# 19. Surah Maryam, Verse 3

- **Surah:** 19. Surah Maryam (Mary) — سورة مريم
- **Verse:** 3 / 98 · **Juz:** 16 · **Mushaf page:** 304
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-maryam/verse-3

## Arabic

اِذْ نَادٰى رَبَّهُ نِدَٓاءً خَفِياًّ

## Transcription

Ith nada rabbahu nidaankhafiyya

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

when he called on his Lord in secret

### Progressive Muslims

When he called out to his Lord secretly.

### Shabbir Ahmed

When he called out to his Lord in the secrecy of his heart. (3:37).

### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

When he called to his Lord with a secret call,

### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

When he called out to his Lord secretly.

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

He called his Lord, a secret call.

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

When he called to his Lord inwardly,

### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

When he called to his Lord a private supplication.

### Muhammad Asad

When he called out to his Sustainer in the secrecy of his heart,

### Marmaduke Pickthall

When he cried unto his Lord a cry in secret,

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

when he cried to his Lord in secret.

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

Who once expressed his feelings and his thoughts to Allah, his Creator, in an invocatory prayer which was not openly avowed?

### Bijan Moeinian

When he called his Lord secretly in a low voice.

### Al-Hilali & Khan

When he called out his Lord (Allâh) a call in secret.

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret,

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

when he cried out to his Lord privately,

### Taqi Usmani

When he called his Lord in a low voice.

### Abdul Haleem

when he called to his Lord secretly, saying,

### Arthur John Arberry

when he called upon his Lord secretly

### E. Henry Palmer

when he called on his Lord with a secret calling.

### Hamid S. Aziz

A mention of your Lord's mercy to His servant Zachariah,

### Mahmoud Ghali

As he called out to his Lord a concealed call.

### George Sale

When he called upon his LORD, invoking him in secret,

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

When he cried to his Lord in secret,

### Amatul Rahman Omar

When he called upon his God, crying aloud (in humble supplication).

### Ali Quli Qarai

when he called out to his Lord with a secret cry.

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

Hani O, Rabbine derunundan yönelmişti.

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

Hani o, Rabbine gizlice seslendiği zaman;

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

Hani o, gizli bir sesle Rabbine yalvarmıştı:

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

Hani o, Rabbine gizli bir sesle yalvarmıştı.

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

O vakıt ki rabbına nida etmişti, gizli bir nida

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Bir zaman, Rabbine gizli bir sesle yalvarmıştı.

### Gültekin Onan

Hani o, rabbine gizlice seslendiği zaman;

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

O, Rabbine gizlice niyaz etdiği zaman,

### İbni Kesir

Hani o; Rabbına içinden yalvarmıştı.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

Hani o, ta içinden Rabbine seslenerek

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

Hani o, Rabbine gizlice yalvarmıştı.

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

O, Rabbine gizli bir seslenişle yalvarmıştı:

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

Hani o, Rabbine gizli bir sesle seslenmişti de,

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

Hani o Rabbine (içinin) ta derinliklerinden seslenerek

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

O, içten bir seslenişle Rabb'ine seslenmişti.

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

Efendisine, gizlice seslenmişti.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

O, bir gün Rabbine gizlice yalvarmıştı.

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

Hani o, gizli bir sesle Rabbine şöyle seslenmişti:

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

O, içten bir seslenişle Rabb'ine seslenmişti.

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

O, içten bir seslenişle Rabb'ine seslenmişti.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

O, bir gün Rabbine gizlice yalvarıp yakarmış,[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] [Enbiya 21/89.](https://quran.so/21/89)

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِذْ — idh | When | — |
| 2 | نَادَىٰ — nādā | he called | ندو — Nun-Dal-Vav |
| 3 | رَبَّهُۥ — rabbahu | (to) his Lord | ربب — Ra-Ba-Ba |
| 4 | نِدَآءً — nidāan | a call | ندو — Nun-Dal-Vav |
| 5 | خَفِيًّۭا — khafiyyan | secret | خفي — Kh-Fe-Ye |

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