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يَـٰيَحْيَىٰ خُذِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِقُوَّةٍ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا

Y a ya h y a khu th i alkit a ba biquwwatin wa a tayn a hu al h ukma s abiyy a n

[And when the son was born and grew up¹⁰, he was told,] "O John! Hold fast unto the divine writ with [all thy] strength!" - for We granted him wisdom while he was yet a little boy,

- Mohammad Asad

To Yahya, when he became old enough, We said: " Hold firmly to the Book." We granted him wisdom, while he was yet a boy,

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Surah 19. Maryam, Ayah 12

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[And when the son was born and grew up¹⁰, he was told,] "O John! Hold fast unto the divine writ with [all thy] strength!" - for We granted him wisdom while he was yet a little boy,

- Mohammad Asad

To Yahya, when he became old enough, We said: " Hold firmly to the Book." We granted him wisdom, while he was yet a boy,

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

'It was later said,' 'O John! Hold firmly to the Scriptures.' And We granted him wisdom while 'he was still' a child,

- Mustafa Khattab

(And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold the Scripture. And We gave him wisdom when a child.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

(To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might": and We gave him wisdom even as a youth. ²⁴⁶⁶ ²⁴⁶⁷

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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[And when the son was born and grew up10, he was told,] "O John! Hold fast unto the divine writ with [all thy] strength!" - for We granted him wisdom while he was yet a little boy,

- Mohammad Asad

To Yahya, when he became old enough, We said: " Hold firmly to the Book." We granted him wisdom, while he was yet a boy,

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

'It was later said,' 'O John! Hold firmly to the Scriptures.' And We granted him wisdom while 'he was still' a child,

- Mustafa Khattab

(And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold the Scripture. And We gave him wisdom when a child.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

(To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might": and We gave him wisdom even as a youth. 2466 2467

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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[And when the son was born and grew up¹⁰, he was told,] "O John! Hold fast unto the divine writ with [all thy] strength!" - for We granted him wisdom while he was yet a little boy,

(To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might": and We gave him wisdom even as a youth. ²⁴⁶⁶ ²⁴⁶⁷