Stem نَبَاتًا - Quranic Morphology

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

So her Lord accepted her with a gracious acceptance and caused her to grow an excellent growth and made Zachariah her guardian. Whenever Zachariah visited her in the chamber, he found with her provisions. He said, ‘O Mary, whence hast thou this?’ She replied, ‘It is from Allah.’ Surely, Allah gives to whomsoever He pleases without measure.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

پس اس کے ربّ نے اُسے ایک حسین قبولیت کے ساتھ قبول کر لیا اور اس کی اَحسن رنگ میں نشو و نما کی اور زکریا کو اس کا کفیل ٹھہرایا۔ جب کبھی بھی زکریا اس کے پاس محراب میں داخل ہوا تو اس نے اس کے پاس کوئی رزق پایا۔ اس نے کہا اے مریم! تیرے پاس یہ کہاں سے آتا ہے؟ اس نے (جواباً) کہا یہ اللہ کی طرف سے ہے۔ یقیناً اللہ جسے چاہتا ہے بغیر حساب کے رزق دیتا ہے۔

French

Son Seigneur accepta donc l’enfant d’une gracieuse acceptation et la fit grandir d’une belle croissance. Il la mit sous la tutelle de Zacharie. Toutes les fois que Zacharie lui rendait visite dans la chambre, il trouvait auprès d’elle des provisions. Il demanda : « Ô Marie, d’où as-tu eu cela ? » Elle répondit : « Cela vient d’Allāh. » Assurément, Allāh approvisionne sans compter qui Il veut.

German

So nahm ihr Herr sie gnädig an und ließ sie wachsen zu holdem Wuchs und berief den Zacharias zu ihrem Pfleger. Sooft Zacharias zu ihr in die Kammer trat, fand er Speise bei ihr. Er sprach: "O Maria, woher hast du dies?" Sie antwortete: "Es ist von Allah." Allah gibt, wem Er will, ohne zu rechnen.

Chinese

于是她的养主美好地接受了她, 使她好好地生长, 并令扎格里亚 (زَكَرِيَّا, Zachariah) 做她的保护人。每当扎格里亚到房子里最好的地方去看她时, 总见她那里有些食品。(有一天, 当他看见了些食品。就问她说): 玛尔彦啊! “这是从哪里来的?” 她 (回答) 说: “这是从安拉那里来的!” 的确, 安拉无穷无尽地供养他所意欲的人。

Italian

Così il suo Signore l'accolse con un'accoglienza piena di grazia e la fece crescere in eccellenza e fece di Zaccaria il suo custode. Ogni qualvolta Zaccaria andava a visitarla nella sua dimora, trovava provviste con lei. Egli chiese: «Maria, da dove ti viene tutto questo?» Essa replicò: «questo è da Allah.» In verità Allah dà a chiunque Gli piaccia, senza misura.

Spanish

Y su Señor la aceptó con benevolencia y la hizo crecer con hermoso crecimiento, y convirtió a Zacarías en su tutor. Cada vez que Zacarías la visitaba en su habitación, la encontraba con provisiones. Dijo: “¡Oh, María! ¿De dónde viene todo esto?”. Ella respondió: “Procede de Al-lah.” En verdad, Al-lah da sin medida a quien Le place.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

تب اس کے رب نے اسے بہت اچھی طرح قبول کیا اور اسے عمدہ طور پر بڑھایا اور زکریا اس کا مربی بنا۔ جب کبھی بھی زکریا گھر کے بہترین[6] حصہ میں اس کے پاس جاتا (تو) اس کے پاس کوئی (نہ کوئی) کھانا پاتا۔ (چنانچہ ایک روز ایسا دیکھ کر) اس نے کہا کہ اے مریم! یہ تیرے لئے کہاں سے آیا ہے؟ اس نے کہا کہ اللہ کی جناب سے۔ اللہ جسے چاہتا ہے یقیناً بے حساب دیتا ہے۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

So her Lord accepted her with a gracious acceptance and caused her to grow an excellent growth and made Zachariah[403] her guardian. Whenever Zachariah visited her in the chamber, he found with her provisions. He said, ‘O Mary, whence hast thou this?’ She replied, ‘It is from Allah.’[404] Surely, Allah gives to whomsoever He pleases without measure.

