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Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 53

سورة الحجر، الآية ٥٣

15:53 Juz 14 Hizb 27 Page 265 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 15:53

قَالُوا۟ لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ ۝٥٣

Transliteration

qālū lā tawjal innā nubashiruka bighulāmin ʿalīmin

Translation

[The angels] said, "Fear not. Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy."

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Verse 53 of Surah Al-Hijr (15:53), a Meccan surah, is in juz 14, on page 265 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 53

Al-Mukhtasar

The Messenger from the Angels said: Do not be afraid! We will tell you something that will make you glad. You are going to have a son with great knowledge.

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Other translations of verse 53

They said, “Do not be afraid; We give you glad tidings of a knowledgeable boy24.”

Notes

[24] i.e., Isaac; of great religious knowledge.

They (the angels) said: "Do not be afraid! We give you glad tidings of a boy (son) possessing much knowledge and wisdom."

They said: Be not afraid! Lo! we bring thee good tidings of a boy possessing wisdom.

They said: "Fear not! We give thee glad tidings of a son endowed with wisdom."

They said: Be not afraid, surely we give you the good news of a boy, possessing knowledge.

They said, "Do not feel tremulous. Surely we give you glad tidings of a knowledgeable youth."

Verse 53 word by word

  1. قَالُوا۟ qālū They said ق و ل
  2. لَا lā (Do) not
  3. تَوْجَلْ tawjal be afraid و ج ل
  4. إِنَّا innā indeed, we
  5. نُبَشِّرُكَ nubashiruka [we] bring glad tidings to you ب ش ر
  6. بِغُلَٰمٍ bighulāmin of a boy غ ل م
  7. عَلِيمٍ ʿalīmin learned ع ل م

Verses related to verse 53

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Adh-Dhariyat 51:28

    فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ

    And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.

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