سورة مَریَم
Surah Maryam 19:12
Mary · Verse 12 of 98
يَا يَحْيَىٰ خُذِ الْكِتَابَ بِقُوَّةٍ ۖ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا
Abdul Mannan Omar
(We said to John,) `Yahyâ! hold fast the (divine) Book.´ And while he was yet a child We gave him wisdom,
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
(To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might": and We gave him Wisdom even as a youth,
Ahmed Ali
(We said:) "O John, hold fast to the Book;" and We gave him wisdom right from boyhood,
12 more translations
Ali Unal
(John was born and when he grew up, We commanded him:) "O John! Hold fast to the Book (the Torah) with (all your) strength!" And We granted him sound, wise judgment (and true understanding of God’s Law) while he was yet a little boy;
Daryabadi
O Yahya! se hold fast the book. And We vouchsafed unto him wisdom, while yet a child.
Faridul Haque
"O Yahya - hold the Book firmly"; and We gave him Prophethood in his infancy. (Prophet Yahya was only 2 years old at that time.)
Maulana Muhammad Ali
O John, take hold of the Book with strength. And We granted him wisdom when a child,
Maulvi Sher Ali
God said, `O Yahya, hold fast the Book.' And WE gave him wisdom while yet a child,
Muhammad Asad
[And when the son was born and grew up, he was told,] "O John! Hold fast unto the divine writ with [all thy] strength!" - for We granted him wisdom while he was yet a little boy,
Muhammad Musin Khan
(It was said to his son): "O Yahya (John)! Hold fast the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah)]." And We gave him wisdom while yet a child.
Muhammad Pickthall
(And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold fast the Scripture. And we gave him wisdom when a child,
Muhammad Sarwar
We commanded John, Zachariah's son, to follow the guidance of the Lord with due steadfastness. To John We gave knowledge and wisdom to John during his childhood.
Muhammed ali Shakir
O Yahya! take hold of the Book with strength, and We granted him wisdom while yet a child
Rashad Khalifa
O John, you shall uphold the scripture, strongly. We endowed him with wisdom, even in his youth.
Shabbir Ahmed
(John (Yahya) was born according to the good news) We told him “O Yahya! Hold fast to the scripture.” And We had granted him wisdom and good judgment when he was yet a little boy.
Commentary 19:12 Sabiyyâ صَبِيًّا is derived from sabâ صَبا which is to feel a youthful propensity. Sabiyyâ صَبِيًّا is a male youth (Tâj, Lisân, Lane). Unfortunately…
يَا يَحْيَىٰ خُذِ الْكِتَابَ بِقُوَّةٍ ۖ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا
19:12 Sabiyyâ صَبِيًّا is derived from sabâ صَبا which is to feel a youthful propensity. Sabiyyâ صَبِيًّا is a male youth (Tâj, Lisân, Lane). Unfortunately there are some who translate this word as infant especially while translating the verse 19:29 related to Jesus. No classical Arabic dictionary gives the word sabiyyâ this meaning. Here in this verse, it is clearly implied that John had in the meantime reached an age, which enabled him to receive and understand Allâh’s commandment. Unlike the Bible, the Holy Qur’ân omits all those details that are unnecessary or are of little moral or spiritual value.