English - Five Volume Translation

So her Lord accepted her with a gracious acceptance and caused her to grow an excellent growth and made Zachariah her guardian. Whenever Zachariah visited her in the chamber, he found with her provisions. He said, ‘O Mary, whence hast thou this?’ She replied, ‘It is from Allah.’ Surely, Allah gives to whomsoever He pleases without measure.[328]

Important Words:

کفلھا (made him her guardian) is derived from کفل. They say کفله i.e. he was or became responsible for him; he became his guardian. کفل خالدا زیدا means, he made Zaid the guardian of Khalid; he gave Khalid in the guardianship of Zaid (Aqrab).

زکریا (Zachariah or Zacharias) was the name of an Israelite holy person whom the Quran presents as a Prophet (6:86-90) but of whom the Bible speaks only as a priest (Luke 1:5). The person presented as a Prophet by the Bible is Zechariah (Zech. 1:1; mark the difference in spelling) of whom the Quran, however, makes no mention. زکریا of the Quran was the father of Yahya (John) who was a cousin of Jesus.

المحراب (chamber) is derived from حرب for which see 2:280. محرابmeans, a room in the uppermost story of a house; a chamber to which one ascends by stairs; the chief sitting place in a room or a house; the place or niche where the Imam stands while leading the Prayers in a mosque; a mosque or a place of worship (Aqrab & Lane). محراب (chamber of Prayer or the place of the Imam in a mosque) is probably so called because it is a place where one fights the forces of evil or where one gets divorced from the affairs and concerns of the world, the word حرب meaning fighting as well as being despoiled or deprived of all possessions (Mufradat).

Commentary:

Many fantastic stories have been woven round Mary’s reply to Zachariah’s question as to whence she got the gifts he found lying about her. The gifts were evidently brought by worshippers visiting the place and there was also nothing extraordinary in her reply that the gifts were from Allah, for every good thing that comes to man is really from God, He being the final agency. In fact, from a girl of Mary’s religious upbringing any other reply would rather have been surprising. The accounts of Mary having been provided with heavenly fruits by angels are, therefore, nothing but the figment of the commentators’ own minds and find no support whatsoever from the Quran or the sayings of the Holy Prophet. The pious reply of the child, however, made a deep impression on the mind of Zachariah and awakened in the depths of his soul the latent and natural desire of possessing a similarly virtuous child of his own.

The words, Surely Allah gives to whomsoever He pleases without measure, are most probably the words of God and not those of Mary. But if they are Mary’s words, they make her reply all the more impressive and Zachariah’s earnest prayer, referred to in the following verse, all the more justified.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

آخرکار اس کے رب نے اس لڑکی کو بخوشی قبول فرما لیا، اُسے بڑی اچھی لڑکی بنا کر اٹھایا اور زکریاؑ کوا س کا سرپرست بنا دیا زکریاؑ جب کبھی اس کے پاس محراب میں جاتا تو اس کے پاس کچھ نہ کچھ کھانے پینے کا سامان پاتا پوچھتا مریمؑ! یہ تیرے پا س کہاں سے آیا؟ وہ جواب دیتی اللہ کے پاس سے آیا ہے، اللہ جسے چاہتا ہے بے حساب دیتا ہے

English - Sahih

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 Allah. Indeed, Allah provides for whom He wills without account."

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

پھر اسے اس کے رب نے اچھی طرح سے قبول کیا اور اسے اچھی طرح بڑھایا اور وہ زکریا کو سونپ دی جب زکریا اس کے پاس حجرہ میں آتے تو اس کے پاس کچھ کھانے کی چیز پاتے کہتے اے مریم! تیرے پاس یہ چیز کہاں سے آئی ہے وہ کہتی یہ الله کے ہاں سے آئی ہے الله جسے چاہے بے قیاس رزق دیتا ہے

English - Talal Itani

So accepted her, her Lord with acceptance good, and reared her - a rearing good, and put her in (the) care (of) Zakariya. Whenever entered upon her Zakariya [the] prayer chamber he found with her provision. He said, "O Maryam! From where for you (is) this?" She said, "This (is) from Allah. Indeed, Allah gives provision (to) whom He wills without measure."

Chinese Commentary ^*

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

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’’بہترین حصہ‘‘ یہ ترجمہ محراب کا ہے جو لغت کے مطابق ہے (دیکھو اقرب الموارد) معنوں کے لحاظ سے یہ مطلب ہے کہ مریم کو اس کے وقف ہونے کے سبب سے اور زکریاؑ کی محبت کی وجہ سے گھر کے بہترین حصہ میں رکھا گیا تھا۔

English - Arberry

Her Lord received the child with gracious favour, and by His goodness she grew up comely, Zachariah taking charge of her. Whenever Zachariah went in to her in the Sanctuary, he found her provisioned. 'Mary,' he said, 'how comes this to thee?' 'From God,' she said. Truly God provisions whomsoever He will without reckoning.

