Quran 19 : 12

"O Yahya! Hold the Scripture with strength." And We gave him [the] wisdom (when he was) a child
يَٰيَحْيَىٰ
Yaāyaḥyaāā
خُذِ
Khudhi
ٱلْكِتَٰبَ
Alkitaāba
بِقُوَّةٍ
Biquwwahin
وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ
Waʾātaynaāhu
ٱلْحُكْمَ
Alḥukma
صَبِيًّا
Ṣabiyyana

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

"O John, take the Book with confidence." And We gave him authority while in his youth

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

(To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might": and We gave him Wisdom even as a youth

Wahiduddin Khan

To John We said, Hold fast the Book, and while he was still a child, We bestowed upon him wisdom

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

[ Allah ] said, "O John, take the Scripture with determination." And We gave him judgement [while yet] a bo

The Wise Quran

'O John! Take the Book with strength;' And We gave him judgment when a boy,

The Study Quran

“O John! Take the Book with strength!” And We gave him judgment as a child

Talal Itani (2012)

'O John, hold on to the Scripture firmly,' and We gave him wisdom in his youth

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

“O John, adhere firmly to the Scripture.” We endowed him with wisdom while he was still a youth.

T.B.Irving

"John, hold firmly to the Book." We gave him discretion as a young boy

Syed Vickar Ahamed

(To his son came Allah's command), "O Yahya (John)! Hold on to the Book with strength": And even as (he was) a youth, We gave him Wisdom

Sher Ali

God said, `O Yahya, hold fast the Book.' And WE gave him wisdom while yet a child

Shakir

O Yahya! take hold of the Book with strength, and We granted him wisdom while yet a chil

Shabbir Ahmed

(John was born according to the good news.) We told him "O Yahya! Hold fast the Scripture." And We had granted him wisdom and good judgment when he was yet a little boy

Samy Mahdy

“O John (Yahya), Take the Book with force,” and We gave him the judgment as a boy (child).

Safi Kaskas

"John, take hold of the Book with steadfastness." And We gave him wisdom [while he was still] a boy

Rashad Khalifa

"O John, you shall uphold the scripture, strongly." We endowed him with wisdom, even in his youth.

N J Dawood 2014

To John We said: ‘Observe the Book with a firm resolve.‘ We bestowed on him from Ourself wisdom

Mustaqim

Oh Yahya (John), adopt the book with strength, and We gave him sound judgement as a young boy.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

˹It was later said,˺ “O John! Hold firmly to the Scriptures.” And We granted him wisdom while ˹he was still˺ a child,

Musharraf Hussain

“Yahya, hold the Book firmly,” and We gave him wisdom in his childhood,

MunirMezyed2023

(We Said): ‘O’ John, hold fast to the Scripture". And We granted him the Gift of Prophecy even in his childhood,

Munir Mezyed

(It was said unto his son): "O’ ‘John’, hold fast the ‘Scripture’." We endowed him with wisdom, even in his adolescence.

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

(When the child was born, Allah said to him,) .O YaHya, hold on to the Book firmly. And We gave him wisdom, while he was still a child

Muhammad Sarwar

We commanded John, Zachariah's son, to follow the guidance of the Lord with due steadfastness. To John We gave knowledge and wisdom to John during his childhood

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

(And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold fast the Scripture. And we gave him wisdom when a child

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

"O Yahya, (John) take the Book powerfully." And We brought him judgment (when) a young boy

Muhammad Asad

[And when the son was born and grew up, he was told,] "O John! Hold fast unto the divine writ with [all thy] strength!" - for We granted him wisdom "while he was yet a little boy

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

You John/Yahya, take The Book with power/strength, and We gave/brought him the judgment/rule (as) a boy/child/infant

Mohammad Shafi

"O John! Hold on to the Book firmly." And We granted him the authority over men while he was yet a child

Mir Aneesuddin

"O Yahya ! hold the book with strength." And We gave him wisdom (in) childhood (itself),

Maulana Muhammad Ali

O John, take hold of the Book with strength. And We granted him wisdom when a child

Maududi

"O John! Hold the Book with all your strength." We had bestowed wisdom upon him while he was still a child

Linda "iLham" Barto

[After John’s birth:] “O John, secure the Book with valor.” We gave him wisdom even as a youth.

