Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor — Maryam 19:5 Pin
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وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًۭا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّۭا

Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor

Maryam 19:5

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

PAUSE & REFLECT

Carry the ayah beyond this page.

Reflect on the relationships entrusted to you. What act of patience, honour, or care can you offer today?

This is a personal reflection prompt, not tafsir. For interpretation, consult qualified scholarship and the ayah’s wider Quranic context.

KEEP READING THE QURANMercyHud 11:9And if we cause man to taste some mercy from Us and afterward withdraw it from him, lo! he is despairing, thankless.