English - Maududi

Thereupon her Lord graciously accepted Mary and vouchsafed to her a goodly growth and placed her in the care of Zechariah. Whenever Zechariah visited her in the sanctuary, he found her provided with food. He asked her: 'O Mary, how did this come to you?' She said: 'It is from Allah. Allah provides sustenance to whom He wills beyond all reckoning.'

English - Ahmed Ali

Her Lord accepted her graciously, and she grew up with excellence, and was given into the care of Zachariah. Whenever Zachariah came to see her in the chamber, he found her provided with food, and he asked: "Where has this come from, O Mary?" And she said: "From God who gives food in abundance to whomsoever He will."

English - Yusuf Ali

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."

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

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Important Words:

کفلھا (made him her guardian) is derived from کفل. They say کفله i.e. he was or became responsible for him; he became his guardian. کفل خالدا زیدا means, he made Zaid the guardian of Khalid; he gave Khalid in the guardianship of Zaid (Aqrab).

زکریا (Zachariah or Zacharias) was the name of an Israelite holy person whom the Quran presents as a Prophet (6:86-90) but of whom the Bible speaks only as a priest (Luke 1:5). The person presented as a Prophet by the Bible is Zechariah (Zech. 1:1; mark the difference in spelling) of whom the Quran, however, makes no mention. زکریا of the Quran was the father of Yahya (John) who was a cousin of Jesus.

المحراب (chamber) is derived from حرب for which see 2:280. محرابmeans, a room in the uppermost story of a house; a chamber to which one ascends by stairs; the chief sitting place in a room or a house; the place or niche where the Imam stands while leading the Prayers in a mosque; a mosque or a place of worship (Aqrab & Lane). محراب (chamber of Prayer or the place of the Imam in a mosque) is probably so called because it is a place where one fights the forces of evil or where one gets divorced from the affairs and concerns of the world, the word حرب meaning fighting as well as being despoiled or deprived of all possessions (Mufradat).

Commentary:

Many fantastic stories have been woven round Mary’s reply to Zachariah’s question as to whence she got the gifts he found lying about her. The gifts were evidently brought by worshippers visiting the place and there was also nothing extraordinary in her reply that the gifts were from Allah, for every good thing that comes to man is really from God, He being the final agency. In fact, from a girl of Mary’s religious upbringing any other reply would rather have been surprising. The accounts of Mary having been provided with heavenly fruits by angels are, therefore, nothing but the figment of the commentators’ own minds and find no support whatsoever from the Quran or the sayings of the Holy Prophet. The pious reply of the child, however, made a deep impression on the mind of Zachariah and awakened in the depths of his soul the latent and natural desire of possessing a similarly virtuous child of his own.

The words, Surely Allah gives to whomsoever He pleases without measure, are most probably the words of God and not those of Mary. But if they are Mary’s words, they make her reply all the more impressive and Zachariah’s earnest prayer, referred to in the following verse, all the more justified.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

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Zachariah or Zacharias was the name of an Israelite holy person whom the Qur’an presents as a Prophet (6:86) but of whom the Bible speaks only as a priest (Luke, 1: 5). The person presented as a Prophet by the Bible is Zechariah (mark the difference in spelling) of whom the Qur’an, however, makes no mention. Zachariah of the Qur’an was the father of Yahya, (John) who was a cousin of Jesus.

404

The gifts were evidently brought by worshippers visiting the place and there was nothing extraordinary in Mary’s reply that the gifts were from Allah, for every good thing that comes to man is really from God, He being the Final Giver. In fact, from a girl of Mary’s religious upbringing any other reply would have been rather surprising.

English - Pickthall

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.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

So her Lord accepted her with a goodly acceptance and made her grow up a goodly growing, and gave her into the charge of Zacharias. Whenever Zacharias entered the sanctuary to (see) her, he found food with her. He said: O Mary, whence comes this to thee? She said: It is from Allah. Surely Allah gives to whom He pleases without measure.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

So her Lord accepted her with a gracious acceptance and caused her to grow up an excellent growing up. Zachariah became her guardian. Whenever Zachariah entered her chamber, he found some provision with her. One day he said to her: Mary, whence hast thou this? She answered: It is from Allah; surely, Allah bestows upon whomsoever He pleases without measure.

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