John Medows Rodwell

We said: "O John! receive the Book with purpose of heart:" - and We bestowed on him wisdom while yet a child

Irving/Hegab

"John, hold firmly to the Book (the Torah)." We gave him discretion as a young boy

Hilali - Khan

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

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

(We said): 'O John, hold fast to the Book', and We bestowed on him judgment while yet a chil

Hamid S. Aziz

(And it was said to his son) " O John! Hold fast the Book", and We gave him Wisdom even as a boy

George Sale

And We said unto his son, O John, receive the book of the law, with a resolution to study and observe it. And We bestowed on him wisdom, when he was yet a child

Fode Drame

“O Yahaya! Hold the book with all your strength and We had given him the wisdom while still a child.

Faridul Haque

"O Yahya - hold the Book firmly"; and We gave him Prophethood in his infancy. (Prophet Yahya was only 2 years old at that time.

Edward Henry Palmer

'O John! take the Book with strength;' and we gave him judgment when a boy

Dr. Munir Munshey

"Oh Yahya! Hold on to the book with all your might!" We gave him the wisdom even as a lad

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

O Yahya (John)! Hold fast to (Our) Book (the Torah). And We granted him wisdom and vision (i.e., Prophethood) whilst yet a child

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

O Yahya! Take the Book with strength. And We gave him critical judgment while a lad,

Dr. Kamal Omar

O Yahya! Hold Al-Kitab with firmness. And We bestowed him decisive power while yet a child. [Note that Allah addresses Yahya directly by name. This style is again available in Verse 38/26 when Allah directly addresses Daud. No other Prophet is directly addressed in Al-Kitab by name. The permanent and eternal Manual for mankind, revealed in original to each and every Prophet of Allah has many characteristics specific to itself, not applicable to any other book or literature whatsoever]

Corpus.Quran

O Yahya Hold the Scripture with strength And We gave him [the] wisdom (when he was) a child

Bilal Muhammad 2018

“O Yahya, take hold of the Book with might.” And We gave him wisdom even as a youth

Bijan Moeinian

I ordered Zechariah’s son: “John, you shall observe the laws (as revealed in the Scripture) with the utmost respect.” Evan as a child I blessed John with wisdom

Bakhtiari Nejad

Yahya, take the book firmly. And We gave him wisdom from childhood,

Arthur John Arberry

'O John, take the Book forcefully'; and We gave him judgment, yet a little child

Amatul Rahman Omar

(We said to John,) `Yahya! hold fast the (divine) Book.' And while he was yet a child We gave him wisdom

Ali Ünal

(John was born and when he grew up, We commanded him:) "O John! Hold fast to the Book (the Torah) with (all your) strength!" And We granted him sound, wise judgment (and true understanding of God’s Law) while he was yet a little boy

Ali Quli Qara'i

‘O John!’ [We said,] ‘Hold on with power to the Book!’ And We gave him judgement while still a child

Aisha Bewley

´Yahya, take hold of the Book with vigour.´ We gave him judgement while still a child,

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

'O Yahya, (John) hold fast the Book. And We bestowed him prophet hood in his childhood.

Ahmed Hulusi

“O John! Hold firmly onto the knowledge of the reality!” When We taught (John) the reasons underlying matters and the ability to read the system, he was only a child!

Ahmed Ali

(We said:) "O John, hold fast to the Book;" and We gave him wisdom right from boyhood

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

O Yahya! se hold fast the book. And We vouchsafed unto him wisdom, while yet a child

Abdul Hye

(It was said to his son): “O John! Hold the Scripture with strength.” And We gave him wisdom while he was a child,

Abdel Haleem

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