And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir
English Transliteration
Wainnee khiftu almawaliya min waraee wakanati imraatee AAaqiran fahab lee min ladunka waliyyan
Tafsir of Verse 5
And now I fear my kinsfolk after I am gone; and my wife is barren. So give me, from Thee, a kinsman
"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,-
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.