Arabic text
وَإِنِّي خِفۡتُ ٱلۡمَوَٰلِيَ مِن وَرَآءِي وَكَانَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتِي عَاقِرٗا فَهَبۡ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيّٗا
And indeed, I fear the successors[808] after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heirTranslator’s notes (1)
- [808]Those relatives from the father's side who would inherit religious authority.