Skip to content
MyDeenTools

Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

Verse 37of 200

فَتَقَبَّلَهَا رَبُّهَا بِقَبُولٍ حَسَنٍۢ وَأَنۢبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًۭا وَكَفَّلَهَا زَكَرِيَّا ۖ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا زَكَرِيَّا ٱلْمِحْرَابَ وَجَدَ عِندَهَا رِزْقًۭا ۖ قَالَ يَٰمَرْيَمُ أَنَّىٰ لَكِ هَٰذَا ۖ قَالَتْ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ﴿٣٧

Translation (Sahih International)

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."

Word-by-word meaning

فَتَقَبَّلَهَاfataqabbalahāSo accepted her
رَبُّهَاrabbuhāher Lord
بِقَبُولٍbiqabūlinwith acceptance
حَسَنٍۢḥasaningood
وَأَنۢبَتَهَاwa-anbatahāand reared her
نَبَاتًاnabātana rearing
حَسَنًۭاḥasanangood
وَكَفَّلَهَاwakaffalahāand put her in (the) care
زَكَرِيَّا ۖzakariyyā(of) Zakariya
كُلَّمَاkullamāWhenever
دَخَلَdakhalaentered
عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāupon her
زَكَرِيَّاzakariyyāZakariya
ٱلْمِحْرَابَl-miḥ'rāba[the] prayer chamber
وَجَدَwajadahe found
عِندَهَاʿindahāwith her
رِزْقًۭا ۖriz'qanprovision
قَالَqālaHe said
يَـٰمَرْيَمُyāmaryamuO Maryam
أَنَّىٰannāFrom where
لَكِlakifor you
هَـٰذَا ۖhādhā(is) this
قَالَتْqālatShe said
هُوَhuwaThis
مِنْmin(is)
عِندِʿindifrom
ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahiAllah
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يَرْزُقُyarzuqugives provision
مَنman(to) whom
يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
حِسَابٍḥisābinmeasure

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Maryam Grows Up; Her Honor is with AllahAllah states that He has accepted Maryam as a result of her mother's vow and that He,وَأَنبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا(made her grow in a good manner) meaning, made her conduct becoming, her mannerism delightful and He made her well liked among people. He also made her accompany the righteous people, so that she learned righteousness, knowledge and religion.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

Share this verse with others

WhatsAppX

These tools are free because of generous Muslims.

$10/month keeps this platform free for 50,000 people. Every visit earns you reward — Sadaqah Jariyah.

Support this project