And the angels called out to him while he was standing, offering prayer at his place of worship, “Indeed Allah gives you glad tidings of Yahya (John), who will confirm a Word (or sign) from Allah, – a leader, always refraining from women, a Prophet from one of Our devoted ones.”
پس در حالى كه وى ايستاده [و] در محراب [خود] دعا مى‌كرد، فرشتگان، او را ندا دردادند كه: خداوند تو را به [ولادت‌] يحيى -كه تصديق كننده [حقانيت‌] كلمة الله [=عيسى‌] است، و بزرگوار و خويشتندار [=پرهيزنده از آنان‌] و پيامبرى از شايستگان است- مژده مى‌دهد.