Quran 3 : 38

There only, invoked Zakariya his Lord, he said, "My Lord grant [for] me from Yourself offspring pure. Indeed, You (are) All-Hearer (of) the prayer
هُنَالِكَ
Hunālika
دَعَا
Daʿā
زَكَرِيَّا
Zakariyyā
رَبَّهُۥ
Rabbahu
قَالَ
Qāla
رَبِّ
Rabbi
هَبْ
Hab
لِى
Liā
مِن
Min
لَّدُنكَ
Lladunka
ذُرِّيَّةً
Dhurriyyahan
طَيِّبَةً
Ṭayyibahan
إِنَّكَ
Iinnaka
سَمِيعُ
Samīʿu
ٱلدُّعَآءِ
Adduʿaaʾi

Mustaqim

Upon this Zakariya called His Lord, saying: My Lord, give me a good offspring from You, for You hear the prayer.

Edward Henry Palmer

Therefore prayed Zachariah to his Lord, and said, 'Lord, grant me from Thee a good seed. Verily, Thou hearest prayer.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Thereupon Zachariah supplicated to his Lord, saying: 'Lord, give me from You a good offspring. You hear all prayers.

Arthur John Arberry

Then Zachariah prayed to his Lord saying, 'Lord, give me of Thy goodness a goodly offspring. Yea, Thou hearest prayer.

Bilal Muhammad 2018

There Zachariah prayed to his Lord, “O my Lord, grant to me from You, good offspring, for You are He Who hears prayer.

George Sale

There Zacharias called on his Lord, and said, Lord, give me from thee a good offspring, for thou art the hearer of prayer

Hamid S. Aziz

Therefore prayed Zachariah to his Lord, and said, "Lord, grant me from Thee good seed. Verily, Thou hears prayer."

Ahmed Ali

Then prayed Zachariah to his Lord: "O Lord, bestow on me offspring, virtuous and good, for You answer all prayers."

Rashad Khalifa

That is when Zachariah implored his Lord: "My Lord, grant me such a good child; You are the Hearer of the prayers."

Bijan Moeinian

[On his old days] Zachariah prayed: “O Lord; You Who Hear the prayers, grant me a righteous child please.”

Shakir

There did Zakariya pray to his Lord; he said: My Lord! grant me from Thee good offspring; surely Thou art the Hearer of prayer

Muhammad Sarwar

Zachariah prayed to his Lord there, saying, "Lord, grant me, by Your Grace, virtuous offspring. You hear all prayers"

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

It was then that Zachariah implored his Lord; he said: "My Lord, grant me from You a good progeny. You are the hearer of prayer."

Abdul Hye

Thereupon, Zachariah invoked his Lord, saying: “My Lord! Grant me a good offspring. You are indeed the All-Hearer of invocation.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

There did Zacharias pray to his Lord. He said: My Lord, grant me from Thee goodly offspring; surely Thou art the Hearer of prayer

Bakhtiari Nejad

It was then that Zachariah prayed to his Lord, he said: “My Lord, give me from You a good child, You are the hearer of the calls.”

Safi Kaskas

There Zechariah prayed to his Lord. He said, "Lord, be gracious to me and give me such a blessed child. You certainly hear prayer.

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Here Zakaria called his Lord, said, 'O my Lord! Give me from Yourself pure offspring; no doubt, You only are the Hearer of prayers.

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

At that moment, Zechariah prayed to his Lord: “My Lord, grant me, through Your mercy, a good offspring—You are the Hearer of Prayers.”

The Wise Quran

There Zachariah called on his Lord, he said, 'My Lord! grant me from yourself a good offspring. Indeed, you are the hearer of prayer.'

Wahiduddin Khan

Thereupon Zachariah prayed to his Lord, saying, Lord, grant me by Your own grace virtuous offspring. You are the hearer of all prayers

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Then Zachariah prayed unto his Lord and said: My Lord! Bestow upon me of Thy bounty goodly offspring. Lo! Thou art the Hearer of Prayer

N J Dawood 2014

Thereupon Zacharias prayed to his Lord, saying: ‘Lord, grant me of Your own grace upright descendants. You hear all prayers.‘

Sher Ali

Then and there did Zachariah pray to his Lord, saying, `My Lord grant me from Thyself pure offspring; surely thou art the Hearer of Prayer.

The Study Quran

Then and there, Zachariah called upon his Lord. He said, “My Lord, grant me from Thy Presence a good progeny. Truly Thou hearest all calls!

Abdel Haleem

There and then Zachariah prayed to his Lord, saying, ‘Lord, from Your grace grant me virtuous offspring: You hear every prayer.’

Ali Quli Qara'i

Thereat Zechariah supplicated his Lord. He said, ‘My Lord! Grant me a good offspring from You! Indeed You hear all supplications.’

Corpus.Quran

There only invoked Zakariya his Lord he said My Lord grant [for] me from Yourself offspring pure Indeed, You (are) All-Hearer (of) the prayer

Irving/Hegab

With that Zachariah appealed to his Lord; he said: 'My Lord, grant me goodly offspring from Your presence, for You are the Hearer of Appeals."

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Forthwith Zakariyya prayed unto his Lord my Lord bestow on me from Thine presence a goodly offspring; verily Thou! Thou art the Hearer of prayer

Mir Aneesuddin

There did Zakariyya pray to his Fosterer saying, "O my Fosterer! grant me from Yourself good offspring, You are certainly the Hearer of prayer."

