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3. Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret,
4. Qala rabbi innee wahana alAAa
th
mu minnee wa
i
shtaAAala a
l
rra/su shayban walam
akun biduAAa-ika rabbi shaqiyya
n
4. Praying: "O my Lord! infirm indeed are my bones, and the hair of my head doth glisten
with grey: but never am I unblest, O my Lord, in my prayer to Thee!
5. Wa-innee khiftu almawaliya min wara-ee wakanati imraatee AAaqiran fahab lee min
ladunka waliyya
n
5. "Now I fear (what) my relatives (and colleagues) (will do) after me: but my wife is
barren: so give me an heir as from Thyself,-
6. Yarithunee wayarithu min ali yaAAqooba wa
i
jAAalhu rabbi radiyya
n
6. "(One that) will (truly) represent me, and represent the posterity of Jacob; and make
him, O my Lord! one with whom Thou art well-pleased!"
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