Surah Maryam 19:5
سُورَةُ مَرۡيَمَ · Meccan · Verse 5 of 98
وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًۭا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّۭا
Translation
I fear [what] my kinsmen [will do] when I am gone, for my wife is barren, so grant me a successor––a gift from You––
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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