Mohammad Shafi

Whereupon Zachariah prayed to his Lord. He said, "My Lord! Grant me a righteous child from You. You do, indeed, listen to the prayer!"

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

There did Zakariya pray to his Lord, saying: "O my Lord! Grant unto me from Thee a progeny that is pure: for Thou art He that heareth prayer

Samy Mahdy

Thereupon, Zechariah called his Lord; he said, “My Lord, endow me from Your presence a good offspring; surely You are hearer of the supplication.”

Talal Itani (2012)

Thereupon Zechariah prayed to his Lord; he said, 'My Lord, bestow on me good offspring from Your presence; You are the Hearer of Prayers.'

Aisha Bewley

Then and there Zakariyya called on his Lord and said, ´O Lord, grant me by Your favour an upright child. You are the Hearer of Prayer.´

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

There Zechariah called to his Lord. He said: My Lord! Bestow on me good offspring from Thy Presence. Truly, Thou art hearing the supplication.

Fode Drame

Thereupon Zachariah called out on his Lord. He said, “O my Lord! Grant me from your presence a goodly progeny. Truly You are Hearer of the supplication.”

T.B.Irving

With that Zachariah appealed to his Lord; he said: ´My Lord, grant me goodly offspring from Your presence, for You are the Hearer of Appeals."

Dr. Munir Munshey

Right then, Zakariah prayed to his Lord saying, "My Lord, grant me by Your grace a virtuous son. Indeed, You are the One Who hears the prayers!"

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

At that, Zechariah called upon his Lord, saying, "My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication."

Musharraf Hussain

Standing there in a state of bliss, Zakariyya prayed to his Lord, saying, “My Lord, kindly grant me a righteous child. You are the Hearer of prayers.”

Faridul Haque

It is here that Zakaria prayed to his Lord; he said, “My Lord! Give me from Yourself a righteous child; indeed You only are the Listener Of Prayer.”

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Thereupon, Zakariyya prayed to his Lord. He said: .O my Lord, grant me from Your own (power) a goodly progeny. Verily, You are the One who listens to the prayer

Linda "iLham" Barto

There [in the prayer room], Zachariah prayed to his Lord, saying, “My Lord, grant to me, from Your grace, the gift of a good child. Certainly, You hear prayer.”

John Medows Rodwell

There did Zacharias call upon his Lord: "O my Lord!" said he, "vouchsafe me from thyself good descendants, for thou art the hearer of prayer."

Amatul Rahman Omar

Then and there did Zachariah pray to his Lord saying, `My Lord! grant me, by Your Own grace, pure and pious descendant, You alone are indeed the Hearer of prayers.

Hilali - Khan

At that time Zakariya (Zachariya) invoked his Lord, saying: "O my Lord! Grant me from You, a good offspring. You are indeed the All-Hearer of invocation."

Munir Mezyed

There where ‘Zachariah’ implored and prayed to his Lord, saying: "O’ my Lord, grant me from You a virtuous offspring. Indeed, You are the All-Hearer of supplication."

Mustafa Khattab 2018

Then and there Zachariah prayed to his Lord, saying, “My Lord! Grant me—by your grace—righteous offspring. You are certainly the Hearer of ˹all˺ prayers.”

Maududi

Then Zechariah prayed to his Lord: ´O Lord! Grant me from Yourself out of Your grace the gift of a goodly offspring, for indeed You alone heed all Prayers.´

Shabbir Ahmed

Seeing a lovely child grow before his eyes, Zechariah prayed to his Lord, "My Lord! Bless me by bestowing upon me a good child; You are the Hearer of prayer."

MunirMezyed2023

There where Zachariah implored and prayed to his Lord, saying: "O’ my Lord, grant me from You a virtuous offspring. Most certainly You are the All-Hearer of supplication".

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Then did Zakariyya (Zachariah) pray to his Lord, saying: "O my Lord! Grant to me from You, a generation that is pure: (For) You are He Who hears the (call and) prayer!"

Ali Ünal

At that point, Zachariah turned to his Lord in prayer and said: "My Lord, bestow upon me out of Your grace a good, upright offspring. Truly, You are the Hearer of prayer."

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Thereover Zakariyya (Zechariah) invoked his Lord (and) said, "Lord! Bestow upon me from very close to You a goodly offspring. Surely You are The Ever-Hearer of invocation."

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

At that place and time Zachary called his Lord, he said: "My Lord grant/present for me, from at you good descendants, that you are hearing/listening (to) the call/request/prayer."

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

At the same place, Zakariyya (Zacharias) supplicated his Lord. He submitted: ‘O my Lord, bless me, out of Your Grace, with a virtuous and pure offspring. Surely, You alone hear the supplication.

Muhammad Asad

In that self-same place, Zachariah prayed unto his Sustainer, saying: "O my Sustainer! Bestow upon me [too], out of Thy grace, the gift of goodly offspring; for Thou, indeed, hearest all prayer."

Ahmed Hulusi

Thereupon Zachariah prayed to his Rabb, “My Rabb, grant me from Your ladun (the potential of the Names comprising my essence) a pure offspring. You are certainly the hearer of my prayer (perceiver of my introspection).

Dr. Kamal Omar

Then and there Zakariyya invoked his Nourisher-Sustainer. He said: “My Nourisher-Sustainer! Grant for me, from Your bounty, an offspring, pure and chaste. Without doubt, You are the All-Hearer to invocation.”