Quran 19 : 10

He said, "My Lord! Make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign (is) that not you will speak (to) the people, (for) three nights sound."
قَالَ
Qāla
رَبِّ
Rabbi
ٱجْعَل
Ijʿal
لِّىٓ
Lliā
ءَايَةً
ʾĀyahan
قَالَ
Qāla
ءَايَتُكَ
ʾĀyatuka
أَلَّا
Aallā
تُكَلِّمَ
Tukallima
ٱلنَّاسَ
Annāsa
ثَلَٰثَ
Thalaātha
لَيَالٍ
Layālin
سَوِيًّا
Sawiyyana
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: My Lord, give me a sign. He said: Thy sign is that thou speak not to people three nights, being in sound health
Corpus.Quran
He said My Lord Make for me a sign He said Your sign (is) that not you will speak (to) the people (for) three nights sound
Mustaqim
He said: my Lord, assign me a sign. He said: your sign is that you shall not talk to people for three nights consecutively.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
He asked, “My Lord, give me a sign.” He replied, “Your sign is that you won’t speak to people for three consecutive nights.”
Safi Kaskas
[Zechariah] said, "My Lord, give me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to people for three full nights."
Edward Henry Palmer
Said he, 'O my Lord! make for me a sign.' He said, 'Thy sign is that thou shalt not speak to men for three nights (though) sound.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Submitted he, 'O my Lord, give me any sign', He said, 'your sign is this that you speak not to people three nights being healthy'.
Irving/Hegab
He said: "My Lord, grant me a sign!" He said: "Your sign will be that you will not speak to any people for three nights in a row."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He said: "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said: "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights consecutively.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
He said: my Lord appoint for me a sign. Allah said: thy sign is that thou shalt not speak unto mankind for three nights, while sound
Fode Drame
He said, “O My Lord appoint for me a sign.” He said, “Your sign will be that you will not speak with men for three complete nights.”
Musharraf Hussain
Zakariyya said, “Lord, make for me a sign.” He said, “Your sign is: you won’t be able to speak to people for three days and nights.”
Linda "iLham" Barto
(Zechariah) said, “My Lord, give me a sign.” He said, “Your sign will be that you cannot speak to anyone for three straight nights.”
MunirMezyed2023
Zachariah said: ‘My Lord, give me a sign!’ He said: ‘Your sign is that you shall not speak to the people for three consecutive nights’.
Samy Mahdy
He said, “My Lord, set up for me a verse.” He said, “Your verse is that you will not talk to the people for three nights, consecutively.”
Munir Mezyed
‘Zachariah’ said: "My Lord, give me a sign." He said: "Your sign is that you shall not speak to the people for three consecutive nights."
Arthur John Arberry
He said, 'Lord, appoint to me some sign.' Said He, 'Thy sign is that thou shall not speak to men, though being without fault, three nights.
Bakhtiari Nejad
He said: “My Lord, give me a sign.” He said: “Your sign is that you will not speak to people for three nights (being) sound (and healthy).”
Shakir
He said: My Lord! give me a sign. He said: Your sign is that you will not be able to speak to the people three nights while in sound health
Talal Itani (2012)
He said, 'My Lord, give me a sign.' He said, 'Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights straight.'
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
He said: My Lord! Appoint for me some token. He said: Thy token is that thou, with no bodily defect, shalt not speak unto mankind three nights
The Wise Quran
He said, 'My Lord! Make for me a sign.' He said, 'Your sign is that you shall not speak unto mankind for three nights, with no bodily defect.'
Mir Aneesuddin
He said, "My Fosterer! make for me a sign," He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to mankind for three nights (though) in sound health."
Rashad Khalifa
He said, "My Lord, give me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three consecutive nights."
The Study Quran
He said, “My Lord! Appoint for me a sign.” He said, “Thy sign shall be that thou shalt not speak with men for three nights, [while thou art] sound.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
He (Zachariah) said: 'Lord, make for me a sign. ' He replied: 'Your sign is that you shall not speak to people for three nights being without fault.
T.B.Irving
He said: "My Lord, grant me a sign!" He said: "Your sign will be that you will not speak to any people for three nights in a row."
Ahmed Ali
He said: "O Lord, give me a token." "Though sound," He answered, "you will not talk to any one for three nights running."
Ali Quli Qara'i
He said, ‘My Lord! Appoint a sign for me.’ He said, ‘Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three complete nights.’
Dr. Munir Munshey
Said, "Lord! Assign a sign for me." Said, "Despite being healthy, you shall be unable to speak for three days. That shall be your sign!"
Wahiduddin Khan
He said, My Lord, grant me a sign! He said, Your sign will be that you will not speak to anyone for three successive days and nights, although sound in body
Hamid S. Aziz
Said he, "O my Lord! Give me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you shall not speak to any man for three nights, though you are sound."
Faridul Haque
He said, "My Lord, give me a sign"; He said, "Your token is that you will not speak to people for three nights, although in proper health."
