Al-Anbya Verse 89

And ˹remember˺ when Zachariah cried out to his Lord, “My Lord! Do not leave me childless, though You are the Best of Successors.”[[ Meaning, “You will be there for eternity after all pass away.” ]]

And [remember] Zachariah, when he cried out to his Lord, “My Lord, do not leave me childless, for You are the Best of Inheritors.”

And Zachariah -- when he called unto his Lord, 'O my Lord, leave me not solitary; though Thou art the best of inheritors.'

Remember Zachariah, when he cried to his Lord, ‘My Lord, do not leave me childless, though You are the best of heirs.’

And Zakariyya! recall what time he cried unto his Lord: my Lord! leave me not solitary, though Thou art the best of heirs.

And (remember) Zakariya, when he cried to his Lord; "O my Lord! leave me not without offspring, though thou art the best of inheritors."

And We bestowed favour upon Zechariah, when he cried to his Lord: "Lord! Leave me not solitary (without any issue). You are the Best Inheritor."

(Remember) Zachariah when he called to his Lord: "Do not leave me alone (and childless), for you are the best of givers."

And remember Zakaria, when he prayed to his Lord, “O my Lord – do not leave me alone, and You are the Best Inheritor.

And [remember] Zechariah, when he cried out to his Lord, ‘My Lord! Do not leave me without an heir, and You are the best of inheritors.’

(Mention also) Zachariah. Once he called out to his Lord, saying: "My Lord! Do not let me leave the world without an heir, for You are the Best of the inheritors."

And (We showed Our favours to) Zachariah. Behold! he called out to his Lord and prayed to Him, `My Lord, do not leave me solitary, alone (and heirless), You are Best of those who remain after (-You alone are the Everlasting God).´

And Zachary/Zacharias/Zachariah when he called/cried (to) his Lord: "My Lord do not leave me alone , and you are the heirs`/inheritants` best."

And remember Zakaria, when he prayed to his Lord, "O my Lord - do not leave me alone, and You are the Best Inheritor.

And We answered him, and saved him from the distress. Thus do We deliver those who have faith.

And (remember) Zakariya (Zachariah), when he cried to his Lord: "O My Lord! Leave me not single (childless), though You are the Best of the inheritors."

So We responded to him and delivered him from grief. And thus do We deliver the believers.

And Zakariya, when he cried to his Lord: O my Lord leave me not alone; and Thou art the best of inheritors.

And Zachariah, when he cried unto his Lord: My Lord! Leave me not childless, though Thou art the Best of inheritors.

Zachariah prayed, "Lord, do not leave me alone without offspring, although you are the best heir".

And Zachariah when he called to his Lord saying: 'Lord, do not let me remain by myself; You are the Best of inheritors'

And (remember) Zakariyya, when he cried to his Lord: "O My Lord! Leave me not single (childless), though You are the Best of the inheritors."

Remember Zachariah, when he called out to his Lord, "Do not leave me heirless Lord, You are the best of heirs."

And Zechariah, when he called out to his Lord, “My Lord, do not leave me alone, even though you are the Best of heirs.”

And, mention, Zachariah (Zakariyy, is substituted by [the following, idh nd rabbahu ...]) when he cried out to his Lord, saying; `My Lord, do not leave me without an heir, without a son to inherit from me, and You are the best of inheritors', the One that endures after all of your creation has perished.

Zakariyya and Yahya

Allah tells;

وَزَكَرِيَّا

And (remember) Zakariyya,

Allah tells us of His servant Zakariyya, who asked Allah to grant him a son who would be a Prophet after him. The story has already been given in detail at the beginning of Surah Maryam and also in Surah `Imran. Here an abbreviated version is given.

إِذْ نَادَى رَبَّهُ

when he cried to his Lord,

means, in secret, hiding it from his people.

رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا

O My Lord! Leave me not single,

means, with no child and no heir to stand among the people after me.

وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ



though You are the Best of the inheritors.

This is a supplication and form of praise befitting the topic.