Kaf. Ha. Ya. A'in. Sad

A mention of the mercy of thy Lord unto His servant Zachariah

When he cried unto his Lord a cry in secret

Saying: My Lord! Lo! the bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair, and I have never been unblest in prayer to Thee, my Lord

Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor

Who shall inherit of me and inherit (also) of the house of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, acceptable (unto Thee)

(It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him)

He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren and I have reached infirm old age

He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me, even as I created thee before, when thou wast naught

He said: My Lord! Appoint for me some token. He said: Thy token is that thou, with no bodily defect, shalt not speak unto mankind three nights

Then he came forth unto his people from the sanctuary, and signified to them: Glorify your Lord at break of day and fall of night