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Muhammad Asad   
whereupon We gave him the glad tiding of a boy-child gentle [like himself]
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
So We gave him good news of a forbearing son.
Safi Kaskas   
So We gave him the good news of a gentle boy.

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Arabic   
فَبَشَّرۡنَـٰهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ حَلِیمࣲ ۝١٠١
Transliteration (2021)   
fabasharnāhu bighulāmin ḥalīmi
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
So We gave him the glad tidings of a boy forbearing.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
whereupon We gave him the glad tiding of a boy-child gentle [like himself]
M. M. Pickthall   
So We gave him tidings of a gentle son
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forbear
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
So We gave him good news of a forbearing son.
Safi Kaskas   
So We gave him the good news of a gentle boy.
Wahiduddin Khan   
We gave him the good news that he would have a patient, forbearing son
Shakir   
So We gave him the good news of a boy, possessing forbearance
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
So We gave him the good tidings of a forbearing boy.
T.B.Irving   
So We gave him news about an even-tempered boy.
Abdul Hye   
So We gave him the glad tidings of a gentle boy.
The Study Quran   
So We gave him glad tidings of a gentle son
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
So We gave him the good news of a forbearing son.
Talal Itani (2012)   
So We gave him good news of a clement boy
Dr. Kamal Omar   
So We gave him the glad tidings of a forbearing, submissive male offspring
M. Farook Malik   
So We gave him the good news of a gentle son
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
So We gave him the good tidings of a forbearing youth
Muhammad Sarwar   
We gave him the glad news of the birth of a forbearing son
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
So, We gave him the good news of a forbearing boy
Shabbir Ahmed   
So We gave him the good news of a clement son (Ishmael)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
So We gave him the glad tidings of a gentle lad
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
So, We gave him the good news of a boy ready (to be born) to suffer and be patient
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
So We gave him good news of a compassionate child
Abdel Haleem   
so We gave him the good news that he would have a patient son
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Wherefore We gave him the glad tidings of a boy gentle
Ahmed Ali   
So We gave him the good news of a clement son
Aisha Bewley   
And We gave him the good news of a forbearing boy.
Ali Ünal   
So We gave him the glad tidings of a boy (who was to grow as one) mild and forbearing
Ali Quli Qara'i   
So We gave him the good news of a forbearing son
Hamid S. Aziz   
So We gave him the good news of a gentle son
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
So, We gave him the good news of a patient boy.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
So We gave him the good news of a child ready to sacrifice and forbear
Musharraf Hussain   
So We gave good news of a son with strong character.
Maududi   
(In response to this prayer) We gave him the good news of a prudent boy
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
So We gave him good news of a compassionate child.
Mohammad Shafi   
So We gave him the good news of a gentle and kind son

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Then We gave him a glad tiding of a prudent son.
Rashad Khalifa   
We gave him good news of a good child.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
And We gave him the glad tidings of a very gentle son (Ishmael)
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
So We gave him the good news of a forbearing son
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
So We announced good news to him with a clement boy
Bijan Moeinian   
God [answered his prayers in appropriate time and] gave him the good news: a wonderful son
Faridul Haque   
We therefore gave him the glad tidings of an intelligent son
Sher Ali   
So WE gave him the glad tidings of a forbearing son
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
So We gave him the good news of a very forbearing son (Isma‘il [Ishmael])
Amatul Rahman Omar   
So We gave him the good tidings of (the birth of) a wise and forbearing son
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
So We gave him the glad tidings of a forbearing boy

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Then We gave him the good tidings of a prudent boy
George Sale   
Wherefore We acquainted him that he should have a son, who should be a meek youth
Edward Henry Palmer   
and we gave him glad tidings of a clement boy
John Medows Rodwell   
We announced to him a youth of meekness
N J Dawood (2014)   
We gave him joyful tidings of a gentle son

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Then We gave him the glad tidings about a boy who is forbearing.
Munir Mezyed   
So We gave him the glad tidings of a forbearing boy.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Then We gave him good news of a gentle son.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
So We gave him the good news of a pleasant son.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
So We gave him glad tidings of a forbearing boy.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
So We gave him news about an even-tempered boy.
Samy Mahdy   
So We preach (Good tidings) to him by a clement lad.
Sayyid Qutb   
We gave him the happy news that he will have a forbearing son.
Ahmed Hulusi   
So We gave him the good news of a Halim son.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
So We gave him the glad tidings of a forbearing boy,
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
And there, We intimated to him the birth of a son vested with the virtue of patience and with the attribute of nobleness which would teach him forbearance from so foul a wrong
Mir Aneesuddin   
So We conveyed to him the good news of a gentle son.
The Wise Quran   
And We gave him glad tidings of a clement boy.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forbear
OLD Literal Word for Word   
So We gave him the glad tiding of a boy forbearing
OLD Transliteration   
Fabashsharnahu bighulamin haleemin