Quran 21:89

Surah Al-Anbya, Verse 89

Verse 89 of 112 in Surah Al-Anbya (الأنبياء), chapter 21 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while You are the best of inheritors."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
இன்னும் ஜகரியா தம் இறைவனிடம் "என் இறைவா! நீ என்னை (சந்ததியில்லாமல்) ஒற்றையாக விட்டு விடாதே! நீயோ அனந்தரங்கொள்வோரில் மிகவும் மேலானவன்" என்று பிரார்த்தித் போது
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද සකරිය්යා, මාගේ පරමාධිපතියාණනි! ඔබ මා තනිව අතහැර නො දමනු. තවද ඔබ උරුමක්කරුවන්ගෙන් ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨයා යැයි ඔහු ඔහුගේ පරමාධිපතිව ඇමතුවේ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اور زکریا (علیہ السلام) کو یاد کرو جب اس نے اپنے رب سے دعا کی کہ اے میرے پروردگار! مجھے تنہا نہ چھوڑ، تو سب سے بہتر وارث ہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
またザカリーヤーである。かれが主に(祈って),「主よ,最も優れた相続者であられる御方よ。わたしを孤独のまま放って置かないで下さい。」と叫んだ時のことを思いなさい。
ChineseMa Jian
(你应当叙述)宰凯里雅,当时他曾呼吁他的主(说):我的主啊!求你不要任随我孤独,你是最好的继承者。

Tafsir of 21:89

Zakariyya and Yahya Allah tells us of His servant Zakariyya, who asked Allah to grant him a son who would be a Prophet after him. The story has already been given in detail at the beginning of Surah Maryam and also in Surah `Imran. Here an abbreviated version is given. إِذْ نَادَى رَبَّهُ (when he cried to his Lord) means, in secret, hiding it from his people. رَبِّ لاَ تَذَرْنِى فَرْداً (O My Lord! Leave me not single,) means, with no child and no heir to stand among the people after me. وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَرِثِينَ (though You are the Best of the inheritors.) This is a supplication and form of praise befitting the topic. Allah says: فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ يَحْيَى وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُ زَوْجَهُ (So We answered his call, and We bestowed upon him Yahya, and cured his wife for him.) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and Sa`id bin Jubayr said: "She was barren and never had a child, then she gave birth." إِنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ يُسَارِعُونَ فِى الْخَيْرَتِ (Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds,) means, acts of worship and acts of obedience towards Allah.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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