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Surah Ali ’Imran, Verse 37

سورة آل عمران، الآية ٣٧

3:37 Juz 3 Hizb 6 Page 54 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 3:37

فَتَقَبَّلَهَا رَبُّهَا بِقَبُولٍ حَسَنٍ وَأَنۢبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا وَكَفَّلَهَا زَكَرِيَّا كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا زَكَرِيَّا ٱلْمِحْرَابَ وَجَدَ عِندَهَا رِزْقًا قَالَ يَٰمَرْيَمُ أَنَّىٰ لَكِ هَٰذَا قَالَتْ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ۝٣٧

Transliteration

fataqabbalahā rabbuhā biqabūlin ḥasanin wa-anbatahā nabātan ḥasanan wakaffalahā zakariyyā kullamā dakhala ʿalayhā zakariyyā l-miḥ'rāba wajada ʿindahā riz'qan qāla yāmaryamu annā laki hādhā qālat huwa min ʿindi l-lahi inna l-laha yarzuqu man yashāu bighayri ḥisābin

Translation

So her Lord accepted her with good acceptance and caused her to grow in a good manner and put her in the care of Zechariah. Every time Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found with her provision. He said, "O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you?" She said, "It is from Allāh. Indeed, Allāh provides for whom He wills without account."

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Verse 37 of Surah Ali ’Imran (3:37), a Medinan surah, is in juz 3, on page 54 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 71 reciters.

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Allah graciously accepted the dedication and brought her up well. He made the hearts of His pious servants incline caringly to her and put her in the care of the Prophet Zachariah. Whenever Zachariah would enter her place of worship he would find wholesome food there. So, he asked her, ‘O Mary, where did you get this food from?’ She replied, ‘This food is from Allah. Allah gives to whomever He wishes in abundance without account’.

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Other translations of verse 37

Her Lord graciously accepted her and caused her to grow in a good manner, and entrusted her to the care of Zachariah. Every time Zachariah entered her prayer chamber, he found with her some provision. He said, “O Mary, where did this come from?” She said, “It is from Allah, for Allah provides for whom He wills without measure.”

So her Lord (Allâh) accepted her with goodly acceptance. He made her grow in a good manner and put her under the care of Zakariyâ (Zachariya). Every time he entered Al-Mihrâb 7 to (visit) her, he found her supplied with sustenance. He said: "O Maryam (Mary)! From where have you got this?" She said, "This is from Allâh." Verily, Allâh provides sustenance to whom He wills, without limit."

Notes

[7] (V.3:37) Al-Mihrâb: a praying place or a private room.

And her Lord accepted her with full acceptance and vouchsafed to her a goodly growth; and made Zachariah her guardian. Whenever Zachariah went into the sanctuary where she was, he found that she had food. He said: O Mary! Whence cometh unto thee this (food)? She answered: It is from Allah. Allah giveth without stint to whom He will.

Right graciously did her Lord accept her: He made her grow in purity and beauty: To the care of Zakariya was she assigned. Every time that he entered (Her) chamber to see her, He found her supplied with sustenance. He said: "O Mary! Whence (comes) this to you?" She said: "From Allah: for Allah Provides sustenance to whom He pleases without measure."

So her Lord accepted her with a good acceptance and made her grow up a good growing, and gave her into the charge of Zakariya; whenever Zakariya entered the sanctuary to (see) her, he found with her food. He said: O Marium! whence comes this to you? She said: It is from Allah. Surely Allah gives to whom He pleases without measure.

Then, her Lord graciously accepted her with fair acceptance, and caused her to grow a fair growth, and He made Zakariyya (Zechariah) her sponsor. Whenever Zakariyya entered the Chamber to her, he found (a) provision in her presence. He said, "O Maryam, however does this (come) to you?" She said, "It is from the Providence of Allah; surely Allah provides whomever He decides without reckoning."

Verse 37 word by word

  1. فَتَقَبَّلَهَا fataqabbalahā So accepted her ق ب ل
  2. رَبُّهَا rabbuhā her Lord ر ب ب
  3. بِقَبُولٍ biqabūlin with acceptance ق ب ل
  4. حَسَنٍ ḥasanin good ح س ن
  5. وَأَنۢبَتَهَا wa-anbatahā and reared her ن ب ت
  6. نَبَاتًا nabātan a rearing ن ب ت
  7. حَسَنًا ḥasanan good ح س ن
  8. وَكَفَّلَهَا wakaffalahā and put her in (the) care ك ف ل
  9. زَكَرِيَّا zakariyyā (of) Zakariya
  10. كُلَّمَا kullamā Whenever ك ل ل
  11. دَخَلَ dakhala entered د خ ل
  12. عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā upon her
  13. زَكَرِيَّا zakariyyā Zakariya
  14. ٱلْمِحْرَابَ l-miḥ'rāba [the] prayer chamber ح ر ب
  15. وَجَدَ wajada he found و ج د
  16. عِندَهَا ʿindahā with her ع ن د
  17. رِزْقًا riz'qan provision ر ز ق
  18. قَالَ qāla He said ق و ل
  19. يَٰمَرْيَمُ yāmaryamu O Maryam
  20. أَنَّىٰ annā From where
  21. لَكِ laki for you
  22. هَٰذَا hādhā (is) this
  23. قَالَتْ qālat She said ق و ل
  24. هُوَ huwa This
  25. مِنْ min (is)
  26. عِندِ ʿindi from ع ن د
  27. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
  28. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  29. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  30. يَرْزُقُ yarzuqu gives provision ر ز ق
  31. مَن man (to) whom
  32. يَشَآءُ yashāu He wills ش ي أ
  33. بِغَيْرِ bighayri without غ ي ر
  34. حِسَابٍ ḥisābin measure ح س ب

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