الجنة التي نورث من عبادنا من كان تقيا

    63

    This is the paradise We will give as inheritance to those of Our servants who are Godwary.

    tilka l-jannatu llatī nūrithu min ʿibādinā man kāna taqiyyan

13. وما نتنزل إلا بأمر ربك له ما بين أيدينا وما خلفنا وما بين ذلك وما كان ربك نسيا

    64

    [O Gabriel, tell the Prophet,] ‘We do not descend except by the command of your Lord. To Him belongs whatever is before us and whatever is behind us and whatever is in between that, and your Lord does not forget

    wa-mā natanazzalu ʾillā bi-ʾamri rabbika lahū mā bayna ʾaydīnā wa-mā khalfanā wa-mā bayna dhālika wa-mā kāna rabbuka nasiyyan