Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Hijr Verse 53

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They said, “Do not be scared. We give you good news of a boy who will be knowledgeable.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

They reassured ˹him˺, “Do not be afraid! Surely we give you good news of a knowledgeable son.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

They said, “Do not be afraid; We give you glad tidings of a knowledgeable boy.”

A. J. Arberry

They said, 'Be not afraid; behold, we give thee good tidings of a cunning boy.'

Abdul Haleem

‘Do not be afraid,’ they said, ‘We bring you good news of a son who will have great knowledge.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

They said: be not afraid; verily we bear thou the glad tidings of a boy knowing.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They said; "Fear not! We give thee glad tidings of a son endowed with wisdom."

Abul Ala Maududi

They said: "Do not feel afraid, for we give you the good news of a wise boy."

Ahmed Ali

"Have no fear," they said. "We bring you news of a son full of wisdom."

Ahmed Raza Khan

They said, “Do not fear – we convey to you the glad tidings of a knowledgeable boy.”

Ali Quli Qarai

They said, ‘Do not be afraid. Indeed we give you the good news of a wise son.’

Ali Ünal

They said: "Do not be apprehensive. We have brought you the glad tidings of a boy to be endowed with profound knowledge."

Amatul Rahman Omar

They said, `Have no fear, we give you good tidings of (the birth of) a son endowed with knowledge.´

English Literal

They said: "Do not be afraid/apprehensive, that we, we announce good news to you with (of) a knowledgeable boy (new son)."

Faridul Haque

They said, "Do not fear - we convey to you the glad tidings of a knowledgeable boy."

Hamid S. Aziz

They said, "Be not afraid! Verily, we bring you glad tidings of a boy possessing wisdom."

Hilali & Khan

They (the angels) said: "Do not be afraid! We give you glad tidings of a boy (son) possessing much knowledge and wisdom."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

When they entered upon him, they said, Please! He said: We are afraid of you.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

They said: Be not afraid, surely we give you the good news of a boy, possessing knowledge.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

They said: Be not afraid! Lo! we bring thee good tidings of a boy possessing wisdom.

Muhammad Sarwar

They replied, "Do not be afraid. We have brought you the glad news of (the birth) of a learned son".

Qaribullah & Darwish

'Do not be afraid' they answered. 'We come to give you glad tidings of a knowledgeable child'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

They said: "Do not be afraid! We bring you the good news of a boy possessing much knowledge and wisdom."

Wahiduddin Khan

They said, "Do not be afraid. We come to you with good news. You shall have a son who shall be endowed with great knowledge."

Talal Itani

They said, “Do not fear; we bring you good news of a boy endowed with knowledge.”

Tafsir jalalayn

They said, `Do not be afraid; lo!, we, are the messengers of your Lord [sent to], give you good tidings of a knowledgeable boy', one very knowledgeable [boy], namely, Isaac -- as we mentioned in srat Hd [Q. 11;69].

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

قَالُواْ لَا تَوْجَلْ

They said;"Do not be afraid!..."

meaning, do not be scared.

إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلمٍ عَلِيمٍ



We bring you the good news of a boy possessing much knowledge and wisdom.

this refers to Ishaq, as was previously mentioned in Surah Hud. Then,