Surah Maryam (مريم) • Mary

Quran 19:12

19:12

يَـٰيَحْيَىٰ خُذِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِقُوَّةٍ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا

yāyaḥyā khudhi l-kitāba biquwwatin waātaynāhu l-ḥuk'ma ṣabiyyan

[Allāh said], "O John, take the Scripture [i.e., adhere to it] with determination." And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy

— Saheeh International

[We said], ‘John, hold on to the Scripture firmly.’ While he was still a boy, We granted him wisdom,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

(It was said to his son): "O Yahyâ (John)! Hold fast the Scripture [the Taurât (Torah)]." And We gave him wisdom while yet a child.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

يَـٰيَحْيَىٰyāyaḥyāO Yahya
خُذِkhudhiHold
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Scripture
بِقُوَّةٍۢۖbiquwwatinwith strength
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُwaātaynāhuAnd We gave him
ٱلْحُكْمَl-ḥuk'ma[the] wisdom
صَبِيًّۭاṣabiyyan(when he was) a child