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Tafsir: Maryam 19:5

19:5
واني خفت الموالي من ورايي وكانت امراتي عاقرا فهب لي من لدنك وليا ٥
وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًۭا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّۭا ٥
وَإِنِّي
خِفۡتُ
ٱلۡمَوَٰلِيَ
مِن
وَرَآءِي
وَكَانَتِ
ٱمۡرَأَتِي
عَاقِرٗا
فَهَبۡ
لِي
مِن
لَّدُنكَ
وَلِيّٗا
٥
And I am concerned about ˹the faith of˺ my relatives after me, since my wife is barren. So grant me, by Your grace, an heir,
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مَوَالِيَ is the plural of مَولٰی . This word has many meanings in the Arabic language, one of them being a cousin, or other relations on the father's side. Here the word has been used in this sense.