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Surah Maryam, ayah 5

وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا

And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir

Maryam · 19:5

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  1. وَإِنِّىwa-innīAnd indeed, I
  2. خِفْتُkhif'tu[I] fear
  3. ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَl-mawāliyathe successors
  4. مِنminafter me
  5. وَرَآءِىwarāīafter me
  6. وَكَانَتِwakānatiand is
  7. ٱمْرَأَتِىim'ra-atīmy wife
  8. عَاقِرًۭاʿāqiranbarren
  9. فَهَبْfahabSo give
  10. لِىlī[to] me
  11. مِنminfrom
  12. لَّدُنكَladunkaYourself
  13. وَلِيًّۭاwaliyyanan heir

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