Quranic Duas

The prayer of Zakariyya

Arabic, transliteration, meaning, and source.

Arabic · transliteration · English meaning · source

وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًۭا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ

Transliteration

wazakariyyā idh nādā rabbahu rabbi lā tadharnī fardan wa-anta khayru l-wārithīna

Meaning

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors

Word by word

  1. وَزَكَرِيَّآwazakariyyāAnd Zakariya
  2. إِذْidhwhen
  3. نَادَىٰnādāhe called
  4. رَبَّهُۥrabbahu(to) his Lord
  5. رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
  6. لَاlā(Do) not
  7. تَذَرْنِىtadharnīleave me
  8. فَرْدًۭاfardanalone
  9. وَأَنتَwa-antawhile You
  10. خَيْرُkhayru(are) [the] Best
  11. ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَl-wārithīna(of) the inheritors

Reference

Source: Quran 21:89.

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