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Quran 21:90

Surah Al-Anbiya (The Prophets), verse 90 of 112 · Juz 17

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُۥ زَوْجَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يُسَـٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا خَـٰشِعِينَ

Translations of Quran 21:90
EnglishTalal Itani

So We answered him, and gave him John. And We cured his wife for him. They used to vie in doing righteous deeds, and used to call on Us in love and awe, and they used to humble themselves to Us.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Then We heard his prayer, and bestowed upon him John, and adjusted his wife (to bear a child) for him. Lo! they used to vie one with the other in good deeds, and they cried unto Us in longing and in fear, and were submissive unto Us.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Biz de duâsını kabul ile icabet ettik de kendisine Yahyâyı verdik ve onun zevcesini ıslâh eyledik, hakıkat bunlar hayrâtta müsaraat ve bize rağbet ve rehbetle duâ ederlerdi ve bizim için haşı'lerdi

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Nous l’exauçâmes, et lui donnâmes Iahia (Jean), et nous rendîmes sa femme capable d’enfanter. Ils cherchaient à se surpasser dans les bonnes œuvres, nous invoquaient avec amour et avec crainte, et s’humiliaient devant nous.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Daarom verhoorden wij hem en wij schonken hem Yahia (Johannes); en wij stelden zijne vrouw in staat hem een kind ter wereld te brengen. Deze trachtten er naar, in goede werken uit te munten, en riepen ons met liefde en vrees aan, en verootmoedigden zich voor ons.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

L’esaudimmo, e gli demmo Iahia (Giovanni) e rendemmo sua moglie incinta. Cercavano di gareggiare nelle buone opere, c’invocavano con amore e con timore, e s’umiliavano dinanzi a noi.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.