John the Baptist, Glad tidings of John(Yahya)

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فَنَادَتۡهُٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُوَهُوَقَآئِمٞيُصَلِّيفِيٱلۡمِحۡرَابِأَنَّٱللَّهَيُبَشِّرُكَبِيَحۡيَىٰمُصَدِّقَۢابِكَلِمَةٖمِّنَٱللَّهِوَسَيِّدٗاوَحَصُورٗاوَنَبِيّٗامِّنَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ٣٩
Saheeh International

So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allāh gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word1 from Allāh and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous."

فَنَادَتْهُFanadathu
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُalmalaikatu
وَهُوَwahuwa
قَآئِمٌۭqaimun
يُصَلِّىyusallee
فِىfee
ٱلْمِحْرَابِalmihrabi
أَنَّanna
ٱللَّهَAllaha
يُبَشِّرُكَyubashshiruka
بِيَحْيَىٰbiyahya
مُصَدِّقًۢاmusaddiqan
بِكَلِمَةٍۢbikalimatin
مِّنَmina
ٱللَّهِAllahi
وَسَيِّدًۭاwasayyidan
وَحَصُورًۭاwahasooran
وَنَبِيًّۭاwanabiyyan
مِّنَmina
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَalssaliheena
فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَالَهُۥوَوَهَبۡنَالَهُۥيَحۡيَىٰوَأَصۡلَحۡنَالَهُۥزَوۡجَهُۥٓۚإِنَّهُمۡكَانُواْيُسَٰرِعُونَفِيٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِوَيَدۡعُونَنَارَغَبٗاوَرَهَبٗاۖوَكَانُواْلَنَاخَٰشِعِينَ٩٠
Saheeh International

So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate1 Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَاFaistajabna
لَهُۥlahu
وَوَهَبْنَاwawahabna
لَهُۥlahu
يَحْيَىٰyahya
وَأَصْلَحْنَاwaaslahna
لَهُۥlahu
زَوْجَهُۥٓ ۚzawjahu
إِنَّهُمْinnahum
كَانُوا۟kanoo
يُسَـٰرِعُونَyusariAAoona
فِىfee
ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِalkhayrati
وَيَدْعُونَنَاwayadAAoonana
رَغَبًۭاraghaban
وَرَهَبًۭا ۖwarahaban
وَكَانُوا۟wakanoo
لَنَاlana
خَـٰشِعِينَkhashiAAeena