The prayer of Zakariyya
Arabic, transliteration, meaning, and source.
وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًۭا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ
wazakariyyā idh nādā rabbahu rabbi lā tadharnī fardan wa-anta khayru l-wārithīna
Meaning
And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors
Word by word
- وَزَكَرِيَّآwazakariyyāAnd Zakariya
- إِذْidhwhen
- نَادَىٰnādāhe called
- رَبَّهُۥrabbahu(to) his Lord
- رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
- لَاlā(Do) not
- تَذَرْنِىtadharnīleave me
- فَرْدًۭاfardanalone
- وَأَنتَwa-antawhile You
- خَيْرُkhayru(are) [the] Best
- ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَl-wārithīna(of) the inheritors
Reference
Source: Quran 21:89.
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