English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
When he called upon his Lord, a secret calling,
English - Five Volume Translation
When he called upon his Lord, crying in secret.
Important Words:
نادی (called upon): نادی الرجلmeans, he called the man aloud. نادی بسرہ means, he disclosed his secret. نادی فلاناً means, he consulted him (Aqrab).
Commentary:
The words, when he called upon his Lord, crying in secret, signify that Zachariah had kept concealed in the inmost recesses of his heart a long cherished desire. When he heard Mary’s innocent reply to his query (3:38), he was deeply touched and he laid bare his heart before his Lord and Creator and his long-suppressed desire assumed the form of prayer that a good and righteous son like Mary might be born unto him to continue prophethood in the Israelite line. Zachariah had understood from Biblical prophecies and heavenly warnings that were administered to the Jews for their repeated rejection of God’s Prophets that prophethood was soon to be transferred from the House of Isaac to that of Ishmael. So he gave vent to his feelings in the form of prayer for the birth of a righteous son.
English - Short Commentary Translation
When he called upon his Lord in a low voice.
Zachariah had understood from biblical prophecies and heavenly warnings that were administered to the Jews because of their repeated rejection of God’s Prophets that Prophethood was soon to be transferred from the House of Isaac to that of Ishmael. So he gave vent to his feelings in the form of a prayer for the birth of a righteous son.
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
جب اس نے اپنے ربّ کو دھیمی آواز میں پکارا۔
French
Quand il invoqua son Seigneur, d’une invocation secrète.
German
Als dieser seinen Herrn mit leisem Ruf anrief,
Italian
Quando egli invocò il suo Signore, in segreto,
Spanish
Cuando invocó a su Señor con una invocación secreta.
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
جب اس نے اپنے رب کو آہستہ آواز سے پکارا۔
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
جبکہ اُس نے اپنے رب کو چپکے چپکے پکارا
English - Sahih
When he called to his Lord a private supplication.
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
جب اس نے اپنے رب کو خفیہ آواز سے پکارا
English - Talal Itani
When he called (to) his Lord a call - secret.
English - Arberry
when he called upon his Lord secretly
English - Maududi
when he cried to his Lord in secret.
English - Ahmed Ali
When he called to his Lord inwardly,
English - Yusuf Ali
Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret,
English - Five Volume Commentary *
Cross Refs: a
3:39; 21:90.
2149
Important Words:
نادی (called upon): نادی الرجلmeans, he called the man aloud. نادی بسرہ means, he disclosed his secret. نادی فلاناً means, he consulted him (Aqrab).
Commentary:
The words, when he called upon his Lord, crying in secret, signify that Zachariah had kept concealed in the inmost recesses of his heart a long cherished desire. When he heard Mary’s innocent reply to his query (3:38), he was deeply touched and he laid bare his heart before his Lord and Creator and his long-suppressed desire assumed the form of prayer that a good and righteous son like Mary might be born unto him to continue prophethood in the Israelite line. Zachariah had understood from Biblical prophecies and heavenly warnings that were administered to the Jews for their repeated rejection of God’s Prophets that prophethood was soon to be transferred from the House of Isaac to that of Ishmael. So he gave vent to his feelings in the form of prayer for the birth of a righteous son.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
Cross Refs: a
3:39; 21:90.
1740
Zachariah had understood from biblical prophecies and heavenly warnings that were administered to the Jews because of their repeated rejection of God’s Prophets that Prophethood was soon to be transferred from the House of Isaac to that of Ishmael. So he gave vent to his feelings in the form of a prayer for the birth of a righteous son.
English - Pickthall
When he cried unto his Lord a cry in secret,
English - Muhammad Ali ra
When he called upon his Lord, crying in secret.
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
When he called upon his Lord in low tones,