The Quran

سورة الذّاریَات

Surah Al-Dhâriyât 51:28

The Scatterers · Verse 28 of 60

فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(When they did not eat) he felt afraid of them. They said, `Have no fear.´ And they proclaimed to him the good news of (the birth of) a son who would be blessed with knowledge

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.

Ahmed Ali

He felt afraid of them; but they said: "Have no fear," and gave him the good news of a wise son.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

(When he saw that they did not eat) he became apprehensive of them. They said: "Do not be apprehensive!" They gave him the glad tidings of (the birth of) a son to be endowed with profound knowledge.

Daryabadi

Then he conceived a fear of them. They said:fear not. And they gave him the tidings of a youth knowing.

Faridul Haque

He therefore inwardly sensed fear of them; they said, “Do not fear!”; and they gave him the glad tidings of a knowledgeable son.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not. And they gave him the good news of a boy possessing knowledge.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And he conceived a fear of them. They said, `Fear not.' And they gave him glad tidings of the birth of a son who would be blessed with knowledge.

Muhammad Asad

[And when he saw that the guests would not eat, he became apprehensive of them; [but) they said, "Fear not" - and gave him the glad tiding of [the birth of] a son who would be endowed with deep knowledge.

Muhammad Musin Khan

Then he conceived a fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not." And they gave him glad tidings of an intelligent son, having knowledge (about Allah and His religion of True Monotheism).

Muhammad Pickthall

Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.

Muhammad Sarwar

He began to feel afraid. They said, "Do not be afraid," and then gave him the glad news of the birth of a knowledgeable son.

Muhammed ali Shakir

So he conceived in his mind a fear on account of them. They said: Fear not. And they gave him the good news of a boy possessing knowledge.

Rashad Khalifa

He harbored fear of them. They said, "Have no fear," and they gave good news of a knowledgeable son.

Shabbir Ahmed

Then he felt apprehensive of them. They said, “Fear not!” And they gave him the good news of a son who would be endowed with knowledge.