“O Zechariah, We give you good news of a son, whose name is John, a name We have never given before.”
Maryam 19:7
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يَا زَكَرِيَّا إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَامٍ اسْمُهُ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ سَمِيًّا
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“O Zechariah, We give you good news of a son, whose name is John, a name We have never given before.”
"Zechariah, We give you good news of a boy named John. We've never given this name to anyone before."
"Zechariah, We bring you good news of a son named John — a name We've never given anyone before."
“O Zechariah, We give you glad tidings of a boy whose name is John — We have not given this name to anyone before him.”
“O Zechariah, We give you good news of a boy, whose name is John; a name We have not given to anyone before.”
“O Zechariah, We give you good news of a boy, whose name is John; a name We have not given to anyone before.”
[He was told], "O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John. We have not assigned to any before [this] name."
(Allâh said) "O Zakariyyâ (Zachariah)! Verily, We give you the glad tidings of a son, whose name will be Yahyâ (John). We have given that name to none before (him)."
[Allah said], “O Zachariah, We give you the glad tidings of a son, whose name will be John – a name that We have not given to anyone before.”
(His prayer was answered): "O Zakariya! We give thee good news of a son: His name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We conferred distinction before."
(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).
"Zachariah, We bring you good news of a son whose name shall be John. We have not given such a name to anyone before."
(He was told): "Zechariah, We bring you the good news of the birth of a son whose name shall be Yahya (John), one whose namesake We never created before."
‘O Zechariah! Indeed We give you the good news of a son, whose name is ‘‘John.’’ Never before have We made anyone his namesake.’
Ya zakariyya inna nubashshiruka bighulamin ismuhu yahya lam najAAal lahu min qablu samiyyan