[Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet. (Maryam [19] : 30)
1 Mufti Taqi Usmani
Spoke he (the baby), “Verily I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Book, and made me a prophet,
2 Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Jesus declared, “I am truly a servant of Allah. He has destined me to be given the Scripture and to be a prophet.
3 Ruwwad Translation Center
Jesus said, “I am a slave of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.
4 A. J. Arberry
He said, 'Lo, I am God's servant; God has given me the Book, and made me a Prophet.
5 Abdul Haleem
[But] he said: ‘I am a servant of God. He has granted me the Scripture; made me a prophet;
6 Abdul Majid Daryabadi
He Said: verily I am a bondman of Allah; He hath vouchsafed me the Book and made me a prophet.
7 Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He said; "I am indeed a servant of Allah; He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet;
8 Abul Ala Maududi
The child cried out: "Verily I am Allah's servant. He has granted me the Book and has made me a Prophet
9 Ahmed Ali
"I am a servant of God," he answered. "He has given me a Book and made me a prophet,
10 Ahmed Raza Khan
The child proclaimed, “I am Allah’s bondman; He has given me the Book and made me a Herald of the Hidden (a Prophet).”
11 Ali Quli Qarai
He said, ‘Indeed I am a servant of Allah! He has given me the Book and made me a prophet.
12 Ali Ünal
(The infant) said: "Surely I am ‘abdu’l-Lah (a servant of God). He (has already decreed that He) will give me the Book (the Gospel) and make me a Prophet.
13 Amatul Rahman Omar
(It came to pass that the son of Mary) said, `I am indeed a servant of Allâh, He has given me the Book, and made me a Prophet.
14 English Literal
He said: "That I am God`s worshipper/slave, He gave/brought me The Book and He made me a prophet
15 Faridul Haque
The child proclaimed, "I am Allah’s bondman; He has given me the Book and made me a Herald of the Hidden (a Prophet)."
16 Hamid S. Aziz
He (the baby) said, "Verily, I am a servant of Allah; He has brought me the Book (revelation), and He has made me a prophet
17 Hilali & Khan
"He ['Iesa (Jesus)] said: Verily! I am a slave of Allah, He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet;"
18 Maulana Mohammad Ali
But she pointed to him. They said: How should we speak to one who is a child in the cradle?
19 Mohammad Habib Shakir
He said: Surely I am a servant of Allah; He has given me the Book and made me a prophet;
20 Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
He spake: Lo! I am the slave of Allah. He hath given me the Scripture and hath appointed me a Prophet,
21 Muhammad Sarwar
He said, "I am the servant of God. He has given me the Book and has appointed me to be a Prophet.
22 Qaribullah & Darwish
He (the baby) said: 'I am the worshiper of Allah. Allah has given me the Book and made me a Prophet.
23 Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
He said: "Verily, I am a servant of Allah, He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet;"
24 Wahiduddin Khan
[But] he said, "I am God's servant. He has given me the Book and made me a prophet;
25 Talal Itani
He said, “I am the servant of God. He has given me the Scripture, and made me a prophet.
26 Tafsir jalalayn
He said, `Lo! I am God's servant. He has given me the Scripture, namely, the Gospel, and made me a prophet.
27 Tafseer Ibn Kathir
قَالَ
He (`Isa) said,
إِنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ
Verily, I am a servant of Allah,
The first thing that he said was a declaration of the lofty honor of his Lord and His being free of having a child. Also, he affirmed that he himself was a worshipper of his Lord.
Allah said,
اتَانِيَ الْكِتَابَ وَجَعَلَنِي نَبِيًّا
He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet.
This was a declaration of innocence for his mother from the immorality that was attributed to her.
Nawf Al-Bikali said,
"When they said what they said to his mother, he (`Isa) was nursing from her breast. At their statement he released the breast from his mouth and reclined on his left saying, إِنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ اتَانِيَ الْكِتَابَ وَجَعَلَنِي نَبِيًّا (Verily, I am a servant of Allah, He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet). And he continued speaking until he said, مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّا (as long as I live)."
Concerning his statement
28 Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
I am", said the babe -Isa- "a devout servant of Allah Who shall entrust me with His Book -the Bible- and confer on me the prerogative of Prophethood