Al-Qur'an Surah Adh-Dhariyat Verse 28

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So he felt some fear in his heart. They said, “Be not scared.” And they gave him the good news of (the birth of) a knowledgeable boy.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

˹They did not eat,˺ so he grew fearful of them.[[ As mentioned in {11:69}-70, the angels came to Abraham in the form of men and when he offered them food, they did not eat. In ancient Middle Eastern culture, if a guest refused to eat the food provided by their host, it was a sign of ill-will.]] They reassured ˹him˺, “Do not be afraid,” and gave him good news of a knowledgeable son.[[ Prophet Isaac (ﷺ).]]

Ruwwad Translation Center

He perceived a fear of them. They said, “Do not be afraid,” and gave him glad tidings of a knowledgeable son.

A. J. Arberry

Then he conceived a fear of them. They said, 'Be not afraid!' And they gave him good tidings of a cunning boy.

Abdul Haleem

beginning to be afraid of them, but they said, ‘Do not be afraid.’ They gave him good news of a son who would be gifted with knowledge.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: fear not. And they gave him the tidings of a youth knowing.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.

Abul Ala Maududi

Then he became afraid of them. They said: “Fear not,” and announced to him the good news of (the birth of) a boy endowed with knowledge.

Ahmed Ali

He felt afraid of them; but they said: "Have no fear," and gave him the good news of a wise son.

Ahmed Raza Khan

He therefore inwardly sensed fear of them; they said, “Do not fear!”; and they gave him the glad tidings of a knowledgeable son.

Ali Quli Qarai

Then he felt a fear of them. They said, ‘Do not be afraid!’ and they gave him the good news of a wise son.

Ali Ünal

(When he saw that they did not eat) he became apprehensive of them. They said: "Do not be apprehensive!" They gave him the glad tidings of (the birth of) a son to be endowed with profound knowledge.

Amatul Rahman Omar

(When they did not eat) he felt afraid of them. They said, `Have no fear.´ And they proclaimed to him the good news of (the birth of) a son who would be blessed with knowledge

English Literal

So he felt inner horror/fear from them, they said: "Do not fear." And they announced good news to him with a knowledgeable boy (son) .

Faridul Haque

He therefore inwardly sensed fear of them; they said, “Do not fear!”; and they gave him the glad tidings of a knowledgeable son.

Hamid S. Aziz

(When they did not eat) he conceived in his mind a fear of them. They said, "Fear not." And they gave him the good news of a son endowed with knowledge.

Hilali & Khan

Then he conceived a fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not." And they gave him glad tidings of an intelligent son, having knowledge (about Allah and His religion of True Monotheism).

Maulana Mohammad Ali

So he placed it before them. He said: Will you not eat?

Mohammad Habib Shakir

So he conceived in his mind a fear on account of them. They said: Fear not. And they gave him the good news of a boy possessing knowledge.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.

Muhammad Sarwar

He began to feel afraid. They said, "Do not be afraid," and then gave him the glad news of the birth of a knowledgeable son.

Qaribullah & Darwish

Then he conceived a fear about them, and they said: 'Have no fear', and gave him the glad tidings that he was to have a knowledgeable son.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not." And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge.

Wahiduddin Khan

beginning to be afraid of them. But they said, "Don't be afraid"; and they gave him the good news of a son who would be endowed with knowledge.

Talal Itani

And he harbored fear of them. They said, “Do not fear,” and they announced to him the good news of a knowledgeable boy.

Tafsir jalalayn

Then he conceived, he kept secret in himself, a fear of them. They said, `Do not be afraid!', we are messengers from your Lord. And they gave him good tidings of [the birth of] a knowledgeable boy, one endowed with much knowledge, and this was Isaac, as mentioned in srat Hd [Q. 11;71].

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً

Then he conceived fear of them.

this Ayah is explained by Allah's statement,

فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَى قَوْمِ لُوطٍ


وَامْرَأَتُهُ قَأيِمَةٌ فَضَحِكَتْ
..

But when he saw their hands went not towards it, he mistrusted them, and felt a sense of fear of them. They said;"Fear not, we have been sent against the people of Lut."

And his wife was standing (there), and she laughed (11;70-71),

meaning, she was glad that the people of Lut would be destroyed on account of their rebellion and transgression against Allah, the Exalted. This is when the angels delivered the good news to her of a son, Ishaq, and Ya`qub after Ishaq,

قَالَتْ يَا وَيْلَتَى أَأَلِدُ وَأَنَاْ عَجُوزٌ وَهَـذَا بَعْلِي شَيْخًا إِنَّ هَـذَا لَشَيْءٌ عَجِيبٌ


قَالُواْ أَتَعْجَبِينَ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللّهِ رَحْمَتُ اللّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ إِنَّهُ حَمِيدٌ مَّجِيدٌ


She said;"Woe unto me! Shall I bear a child while I am an old woman, and here is my husband an old man Verily, this is a strange thing!"

They said, "Do you wonder at the decree of Allah The mercy of Allah and His blessings be on you, O family of the house. Surely, He (Allah) is All-Praiseworthy, All-Glorious." (11;72-73)

قَالُوا لَاا تَخَفْ

They said;"Fear not."

وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَمٍ عَلِيمٍ



And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge.

This news was as good to Ibrahim as it was to his wife, for this son would be theirs, and therefore, they both were getting some good news.

Allah the Exalted said