قَالَ

رَبِّ

أَنَّىٰ

يَكُونُ

لِي

غُلَٰمٞ

وَقَدۡ

بَلَغَنِيَ

ٱلۡكِبَرُ

وَٱمۡرَأَتِي

عَاقِرٞۖ

قَالَ

كَذَٰلِكَ

ٱللَّهُ

يَفۡعَلُ

مَا

يَشَآءُ

٤٠

Zachariah exclaimed, “My Lord! How can I have a son when I am very old and my wife is barren?” He replied, “So will it be. Allah does what He wills.”

Zachariah said, “My Lord! Grant me a sign.” He said, “Your sign is that you will not ˹be able to˺ speak to people for three days except through gestures. Remember your Lord often and glorify ˹Him˺ morning and evening.”