John Medows Rodwell
He said: "Vouchsafe me, O my Lord! a sign." He said: "Thy sign shall be that for three nights, though sound in health, thou speakest not to man."
Bilal Muhammad 2018
Zechariah said, “O my Lord, give me a sign.” “Your sign,” he answered, “Shall be that you will not speak to any person for three nights, even though you are not mute.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Zechariah said: My Lord! Assign for me a sign. He said: Thy sign is that thou wilt not speak to humanity for three nights, although being without fault.
George Sale
Zacharias answered, O Lord, give me a sign. The angel replied, thy sign shall be, that thou shalt not speak to men for three nights, although thou be in perfect health
Mohammad Shafi
Zachariah said, "My Lord! Give me a sign." The Lord said, "Your sign is that you will not be able to speak to the people for three consecutive nights."
Aisha Bewley
He said, ´My Lord, give me a Sign.´ He said, ´Your Sign is not to speak to people for three nights despite the fact that you are perfectly able to.´
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Zachariah said, “My Lord! Grant me a sign.” He responded, “Your sign is that you will not ˹be able to˺ speak to people for three nights, despite being healthy.”
Sher Ali
Zachariah said, `My Lord appoint for me a commandment.' God said, `The commandment for thee is that thou shalt not speak to the people for three successive days and nights.
Ali Ünal
(Zachariah) prayed: "My Lord, appoint a sign for me." "Your sign," He said, "is that you will not be able to speak to people for three nights."
Abdul Hye
(Zachariah) said: “My Lord! Appoint for me a sign.” He (Allah) said: “Your sign is that you shall not speak to people for 3 nights together though you have no bodily defect.”
Ahmed Hulusi
(Zechariah) said, “My Rabb! Give me a sign...” He said, “Your sign is that you will not be able to speak to the people for three nights, although being sound/healthy in body.”
Abdel Haleem
He said, ‘Give me a sign, Lord.’ He said, ‘Your sign is that you will not [be able to] speak to anyone for three full [days and] nights.’
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
He said: "My Lord, make/put for me a sign/evidence." He said: "Your sign/evidence (is) that you do not converse/talk (to) the people three nights straight ."
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
[Zechariah] said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights, [being] sound."
Maududi
Zechariah said: "Lord, grant me a Sign." Said He: "Your Sign is that you shall not be able to speak to people for three nights, though you will be otherwise sound."
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
He said, .My Lord, make for me a sign. He said, .Your sign is that you will not (be able to) speak to the people for three (consecutive) nights, even though you will be sound in health
Syed Vickar Ahamed
(Zakariyya) said: "O my Lord! Give me a Sign." The answer was, "Your Sign shall be that you shall not speak to mankind for three nights, even though you are not dumb."
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(Zakariyya [Zacharias]) submitted: ‘My Lord, set a sign for me.’ He said: ‘Your sign is that, despite good health, you shall not be able to speak to the people for three nights (and days).
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
(Zakariya) said: "O my Lord! give me a Sign." "Thy Sign," was the answer, "Shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for three nights, although thou art not dumb."
Dr. Kamal Omar
(Zakariyya) said: “My Nourisher-Sustainer! Specify to me a sign.” He said: “The sign to you is that you shall not speak to mankind for three nights (inspite of) being healthy.
Hilali - Khan
(Zakariya (Zachariah)) said: "My Lord! Appoint for me a sign." He said: "Your sign is that you shall not speak unto mankind for three nights, though having no bodily defect."
Muhammad Asad
[Zachariah] prayed: "O my Sustainer! Appoint a sign for me!" Said [the angel]: "Thy sign shall be that for full three nights [and days] thou wilt not speak unto men
Amatul Rahman Omar
He (- Zachariah) said, `My Lord! appoint for me a commandment.' (The Lord) said, `The commandment for you is that you shall not speak to people for three successive (days and) nights, being in sound health
N J Dawood 2014
Lord,‘ said Zacharias, ‘give me a sign.‘ ‘Your sign is that for three days and nights,‘ He replied, ‘you shall be bereft of speech, though otherwise sound in body.‘
Muhammad Sarwar
Zachariah asked, " Lord, show me evidence (if this is a heavenly news)." The Lord said, "The evidence for it is that you must not speak (to any mortal) though you are in good health for three nights (and days)."
Bijan Moeinian
Zechariah said: “My Lord, confirm your will with a sign.” God said: “Your sign is that you will become so overcome with the emotions that you will not be able to speak to the people for three day and nights.”
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
He said, "Lord! Make for me (some) sign." Said He, "Your sign is that you shall not speak to (any of) mankind, though being in perfect shape, (i.e. being without fault, or defect; literally: in "perfect" mold) three nights."
Shabbir Ahmed
Zachariah said, "My Lord! Give me a special message." He said, "The Message is that you shall not speak to people for three nights (and days) consecutively." (He was not to break the news too soon, before he and his wife Elizabeth got over their excitement). (3:40-41), (19:26))