سورة مَریَم
Surah Maryam 19:7
Mary · Verse 7 of 98
يَا زَكَرِيَّا إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَامٍ اسْمُهُ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ سَمِيًّا
Abdul Mannan Omar
(God accepted his prayer and said,) `Zachariah! We give you the glad tidings of (the birth of) a son, named Yahyâ (- John, - who will live long). We have made none like him (in your house) before this.´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
(His prayer was answered): "O Zakariya! We give thee good news of a son: His name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We conferred distinction before.
Ahmed Ali
"O Zachariah," (it was) said, "We give you good news of a son by name of John.´ To none have We attributed the name before."
12 more translations
Ali Unal
(The angels called out to him on God’s behalf:) "O Zachariah! We give you the glad tidings of a son whose name will be Yahya (John). We have not given this name to anyone before."
Daryabadi
O Zakariyya! verily We give thee the glad tidings of a boy: his name shall be Yahya; We have not afore-time made his namesake.
Faridul Haque
"O Zakaria! We give you the glad tidings of a son whose name is Yahya (John) - before him, We have not created anyone of this name."
Maulana Muhammad Ali
O Zacharias, We give thee good news of a boy, whose name is John: We have not made before anyone his equal.
Maulvi Sher Ali
God said, `O Zachariah, WE give thee glad tidings of a son whose name shall be Yahya. We have not called any one before him by that name.'
Muhammad Asad
[Thereupon the angels called out unto him] "O Zachariah! We bring thee the glad tiding of [the birth of] a son whose name shall be John. [And God says,] 'Never have We given this name to anyone before him."
Muhammad Musin Khan
(Allah said) "O Zakariya (Zachariah)! Verily, We give you the glad tidings of a son, His name will be Yahya (John). We have given that name to none before (him)."
Muhammad Pickthall
(It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him).
Muhammad Sarwar
We answered his prayers with the glad news of the birth of a son by the name of John and told him, "We have never given such a name to anyone else."
Muhammed ali Shakir
O Zakariya! surely We give you good news of a boy whose name shall be Yahya: We have not made before anyone his equal.
Rashad Khalifa
O Zachariah, we give you good news; a boy whose name shall be John (Yahya). We never created anyone like him before.
Shabbir Ahmed
He was told, “O Zacharias! We give you the good news of a boy whose name shall be Yahya (John the Baptist). We have never given this name to anyone before.”
Commentary 19:7 Yahya يَحْيَىٰ means, “he shall live long”. The name was given by Allâh, therefore this meaning is of significance. “To live long,” means that he will be…
يَا زَكَرِيَّا إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَامٍ اسْمُهُ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّا
19:7 Yahya يَحْيَىٰ means, “he shall live long”. The name was given by Allâh, therefore this meaning is of significance. “To live long,” means that he will be remembered for a long time. It also signifies that Zachariah would be remembered long because of his son. Among Christians, the names John and its derivatives like Johannes, Jan, Sean, Juan, Johan, and Zachariah are still common today. The names Yahya and Zachariah are also common among the Muslims.